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黑料不打烊 women whip Queen's in rugby preseason opener

Published: 3 September 2011

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KINGSTON, Ont. -- Brianna Miller, a sophomore fullback from Pte. Claire, Que., scored two tries as the visiting 黑料不打烊 women's rugby team opened their 2011 schedule with a 22-15 preseason victory over Queen's at Frank Tindall Field, Saturday.

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Sophomore Krista Dunn of New Glascow, N.S., and Milda Sabiston, a freshman from Mississauga, Ont., each contributed one try for the winning side. Maggie Keating, a native of Bridgenorth, Ont., who transferred over to rugby after three years with the Martlets soccer team, rounded out the soring for 黑料不打烊 with one conversion.

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"Our defence was absolutely outstanding, which is somewhat surprising after only a week of training camp," said 黑料不打烊 head coach Vince DeGrandpre, who singled out rookie Casey Thorborn as one of the team's top performers. "Casey is a very hard tackler. She came from the national under-20 team and is going to be a great addition to our lineup.

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Claragh Pegg of Barie, Ont., and Elizabeth Hobbs of Stittsville, Ont., tallied one try apiece for the Gaels, while Bronwyn Corrigan added a penalty kick. The Gaels' regular-season campaign begins Sept. 10 at home against the Trent Excalibur.

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The Martlets open Quebec league play on Sept. 11 at Sherbrooke.

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SCORING SUMMARY

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McGILL (22 points):

Brianna Miller (2 tries; 10 pts)

Krista Dunn (1 try; 5 pts)

Milda Sabiston (1 try; 5 pts)

Maggie Keating (1 conversion; 2 pts)

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QUEEN'S (15 points):