The USA Women’s National Team 7s opened their 2019 Pan American Games campaign with a dominant 55-0 victory over Trinidad & Tobago. As the opening match of Pool A, the United States will now head to the Opening Ceremonies and return tomorrow for the final two matches of group play. Medal rounds will commence on Sunday, July 28.
“It gave us a really good opportunity to start our engines which is what we were trying to get out of today,” said Head Coach Emilie Bydwell. “A lot of the things that we’ve been working on and talking about over the past few weeks in this campaign, we got an opportunity to work on those but also highlight what we still aren’t doing in the way we want to do it. I think it gave us a good platform to review and look at tomorrow and go from here.”
MATCH ONE | United States 55-0 Trinidad & Tobago
Team USA were fully in control for the entirety of the game with the Women’s Eagles Sevens scoring an incredible 9 back-to-back tries. Ariana Ramsey claimed a hat a trick in what was her first tournament with the national team. Cheta Emba and Kristi Kirshe grabbed two tries a piece with Kayla Canett and Stephanie Rovetti both scoring one as well.
The Eagles Sevens will return tomorrow at 11:35 AM ET to face Argentina in the second match of Pool A. Colombia will follow at 3:25 PM ET with the Games broadcast on ESPN’s family of networks.
Fans are encouraged to visit usarug.by/PanAmRugby for a full list of available broadcasts closer to kick off. Clarity on exactly which network will stream which games may not be identified until close to kick off.
Results are also available at lima2019.pe/en/results.
Tries: Cheta Emba (2), Kayla Canett, Kristi Kirshe (2), Stephanie Rovetti, Ariana Ramsey (3)
Conversions: Alena Olsen (4), Cheta Emba (1)
2019 U.S. Pan American Games Women's Sevens Roster
| PLAYER NAME | POSITION | CLUB/PROGRAM |
|---|---|---|
| Kayla Canett | Scrumhalf / Flyhalf | USA Sevens Residency Program |
| Cheta Emba | Prop | USA Sevens Residency Program |
| Abby Gustaitis | Prop / Hooker | USA Sevens Residency Program |
| Emily Henrich | Prop / Center | Dartmouth College |
| Kristi Kirshe | Center / Wing | USA Sevens Residency Program |
| Ilona Maher | Prop / Center | USA Sevens Residency Program |
| Jordan Matyas | Prop | USA Sevens Residency Program |
| Alena Olsen | Scrumhalf / Flyhalf | USA Sevens Residency Program |
| Ari Ramsey | Scrumhalf / Wing | Dartmouth College |
| Stephanie Rovetti | Flyhalf / Center | USA Sevens Residency Program |
| Naya Tapper | Wing / Prop | USA Sevens Residency Program |
| Lauren Thunen | Prop | Santa Barbara Rugby |
2019 U.S. Pan American Games Women’s Sevens Staff
General Manager & Head Coach | Emilie Bydwell
Assistant Coach/Strength & Conditioning | Matt Long
Performance Analyst | Dave Gardner
Team Leader | Liz Strohecker
Athletic Trainer | Nicole Titmas
Team Physician | Dr. Alexandra Myers
PAN AMERICAN GAMES RESULTS & SCHEDULE
Pool A | Broadcast on various ESPN Networks
WATCH | usarug.by/PanAmRugby
vs Trinidad & Tobago | 55-0 (W)
vs Argentina | Sat, July 27 - 11:35 AM ET
vs Colombia | Sat, July 27 - 3:25 PM ET
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