BRUNSWICK, Maine – Ten members of the Bowdoin College women's rugby team have been named in All-National Intercollegiate Rugby Association honors announced by the organization on Wednesday.
The Division III champion Polar Bears dominated the First XV team, accounting for more than half the members following a perfect 8-0 campaign that ended with its fourth-straight NIRA championship. Bowdoin cruised to a 51-17 victory over Adrian for the title on November 18.
Bowdoin players honored among the First XV were
Mia Daoust (Westport, Mass.),
Abigail Ramirez (New York, N.Y.),
Jorja Markella (Cheshire, Conn.),
Maggie Norton (Timonium, Md.),
Colleen Doucette (Parma, Ohio),
Evie Hamer (Belmont, Mass.),
Katie Stomma (New Berlin, Wis.),
Saniya Ridley (Jamaica, N.Y.), and
Lauryn Eisenhart (Annadale, N.J.).
Rebecca Vakarau (Sacramento, Calif.) was named All-NIRA Honorable Mention.
The Polar Bears will have a limited spring 7's schedule that can be found on the
Schedule/Results page.