© the other press e Sports Douglas Women’s Rugby Sits Atop First Place Dave Pearcy OP Contributor Saturday, September 27 Premier Division: Douglas 42 Capilano 12 Douglas moved to 4-0 with a convincing victo- ry over the Capilanos this past Saturday. This was the first game back for inside-centre Jennifer Bailey, and she had an outstanding game, finding holes in the opponent’s defense and setting up numerous scoring opportunities for her teammates. Douglas took possession from the opening kick-off and drove downfield with numerous players handling the ball until Amber €ummings was sprung loose to score the first points of the match—5-0 for Douglas. They then committed some turnovers in their own end due to sloppy ball-handling, and Capilano countered with two quick tries (one conversion) to take a 12-5 lead. Not only was this the first time this year Douglas had been behind, these were the first points scored on them in four games. The team came together and started to play the possession game that had proved successful in previous weeks. A penalty against the Capilanos deep in their end allowed Stacey Webber to move the ball quickly to #8 Laura Kinnear-Harmse to bring Douglas within two. Another series saw several players pass the ball outside to Cummings for her 2nd tally. Her conversion put Douglas up 17-12. With play in first-half injury time, Douglas retained possession through several phases of play before an overlap allowed flanker Michelle Monchamp to record her first try of the year. 22-12 at the break. T he day was very hot, and it seemed that the try on the verge of half-time may have taken the fight out of the Caps. Another quick tap penal- ty saw Webber feed Bailey for a 20 metre weav- ing run to score. Flyhalf Jamie Callard scored two more tries, while Monchamp recorded her 2nd to round out the scoring at 42-12. The next week sees the Premier Division at home again, hosting the University of Victoria at 11:30 on Saturday, October 4. The 2nd Division returns to action, hosting Meralomas on Sunday, October 5, at 2p.m. All games are at Queens Park. October 8, 2003 en Gordon) lf Chueden Fires Up Royals in Sunday Win Over Langara Women’s Soccer Flash Gordon Sports Editor Saturday resulted in an unfortunate loss against Langara, “a team we could have played with,” says Douglas head coach John Judd. Sunday’s grudge match started off completely disorgan- ized. The referee showed up late because of some miscommunication about game time. By the way he used his whistle; he must have had some- place better to be since he made many erratic calls throughout the game. There were mug- gings and then more muggings. It didn’t make the game any easier to watch in the early min- utes, when the Douglas girls appeared frazzled and overanxious. Langara had a more patient game plan that involved battering the Douglas players as if they were a band of hoodlums. Onlookers were left waiting for calls when play- ers were hauled down by fiendish (are they the Eagles or Falcons? Their mascot is a bird of some sort. Do I look like an aviculturist?) attackers. Douglas’ played frantically opting to hoof the ball and watch. It took most of the half for some patience to develop, but leadership came in the midfield from Hayley Chueden who battled and hustled for every step on offense. The first play- er to step up defensively was Naomi Girard who appeared to wake up and start pressuring the ball in our end. She played solidly until a colli- sion with a Langara player knocked the wind out of her. John Judd had to substitute a num- ber of starters to prevent injuries. The Royals saw some reward out of their more tenacious play when midfielder Renae Pennell crossed a ball to a streaking Hilda Simon. A col- lision with the goalie shot the ball in a high arch. At first, the ball looked like it would sail over the crossbar. Simon didn’t even see the goal until she got up and heard her team cheering. The goal secured some confidence in the players who took their game to another level for the second half. Offensively they maintained strong pressure but without Girard, the team appeared to breakdown defensively. Langara scored next, evening the game. This could have deflated Douglas’ enthusiasm but instead they improved even more. Their ball control drastically improved throughout the game. Deep in the Langara territory, the Royals threatened to score numerous times. Langara had some chances of their own, but Douglas’ third goalie of the sea- son stepped up her game and made some big grabs to keep the game going. The play of the game came midway in the second half. It played out like a world cup highlight. Justine Ruether passed to Bronwyin Reelie who in turned sent Ruether deep into the Eagle zone. A high cross found Hayley Chueden in front of the net to score Douglas’ go ahead goal. The 2-1 carried throughout the half but the pressure never let up. Ruether had strong attempts on goal as well as Erica Brown. Hilda Simon set up strong corner kick opportunities. The game could have easily been a 4-1 contest. Coach Judd was please overall with the team’s efforts. He noted Chueden and Simon as huge factors in the team’s success that day. 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