VICTORIA – The UBC Thunderbirds and host Victoria Vikes went a perfect 3-0 on the first day of the Victoria stop of the Canada West 7s series to lead the six-team field, Feb. 11 at Wallace Field.
The Calgary Dinos claimed wins over the Alberta Pandas (19-10) and Lethbridge Pronghorns (19-5) to sit in third place at 2-1, while Trinity Western defeated Alberta (19-7) to take fourth place at 1-2 after the first day of action. Alberta and Lethbridge round out the field with 0-3 records in Victoria.
UBC's Savannah Bauder leads the tournament with nine tries and two converts for a total of 42 points over three matches, followed by Calgary's
Delaney Aikens with five tries for 25 points. Dinos teammate
Katie Salverda leads the tournament with five successful converts, while Victoria's Kira Peary follows closely behind with four.
Sunday will feature two rounds of action to wrap up the round robin-style tournament beginning at 11 a.m. on Wallace Field.
2023 Victoria 7s Tournament Standings
| PLACE |
TEAM |
WIN |
LOSS |
| 1 |
UBC |
3 |
0 |
|
Victoria |
3 |
0 |
| 3 |
Calgary |
2 |
1 |
| 4 |
Trinity Western |
1 |
2 |
| 5 |
Alberta |
0 |
3 |
|
Lethbridge |
0 |
3 |
Game 2: Calgary (19) vs Alberta (10)
Scoring summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| CGY: |
12 |
7 |
19 |
| ALB: |
5 |
5 |
10 |
CGY try - #4
Delaney Aikens (convert missed) 5-0 CGY
CGY try - #4
Delaney Aikens (#6
Katie Salverda convert) 12-0 CGY
HALF
ALB try - #1 Shelby Pierce (convert missed) 12-5 CGY
CGY try - #4
Delaney Aikens (#6
Katie Salverda convert) – 19-5 CGY
ALB try - #12 Kate Alcock (convert missed) – 19-10 CGY
Game 6: Calgary Dinos (7) vs. Victoria Vikes (24)
Scoring summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| CGY: |
7 |
0 |
7 |
| VIC: |
17 |
7 |
24 |
VIC try - #6 Madi Jumeau (convert missed) 5-0 VIC
CGY try - #8
Julia Omokhuale (#6
Katie Salverda convert) 7-5 CGY
VIC try - #10 Summer Blackmore (#14 Alexie Pusch convert) 12-7 VIC
VIC try - #1 Kira Peary (convert missed) 17-7 VIC
HALF
VIC try - #5 Carissa Norsten (#1 Kira Peary convert) 24-7 VIC
Game 9: Calgary Dinos (19) vs. Lethbridge Pronghorns (5)
Scoring summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| CGY: |
12 |
7 |
19 |
| LET: |
5 |
0 |
5 |
CGY try - #4
Delaney Aikens (convert missed) 5-0 CGY
LET try - #12 Genna Wright (convert missed) 5-5
CGY try - #12
Alison Kernick (#6
Katie Salverda convert) 12-5 CGY
HALF
CGY try - #4
Delaney Aikens (#6
Katie Salverda convert) 19-5 CGY
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