ST. CHARLES, Mo. - The Lindenwood women's rugby team (1-0) returns to the pitch on Saturday, Oct. 19th against BYU (1-0) when they travel to Provo, Utah starting at 12:00 p.m. CT. Lindenwood continues to make the transition as an emerging sport since joining the National Intercollegiate Rugby Assocaition.

WHAT TO KNOW

• Lindenwood is 3-0 all-time against BYU (15s) dating back to the 2019-20 season when LU won the first ever meeting 63-0.
• On average, Lindenwood scores 76 points compared to BYU who puts up just one point on average... Lindenwood has held BYU to a shutout in two of the three meetings during the 15s in the fall
• During the 2023-24 season, Lindenwood defeated the Cougars by a final score of 72-0 in a shutout... multiple Lions scored including Madison Jersey and Freda Tafuna
• Last weekend the Lions defeated Southern Nazarene by a final score of 92-7... Tafuna scored three tries and went 10/11 on conversions
• Lucia del Campo also had three tries in the victory... Lindenwood moved to 2-0 all-time against SNU while also securing their first win since the transition
• Lindenwood is coached by Trevor Locke in his third season at the helm, he is assisted by Colten Hernadez
• Freda Tafuna returns to St. Charles for her final season after taking home the Sorensen Award in 2024 (given to the best Women's College Rugby Player)
• Fans can watch this match at the following link

UP NEXT
Lindenwood will travel to Grand Canyon University in Phoeniz, Arizona next Saturday, Oct. 26th. For more information go to lindenwoodlions.com.