A Windy Day at Wake

On October 23, UNCC travelled to nearby Winston-Salem to play their self-defined rivals, Wake Forest.  Being a fresh team in spring of 2010, UNCC looked to make a name for themselves.  When they went to Wake in March, they came home with a tie, not something that usually happens in rugby.

This October promised to be a different story.  UNCC would not settle for a tie, much less a loss.

The first 10 minutes of the match looked like a rookie game.  All of the hype had caused the team to forget what it takes to get a win.  As soon as the jitters started to wear off, the game actually began.

UNCC maintained possession of the ball, only losing it to the mighty Wake lineouts.  It took 25 minutes, but the scoreboard finally lit up with a try by rookie wing- Meghan.   After some head smashing, and sin bins on both sides, the score continued to rise with trys by Flyhalf-Maddy, Scrumhalf-Christina, Wing-Meghan, and of course, Strong Flanker -Erin.  Sideline tries and a very windy pitch made the kicks difficult - final score UNCC-27, Wake-0.

    MVP: Courtney - for those awesome breakthroughs and tackles

Back Player of the Game: Natalie                  Pack Player of the Game: Victoria

Offense Player of the Game: Meghan                    Defense Player of the Game: Mariah