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Written by Jackie Finlan
Friday, 26 August 2011 20:59 |
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USA Dev and Midwest Finish NASC on Wins |
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Chula Vista, CA - The first day of the Women's National All Star 7s Championship has ended, and the Midwest and USA Developmental squads have reason to be happy. Both ended their days with wins; the USA going undefeated after downing the West 28-5, and the Thunderbirds getting their first victory of the day with a 22-10 against Southern California.
The USA Developmental team proved it was a force to be reckoned with early on, when it beat the Northeast 12-10 in the first round. Kaelene Lundstrum added two tries in the final game, bringing her total to five to tie Katie Dowty and Ida Bernstein. Rebecca Siebach notched another three tries for a total of four tries on the day.
Jen Nelson, who anchored the West today, broke the goose egg with a try.
The Midwest rallied with a win against the Southern California, 22-10. Christy Ringgenberg drove the team, notching two tires, while Jenny Lui and Brittany Bidenberger added five-pointers.
Southern California scored its first points of the day, as Shaina Turley, who is fresh off the Nations Cup, and Tiffany Cunin dotted down.
Here are tomorrow's match-ups:
Pacific Coast v South
West v Midwest
USA Developmental v Southern California
Mid-Atlantic v Northeast
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Written by Jackie Finlan
Friday, 26 August 2011 20:38 |
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NRU End Day 1 With Win |
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Chula Vista, CA - The Northeast ended on a high note after losing two close games during the Women's National All Star 7s Championship. 
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The Nessies started the day without a tough loss to the USA Developmental team, dropping a 12-10 contest that was decided by a Kimber Rozier conversion. Then the NRU followed with a 12-5 defeat at the hands of the West, which has been a welcome surprise thus far and went 2-0 into the final pool round.
But the Northeast find its fluidity on attack against the South, which went 0-3 today, with a 29-0 win. Katie Dowty was electric over 14 minutes, scoring five tries and shooting to the top of the points leaderboard. Dowty is coming off a very impressive Nations Cup performance, where the wing scored numerous tries off the bench. Jess Peterson also added a five-pointer.
The Northeast sits in third position in pool B behind USA Developmental and the West. The Northeast will attempt to keep the winning streak going against defending champion Mid-Atlantic, which finished 2-1 after losing its final match to the Pacific Coast 12-5.
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Written by Alex Goff
Friday, 26 August 2011 19:19 |
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Pac Coast, AAs Lead Pools |
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Folau Niua continues his outstanding form at the men’s 7s NASC in Chula Vista, Calif., leading the tournament in tries and points and leading the Pacific Coast to a convincing 3-0 record in pool play.
 The Grizzlies defeated the Northeast 50-5 to finish the day undefeated, with Folau linking well with Mile Pulu at flyhalf and Mike Palefau in the center. Maka Unufe did not reach the tryline Friday, but that was because of some smart play by the youngster. Teams keyed on him and he set up several tries with smart offloads.
Southern California escaped a tenacious South team with a 14-12 win to come second in Pool A.
The Collegiate All Americans got two tries from Bubba Jones and scores from PJ Eloff and Muhammed Abdul-Shakoor to beat the West 26-7 in a Round 3 battle of 2-0 teams.
The West played well all day but the fit, speedy All Americans were just too much.
Niua leads the men’s competition with five tries and 29 points, while Mile Pulu has 25 points, and Taylor Howden 22.
Two players, Southern California’s Justin Boyd and the South’s Bobby Allen have four tries.
