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Lady Ruggers

Field	Value
country	USA
nickname	Penn State Nittany Lions or Lady Ruggers
union	Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union
league	EPRU
position	Division 1
region	State College, Pennsylvania
ground	West Campus Rugby Pitch
capacity	50 Seats 200 Standing
emblem	Nittany Lion
coach	Kate Daley
url	https://gopsusports.com/sports/womens-rugby

The Lady Ruggers are Penn State University's (PSU) Women's Rugby Football Club sports team, established in 1991. They are a Division 1 Elite rugby team who play under USA Rugby, 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 cannot be officially called the "Nittany Lions". The team is part of the Penn State athletic department's "team sports" program and plays other school's varsity teams.

The Rugby Alumni Association, which supports the team, also works with the Penn State's men's rugby team.

Kabala Rugby Hall 1 of 4 walls including the 2007 National Championship Trophy, Traded International Jerseys and All-America Plaques

Penn State Lock Nichole F. Lopes '07 & '09 Vs West Chester Oct. 2008 at Penn State West Pitch

Division I National Final Four Appearances (15s)

1993 – 3rd Place
1994 – 3rd Place
1995 – 2nd Place (Princeton def. Penn State)
1996 – 2nd Place (Princeton def. Penn State)
1997 – National Champions (Runner-up Radcliffe)
1998 – 2nd Place (Radcliffe def. Penn State)
2000 – National Champions (Runner-up Princeton)
2001 – 2nd Place (Chico State def. Penn State)
2002 – 2nd Place (Air Force def. Penn State)
2003 – 3rd Place
2004 – National Champions (Runner-up Princeton)
2005 – 2nd Place (Stanford 53 Penn State 6)
2006 – 2nd Place (Stanford 15 Penn State 12)
2007 – National Champions (Penn State 22 Stanford 21)
2008 – 2nd Place (Stanford 15 Penn State 10)
2009 – National Champions (Penn State 46 Stanford 7)
2010 – National Champions (Penn State 24 Stanford 7)
2011 – 2nd Place (Army 33 Penn State 29)
2012 – National Champions (Penn State 46 Stanford 15)
2013 – National Champions (Penn State 65 Norwich 10)
2014 – National Champions (Penn State 38 Stanford 0)
2015 – National Champions (Penn State 61 Central Washington 7)
2016 – National Champions (Penn State 15 Brigham Young 5)
2017 – National Champions (Penn State 28 Lindenwood 25)
2018 – lost semifinal game
2019 – lost semifinal game
2020 – cancelled (pandemic)
2021 – did not compete (pandemic)
2022 (spring) – lost semifinal game
2022 (fall) – withdrew after qualifying for semifinal game

National championship winners

Rugby Sevens Collegiate Championships

Collegiate Rugby Championship

2011- 2nd Place (Penn State 5 Army 14)

2018	Lindenwood 21–12 Penn State

USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships

In the first three years, the tournament was held in December, and the location necessitated considerable travel costs. Because of the impact on their programs, strong teams that won bids declined to participate.

2018	Lindenwood 20–0 Penn State

Captains

Captains are selected by team members. To qualify to vote, a player must have played with the team for at least one semester at the time of the vote. Coaching staff have no vote. A captain's term lasts one semester, but she can be reelected multiple times.

Fall 2001 - Claudia Braymer '02, Scrumhalf
Spring 2002 - Claudia Braymer '02, Scrumhalf
Spring 2004 - Kim Magrini '04, Scrumhalf
Fall 2004 - Maggie Reed '05, 2nd Row, 8, & Flanker
Spring 2005 - Maggie Reed '05, 2nd Row, 8, & Flanker
Fall 2005 - Amber Benlian '06, Center
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
Spring 2008 - Kristen Snyder '09, Hooker
Fall 2008 - Annie Zeigler '10, Scrumhalf
Spring 2009 - Kristen Snyder '09, Hooker
Fall 2009 - Ann Blair '09, Wing
Spring 2010 - R. Smyers '10, Lock
Fall 2010 - Sadie Anderson '12, Flyhalf
Spring 2011 - Kyle Armstrong '12, Lock
Fall 2011 - Sadie Anderson '12, Flyhalf
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Spring 2021 - Ellie Fromstein and Mia Lancellotti

References

Cahill, Calder. (May 6, 2018). "Lindenwood, Chico State, Tulane Women – Mary Washington Men secure 2018 Championships". USA Rugby.
"2019 Women's College D1 Elite Playoffs". USA Rugby.
"Women's National Collegiate Champions: D I".
"Lee Sparks Army Women Victory".
Wise, Chad. (May 7, 2016). "PENN STATE WINS ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP, FIRST D1 ELITE TITLE". USA Rugby.
Wise, Chad. (May 6, 2017). "NITTANY LIONS BEND, DO NOT BREAK IN D1 ELITE FINAL".
Goff, Alex. (4 December 2012). "CRC Looking into Women's Bracket Again".
Finlan, Jackie. (3 June 2013). "PSU Women, CRC 7s' Best".
(1 June 2014). "Penn State Women's Rugby 7s win third straight Collegiate Rugby Championships in Philadelphia".
"LIFE WOMEN VS LINDENWOOD WOMEN".
(12 November 2013). "College 7s Nationals Fields Finalized". RugbyMag.com.
(2 November 2011). "One Out, One in for College 7s Nats". RugbyMag.com.
(27 November 2011). "Razorbacks to 7s Nats, One Spot Left". RugbyMag.com.
(2013-11-24). "Women's Rugby: Norwich wins 3rd straight USA Rugby College 7s national title".
Goff, Alex. (29 May 2016). "Champions Crowned Women's College 7s". Goff Rugby Report.

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