This weekend the Bandits fought against the division leaders, Belmont Shore, to end thier first-ever DI league season. Despite the 55 - 17 loss, the Bandits style of play was coming into view and team efforts were beginning to pay off. Belmont netted 29 points in the first half, but before the whistle at half, Angie Watkins charged one in over the line after a red-zone battle on multi-phase play.
The Bandits were charged up after half and came out ready to step it up a notch. Early on in the second half, fly-half Megan Sanders broke through the line to run in a 30m try and convert. The Bandits ralleyed and played some of their best rugby in the second half, holding Belmont to just 7 points for a solid 25 minutes. After another Belmont try, Watkins again rose to the occasion, tearing through the line to run down the side for the Bandits final try of the game.
The Bandits play next at home after the men's game on October 17 against the women from Eugene, OR. The men face the Vancouver Sharks next weekend in Vancouver - a guaranteed pulse pounder.
Bandits - 17 Belmont Shore - 55
Tries: Watkins x 2, Sanders x 1
Conv: Sanders x 1
