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High Performance captures Lady Triton Rugby Sevens title

High Performance captures Lady Triton Rugby Sevens title

High Performance captures Lady Triton Rugby Sevens title


10/25/2021
Olivia Elliott
Olivia Elliott of the High Performance women鈥檚 rugby club steps out of reach of an oncoming Para Todu defender while teammate Kayla Taguacta-Chiong positions herself for backup. High Performance won the inaugural Lady Triton Women鈥檚 Rugby Sevens Tournament on Saturday, with both Elliott and Taguacta-Chiong named to the All-Tournament Team.
Alexandria Cruz
Alexandria Cruz of the 91快播 Tritons fights to stay standing during a semifinal match against team High Performance, the team that ultimately won the Lady Triton Women鈥檚 Rugby Sevens Tournament undefeated on Saturday.
Katie Mueller
Katie Mueller of Para Todu faces High Performance defenders as she makes a turn toward the goal line in the championship match of the Lady Triton Women鈥檚 Rugby Sevens Tournament on Saturday. Para Todu lost to High Performance 36-0.
Katrina Penaflor
UOG Tritons Katrina Penaflor makes a quick break with the ball in a semifinal match against High Performance of the Lady Triton Women鈥檚 Rugby Sevens Tournament, which concluded Saturday. Penaflor was named to the All-Tournament Team.
Taylor Crisostomo
Taylor Crisostomo of team Hybrid looks for an opportunity to pass her Para Todu defender. The Hybrids took third place in the Lady Triton Women鈥檚 Rugby Sevens Tournament on Saturday, with Crisostomo named to the All-Tournament Team.
Vina Terlaje
Vina Terlaje of team High Performance was named Most Valuable Player of the inaugural Lady Triton Women鈥檚 Rugby Sevens Tournament.

The High Performance women鈥檚 rugby club captured the very first championship with a 36-0 victory over the Para Todu club on Saturday at the University of Guam Rugby Field. The university鈥檚 Triton Athletics Department hosted the two-weekend tournament in conjunction with the debut of its first-ever women鈥檚 rugby team. 

鈥淭his tournament brought a lot of excitement to the rugby community,鈥 said UOG Athletics Director Doug Palmer. 鈥淲e can hopefully hold two more this spring.鈥 

The championship match was hard-fought by both teams, but the High Performance defense proved too much for Para Todu and the match on the scoreboard was a one-sided affair.

High Performance, whose team consists of multiple Guam national team players, went 5-0 during the tournament, allowing only one score.

In the semifinals, High Performance beat the shorthanded UOG Tritons team 31-0. The Tritons, down to six players after a team member suffered a concussion last week, managed better defense than their 42-0 loss to High Performance in last week鈥檚 qualifying match.

In the second semifinal game, the Para Todu club beat the Hybrids 17-5 in a match that heated up in the final two minutes as the Hybrids turned up the pressure on Para Todu.

With the Tritons vs. Hybrid third-place match cancelled following a Triton injury in the semifinals, team Hybrid, with a tournament record of 2-3, was declared the winner and third-place finisher.

Para Todu finished second place with a record of 3-2, and the UOG Tritons finished fourth place with a record of 0-5.

鈥淭his was a great start for the UOG Lady Tritons,鈥 Palmer said about the university鈥檚 newest sport and the team鈥檚 first tournament. 鈥淲e didn鈥檛 win any matches, but we learned a lot about the game and what we need to do to have a successful program on the island.鈥

Vina Terlaje of High Performance was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament, with the following players named the All-Tournament Team:

  • Olivia Elliott   High Performance
  • Katie Mueller   Para Todu
  • Taylor Crisostomo  Hybrids
  • Katrina Penaflor  UOG Tritons
  • Mariana Crisostomo  High Performance
  • Makenna Greenlee  Para Todu
  • T鈥檃nna Dela Cruz  Hybrids
  • Tori Starr   High Performance
  • Aveah Garrido  Para Todu
  • Kayla Taguacta-Chiong High Performance