Queen's Women's Rugby opened their 2026 season with a big road win over the York Lions Saturday afternoon in Toronto, Ont.

The Gaels shut out the Lions, taking the season opener 116-0.

Jiggy Schonfeld (Kinesiology and Health Studies) led Queen's with a game-high four tries in the win. Syd Woodcock (Applied Science) and Kyleigh Chandran (Arts & Science) each added three tries for Queen's in the win while Riley Stone (Education) and Kennedi Stevenson (Arts & Science) recorded two tries each, and Steph Douglas (Arts & Science), Robyn Baker (Arts & Science), Keira Alferez (Kinesiology), and Tillie Pender (Computing) all scored one try.

Tatum Lougheed (Kinesiology and Health Studies) led the Gaels in scoring in the win with a game-high 26 points off 13 conversions.

Queen's returns to Nixon Field next weekend, hosting the Brock Badgers in their home opener, Saturday, Sept. 12 at 3 PM. Fans can watch the game with free entry.