Wheeling University’s women’s team played its inaugural game this weekend, defeating Ohio State 30-5 on Saturday.
Wheeling started their program this year and brought in Head Coach Ken Pape, who had parted ways with Lander after last season. Fourteen student-athletes followed Pape from Lander, which certainly helped kick-start the roster. Pape recruited 13 freshmen to add to that, including four from Ohio Girls HS Club champions Brunswick.
The game itself started fairly even and it was 5-5 before captain Ema Tai scores to put the Cardinals ahead to stay. Bella Gullata added a try to make it 15-5.
Tai scored her second and Jemmely Rivera added tries in the second half, while Marissa Hudson added a penalty and Gullata a conversion.
