Women's Rugby Building on Success

Riding off their championship win at Nationals last fall, the ladies of the MIT Women's Rugby Club have certainly kept the momentum of their organization going. Last spring, they took home 2nd place at the annual Beast of the East tournament. Equipped with quite a few new rookie players, the team had a great season this past fall. It ended the regular season with no losses, and finished as runner-up in the NERFU finals. The success of the team has also been complemented by many individual successes. Over the summer, senior players Caroline Hunting and Alyssa Baccarella were invited to participate in the USA 7s camp. They, along with alumna player Erika Granger, were also able to play at the U23 level during the summer months. Recently, sophomore player Marisa Jasso was invited to attend the USA U20s training camp.

This spring MIT Women's Rugby plans to raise the bar in establishing its presence both on the pitch and off. On the schedule for their spring season are bigger, more competitive teams, some of which typically play at higher divisions. Also, the team will be putting on a rugby class for Spark as a way of spreading its knowledge of the game to participating youths. Finally, on April 30th, MIT Women's Rugby will be holding its annual "Prom Dress Rugby Tournament." The team invites any and all female students to come dressed in their thrift store best and get down and dirty on the rugby pitch. It should be a blast!