Life University is now 2-0 in Women's D1 Elite after defeating Central Washington in Ellensburg, Wash. Saturday.
The Running Eagles were the fitter team, said CWU Head Coach Matthew Ramirez and they exposed the fact that Central has not been in training for especially long. All of this was spelled out in the fact that it was only 10-5 at halftime. And in fact Central Washington surged through and were threatening in the first few minutes of the second half. But a holding-on penalty killed that and Life was able to kick to touch to get out of trouble, win that lineout and then bust a 35-meter run up the middle.
Two more big runs and Life was on the doorstep and after some effort got it over. That made it 17-5, and after that Life's speed on the outside and their snappy passing saw them score their fourth with less than 30 minutes to go.
Central had the run of play for the next 10 minutes or so but once again Life's red zone defense was solid. Three tries from Life in the final 16 minutes finished it off 41-5.
"I love the team spirit during our long travel trips," said Life Head Coach Ryszard Chadwick. "It's amazing how the team support each other, even when there are troubles in the road. Our freshmen players have been doing great. They've blended in perfectly and added real depth to our team."
Chadwick has been running the Life players hard in the opening weeks and it has paid off. But they also worked hard tactically.
