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Waterloo 42, McMaster 0 Final
OUA Bronze
WATERLOO, Ont. - The Warrior women's rugby team defeated the McMaster Marauders 42-0 to claim the OUA bronze medal on Saturday afternoon at the CIF fields in Waterloo.
Following a hard-fought lost to the Queen's Gaels in the OUA semifinals, the Warriors showed their heart and determination battling for every inch of the field to win the bronze medal match.
Waterloo deserved a better fate in the game versus the Gaels but would shrug off the tough match and ensured a victory was saved for their last game of the season. "It's always nice to finish the season on a winning note and we (the girls) deserved this one," mentioned all-star 8-man Sam Eyles (Erin, Ont.).
The black and gold controlled the play from start to finish. They would score early in the first half and not look back on a windy day in Waterloo.
Fifth year Caitlin Martin (Teeswater, Ont.) who concluded her women's rugby career at Waterloo on a winning note scored two tries and once again led her Warriors to victory. Fourth year Eyles added two of her own while third year lock Cassandra Collins (Brockville, Ont.) also added two to lead the charge for the Warriors.
Adding single tries was third year flanker Shannon Holder (Waterloo, Ont.) and first year winger Valerie Bigelow (Thornhill, Ont.). Bigelow would also add a convert to round out the scoring.
Shiels division coaches of the year Jay and Leslie Shaw were thrilled to see their girls win bronze and have a lot of momentum going into next season.
Source: Waterloo Sports Info
Guelph 54, Queen's 5 Final
OUA Final
KINGSTON, Ont. – The No. 2 Guelph Gryphons won their third straight OUA Championship over the No. 6 Queen's Gaels by a score of 54-5 at Kingston Field Saturday afternoon.
The victory also marks the tenth time that the Gryphons have won the OUA title since it was first competed for in 1994.
For Queen's, it was their second time playing in the championship game and the first time since 1995. Both times the Gaels have won the silver medal.
Early in the match, the Gryphons came out and showed why they are considered a favourite at this year's CIS Championship. Guelph ran the ball hard, making life difficult the Queen's defenders, and they quickly jumped out to a 12-0 lead off trys from Caitlin Beaton of Hepworth, Ont., and Britt Benn of Napanee, Ont.
The Gryphons would continue to take the play to Queen's and scored three more trys before halftime to give the team a 29-0 lead.
Guelph would continue to control play early in the second half and score twice more before the Gaels found their game and made a push for the Guelph try-line. Off a scrum, Ash Ward of Barrie, Ont., dove over the line to get the Gaels on the board.
But the Gryphons proved to be too much for the Gaels on this day and came away with a 54-5 victory.
Beaton led the Gryphons with three trys for 15 points while Player of the Game Jacey Murphy of Alliston, Ont., finished with two trys for 10 points.
Both Queen's and Guelph will now advance to the CIS Championships being hosted by Trent University next weekend. Stay tuned to www.gogaelsgo.com for up-to-date information about the national championship.
Source: Queen's Sports Info