WOMEN’S RUGBY

2018-19

MADDY ABERG 4th YR | CENTRE 2018 WEST ALL-STAR 2018 FIRST TEAM ALL-CANADIAN

— UNIVERSITY OF — 2018-19 VIKES WOMEN’S RUGBY

NAME POS HT YR MAJOR HOMETOWN PREVIOUS TEAM (HIGH SCHOOL) Maddy Aberg Centre/Wing 5-6 4 Social Sciences Calgary, AB Prairie Wolfpack (EP Scarlett HS) Jenn Appleby Hooker/Prop 5-7 4 Humanities Regina, SK Castaway Wanderers (Dr. Martin LeBoldus HS) Tayler Bailey Flanker/8-Man 5-6 1 Humanities Abbotsford, BC Team BC U18 Touring Team (Robert Bateman Sec.) Jamie Beck Hooker/Prop 5-6 5 Humanities Houston, BC Team BC (Houston Sec.) Kassidy Cej Lock/8-man 5-10 1 Science Calgary, AB Calgary Hornets (Bishop O'Byrne) Avery Champion Flank/Lock 5-8 1 Social Sciences Hong Kong, HK Sandy Bay HKRFC (Shawnigan Lake School) Linnea Dalvi Wing/Fullback 5-8 1 Social Sciences Ottawa, ON Eastern Ontario 15s (Elmwood School) Gurp Dhaliwal Lock 5-11 5 Social Sciences Abbotsford, BC American Pro RTC (Abbotsford Sec.) Chanelle Edwards-Challenger 8-man/Lock 5-10 4 Humanities Calgary, AB Castaway Wanderers (Springbank Community HS) Louise Eriksson Flanker/Lock 5-7 2 Science Denman Island, BC Team BC (GP Vanier Sec.) Paige Farries Centre/Back 3 5-9 4 Science Red Deer, AB Team Canada XVs (Hunting Hills HS) Karen Garcia Hooker/Prop 5-4 1 Science Surrey, BC Team BC (Burnsview Sec.) Renee Gonzales Flanker/Wing 5-5 2 Social Sciences Plymouth, Minnesota Westshore (West Lutheran High) Zoë Goodwin-Sutton Lock 5-11 3 Engineering Ottawa, ON Team Canada U20 (Glebe Collegiate) Sasha Guedes Scrum Half 5-3 2 Social Sciences Gatineau, QC Team Canada U20 (Philemon Wright High) Callie Harder Centre 5-7 1 Social Sciences Lillooet, BC Team BC (Lillooet Sec.) Emerald Maze Flanker/Hooker 5-7 1 Social Sciences Pilot Butte, SK Celtic Barbarians (Campbell Collegiate) Kelsey McKinnon Prop 5-8 3 Humanities Water Valley, AB Alberta Rugby (Cremona HS) Jordyn Myers Scrum Half 5-2 1 Fine Arts Nanaimo, BC Team BC (Walnut Grove Secondary School) Ada Jane Okonkwo Prop/Lock 5-8 1 Social Sciences Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Wanderers (Home Science Assoc. Sec.) Ashah Payson Wing/Centre 5-7 3 Science Banff, AB Alberta Rugby (Banff Community H.S.) Jalen Payson Scrum Half 5-6 1 Science Banff, AB Banff Rugby (Banff Community HS) Alexie Pusch Fly Half/Centre 5-8 1 Fine Arts St. Albert, AB U20 Wolfpack (Shawnigan Lake School) McKenzie Pusch Flanker/Centre 5-7 1 Humanities St. Albert, AB Westshore Valkyries (Bellerose Composite) Kate Richards Centre/Fly Half 5-5 2 Humanities Surrey, BC Castaway Wanderers (Semiahmoo Sec.) Carrie Rojas Prop/Lock 5-9 1 Social Sciences Williams Lake, BC Kamloops Rugby Club (Lake City Sec.) Kennedy Rolston Flanker/Hooker 5-4 1 Science Victoria, BC Castaway Wanderers (Reynolds Sec.) Cristina Sherren Lock/Prop 5-7 1 Social Sciences Calgary, AB Calgary Irish Rugby Club (Western Canada) Nicola Smith Fly Half/Scrum Half 5-6 1 Social Sciences Surrey, BC South Club (Earl Marriott Sec.) Catalina Torres vanegas Flanker/Lock 5-4 1 Business Cali, Colombia Castaway Wanderers (Claremont Sec.) Gabriela Torres vanegas Flanker/Lock 5-4 1 Fine Arts Cali, Colombia Castaway Wanderers (Claremont Sec.) Shaye Tudor Flanker 5-5 2 Science Victoria, BC South Island BC Summer Games (Claremont Sec.) COACHING STAFF

