The women's rugby team did more than take care of business in the Ivy League Championships last weekend. The tournament was held at Brown, and the hosts did not disappoint. In three games, Bruno steamrolled its opponents, outscoring its opponents by a combined 145-0.
The team trounced Columbia in its opening match despite losing key starters Emilie Bydwell '08 and Herald Sports Photo Editor Ashley Hess '08 to injury early on. The rest of the backline stepped up its play to propel Bruno to a 52-0 victory.
Brown next faced Cornell, the only team predicted to give the powerhouse Bears a challenge. The Big Red fared better than the Lions but were still blanked, 15-0.
After advancing past Cornell, the final game against Yale was their most impressive performance of the day. They destroyed the Bulldogs, 78-0.
With the Ivy League title under their belts, the team is headed for Albuquerque, N.M., today for Nationals. Bruno is the No. 1 seed from the New England Rugby Football Union conference and will take on West Chester University, whose team has varsity status. Also in Brown's pool are UCLA and UC-Davis. If the Bears get past the first two rounds, they will head to the Final Four at Stanford on May 2 and 3.
