ST. CATHARINES, Ont. (September 23, 2019) - The No.1 Gaels women's rugby team defeated the Brock Badgers 82 - 7 at Alumni Field in St. Catharines on Saturday afternoon. 

The Gaels opened the game with a back and forth struggle, as the Badgers matched Queen's physicality for the first few minutes of the match. Gaels winger Rachel Hickson broke through in the sixth minute, making a long run to score the Gaels first try of the night. 

McKinley Hunt added another try to increase the lead to 14-0.  Carmen Izyk followed that up with a try of her own for Queen's and Hickson closed out the half finishing a great series of passes for her second try of the half. 

At halftime, the Gaels led 26-0 over the Badgers. 

In the second half, the Gaels showcased why they're the No. 1 ranked team in the country, scoring 56 second half points and allowing only one try. The Gaels overwhelmed the Badgers to earn a blowout 82-7 victory. 

With the victory, the  Gaels will look to build on this performance and an undefeated regular season as the Tricolour enter the OUA playoffs with a first-round bye. 

The No. 1 Gaels return to action on October 6 to play this year's U SPORTS national championship hosts Ottawa at Nixon Field. The match will provide the Tricolour with an opportunity to play after closing the season with a bye and starting the playoffs with a bye as well.

BY THE NUMBERS 

371 - Total points Queen's have accumulated this season. 
82 - Points scored by the Tricolour. 
7 - Points allowed by the Gaels in today's victory
0 - Losses earned by Queen's over the course of the regular season 
 

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Queen's will be back in action October 6 when they meet Ottawa at Nixon Field at 1pm for an exhibition.