Dartmouth Captures CRAA 7s National Championship

By: Dan Richeal

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind –Dartmouth women’s rugby closed out the 2025 7s season on Sunday in grand fashion with a CRAA 7s National Championship. The Big Green won their quarterfinal game over Princeton 34-5. Dartmouth then punched its ticket to the National Championship with a 19-5 win over Army in the semifinals. The Big Green took on Life University in the National Championship and pitched a shutout winning 31-0.

It was Princeton who scored the first points on the morning as they scored a try less than minute into the game. The Big Green quickly responded as Paola Arredondo Almeida found the try zone just 1:45 into the game. Annie Henrich hit the conversion to give the Big Green a 7-5 lead. About two minutes later, Henrich took a pass from Arredondo Almeida and scored her first try of the day to increase the Dartmouth lead to 12-5. Less than 90 seconds before halftime, Sadie Schier took the ball from a scrum and weaved through the Tiger defense and extended the Dartmouth lead to 17-5. Arredondo Almeida opened the second half with a try just over 30 seconds into the half. Asialeata Meni made it a 27-5 Dartmouth at the 11:20 mark as she shed multiple defenders on her way to the try zone. At the 14-minute mark, the Big Green closed out the match with another try. Henrich took a pass from AdiLeilah Bulabalavu as she sprinted through the Princeton defenders. Taylor Sadek hit the conversion to make it 34-5.

In the semifinals, Dartmouth matched up with NIRA rival Army. The Big Green struck first at the 2:41 mark of the first half as Schier notched her second try of the day. Henrich stepped up and hit the conversion to make it 7-0. About two minutes later, Katelyn Walker made it a 12-0 lead as she weaved and fought through defenders into the try zone. Henrich drilled her second conversion to make it 14-0. Meni became the third Dartmouth captain to find the try zone to make it a 19-0 lead at halftime. The second half saw just one try as Army scored as time expired.  

Dartmouth kicked off to start the championship match and Walker forced a turnover about 30 seconds into the game. Walker gained control and found Vasiti Turagavou trailing her, Turagavou took the pass and made it a 5-0 game less than a minute in. Dartmouth added seven points to its lead at the 2:45 mark as Henrich drew a penalty try to make it a 12-0 Dartmouth lead. The Big Green kept pouring it on in the first half as Walker took a quick pass from Henrich and found the try zone to make it 19-0 just 3:30 into the match. With time running out in the first half the Big Green added five more points to their total as Arredondo Almeida found the try zone. Dartmouth added one more try at the 11:38 mark to seal the game as Walker took a over the shoulder pass from Schier and sprinted past the Life defenders. Henrich hit the conversion to make it a 31-0 Dartmouth lead. The Big Green limited Life the remainder of the game and captured the CRAA 7s National Championship.

Walker was named the Player of the Match as she scored a pair of tries against Life.

It is the first time in program history that the Big Green have captured the CRAA 7s Premier National Championship.

The Big Green finish the 7s season with a perfect 13-0 record after winning all six games this weekend. Dartmouth won three 7s tournaments in the spring. Combined with the 15s season Dartmouth went 21-1 in the 2024-25 season.

Dartmouth will be back on the pitch in the fall for the 15s season.