The Saratoga Stallions Women's Rugby team hosted the women of Vermont Law on Saturday, October 4th, and continued to dominate the field in a hard-hitting, fast-paced, and high-scoring 10's match.The Stallions got off to an early lead when Jasmine Patterson (center back) broke through the Vermont Law defensive line to run the ball in for a try. Jenny Petronis (wing) completed the conversion kick to finish the opening drive and give the Stallions a 7-0 lead only minutes into the match.
Saratoga continued to push through holes in the Vermont Law defense, and opened their lead to 17-0 with tries scored by Alessandra Bender (wing), Jenny Petronis, and another conversion kick by Petronis.
The Vermont Law offense began a furious push and fought back during the end of the first half. Tries were scored by Sarah Banks (player on loan from Albany Law), Karen Reynolds, Cami Daigle (Albany Law), and Janice Chan. A conversion kick was also completed by Sarah Banks to bring the score to 17-27.
The Stallions ended the first half with a final push. Jasmine Patterson drove into the try zone, and the conversion was completed by Jenny Petronis. At the end of the first half, Vermont Law had the lead, 26-27.
The Stallions regrouped and dominated the second half - only allowing two tries for Vermont Law, by Jenna Seibeck and Cami Daigle. The Saratoga offense increased the intensity, scoring four tries (Patterson and Petronis), and three conversion kicks (Petronis). The final score was 52-37.
Next week, the Stallions will travel to Rochester to play the Renegades on Saturday, October 11th at 1pm.
Photo Caption:
The Stallions (red) fight Vermont Law (green) for control of the maul. Image courtesy of Bill Stelmack
Forwards: Carolyn Rooney, Hannah Mode, Mary Beth Bolduc, Wendy Rodriguez, Diane Greg, Lindsey Burns, Amanda Romand (on loan to Vermont Law), Ariel Dickson
Backs: Meghan Marinello, Sarah Black, Kaorina Kuok, Stormie Romero, Jasmine Patterson, Alessandra Bender, Jenny Petronis
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