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Sports

Rec sports results and club meetings

By Nicole Goulet
Posted on Oct. 18, 2001, at 12:00 a.m.

By Nicole Goulet

For The Maine Campus

The women’s rugby team was away, playing the University of Maine-Farmington on Oct. 13. UMF scored two tries in the first half, but UMaine came back in the second half to score two tries, one conversion and one penalty kick. Senior Linda Christensen and freshmen Crystal Damboise scored the tries and junior Katie Nadeau scored the conversion and penalty kick. UMaine went on to win 15-10.

UMaine’s ultimate Frisbee club, known as Blackfly Ultimate, qualified for the Northeast Coed Regional at Fort Devens, Mass., on Oct. 6 and 7. There are spots available for two teams to advance from the Northeast Coed Regional to nationals. Blackfly was seeded No. 12 out of 16 teams in the double elimination tournament. Blackfly played the fifth seed NYCE, the second-place coed team from metro-New York and Connecticut. In a close game, Blackfly lost to NYCE 15-10. On Saturday, Blackfly played Run Pablo Run, the fifth place team from the Metro-Boston section. Blackfly lost the game 15-6. On Sunday, the team won the consolation game to Das Boot, the eighth seed from the metro-Boston section. NYCE ended up placing third, missing out on a spot in nationals.

The Shokotan club meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday in the basement of Lengyel Gym. A tournament for the spring is in the making.

The UMaine road cycling club is looking for more members. The team will ride on Sundays, weather permitting. For information, contact Pearce Creasman via FirstClass.

The women’s volleyball club practices on Tuesday and Thursday from 8 to10 p.m. and on Sunday from 6 to8 p.m. The club team will be practicing in the fall semester for spring tournaments. All are welcome. For information contact Rena Lolar via FirstClass. Health insurance forms must be filled out first before practicing. They may be obtained at the Recreation Sports Office in the Memorial Gym.

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