The Lindenwood Women's Rugby team (4-1, 2-1 NIRA) bounced back from Friday's set back against Navy with a 64-0 shutout win over Brown University on Sunday morning. Ava Reuter, Mia Saige Topasna, and Gabby Bryant all had two tries to lead the Lions offensively, while Gianna Diaz made a season-high seven conversions in the victory. 

Bryant got the scoring started in the fourth minute, putting the Lions in front 5-0. Danhof extended the lead to 10-0 eight minutes later before Diaz knocked through her first conversion of the match to make it 12-0 early in the first half. He'Lena Dou'Ble found the try zone for the second straight match in the 20th minute, and Diaz converted the kick to push the lead to 19-0. Topasna added another try in the 25th minute before Bryant found the try zone for the second time in the half. Diaz then successfully converted for the third time in the half as Lindenwood took a 31-0 lead into halftime.

Early in the second half, Loimata Toia scored her first try of the season to extend the lead to 36-0, becoming the 20th different Lion to find the try zone this season. Diaz converted the kick two minutes into the final 40 minutes of play to make it 38-0 before Ava Reuter scored her first try of the match in the 50th minute. Diaz followed with her third straight conversion to make it a 45-0 contest.

Topasna and Reuter each scored their second tries of the match in the 63rd and 78th minutes respectively, with Diaz converting on two of the final three tries as Lille Merlow found the try zone in the 80th minute en route to the Lions earning their second NIRA win of the season by a final score of 64-0.

Lindenwood will return to action on Saturday, October 10, as the Lions conclude their five-match road stretch with a trip to Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Kickoff is scheduled for 9 a.m. CT.