Lupus Intus Elite Women’s Rugby 7’s Challenge
By Doug Coil
The round robin competition took place the first day with the teams then seeded for the day two finals.
Day One Round Robin Results
- Atavus 26-12 Armed Forces
- Tiger Cubs 36-0 Stars
- Northeast Academy 17-5 Armed Forces
- Atavus 45-5 Stars
- Tiger Cubs 29-26 Northeast Academy
- Armed Forces 17-0 Stars
- Northeast Academy 29-5 Atavus
- Tiger Cubs 41-5 Armed Forces
- Tiger Cubs 26-14 Atavus
- Northeast Academy 43-0 Stars
Day Two Seeds
- Tiger Cubs (Tiger Rugby/American Rugby Pro Training Center)
- Northeast Academy
- Atavus Rugby
- Armed Forces Rugby 7s
- Stars Rugby 7s
Day Two Results
- Quarterfinal: Armed Forces 15-0 Stars
- Semi-Final: Northeast Academy 17-10 Atavus
- Semi-Final: Tiger Cubs 22-5 Armed Forces
- 3rd: Atavus 12-5 Armed Forces
- 4th/5th: Stars 24-14 Combined Armed Forces/Atavus
- Final: Northeast Academy 19-7 Tiger Cubs
2017 Lupus Intus 7s Squads
ARMED FORCES 7s
- LTJG Abigail Bishop – Coast Guard
- CAPT Kate Herren – USMC
- CPT Katherine Hathaway – Army
- SSgt Leanne Hardin – Air Force
- 1st Lt Melissa Thompson – Air Force
- SSG Cerrin Eldridge – Army
- SPC Erica Myers – Army
- CAPT Jessica Lucia – USMC
- Capt Adekunbi Adewunmi – Air Force
- CAPT Stephanie Iacobucci – USMC
- A1C N’Keiah Butler – Air Force
- CPT Nicole Prescott – Army
- Traveling Reserve – 1st LT Katherine Smith – USMC
- Coach: Andrew Locke – Army, USA Women’s Sevens Ass’t Coach
Atavus All-Stars
- Lauren Barber – Atavus Academy Seattle (current) | Atavus Academy Seattle Sevens
- Ariana Bray – Atavus Academy Seattle (current) | Atavus Academy Seattle Sevens
- Cyndi Campbell – USA Rugby Academy | W1823 Sevens
- Jennine Duncan – Atavus Academy Seattle (current) | Atavus Academy Seattle Sevens
- Mackenzie Garrett – Atavus Academy Seattle (current) | Atavus Academy Seattle Sevens
- Jazamine Gray – USA Rugby Academy | Raleigh Rugby Club
- Ariel Johnson – USA Rugby Academy | Northern Virginia Rugby
- Erica Legaspi – Atavus Academy Seattle (current) | Atavus Academy Seattle Sevens
- Carly MacKinnon – Atavus Academy Seattle (current) | Atavus Academy Seattle Sevens
- Kelsi Stockert – Atavus Academy Seattle (former) | San Diego Surfers
- Kim Tran – USA Rugby Academy | New York Rugby Club
- Josie Ziluca – Atavus Academy San Diego (former) | San Diego Surfers
- Coaches:
Northeast Academy
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Tahlia Brody – New York
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Sarah Buonopane – Old Blue
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Gio Cruz – Old Blue
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Hannah Mackay – Beantown
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Emily Magee – New York
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Deanna Nash – Boston
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Nikki Richardson – Old Blue
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Shamira Robles – New York
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Lisa Roselin (c) – New York
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Jenn Salomon – Old Blue
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Kristen Siano – New York
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Miranda Wakimoto – Beantown
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Coaches: Ryszard Chadwick, John McGeachy
Stars Rugby 7s
- Lauren Ebeling – Chicago Lions
- Grace Estes – Iowa Hawkettes
- Emilie Flanagan – Old Blue
- T Fletcher – Raleigh
- Grace Hovde – Wisconsin
- Lindsey Mahoney – Tempe
- Miranda Rodriguez – Chicago Griffins
- Leigh Ward – UNC Wilmington
- Julian White – Tempe
- Callie Woods – Columbia Bombshells
- Coaches: Mere Baker (Norman, Okla.), Jon Grasso (Ithaca, N.Y.), Liz Entwhistle (Director, Chicago)
Tiger Cubs/ARPTC
- Rose DiBalsamo – Chicago Lions
- Devon Gold – Chicago Lions
- Nikki Kenyon – Life West
- Amy Naber – Life West
- Danielle Ordway – Chicago Lions
- Hallie Taufoou – ARPTC
- Neariah Persinger – ARPTC
- Jennifer Sever – Life West
- Nicole Strasko – Life West
- Christina Swift – ARPTC
- Abby Vestal – ARPTC
- Ashley Perry – ARPTC
- Coaches: Jules McCoy (ARPTC), Adriaan Ferris (Life West)