Honey Badgers Defeat James River to Extend to 6-0 in the Division

Continuing from the success of the fall, the Severn River Honey Badgers maintained their perfect record in the MAC South. On a beautifully maintained pitch, the Honey Badgers started off strong with a self-recovered pop kick from fly half, Charlee Bryan, that she touched down under the uprights. On the board in under a minute, the team’s confidence soared. With some excellent, dynamic play from Hooker, Gabby Hiken, and the return of Second Row, Denisse Villaran, the team was formidable at the break down and maintained possession of the ball throughout the majority of the second half. To round out the scoring for the half, Mikey Williams, Tina Schaffer, and Scrappy Whiteley added multiple tries to bring Severn River’s half time points to 31. James River fullback, Victoria Byrd, scored the only points for her team in the latter portion of the half. After missing the conversion, the teams entered the break at 31-5.

After a couple of substitutions at the half, Severn River found themselves fighting to maintain their continuity from the first half. Despite some early frustrations, they remained strong on defense and prevented James River from capitalizing on a couple of opportunities. Coach Dolla Harmse challenged the Honey Badgers at the half to hold the other River to zero points and the team certainly delivered. With no scoring for the first twenty-two minutes of the second half, Center, Aly Jost McCarty, broke the line to end the drought. This initial effort was followed very quickly by a breakaway run from 8-Man, Kate Todorovich, who made a beautiful offload to Scrum-half, Tina Schaffer, for her third try of the day. Another try three minutes later from Wing, Tiffany Paul, completed the scoring for the day at 46-5.

The Honey Badgers are shifting their focus to Baltimore Chesapeake for April 6th and are working to maintain their place at the top of the Division. Pittsburgh is coming…

Tries:

Schafer - 3

Bryan - 1

Jost - 1

Williams - 1

Whiteley - 1

Paul - 1

Conversions:

Bryan - 3/5 and Romanchek - 0/3

Roster:

1 - Mikey Wiliams

2 - Gabby Hiken

3 - Kerry Lammers

4 - Denisse Villaran

5 - Lenni Ferreira

18 - Scrappy Whiteley

7 - Samantha Bottorf

8 - Kate Todorovich

9 - Tina Schafer

10 - Charlee Bryan

11 - Tiffany Paul

12 - Casey Hartzell

13 - Aly Jost

14 - Kathleen Clement

15 - Katie Marshall

16 - Jazz Harrison

19 - Masha Romanchek

20 - Lisa Berta

21 - Dee Crovo

22 - Lauren Schiedegger

23 - Kate Fitzgerald

24 - Amber Rose

25 - Ashley Chaffin