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Pioneers Go 3-2 at AIC 7s Tournament

SHU had three consecutive wins before falling to the hosts

4/2/2023 8:07:00 PM

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—The Sacred Heart women's rugby team was on the road on Sunday at the American International College 7s Tournament. The Pioneers went 3-2 on the day, taking on Northeaster, Army, New Haven, and AIC.

Game One- SHU 0, Northeastern 15
The Pioneers opened the day with a 15-0 setback to Northeastern.

Game Two- SHU 26, Army Gray 5 
After falling to Northeastern in the opening game, Sacred Heart had a dominating 26-5 victory over the Army Gray team. Fabiola Millien-Faustin recorded two tries to lead the Pioneers. Jasmin Quinones and Nicole Kimball both added one try each for Sacred Heart.

Kimball was three-of-four on conversions.   
 
Game Three- SHU 29, UNH 0 
Coming off a victory over Army, Sacred Heart would go on to shut out the University of New Haven in the third game of the day. Ashley Torres-Brown led the Pioneer with two tries against UNH. Samantha McGann, Caroline Woelfel, and Katie Przybylski all added a try each for Sacred Heart. McGann was two-of-four on conversions, and Makena Wright was zero-of-one. 
 
Game Four- SHU 19, Army Gray 10 
Sacred Heart won its third consecutive game of the day with a 19-10 victory over Army Gray, the Pioneers' second victory over Army Gray. Wright led the way for SHU with two tries over Army, and Quinones added a try in the win. 
 
Kimball was two-for-three on conversions in the victory over Army.  

Game Five- SHU 5, AIC 17 
Sacred Heart wrapped up the AIC 7s Tournament with a 17-5 loss to AIC. The Pioneers finished the day with a 3-2 record. 

Kimball and Millien-Faustin both recorded one try each for the Pioneers. Both were also zero-for-one on conversions against AIC. 
 
Up Next: The Pioneers are back in action on Sunday, April 16th, at the LIU 7's Qualifier. 
 
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