Three different players scored tries as the No. 4-ranked Concordia Stingers remained undefeated and stretched their RSEQ women’s rugby record to a perfect 3-0 with a 17-15 victory over the No.7-ranked McGill Martlets in the ninth annual Kelly-Anne Drummond Cup on Wednesday night.
Stingers Hughanna Gaw, Sabre Lee and Kelsey Martin scored tries, while Alexandra Ste. Marie connected on a convert.
The game is symbolic of women's university rugby supremacy in Montreal and pays tribute to Kelly-Anne Drummond, a former Stinger who died tragically on Oct. 4, 2004. Her boyfriend was found guilty of killing her in April 2006.
She left behind many relatives, friends and teammates from her playing days at Concordia and with the Montreal Barbarians Rugby Club. Drummond was a member of the Stingers women's rugby team from 1999 through 2001.
A front row player, she was respected by her teammates for her commitment to the game and her work ethic. She also charmed her many friends with her inquisitiveness and fun-loving approach to life. She graduated from Concordia University with a major in Communications in 2002.
After the game Doreen Haddad, Kelly-Anne’s mother, presented the trophy that bears her daughter's name to the captains of the Stingers.
Donations at this year’s game raised $1,824 for WomenAWARE, a Montreal-based organization that supports victims of domestic abuse.