HEAD COACH: BRITTANY WATERS

Brittany Waters was officially appointed redemption, capturing the program’s the last time the Vikes appeared at a head coach of the Vikes women’s first-ever university 7s national U SPORTS Championship, as hosts. In rugby program in the spring of 2015. championship title, winning 24-0 over 2011, Waters started coaching at UVic as Waters was the Vikes assistant coach UBC. an assistant rugby coach. throughout the Fall 2014 season helping Mark Hall guide the Vikes to their first Waters has been a member of the In her inaugural season as head coach Canada West Final Four appearance women’s Canadian national 15s and 7s of the Vikes Waters returned the team since 2011. The team did not disappoint teams since 2008 and was a member to the Canada West Championship and bringing home bronze hardware, of the centralized 7s program. She has won the program’s first-ever conference fittingly setting the momentum for their participated in two 7s World Cup (2009, title. After the tournament the Vikes spring success. 2013), earning a silver medal in 2013 in swept all major awards including Waters Moscow. Waters has also participated in being named 2015 Canada West Coach Waters guided the Vikes to win the two 15s World Cup tournaments, most of the Year. At nationals, the Vikes college division at the Las Vegas 7s in recently winning a silver medal at the finished fifth after going 2-1. February 2015. In March, the 2005 U World Cup in Paris. SPORTS Championship All-Star and Waters has guided the Vikes to three- former Vikes rugby player guided Waters played with the Vikes for consecutive appearances to the Canada the Vikes to the 2015 University 7s five years and was named to the CIS West Finals, all resulting in a silver medal National final. In 2017, the Vikes found Championship All-Star Team in 2005, finish.

HEAD COACH DIRECTOR, ATHLETICS & RECREATION Brittany Waters (4th season) Clint Hamilton ASSISTANT COACHES MANAGER, ATHLETICS Julianne Zussman, Kim Donaldson James Keogh HEAD ATHLETIC THERAPIST COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Traci Vander Byl Ali Baggott GURP DHALIWAL 5th Year | Lock

PAIGE FARRIES 4th Year | Back 3

SASHA GUEDES CHANELLE EDWARDS-CHALLENGER 2nd Year | Scrumhalf 4th Year | Number 8 2018 SEASON RECAP

The 2018 Vikes women’s rugby team felt the loss of last year’s stand out senior class that included Tiffany Picketts, Julia Folk, DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT Kara Galbraith, Jess Neilson, Madeleine Graham and Angela Thompson. The Vikes boast a talented coaching staff of head coach Brittany Waters Sep 9 UBC Vancouver, BC L 26-24 and assistants Julianne Zussman and Kim Donaldson. Sep 16 Lethbridge Victoria, BC W 20-0

The 2018 season was a roller coaster for the team that were plagued with Sep 21 Calgary Victoria, BC L 38-22 injuries to key players from the start of their season. Sep 30 UBC Victoria, BC W 10-5 The Vikes opened with 26-24 loss to the UBC Thunderbirds but went on to find their strides and concede just one more loss to eventual Canada West Oct 14 Alberta Victoria, BC W 33-21 champions, the . Oct 19 UBC (Semifinal)* Edmonton, Alta. W 26-0

