In their third season since moving to the varsity level, the women’s rugby team (1–2–0 overall, 0–1–0 Ivy League) claimed their first ever win on Sept. 21 against Bowdoin College (1–1–0 overall, 0–0–0 NCAA Dlll) with a final score of 59–0.
It’s been a long time in the making for Princeton women’s rugby, with an 0–7 inaugural campaign in 2022 followed up with another difficult 0–6 season in 2023. After two shutout losses to begin the season to Sacred Heart and Dartmouth, Princeton’s win against Bowdoin was a much needed step forward for the young program.
“It’s been over two years that we’ve been wanting this,” women’s rugby head coach Josie Ziluca told The Daily Princetonian. “It’s a really momentous time for us where we feel we’ve finally earned something that we’ve been wanting for a long time.”…