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Burnaby Lake women romp past SFU

It was a day where the G’s had a letter day. The Burnaby Lake women’s rugby team got powerhouse performances from Katie Grudzinski, Alya Govorchin and Gabbie Hindley en route to an overwhelming 54-5 victory over Simon Fraser University last Saturday.

It was a day where the G’s had a letter day.

The Burnaby Lake women’s rugby team got powerhouse performances from Katie Grudzinski, Alya Govorchin and Gabbie Hindley en route to an overwhelming 54-5 victory over Simon Fraser University last Saturday.

Grudzinski scored four tries, Govorchin counted a pair and Gabbie – Hindley – was a versatile force in a game where the hosts fielded their strongest lineup of the early season.

The game was barely five minutes old when Grudzinski broke free to score her first of three first-half tries, cutting in from the back of a five-metre scrum. Picking up the second score was Madison MacLeod, while Grudzinski counted her second off a give-and go with Faith Fitzpatrick.

After Grudzinski touched down her third try of the half, Govorchin burst through the line and gathered in an SFU pass she turned into a dramatic score. Laura Londono wrapped up the first-half offence. In the second half, Jocelyn Guan, Fitzpatrick, Govorchin and Grudzinski piled up the points, while Jessica Harvey finished the game with a pair of converts.

In men’s premier action, Burnaby Lake were also inhospitable hosts in bouncing their University of Victoria counterparts 46-24 on Saturday.

Recovering from a tough loss the week before (a 46-3 shellacking at the hands of the UBC Old Boys), Burnaby put the brakes to UVic’s forceful backline and grabbed a lead on tries from Admir Cejvanovic and Adrian Longbone.

They added two more tries before the first half expired, then piled up a pair of scores before the Islanders got on the board.