2011 Bowdoin Women's Rugby Releases

May 15, 2012
Coach Marybeth Mathews Reports on Women's Rugby's Spring Season
Spring season for Bowdoin Women’s Rugby did exactly what it’s designed to do – give lots of playing time and hence, valuable experience to our younger players, while most juniors are studying abroad.

November 13, 2011
Rutgers Ends Bowdoin's Season in NRU Consolation Match
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The Rutgers University women's rugby team scored a pair of tries late in the first half and held off a late Bowdoin comeback to take a 20-12 win in the consolation match of the Northeast Rugby Union playoffs on Sunday at Vassar College.

November 12, 2011
Top-Ranked Norwich Blanks Women's Rugby in NRU Semifinals
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The Bowdoin College women's rugby team fell to top-ranked Norwich University, 56-0, at the NRU Division II Tournament Saturday at Vassar College.

November 7, 2011
Women's Rugby Team Learns Opponent and Match Times for NRU Championship
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's rugby team will travel to Vassar College next weekend to play Norwich in the semifinals of the USA Rugby Division II Northeast Region Championship.

November 5, 2011
Women's Rugby Team Earns Road Win, Advances to NRU Championship
FREDONIA, N.Y. - The Bowdoin College women's rugby team traveled to the banks of Lake Erie and defeated SUNY Fredonia, 29-19, in a Northeast Rugby Union Cross-over playoff match on Saturday. With the win, the Polar Bears advance to the NRU (Northeast Region) Championship Tournament at Vassar College Nov 12-13 with Norwich, Rutgers and Vassar.

October 29, 2011
Rhode Island Snaps Bowdoin's Winning Streak in NERFU Second Round
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The University of Rhode Island women's rugby team dealt Bowdoin its first loss of the season, 22-12, on Saturday in the Second Round of the New England Rugby Football Union Tournament.

October 24, 2011
Bowdoin Set to Host NERFU Second Round Match Saturday Against URI
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The New England Rugby Football Union has announced game times for the Division II playoff game to be played at Bowdoin this Saturday.

October 22, 2011
Women's Rugby Crushes UNH in New England Quarterfinal
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's rugby team never trailed in a 44-5 win over the University of New Hampshire in a New England Rugby Football Union Division II playoff match Saturday at Pickard Field.

October 15, 2011
Women's Rugby Secures Top Seed With Homecoming Win Over Amherst
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's rugby team clinched first place in their division with a 73-0 win over Amherst on Saturday afternoon.

October 8, 2011
Bowdoin Sprints to Early Lead, Holds Off Tufts to Clinch Top Seed
MEDFORD, Mass. - The Bowdoin College women's rugby team secured first place in their division with a hard-fought 22-19 win over Tufts on Saturday afternoon. The Polar Bears (7-0, 4-0 NERFU) will host a first-round playoff game on Saturday, October 22.

October 1, 2011
Polar Bears Cruise To Dominant Win Against Middlebury
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's rugby team continued to steamroll through conference play with a 62-10 win over Middlebury on Saturday.

September 24, 2011
Women's Rugby Rolls Colby For Fifth Straight Victory
WATERVILLE, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's rugby team remained unbeaten with a 22-7 victory at Colby on Saturday. The Polar Bears allowed their first points of the season but improve to 5-0 (2-0 in NERFU play).

September 17, 2011
Polar Bears Dispatch Williams in NERFU Season Opener
AMHERST, Mass. - The Bowdoin College women's rugby team pulled away in the second half of a 25-0 win over Williams in their regular season opener Saturday afternoon. The Polar Bears (4-0), who have yet to allow a point in their first four matches, will play at Colby next Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

September 16, 2011
Bowdoin Women's Rugby Starts Regular Season This Saturday at Williams
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Coming off an impressive showing at the Beantown Preseason Tournament, Bowdoin will look to start league play successfully at Williams this Saturday.

September 11, 2011
Women's Rugby Kicks Off With Dominating Performance at Beantown
AMHERST, Mass. - The Bowdoin College women's rugby team won the Division II bracket at the Beantown Preseason Tournament this weekend at UMass-Amherst.

July 18, 2011
Bowdoin Women's Rugby Captains Named All-Americans
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin College women's rugby players Rebecca Stevens and Loryn Fridie have been named Division II All-Americans by USA Rugby.