RUGBY SCHOLARSHIPS & SUPPORT AT SBU

The Bonnies play in the Upstate NY Collegiate Rugby Conference, facing nationally ranked competition on a regular basis. The 15s season is during the fall semester.

During spring semester the team focuses on physical and skill development in January and February, and 7s competition is held in March and April.

The Bonnies won the national small-college NCR 15s championship in 2023, prompting the move to Division I for the 2024-25 season.

Along with our on-field success, the benefits of playing for the Bonnies include:

• Strength and conditioning coach and full-time athletic trainers to make sure you’re playing at your best.
• Full-time coaching, supporting the development of national-level players, and leaders in all professional fields.
• Access to our state-of-the-art weight room and turf field. Come play under the lights!

You can be a part of the next generation of St. Bonaventure women’s rugby players and help us continue to represent our program and university at the highest level. If you are a high school rugby player, or an athlete looking to try a new sport at the college level, we want to tell you more about our unique approach to developing student-athletes and growing as a team.

Interested in joining our team?

If you are interested in joining our team, please complete and submit our Women's Rugby Recruitment Form.

Contact the Coach

For questions or more information about the club women's rugby team at SBU, contact:

Meredith Pyke
Women's Rugby Coach
(716) 375-2514
Send an email

Feb. 14: Buffalo preseason scrimmage, 2-1 record

Feb. 28-March 1: Frostbite 7s (CRC Qualifier), 3^rd place

March 21: Brown 7s @ Brown University (CRC Qualifier), 2-2 record

March 29: Bonnies 7s (home JV tournament), 2-3 record

April 11: Gate City 7s (CRC Qualifier), 3-1 record

NOTE: All game times still TBD.

Aug. 24: Niagara at SBU (scrimmage)

Tries: Jillian Rea (2), Mia Popp (2), Kaegan Rhodes, Gia Ditto

Conversions: Elizabeth Lyons (3)

Sept. 6: SBU at Syracuse (30-minute scrimmages with SU, UB and Norwich)

• SBU 31, Norwich 12

Tries: Natalie Lamar (2), Taylor Cohen, Gia Ditto, Elizabeth Lyons

Conversions: Elizabeth Lyons (3)

• SBU 50, UB 0

Tries: Taylor Cohen, Kaegan Rhodes, Ahi Ma'ake, Elizabeth Lyons, Natalie Lamar, Rory Senft, Katie Paterson, Gia Fanutti

Conversions: Elizabeth Lyons (3), Natalie Lamar (2)

• SBU 29, Syracuse 5
  
  Tries: Taylor Cohen, Gia Ditto, Mia Popp, Kyla Nentarz, Elizabeth Lyons
  
  Conversions: Elizabeth Lyons (2)

Sept. 13: SBU 47, Aquinas College 27

Tries: Lamar (3), Rhodes, Moeller, Ma’ake, Fanutti

Conversions: Elizabeth Lyons (3), Kyla Nentarz (3)

Sept. 21: SBU 74, Boston College 0

Tries: Gia Ditto (2), Lexie Thompson, Jillian Rea, Rory Senft, Madison Moeller, Kaegan Rhodes, Alexandria Sutandar, Kyla Nentarz, Taylor Cohen, Natalie Lamar, Taryn Gonzales

Conversions: Elizabeth Lyons (2), Lamar (5)

Sept. 27: Cincinnati at SBU (canceled due to Cinci illness)

Oct. 3: SBU 11, Walsh 5

Tries: Mia Popp

Penalty kicks: Elizabeth Lyons (2)

Oct. 4: SBU B side 57, UB 25

Tries: Gia Ditto (3), Kelly McFarland (2), Triniti Shaffer (2), Madison Moeller (2), Jaylei Wagstaff, Gia Fanutti

Conversions: Isabel Knutson (1)

Oct. 18: Penn State 45, SBU 14

Tries: Natalie Lamar, Kyla Nentarz

Conversions: Elizabeth Lyons (2)

Oct. 25: Wheeling 136, SBU 3

PK: Elizabeth Lyons

Nov. 1: SBU def. Binghamton

Sept. 9 SBU 44, Brockport 0 (at SBU)

Tries: Kaylee Middaugh (3), Makenna Ramsey (2), Ashlee Reid, Kyla Nentarz, Abbey Beres, Harley Brown

Conversions: Middaugh and Nentarz

NOTE: Game officially a forfeit because Brockport didn't have full 15s squad. Teams played 12-v-12.

Sept. 17 SBU 74, Clarkson 0 (at Clarkson)

Tries: Makenna Ramsey (5), Harley Brown (4), Ashlee Reid, Kyla Nentarz, Abbey Beres, Katie Patterson, Natalie Lamar

Conversions: Nentarz (2)

Sept. 23 SBU 143, Fredonia 0 (at SBU)

Tries: Kaylee Vincent (2), Kara Sheesley, Abbey Beres (2), Kaylee Middaugh, Ashlee Reid (3), Kyla Nentarz, Makenna Ramsey (3), Harley Brown (2), Mia Popp, Olivia Reeves, Natalie Lamar, Lynette Rivera (2) Luka Galle, Itzcali Colon (2)

Conversions: Nentarz (12)

NOTE: Game officially a forfeit because Fredonia didn't have full 15s squad. Teams played 12-v-12.

Oct. 1 SBU 62, Rochester 5 (at Rochester)

Tries: Abbey Beres (2), Kyla Nentarz (3), Makenna Ramsey (4), Natalie Lamar

Conversions: Nentarz (6)

Oct. 13 SBU 79, Niagara 0 (at Niagara)

Tries: Kyla Nentarz, Makenna Ramsey (7), Kaylee Middaugh, Natalie Lamar, Katie Patterson, Jillian Rea (2)

Conversions: Nentarz (7)

Oct. 22 SBU 65, Oswego 17 (at SBU) (Upstate New York Women's Collegiate Rugby Conference Semifinals)

Tries: Makenna Ramsey (7), Kyla Nentarz (2), Harley Brown (2)

Conversions: Nentarz (5)

Match story: No. 2 Bonnies explode in second half

Oct. 29 SBU 32, Cortland 22 (at Cortland) (UNYWCRC title game)

Tries: Makenna Ramsey (5), Abbey Beres

Conversions: Nentarz (1)

Match story: No. 2 Bonnies upend Cortland for league title

Nov. 11 SBU 55, East Stroudsburg 12 (at Culpeper, Va.) NCR Regionals

Match story: No. 2 Bonnies storm into regional title game

Nov. 12 SBU 53, Lee University 5 (at Culpeper, Va.) NCR Regionals Title

Match story: No. 2 Bonnies advance to national final four

Dec. 2 SBU 22, Endicott 10 (at Houston) NCR National semifinal

Match story: Bonnies upend No. 1 Endicott to reach title game

Dec. 3 SBU 22, Wisc.-Platteville 17 (at Houston) NCR National final

Match story: Bonnies capture national championship