EDMONTON – The University of Calgary Dinos women's rugby team added another win on the final day of the Rugby 7s opening tournament, Sunday afternoon inside the Dome at Foote Field.
 
After defeating the Lethbridge Pronghorns 24-14 in their first game of the day, Calgary fell to the Victoria Vikes 26-7.
 
The host Alberta Pandas earned third place thanks to a thrilling 17-12 overtime win over the Dinos, with Shelby Pierce scoring six minutes into sudden death OT.
 
"Much improved performance today – again some key mistakes at critical times were costly. It was a bit of a heartbreaker to lose the last match in overtime," said Dinos head coach Simon Chi. "We have lots of good young talent on this team and they will take away some valuable learning and experience from this weekend."
 
In the first-place match, Victoria held a 7-0 lead over the UBC Thunderbirds. after the first half, with the Thunderbirds cutting into the Vikes lead early in the second half. Sarah Kaljuvee locked up the Victoria win with a try in the final seconds, for a Victoria team that dominated ball control in the tournament final.
 
Overall, the Vikes were led by Krissy Scurfield, who finished with a team-high seven tries, two of which came on Sunday. UBC's Savannah Bauder finished with a tournament-high eight tires, also adding four successful converts on Sunday.
 
Lethbridge was award fifth place after Trinity Western was forced to forfeit their final match due to injuries. The Pronghorns knocked off the Spartans 26-12 in their first meeting earlier in the day.
 
The Canada West Rugby 7s tournament will now head to Victoria, as the Vikes host Tournament #2 Feb. 12-13 at Wallace Field. UBC will host the final tournament Feb. 25-26 in Vancouver.
 
ROUND 4
 
Game 11: Calgary Dinos (24) vs Lethbridge Pronghorns (14)

Scoring summary:
 

	1	2	T
CGY:	12	12	24
LET:	7	7	14

CGY try - #13 Esita Qiodravu (#13 Esita Qiodravu convert) 7-0 CGY
LET try - #11 Rebecca Powell (#10 Ruby McRae convert) 7-7
CGY try - #1 Ashlynn Smith (convert missed) 12-7 CGY
HALF
CGY try - #13 Esita Qiodravu (convert missed) 17-7 CGY
LET try - #2 Sara Cline (#10 Ruby McRae convert) 17-14 CGY
CGY try - #11 Sofia Brussoni (#9 Taejah Thompson convert) 24-14 CGY
 
Game 15: Victoria Vikes (26) vs Calgary Dinos (7)
 
Scoring summary:
 

	1	2	T
VIC:	21	5	26
CGY:	0	7	7

 
VIC try - #14 Larah Wright (#6 Summer Blackmore convert) 7-0 VIC
VIC try - #7 Krissy Scurfield (#5 Sara Kaljuvee convert) 14-0 VIC
VIC try - #7 Krissy Scurfield (#6 Summer Blackmore convert) 21-0 VIC
HALF
CGY try - #8 Leah Brunner (#9 Taejah Thompson convert) 21-7 VIC
VIC try - #9 Ella O'Regan (convert missed) 26-7 VIC


Medal Round
 
3rd Place Game: Calgary Dinos (12) vs. Alberta Pandas (17)
 
Scoring summary:
 

	1	2	OT	T
CGY:	12	0	0	12
ALB:	7	5	5	17

 
CGY try - #1 Ashlynn Smith (convert missed) 5-0 CGY
ALB try - #23 Athea Volpe (#23 Athea Volpe convert) 7-5 ALB
CGY try - #11 Sofia Brussoni (#10 Berlyn Saselja convert) 12-7 CGY
HALF
ALB try - #12 Maria Sawiak (convert missed) 12-12
OVERTIME
ALB try - #16 Shelbie Pierce (no convert) 17-12 ALB

Final Tournament Standings
 

TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	TIES	POINTS
VIC	6	0	0	24
UBC	4	2	0	18
ALB	4	2	0	18
CGY	2	4	0	12
LET	2	4	0	12
TWU	0	6	0	6

 
NOTES: NOTE: Teams are awarded four points for a win, two points for a draw, and one point for a loss.