Lady Ruggers
| Union | EPRU | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Penn State Nittany Lions or Lady Ruggers | ||
| Emblem(s) | Nittany Lion | ||
| Region | State College, Pennsylvania | ||
| Ground(s) | West Campus Rugby Pitch | ||
| Coach(es) | Peter Steinberg | ||
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The Lady Ruggers are Penn State University's1(PSU) Women's Rugby Football Club, established in 1991. They are a Division I college rugby team who play under USA Rugby2, American rugby's governing body. Although they are an official PSU team the women's rugby program at PSU is not funded as a varsity sport and therefore can not be called the "Nittany Lions". They however play other school's varsity teams.
Division I National Final Four Appearances3
1993- 3rd Place
1994- 3rd Place
1995- 2nd Place
1996- 2nd Place
1997- National Champions (Runner-up Radcliffe)
1998- 2nd Place
2000- National Champions (Runner-up Princeton)
2001- 2nd Place
2002- 2nd Place
2003- 3rd Place
2004- National Champions (Runner-up Princeton)
2005- 2nd Place (Stanford University 53 Penn State 6)
2006- 2nd Place (Stanford University 15 Penn State 12)
2007- National Champions (Penn State 22 Stanford University 21)
2008- 2nd Place (Penn State 10 Stanford University 15)
2009- National Champions (Penn State 46 Stanford University 7)
2010- National Champions (Penn State 24 Stanford University 7)
Past Captains
Fall 2004 - Kim Magrini '04, Scrumhalf
Spring 2004, Spring 2005 - Maggie Reed '05, 2nd Row, 8, & Flanker
Fall 2005, Spring 2006 - Amber Benlian '06, Center
Fall 2006 - Diana Klein '07, Fullback
Spring 2007 - Alison Searle '07, Lock
Fall 2007 - Lauren Rosso '09, Outside Center
Fall 2008 - Annie Zeigler '10, Scrumhalf
Spring 2008, Spring 2009 - Kristen Snyder '09, Hooker
Spring Break Tours
2000- California, US
2002- Spain
2003- South of France
2004- France, Switzerland, and Italy
2005- England & Wales
2006- Ireland
2007- England & Wales
2008- England
2008 (Summer)- Canadian Tour vs U19 Canadian National Team with Stanford University, West Chester University and Shippensburg University players
2009- Spain & France
2010- Ireland
Notable Players
References
1. Penn State University
2. Team's Alumni Website
3. College Champions List