Laval ruggers lick ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ women in rugby semifinal
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CAP ROUGE, Que. -- Five different players scored tries as Laval defeated ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 27-3 in a Quebec university women's rugby semifinal, Saturday, knocking the Marlets out for the third consecutive season.
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The sudden-death affair had initially been scheduled to be played at 11 am in PEPS Stadium but the venue was switched to la Séminaire St-François in Cap Rouge, Que., located about 30 minutes outside Quebec City as a result of an overnight storm that dumped some 10 centimetres of snow in the region.
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The Rouge et Or try scorers were Mackenzie Stairs, Kathleen Keller, Catherine Carrier, Karen Paquin and Oniente Laflamme. Claudiane Renaud completed the scoring with one conversion.
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Chelsea Privee accounted for ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s points
with a penalty kick.
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"We we a little too young this year," said ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ head coach Vince deGrandpre. "Mandy Mongeon and Brianna Gibson, our primary captains are back and we only expect to lose three seniors to graduation -- Melanie Waring, Mandy Mongeon and Ciara Briscoe -- so we should have a more experinced team next season and I expect us to challenge for the league title."
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McGILL SCORING SUMMARY
Chelsea Privee (3 pts; 1 penalty kick)
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LAVAL SCORING SUMMARY
Mackenzie Stairs (5 pts, 1 try)
Kathleen Keller (5 pts, 1 try)
Catherine Carrier (5 pts, 1 try)
Karen Paquin (5 pts, 1 try)
Oniente Laflamme (5 pts, 1 try)
Claudiane Renaud (2 pts, 1 conversion)
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