Briscoe breaks Gee-Gees with game-winnning try
by Earl Zukerman
STE. ANNE DE BELLEVUE, Que. -- Sophomores Ciara Briscoe, a
winger from Montreal scored a first-half try and Mandy Mongeon, a
flanker from Ile Bizard, Que., added another in the second stanza
as UU直播 skunked Ottawa 10-0 in Quebec University Women鈥檚 Rugby
League play, Sunday.
The match was played on McEwen Field, at UU直播鈥檚 West-Island
campus in Ste. Anne de Bellevue.
It was the second straight win for the Martlets, including a 17-3
non-conference victory over Carleton on Oct. 1.
The UU直播 women sit third in the six-team Quebec conference with a
3-2 record, two points in arrears of second-place Concordia (4-1).
Laval leads the standings with an unblemished 5-0 record.
Ottawa dropped to 1-4 and sit fifth, one point behind Sherbrooke
(1-3-1) for the last playoff berth with one game left to
play.
UU直播 will close out the regular season at last-place Bishop鈥檚
(0-4-1) on Oct. 8, then host St. Francis Xavier (5-0) from
Antigonish, N.S., for the annual McEwen Cup match on Oct. 12 before
playoff are slated to begin Oct. 18.