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Pool A
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W
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L
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Pf
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Pa
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Pd
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Pts
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Pacific Coast
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3
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0
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109
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26
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83
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9
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SoCal
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2
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1
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57
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32
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25
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7
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South
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1
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2
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41
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65
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-24
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5
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Northeast
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0
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3
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17
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101
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-84
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3
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Pool B
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W
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L
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Pf
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Pa
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Pd
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Pts
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All Americans
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3
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0
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77
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26
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51
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9
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West
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2
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1
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64
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31
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33
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7
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Midwest
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1
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2
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41
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65
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-24
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5
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Mid-Atlantic
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0
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3
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10
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70
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-60
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3
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Saturday matchups:
9am Pacific Coast v. Mid-Atlantic
9:20 West v. South
9:40 All Americans v. Northeast
10am SoCal v. Midwest
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Written by Jackie Finlan
Friday, 26 August 2011 19:37 |
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Grizzlies Grind Out Top Seed in Pool A |
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Chula Vista, CA - The Pacific Coast took the top seed out of pool A at the Women's National All Star Championship with a final 12-5 win over Mid-Atlantic, which was also undefeated heading into the match. 
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It was a tough day for the Grizzlies, who had some travel issues when the date change. The last-minute logistics scramble forced former Eagle Laura Cabrera to come out of retirement and put the Pacific Coast jersey back on.
"The players really benefitted from having Laura out there," Pacific Coast coach Brandon Sparks said. "They literally had an on-field coach out there. Her communication really helped and she set a good example for the team."
Cabrera didn't play half bad either, scoring two tries on the day including one against MARFU. The ball was tied up in the breakdown, and Kelly Griffin was in the scrumhalf position. She spun the ball out to Cabrera and looped around expecting the pass, but "Laura had other plans," Sparks said. Cabrera put an up-and-under over the defense, broke the line and dotted down her kick in the try zone.
"Laura put on a clinic today," Sparks said. "She definitely proved that age and wisdom outplays youth."
The Pacific Coast team looked a lot like the All Blues team that won the Club 7s Championship, and saw more great performances from Nathalie Marchino and Griffin, both co-captains of today's squad. Phoebe Boone also had a good day and accounted for the game's first try, which didn't occur until late in the first half.
Boone was camped out on the wing, and as the ball worked to her end, recycled the ball so it could work to other touchline. As planned, the ball worked back into Boone's possession and she was able to break through a couple of tackles, then spin through the try zone to center the ball and dot down the try. Griffin converted. MARFU's score came from Ida Bernstein, who was leading the points board at that point in the tournament.
New to the squad was San Juanita Moreno, and she meshed well with her teammates.
"In the first game [against the Midwest], we wanted to make sure that San Juanita was on the same page as the rest of the team," Sparks said after the 19-10 win. "She knows a lot of the players from playing in the Women's Premier League, so she wasn't much of an outsider. She's a smart player and picked up the system quickly. She hooked up with Laura well, and at one point, the two of them had about four passes between the two of them en route to a try."
Sparks was happy with the team's performance, especially considering their light numbers, and was pleased that the player were able to meet at least two of three goals set out by the captains before each game. But the coach also know that the squad isn't running at full pace yet and is interested to see what Sunday will bring. If it's anything like the Club 7s' second day, it'll be another big day on the scoreboard.
Pacific Coast 12
Tries: Boone, Cabrera
Conversions: Griffin
MARFU 5
Tries: Bernstein
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Written by RUGBYMag Staff
Friday, 26 August 2011 19:07 |
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7s Men NASC Pool Standings |
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Standings for the 2011 7s Men's National All-Star Championships after Friday's Pool Play:
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Pool A
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W
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L
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Pf
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Pa
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Pacific Coast
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3
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0
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109
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26
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83
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9
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SoCal
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2
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1
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57
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32
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25
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7
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South
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1
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2
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41
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65
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-24
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5
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Northeast
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0
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3
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17
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101
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-84
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3
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Pool B
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W
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L
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Pf
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Pa
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Pd
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Pts
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All Americans
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3
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0
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77
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26
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51
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9
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West
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2
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1
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64
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31
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33
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7
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Midwest
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1
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2
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41
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65
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5
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Mid-Atlantic
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0
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3
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10
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70
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3
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