Monday, April 20,1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section B·Page 7
ABOVE: Members of the Kansas and New Mexico rugby teams leap for the ball. Kansas won 12-0 Saturday. The Kansas women's rugby club played host to the Western Collegiate Rugby Championship at the Westwick Sports Complex. The tournament, which occurred Saturday and yesterday was previously held in Houston. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
KU rugby team claims 3rd place in Collegiate Championship
By Keith Burner Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas women's rugby team defeated Truman State University soundly yesterday to claim third place in the Western Collegiate Rugby Championships.
The final score was 34-5.
Halfback Stephanie Bishop said, "Truman State's been beating us since I got here, but today we proved that when we're on top of things and playing together we are just awesome."
The Jayhawks began this weekend's tournament, which took place south of Lawrence at the Westwick Sports Complex, by defeating New Mexico State 12-0 Saturday. The Jayhawks then ran off the field singing the Rock Chalk chant.
"They played their best game of the season," coach John Wiley said. "They had a score to settle with Truman State because they beat us earlier this season. The final score was very indicative of how that went."
In the second game of the double elimination tournament, things didn't go quite so well for the Jayhawks, who lost to Northern Colorado 21-0.
Wiley said that the team played up to its abilities the first game but that the second game didn't go as well.
"They all played with the same heart, but couldn't capitalize on the other team's mistakes," he said.
After defeating the Jayhawks on Saturday, Northern Colorado went on to play in Sunday's championship game against the Air Force, which defeated them 29-5.
Also on Sunday, Louisiana State defeated New Mexico State to claim fifth place, and Wyoming defeated Nebraska to take seventh.
The team will play again Saturday at Westwick where it will face Iowa at noon and Springfield at 1:30 p.m.
LEFT: Members of the Kansas and New Mexico rugby teams wrestle for the ball during a scrum, which determines which team takes possession of the ball. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
ABOVE LEFT: Members of the Kansas and New Mexico rugby teams line up at the beginning of a scrum. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
ABOVE: The Kansas women's rugby club played host to the Western Collegiate Rugby Championship at the Westwick Sports Complex. The tournament, which occurred Saturday and yesterday was previously held in Houston. Photo by Sean Haley / KANSAN
RIGHT: Heidi Spann, Fayetteville, Ark., sophomore, tackles a member of the New Mexico rugby team. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
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