The Women’s Rugby Football Club proved indestructible yet again as it handed the College of Charleston a resounding 59-10 defeat in a home fixture. The club, which was coming off a streak of four consecutive games where they scored more than 50 points, showed no mercy toward its opponents from South Carolina and remains undefeated for the season. Senior in communications and safety officer of the club, Katy Walls, said she felt that despite some initial blips, the team emerged strong and was in a position where it was slowly becoming unbeatable. “We had a few rough moments, but overall, we are still learning and building every game,” Walls said. “Each game shows some improvement from before. We are kind of snowballing right now–getting bigger and bigger. Walls said she admits there was a change in the way the team was functioning of late in comparison to the past years that have led to such a turn in tide for the team’s fortunes. “This year, not only do we have the talent, but we also have a direction,” Walls said. “All these years we have had players with talent, but we hadn’t been playing together, and the team had been playing for individual benefits. Now that we are playing together and have got some direction behind it, it’s all working done.” Cruickshanks, also named one of the MVPs for the game, said she felt knowing her teammates have her back is one of the most important factors helping her reach peak performance. “I really just tried to play as hard I could for my teammates,” Cruickshanks said. “When you start to feel tired or hurt, it’s your teammates that are always there to help you back up. That kind of unconditional support is what motivates you to play your season.” Kelly also said that the team previously ranked No. 9 in the nation ahead of teams such as UC-San Diego, UCLA and Ohio State was an amazing thing to be a part of and a great motivating factor for the crucial tournaments coming up. “It is an absolutely amazing feeling being part of a nationally ranked team,” Kelly said. “We’ve worked so hard for this, and it is truly a dream come true. “However, this has now set the bar for our upcoming spring season where Nationals is our goal. We’ve got a lot of work to do, but we have set our minds to it, and we, as a team, think it’s an attainable
Women’s rugby proving unstoppable
By Rishav Dey, Staff Writer
November 14, 2011