Apr. 27, 2015
Central women's rugby to play for national title
Central Washington University's women's rugby team won one notable championship Saturday and took a step closer to another.
The Wildcats beat Brigham Young University 29-15 in USA Rugby's Spring Championships title match. As a result, CWU will meet nine-time national champion Penn State on May 9 in Kennesaw, Ga., for the women’s Division I national championship.
Penn State won the Fall Championship by beating Norwich University of Vermont, 42-5.
“It’s exciting to have a chance to win a national championship,” CWU coach Mel Denham said in a university news release. “We have to get home, recover and get to work.”
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