St. Bonaventure begins pool play Saturday in the Women’s Small College 7s National Collegiate Rugby tournament in Pittsburgh.

“It’s been a busy last two months and we’re looking forward to competing for a national championship this weekend,” said coach Tui Osborne. “The ladies have been diligent and resilient throughout our preparation. It should be a fun weekend for the team and we hope to return home with some hardware.”

The Bonnies play Baldwin Wallace at 4:23 p.m. and Plymouth State at 6:41 p.m. in Pool C play.

The 12-team tourney features four pools of three teams. The top two teams in each pool advance to championship play Sunday with the last-place team in each pool advancing to consolation play Sunday.

Other colleges competing include South Dakota, Rochester, Loyola (MD), Endicott, Chicago, Gannon, York, Lee and Washington (MO).

The Bonnies games will be streamed on the NCR YouTube Page.

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