The Glendale Raptors travelled to Portland, Oregon this weekend for a friendly match against the women of ORSU (Oregon Rugby Sports Union). Glendale is currently preparing for USA Rugby Division 1 National Championships, and actively sought out a Women's Premier League (WPL) team to give them a tough match in advance of next weekends trip to Chicago for West/Midwest playoffs.

Unfortunately, a bout of the flu and a prior WPL game against Keystone kept ORSU's top performers out of the match, leaving Glendale free to run in 16 tries, scored by 9 different players, for a final score of 96-0.

While the trip wasn't quite what we were looking for in terms of competition, the team was able to work on its offensive pattern as well as continue building the depth necessary to be successful in the upcoming national playoffs. The Raptors were able to hold ORSU scoreless through 80 minutes.

While fullback Claire Gregorich put in a stellar 4 try performance, the highlight of the match was an outstanding breakout performance by fast and powerful outside center Heidi Bauer, who was unavailable during the early part of the season and is just now finding her stride.

Scoring Summary:

Jenna Anderson - 3 tries - 15 points
Claire Gregorich - 4 tries - 20 points
Heidi Bauer - 2 tries - 15 points
Hanna Birge - 1 try - 5 points
Bethany Zick - 1 try - 5 points
Nicole Delue - 3 tries, one conversion, 17 points
Stephanie Fillmore - 2 conversions, 4 points
Nina Safane - 2 tries - 10 points
Khanh Vu - 1 try, 5 points