Game Summary
For the third year in a row the Waterloo women's rugby team was victorious in their cross-town rival match with the Laurier Golden Hawks. This year the black and gold held on for the 27-22 win in a Friday afternoon match at the CIF fields.
Waterloo held a 27-5 late into the match but Laurier showed their grittiness and worked their way back with three straight tries. Fortunately for the Warriors the final whistle would secure their fourth win of the season. Waterloo is now 4-1 on the season, good for second spot in the OUA Shields Division while Laurier falls to 0-5.
Waterloo held a 15-5 lead at half thanks to tries by
Erinne Lee Vargas (Kitchener/),
Megan Colwell (Spencerville/) and
Renee Woodhouse (Stratford/). Scoring the lone first half try for the Hawks was scrumhalf Samantha Reid of Stouffville, Ont.
Things would intensify in the second half as Waterloo would come out flying. Fourth year wing
Sarah Jane Garland (New Hamburg/) would be the beneficiary of a perfect pass by Woodhouse and take it all the way for the try.
Nastasha Vrablic (Cambridge/) would add the conversion to put Waterloo up 22-5.
Shortly after, rookie scrumhalf
Caitlyn Page (Ilderton/) would add to Waterloo's lead with her first try as a Warrior.
On the ensuing kickoff the Golden Hawks would tilt the field in their favour as Amanda Lewis (Waterloo, Ont.) put together a great run down field to cut into the Warrior lead.
Jessica Hilker (Peterborough, Ont.) would continue the comeback effort for the Hawks with her first try of the season.
Down only by a score of 27-15, Laurier would once again take control following the restart and Ellen Fisher (Mississauga, Ont.) would punch home Laurier's third straight try. Jennifer Gilmour (Waterloo, Ont.) would be successful on the conversion but it would be too little too late for the visiting side as the final whistle gave Waterloo the close 27-22 victory.
The Warriors (4-1) travel to London next Friday for their final regular season match of the season against the Western Mustangs (3-1).
