The Lady Ruggers are Penn State University's¹(PSU) Women's Rugby Football Club sports team, established in 1991. They are a Division I college rugby team who play under USA Rugby

USA Rugby

USA Rugby is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States. It is divided into seven territorial Unions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, Pacific Coast, Southern California, South, and West...

², 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 can not be officially called the "Nittany Lions". They however play other school's varsity teams and get more assistance from the school as a sports program than Penn State's many club sports.

The Alumni Association which supports the team also works with the Penn State's Men's Rugby Team.

(15's) Division I National Final Four Appearances³

1993- 3rd Place

1994- 3rd Place

1995- 2nd Place

1996- 2nd Place

1997- National Champions (Runner-up Radcliffe)

1998- 2nd Place

2000- National Champions (Runner-up Princeton

Princeton Rugby

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2001- 2nd Place

2002- 2nd Place

2003- 3rd Place

2004- National Champions (Runner-up Princeton

Princeton Rugby

The Princeton University Rugby Football Club comprises the rugby union club of Princeton University. The school competes in the Ivy League in Division I of USA Rugby's intercollegiate competition.-Men's team:...

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2005- 2nd Place (Stanford University 53 Penn State 6)

2006- 2nd Place (Stanford University 15 Penn State 12)

2007- National Champions (Penn State 22 Stanford University 21)

2008- 2nd Place (Penn State 10 Stanford University 15)

2009- National Champions (Penn State 46 Stanford University 7)

2010- National Champions (Penn State 24 Stanford University 7)

2011- 2nd Place (Penn State 29 Army 33)

Past 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 last one semester, but can be reelected an unlimited amount of 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

Tours

Tours are typically completed during the month of March and centered on the schools Spring Break lasting ~10 days.

2000- California, US

2002- Spain

2003- South of France

2004- France, Switzerland, and Italy

2005- England & Wales

2006- Ireland

2007- England & Wales

2008- England

2008 (Summer)- Canadian Tour vs U19 Canadian National Team with Stanford University, West Chester University and Shippensburg
University players

2009- Spain & France

2010- Ireland

2011- Italy

2012- England

Past or Current Players

Alanna Luzier

Alena Kolarsky, Hooker, CO 2002, 2X Collegiate All-American 1999-2000 & 2001-2002

Alexandra Bowman, Center, CO 2007

Alicia Anne Adamerovich

Alison Searle, Lock, CO 2007

Allison Bruce

Allurie Kephart, Center, CO 2008 & 2011, 2007 Collegiate All-American

Alyson Brooks

Alyssa Boff

Amanda Cruz-Ortiz

Amanda Mesa

Amber "Shady" Benlian, Flyhalf/Center, CO 2006, 2005-2006 Collegiate All-American

Amber Curtis

Anne Blair

Ariel C Furler

Ashley Nesby, Prop, CO 2007, 2005-2006 Collegiate All-American

Asia Major-Waithe

Barbara Hess

Bianca Dalal

Brenda Holcomb

BrieAnna Barto

Brooke Davis

Caitlin Kluskiewicz

Caroline Hauser

Casie Hoffman

Catherine Benson

Catherine Cruz-Ortiz

Cherish Miller, Flanker, CO 2004

Christine Hunt

Christine Latini

Cydnei L Mallory

Dana Blair

Dana Marie Burzo

Deven Owsiany

Devin Keller, 2005-2006 Collegiate All-American, USA National Team Eagle

Diana Klein, Fullback, CO 2007, 4XCollegiate All-American 2003-2006

Dinorah Gomez

Dionda Busby

Elena Cantorna

Emily Donaldson, Wing, CO 2007

Erin Cramer Long

Fontaine Lloyd, Prop/Hooker, CO 2007

Gracie Melissa Martinez

Hanna Gregor

Hannah Geverd

Hannah Lehman

Jackie Cairns

Jackie Giordano

Jacqueline O'Brien

Jane Gordon

Jeanne Drouilhet

Jenna Lieberman

Jennifer Conner

Jennu Lui, Center, CO 2004, 2XCollegiate All-American 2002-2004, USA National Team Eagle

Jessica Anne Horwath

jessica morici

Joelle Lavin

Julia McKenna

Karley McVerry, Hooker, CO 2008

Kasey Ferlic

Kate Daley

Kate Flanagan

Katherine Burlingame

Katy (Rank) Lev, Hooker, CO 2003

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Kelsey Corbett

Kendra Cherelle Jones

Khanh Vu, Scrumhalf, CO 2007

Kim Magrini, Scrumhalf, CO 2004, 2002-2003 & 2003-2004 Collegiate All-American, USA National Team Eagle

Kristen Mandler

Kyle M Armstrong

Laura Lucas

Lauren Barber

Lauren Frank

lauren holzberg

Leah Fadden

Lisa Henneman

Maggie Reed, 2nd Row/8/Flanker, CO 2005, 2X Collegiate All-American 2003-2005

Margaret Creciun

Marie Kocher

Marikah Davin

Marissa Gutherz

Meghan Byrnes

Melanie Ent

Nadia Garnett

Nichole Flavia Lopes

Nikki Abraham

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Olivia Lindsey

Pamela Coutts, Prop, CO 2007

Rachael Muir

Rebecca Koons

Rosemary Daley, Lock/8-Man CO 2006, 2004-2005 Collegiate All-American

Sadie Anderson

samantha jo keota

Sarah Erickson

Sarah Katelyn Dickens

Shelley White, Scrumhalf, CO 2007

Stephanie Mellott

Tessa Johnstone

Tracy Kinnally

Zoe Lyristis

External links

• Team's Website
• USA Rugby
• National College Rankings
• Article about the team
• Article about the team