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Pronghorn women’s rugby team to battle for sevens title in Vancouver

Feb 28, 2019 | 9:37 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Entering the final stop of the 2019 Canada West Sevens Series, the Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s rugby team sits in third place in the overall standings, just two points back of the second place Victoria Vikes and five points back of the leading UBC Thunderbirds.

With 15 points on the line for the final tournament win, the Pronghorns will need to win the final stop and have UBC finish no better than fourth and Victoria no better than third place to take home the 2019 series title.

With Thompson Rivers having to pull out the event, the tournament will now be a straight round-robin without a playoff round, meaning the top team after the six-game round robin will take home the tournament title.

At the first stop in Alberta, the Pronghorns went 4-1 and finished in second place, with their lone loss coming in the finals versus the UBC Thunderbirds.

In the next tournament hosted by Fraser Valley, the Pronghorns finished third with a 3-2-1 record. The Fraser Valley tournament was a straight round-robin event as well and the Pronghorns lost games to UBC and Victoria and tied the Calgary Dinos.

The Pronghorns will open the weekend on Saturday, Mar. 2 when they face off against the Alberta Pandas at 10:50 a.m., followed by a pivotal matchup with the Thunderbirds at 1:24 p.m.

Day one will conclude with a game versus the Fraser Valley Cascades at 3:14 p.m.

Day two kicks off on Sunday, Mar. 3, with another crucial game if the Pronghorns are to move up the overall standings, taking on the Victoria Vikes at 10:06 a.m.

Next up for the Pronghorns is a game versus the always tough Calgary Dinos at 12:40 p.m.

The Pronghorns will wrap up the tournament with a game versus the UBCO Heat at 2:52 p.m.

Overall series standings:

Team / Tourney 1 pts / Tourney 2 pts / Total pts

UBC – 15 / 12 / 27 pts
VIC – 10 / 15 / 25 pts
LET – 12 / 10 / 22 pts
CGY – 8 / 8 / 16 pts
ALB – 6 / 6 / 12 pts
UFV – 4 / 4 / 8 pts
UBCO – NA / 2 / 2 pts
REG – 2 / NA / 2 pts
TRU – 1 / NA / 1 pt