Brock finishes first

Badgers go undefeated in regular season in women’s rugby

Katelyn Heyens, Taylour Hurd and Jenna Rainville each scored three tries to lead visiting Brock past Toronto 76-7 to end the women’s university rugby season undefeated.

“This was a great day for Brock women’s rugby,” said Stefanie Pavolich, whose Badgers went 4-0 in her second year as head coach.

Brock also will be playing in Toronto when the playoffs get underway Saturday with a quarter-final game against the York Lions, 1-3.

Meagan Hurt, with one try and four converts; Taylor Knezevich, four converts; Kaylah Moehling, one try; and Lauren Wilks, one also scored for Brock in Saturday’s victory over the Varsity Blues, who fell to 1-3.

Rugby men in playoffs

Brock defeated Toronto 47-22 on the road Saturday in men’s university rugby clinching a playoff berth with three games remaining in league play.

The Badgers improved to 4-1 thanks to their defence and scoring from Ryan Hickey, two tries; Spencer Karn, five converts; Steve Commerford, Wade Little, Curtis Patrick and Zack White, one try apiece.

Brock hosts the first-place Queen’s Gaels, 5-0; in a 1 p.m. start Saturday at Alumni Field.

Badgers ground T’birds

Marilena Spagnolo recorded back-to-back shutouts and Brock swept Algoma in women’s university soccer on the weekend in Sault Ste. Marie.

Convincing victories over the Thunderbirds, 4-0, Saturday; 7-0, Sunday; improved the Badgers record to 4-4-3.

CierraBernicky,BrookeBoekestyn and Bethany Kromer, two goals each; and Ashley Harris found the back Sunday, with Harris, two goals; Sam Bayer and Kristen Bettencourt providing the offence Saturday.

Marilena Spagnolo has five shutouts this year.

Brock is back on the pitch Friday with a 6 p.m. kickoff with the Guelph Gryphons, 6-3-2.

Offence doesn’t rest

It was all Badgers, all the time, when Brock wrapped up a weekend series against the Algoma Thunderbirds in men’s university soccer with a clinic on offence.

The Badgers outshot their Sault Ste. Marie hosts 19-3, and had 45 shots overall, on their way to a 6-1 victory to even their record at 5-5-1.

Alexander Makubuya, Eric Serafino, Liam Wilson, Nathan Briglio, Jaden Nearing-Rampersad and Daliso Chulu scored for Brock.

Anthony Smith and Makubuya got their names on the scoresheet and Anthony Scott made four saves for the shutout in a 2-0 Brock victory Saturday, also against Algoma.

Next action for the Badgers is Friday at 8:15 p.m., home to Guelph Gryphons, 8-2-1; and Sunday at 3:15 p.m. versus the York Lions, also at Alumni Field.

Not so Ram tough

Brock closed out the home half of its university baseball season by taking both ends of a doubleheader from the Ryerson Rams.

A 4-3 come-from-behind victory, on a walk-off error; and 7-3 win in the second game improved the Badgers to a league-leading 11-3 heading into a season-ending twin bill on the road Friday against the Guelph Gryphons, 8-6.

Justin Gideon and Dawson Veeneman collected two hits each for the Badgers in the second game, while Noah Koffman, 2-for-5; paced Brock at the plate in the opener.

Andrew Raponi, 3 2/3 innings, five hits, two earned runs; and Nick Subramaniam, 3 1/3 innings, one hit, one, run three walks, two strikeouts; shared mound duties for the Brock in Game 2.

Pitching line for the Badgers in the opener was Derek Zwolinski, eight innings, three hits, three runs, one earned, four walks, six strikeouts; and Jake Near, one inning, no hits, no walks, no runs.

Sunday’s doubleheader at George Taylor Field in Merritton, formerly Community Park, were the final home games for Brock team captain Blake Stepien and Gideon.

Brock 1-1 on road

Eryn Brown and Lindsey Highfield each scored two goals and Victoria Halliday, Mel McCall and Brittany Schwende one each but that wasn’t enough to extend Brock’s winning streak in women’s university field lacrosse.

A 12-7 setback to the Trent Excalibur in the second half of a doubleheader Sunday in Guelph was the Badgers first in five games and dropped the team’s record to 5-3.

Brock tamed the York Lions 11-4 in the opener on goals from Olivia Langdon, two; Ally Brown, Jennifer Budarick, Tessa Czerlau, CeCe Payne, Shania Porter, Mikayla Vaz, Gillian Webster, Halliday and Schwende.

Saturday’s schedule has the Badgers in Waterloo taking on the Guelph Gryphons, at 8:30 a.m.; and the Western Mustangs, 1:45 p.m.

Pre-season opener

The Brock Badgers defeated the visiting Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Ooks 5-1 for their first win of the pre-season in women’s university hockey.

Rachel Rochat, Kim Brown, Amanda Ieradi, Christina Ieradi and Paige Cahoon scored for Brock, which came into Sunday’s game at Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre in St. Catharines with an 0-3 record.

Jenna Murphy earned the victory in net for the Badgers who outshot the Ooks 27-24.

Brock has two home games this weekend: Friday, versus York Lions, 7:15 p.m.; Saturday, Windsor Lancers, 2:15 p.m.