ORLANDO, Fla. (April 3) - The Wheeling University rugby team had a strong showing at the Tropical 7s Tournament, going 5-1 to take third place in the U23 Division.

RESULTS - April 2

• Wheeling 24, Hartford Harpooners 14
• Wheeling 31, New Orleans Voodoo 0
• Wheeling 35, Celtic Barbarians 10

RESULTS - April 3

• Life University 38, Wheeling 12 (Pool A Championship Match)
• Wheeling 38, Seaside Sailors & Deckhands 0
• Wheeling 29, Texas Barbarians 19 (Third-Place Game)

COACH'S COMMENTS
"I'm very happy about the result of the tournament. There were some very talented teams and strong competition in both pools from representative sides and development academy teams and even one of the biggest names in college rugby. Anytime you can go 5-1 and the only loss be to a program like Life University is a pretty good weekend. They're a strong team and I think we surprised them a bit hanging with them in the first half. We definitely opened some eyes and put Wheeling on the national radar this weekend. We gained a lot of confidence from the wins and worked through the tough loss to finish out the tournament in third place. I'm proud of way the guys played but even more than on the field,  I had numerous tournament officials and staff comment to me how respectful and pleasant the Wheeling players were all weekend."

~ Wheeling University Head Coach Michael Geibel
 

UP NEXT

• The Cardinals will host Queens College (N.C.) in 7s action on Saturday, April 17 at Bishop Schmitt Field.
• All matches will air on the Mountain East App and MountainEast.tv