The Vikes were 3-2 in regular season play and were led in scoring by Oct 21 Calgary (Final)* Edmonton, Alta. L 27-8 centre and fourth year Maddy Aberg who led the team with 27 points *Canada West Final 4 and eight converts. The team is bolstered with talent including fifth year Canada West All-Star Gurp Dhaliwal and Canadian 15s national team CHAMPIONSHIPS: NONE member Paige Farries. APPEARANCES: 4 (2005, 2015, 2016, 2018) HOSTS: 2005, 2016 The Vikes line up has gained its depth from the talents of fourth-year Vike Chanelle Edwards-Challenger, also a member of Canada’s 15s program, second years Renee Gonzalez and Sasha Guedes, as well as first year McKenzie Pusch. The team booked their return to the National Championships after a convincing 26-0 semifinal win over the T-Birds. CONNECT WITH THE VIKES:

Following the regular season three Vikes were named Canada West All- WEB GOVIKESGO.COM Stars including Gurpreet Dhaliwal, Farries and Aberg. Aberg and Farries were recognized at the U SPORTS level as First and Second Team All- TWITTER @UVicVikes / #govikesgo Canadians, respectively. INSTAGRAM @UVicVikes / @uvicwrug FACEBOOK facebook.com/UVicVikes 2018 SUMMARY & AWARDS REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 3-2 (2nd) CW PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1 (Silver)

CW ALL-STARS: Maddy Aberg, Paige Farries, Gurp Dhaliwal U SPORTS 1ST TEAM ALL-CANADIANS: Maddy Aberg U SPORTS 2ND TEAM ALL-CANADIANS: Paige Farries

CANADA WEST POINT LEADERS CANADA WEST TRY LEADERS CANADA WEST CONVERT LEADERS

1 Taejah Thompson CGY 45 1 Taejah Thompson CGY 9 1 Ali Wicklum ALB 13 2 Ali Wicklum ALB 42 2 Abby Duguid LET 5 2 Elysa Sandron CGY 8 3 Isla Shill CGY 33 3 Kasselle Menin CGY 5 3 Maddy Aberg VIC 8 4 Maddy Aberg VIC 27 4 Isla Shill CGY 4 4 Shoshanah Seumanutafa UBC 6 5 Abby Duguid LET 25 5 Jayne Isherwood ALB 4 5 Caitlin Sears LET 5

6 Kasselle Menin CGY 25 6 Chanelle Edwards-Challenger VIC 3 6 Isla Shill CGY 5 7 Shoshanah Seumanutafa UBC 22 7 Sydney De La Mare LET 3 8 Elysa Sandron CGY 21 8 Berlyn Seselja CGY 3 9 Savannah Dubien ALB 3 ALL-TIME RESULTS

YEAR COACH CONF REC POST-SEASON FINISH COACHING RECORDS 1999 Jack Eastbury * 0-2 in Canada West Playoffs COACH YEARS CONF RECORD 2000 Jack Eastbury 1-2 (3rd) 2-2, Canada West Playoffs 3rd place Jack Eastbury 6 7-18-3* 2001 Jack Eastbury 1-1-2 (2nd) 3-1 Canada West Playoffs 2nd place Sue Chaulk 1 0-4* 2002 Jack Eastbury * 0-4 in Canada West Playoffs David Graham 2 0-11 2003 Jack Eastbury * 0-2-1 in Canada West Playoffs Brad Skene 3 3-11 2004 Jack Eastbury * 0-4 in Canada West Playoffs Bruce Howe 1 1-3 2005 Sue Chaulk * 0-4 in Canada West Playoffs Mark Hall 3 2-10 2006 David Graham 0-3 (4th) 0-3 in Canada West Playoffs Brittany Waters 4 11-6 2007 David Graham 0-3 (4th) 0-2 Canada West Playoffs 2008 Brad Skene 0-3 (4th) 0-2 in Canada West Playoffs TOTAL 20 24-63-3 2009 Brad Skene 1-3 (4th) 0-2 in Canada West Playoffs 2010 Brad Skene 2-2 (3rd) 0-2 in Canada West Playoffs HISTORY AT THE NATIONALS 2011 Bruce Howe 1-3 (4th) 0-2 in Canada West Playoffs 2005 - 6th Place (Hosts) 2012 Mark Hall 0-4 (4th) DNQ Victoria 5, Western 55 Victoria 0, McGill 22 2013 Mark Hall 1-3 (5th) DNQ Victoria 17, StFX 33 (C) 2014 Mark Hall 1-3 (4th) Canada West Bronze 2015 - 5th Place (Hosts) 2015 Brittany Waters 2-2 (3rd) Canada West Champions, CIS 5th Victoria 12, Concordia 34 (Championship QF) 2016 Brittany Waters 3-1 (2nd) Canada West Silver Victoria, 55, Acadia 12 (Consolation SF) 2017 Brittany Waters 3-1 (2nd) Canada West Silver Victoria 27, Lethbridge 24 (5th Place) 2018 Brittany Waters 3-2 (2nd) Canada West Silver 2016 - Did Not Place Victoria 27, Guelph 33 (QF) NOTE: Ranking in parantheses is regular season standings rank not final place Victoria 20, Concordia 29 (Consolation SF) *incomplete QF = quarter-final; SF= semifinal

