Queen’s gaels - Women’s rugby
MEDIA notes - 2010
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY GAELS 2010 CIS WOMEN’S RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP November 4-7 • Trent University • Peterborough, Ont. MEDIA Notes Produced: November 2, 2010
Pool A
2010 WOMEN’S RUGBY
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CHAMPIONSHIP Season Recap The 2010-11 edition of the Queen’s Gaels women’s rugby team will be making their first appearance at the CIS Women’s Rugby Championship and enter the 2010 Championship as the OUA Silver Medalists. They are coming off a 54-5 defeat at the hands of the No. 2 Guelph Gryphons in the OUA Championship. Queen’s appearance in the final was just the team’s second in its history having last played in the final during the 1995 season. The Gaels finished the regular season with a perfect 5-0 record winning four of those games by 22 points or more. Queen’s would rattle off September victories over Brock (24-0) and York (65-13) before edging McMaster for a narrow 15-14 victory to on Sept. 25. The Gaels would breeze through their final two games of the regular season against Trent (27-5) and Toronto (32-8). The perfect regular season was just Queen’s third in women’s team history having equalled the mark in 2005-06 (6-0) and 2003-04 (4-0). Queen’s would tally 163 points in the regular season ranking it as the second highest offence in Queen’s history behind the 2005-06 squad which tallied 187. In terms of defence, the Gaels were equally stingy allowing only 40 regular season points which ranks fourth lowest in school history. Andrea Wadsworth of Toronto once again led the Gaels in scoring securing 41 points including seven tries. Wadsworth would finish the regular season ranking fourth in OUA scoring. Veteran players Karlye Wong and Jocelyn Poirier (both of Ottawa) would contribute career-years on offence with Wong posting 30 points while Poirier scored 25. St. FX transfer, Ash Ward of Barrie, Ont., also was an impact player for Queen’s tallying three tries and was a defensive force. Ward finished her CIS career picking up an OUA All-Star nomination to go along with her four other previous Atlantic University Sport (AUS) All-Star nominations and CIS Rookie of the Year award in 2003. The Gaels claimed five OUA-All-Star honours with Wadsworth, Wong, Poirier, Ward and thirdyear standout, Susan Heald of Burlington, Ont. being honoured.
GAELS Quick Facts
University Information Location:........................................................................Kingston, Ont. Enrollment:..................................................................................22,477 Founded:......................................................................................... 1841 Colours:........................................................................ Gold, Blue, Red Chancellor:............................................................... Dr. David Dodge Principal and Vice Chancellor:............................ Dr. Daniel Woolf Director, Athletics and Recreation:.........................Leslie Dal Cin University Website:..............................................www.queensu.ca Athletics Website:.........................................www.gogaelsgo.com Conference: ......................... Ontario University Athletics (OUA)
queen’s women’s rugby
Team Information Head Coach:................................................ Beth Barz (6th Season) Inaugural Season:......................................................................... 1994 Fight Song:.............................................................................. Oil Thigh Home Field: .................................................................Kingston Field Playing Surface:............................................................................ Grass Overall Record:........................................................ 62-52-4 (.504%) Record 2009-10:................................................................... 5-4 (.555) Best Finish:......................................................1995 (Silver - OWIAA)
2010-11 Season Results Exhibition Results @ Carleton Exhibition Tournament Sept. 3/2010 vs. Carleton Sept. 4/2010 vs. Ottawa
W 42-0 L 7-20
Regular Season Results Sept. 11/2010 @ Brock Sept. 18/2010 vs. York Sept. 25/2010 @ McMaster Oct. 1/2010 @ Trent Oct. 8/2010 vs. Toronto
W 24-0 W 65-13 W 15-14 W 27-5 W 32-8
OUA Playoff Results OUA Quarter-Final Oct. 16/2010 vs. Toronto OUA Semifinal Oct. 23/2010 vs. Waterloo OUA Championship Oct. 30/2010 vs. Guelph
W 44-5 W 15-8 L 5-54
By The Numbers
Regular Season Record: 5-0 (Home: 2-0 Away: 3-0) Regular Season Finish: 1st - OUA Russell Division (25 pts) Playoff Record: 2-1 (Home: 2-1, Away 0-0, Neutral 0-0) Overall Record: 7-1 (Home: 4-1, Away: 3-0, Neutral 0-0) Playoff finish: OUA finalist (silver) Regular Season Points For: 163 Regular Season Points Against: 40 Post Season Points For: 64 Post Season Points Against: 67 Total Points For: 227 Total Points Against: 107 Final Top 10 ranking (Oct. 26): No. 6 Best Top 10 ranking (8 weeks): No. 6 (1 week: final poll) Number of weeks in Top 10 (8 weeks): 8 CIS championship appearances (including 2010): 1st CIS championship all-time record: 0-0 CIS championship best result: 1st appearance in 2010 CIS championship last appearance: 1st appearance in 2010 CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance in 2010 Beth Barz (Head Coach) • 6th Season • Record: 22-10 (.687) • Served as an assistant from 2002-2004
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