Wallace Field is a full-size grass rugby pitch with seating for 500. Named after former UVic President Robert Wallace, the field was reopened in the eighties and has hosted numerous national team try-out and training camps. In 2005 and 2016, the Vikes hosted the U SPORTS women’s rugby national championships at Wallace Field. AWARDS

MADDY ABERG 4th YR | CENTRE 2018 CANADA WEST ALL-STAR

CANADA WEST MAJOR AWARDS CANADA WEST ALL-STARS STUDENT ATHLETE COMMUNITY SERVICE 1999: Lindsay Hinds 2010: Chelsey Minter 2017: Angela Thompson 1999: Sarah Hanna 2010: Jesse Olynyk 2015: Shannon Fitzpatrick 1999: Shauna Markovich 2011: Abby Goodwin 2009: Brittany Sims 1999: Tori Graham 2014: Kara Galbraith PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2000: Anna Atkinson 2014: Laura Crowe-Hutchon 2015: Jess Neilson 2000: Laura Balsor 2015: Caitlin Harvey 2001: Sarah Hanna 2000: Sarah Hanna 2015: Nakisa Lavale ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 2000: Yasmin Ali 2015: Jess Neilson 2015: Gabrielle Senft 2001: Cyndi Sellers 2016: Chelsey Minter 2000: Laura Balsor 2001: Kimberly Cole 2016: Julia Folk COACH OF THE YEAR 2001: Sarah Hanna 2016: Jess Neilson 2015: Brittany Waters 2002: Allison Gain 2016: Madeleine Graham 2010: Brad Skene 2002: Gillian Carey 2017: Tiffany Picketts 2003: Jack Eastbury 2003: Jeannie Coates 2017: Julia Folk 2003: Sarah Postle 2017: Chanelle Edwards-Challenger U SPORTS ALL-CANADIANS 2005: Jenna Waddy 2017: Jess Neilson 1998: Tori Graham 2006: Jessica Dovanne 2017: Kara Galbraith 2000: Sara Hanna 2007: Sarah Logan 2018: Maddy Aberg 2001: Kim Coyle 2008: Jesse Olynyk 2018: Gurpreet Dhaliwal 2001: Sara Hanna 2009: Sarah Logan 2018: Paige Farries 2003: Sara Postle 2010: Abby Goodwin 2006: Jessica Dovanne 2010: Jesse Olynyk U SPORTS MAJOR AWARDS U SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP ALL-STARS 2014: Laura Crowe-Hutchon ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 2015: Jess Neilson 2015: Jess Neilson 2015: Gabrielle Senft 2015: Pam Buisa 2017: Julia Folk (1st Team) STUDENT-ATHLETE COMMUNITY SERVICE 2015: Caitlin Harvey 2017: Tiffany Picketts (2nd Team) 2017: Angela Thompson 2005: Brittany Waters 2017: Chanelle Edwards-Challenger (2nd Team) 2017: Jess Neilson (2nd Team) 2018: Maddy Aberg (1st Team) 2018: Paige Farries (2nd Team) UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA

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