Jan. 22 Update: Due to incoming bad weather, NCR has adjusted to schedule to a one-day format on Saturday, Jan. 24. Read more.

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National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) is hosting its first-ever Women’s All-Star 15s Showcase, an event that unfolds this Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 24-25 inside Silverbacks Park in Atlanta. There are four teams of approximately 25 players apiece, and each of the head coaches assembled their squads through a player draft. All four NCR divisions are represented on the Stars, Stripes, Bison and Hawks, and now the field is ready for a traditional round robin. Ultimately, there are two main objectives enriching this event: Expose players and coaches to next-level rugby opportunities; and identify talent for an All-American 15s tour this summer. [lead photo: Jackie Finlan / TRB]

RELATED: HC Jamie Frech Talks All-American 15s

All teams will play three games apiece — two on Saturday (at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.) and a final match on Sunday. Games are 25-minute halves with a five-minute halftime. There is open subbing as well. The champion will be named on highest standings points, and in case of a tie, point differential and then total tries will decide the champ.

The rosters have not been officially released yet, but the head coaches for each team are known. Virginia’s Nancy Kechner leads the Stripes and took some time to talk about her player selection process. DIII Endicott College’s Carly Baker is in charge of the Stars.  Southern Nazarene’s Tom Willoughby directs the Hawks. And Penn State’s Lauren Shissler leads the Bison.

SCHEDULE

All times Eastern

SATURDAY JAN 24

11 a.m. Stadium: Bison v Stars
11 a.m. Field 2: Hawks v Stripes

4 p.m. Stadium: Hawks v Stars
4 p.m. Field 2: Bison v Stripes

After the final games of the day (remember: the all-star 7s tournament occurs simultaneously), NCR will host a social at the complex, announce the Players of the Year winners (one per division), feature a handful of speakers and special guests, play a few games and foster that post-game ambiance that marks the sport. Food is provided.

SUNDAY JAN 25

11:30 a.m. Stadium: Bison v Hawks
12:40 p.m. Stadium: Stars v Stripes

All of the games inside the stadium will be live-stream on NCR TV, while the outer-field matches will feature on NCR’s YouTube channel and utilize Veo AI technology. The Rugby Breakdown will be on-site for photos and interviews, so check @therugbybreakdown for coverage.

ROSTERS

BISON

Christina Andrews – Providence College
Lucinda Brady – Penn St
Emanoella Ceni – SUNY Oswego
Jessica Ciaffi – Penn St
Daisy Cunningham – Wheeling Univ
Norah Drumala – Penn St
Alexis Edozie – Michigan
Lillie Ellis – Norwich Univ
Shanell Feliz-Peña – SUNY Binghamton
Leila Gerry – Colby College
Imanii Hernandez – DePaul Univ
Aneesah Herrera – Southern Nazarene
Halle Hill – Univ Minnesota
Jaylyn Isaacs – Southern Nazarene
Sadie Kabrhel – Northeastern Univ
Oluwasayo Kumapayi – Syracuse Univ
Jasmine Mendez – Coast Guard Academy
Hannah Mitchell – Walsh Univ
Julia Nilsen – East Stroudsburg Univ (lead photo)
Caitlin Padeck – Endicott College
Michaela Paquette – Univ Missouri
Grace Preston – Northeastern Univ
Grace Preston – Northeastern Univ
Anna Rimatzki – Michigan
Palu Sau – Southern Nazarene

Head coach: Lauren Shissler (Penn State)

HAWKS

Grace Anderson – Bowling Green St
Sophia Bailey – Vassar College
Rafielle Barrack – Wheeling Univ
Tara Bogansky – East Stroudsburg Univ
EJ Bowdler – Southern Nazarene
Tamzin Boyce – Wheeling Univ
Carmela Campbell – Purdue Univ
Marissa Cogan – Syracuse Univ
Octavia Crawford – Norwich Univ
Alli Davis – Wheeling Univ
Calla Dexheimer – UW Eau Claire
Corinne Dragwa – Towson Univ
Riley Erickson – Southern Nazarene
Grace Hein – Ohio St
Ireland Jeffrey – Southern Nazarene
Gabriella Kraus-Rivera – Coast Guard Academy
Jo Lent – Mary Washington
Danica Luzak – Penn St
Molly McAlevey – Northeastern Univ
Caitlin Moroney – Brown Univ
Kennedy Ridzi – SUNY Binghamton
Stitch Savelio – Wheeling Univ
Liz Sinatra – Wheeling Univ
Emma Tai – Wheeling Univ
Lesieli Vaeno-Tonga – Southern Nazarene
Vivianne Wright – Southern Nazarene

Head coach: Tom Willoughby (Southern Nazarene)

STARS

Mackenzie Addley – Niagara Univ
Kourtney Bichotte-Dunner – Northeastern Univ
Kaitlyn Boggs – Coast Guard Academy
Elizabeth Breiby – Univ New Hampshire
Emerson Callegari – Wheeling Univ
Molly Cancian – Baldwin Wallace
Alexis Dallas – Wheeling Univ
Carolina Hager – Univ Northern Iowa
Ava Hughes – Colorado St
Natalie Lamar – St Bonaventure
Chloe Marconi – Endicott college
Lily McGettigan – Brown Univ
Alyssa Mellin – Endicott College
Hazel Mitrik – Coast Guard Academy
Raquel Muniz Bermudez – Notre Dame
Payton Olivas – Wheeling Univ
Hannah Pasquarello – Plymouth St
Taylor Powell – UNC Charlotte
Katana Provost – Winona St
Meirabella Rouane – Coast Guard Academy
Chloe Tarango – Southern Nazarene
Joelle Taylor – Wheeling Univ
Carlyan Vigbedor – Norwich Univ
Sarah White – Univ New Hampshire

Head coach: Carly Baker (Endicott College)

STRIPES

Lauren Anderson – Southern Nazarene
Kylie Baigent – Wheeling Univ
Nisaiah Berkeley – Wheeling Univ
Kate Delaney – Virginia
Ada Erhart – Ohio St
Isabelle Ewing – Virginia
Jessica Faranda – James Madison
Alyssa Gioia – Norwich Univ
Kyra Grimes – Northeastern Univ
Emma Hastings – Univ Northern Iowa
Margaret Hollis – Smith College
Morgan Hunt – Howard Univ
Milena Keene – Virginia
Shylea Knapp – Ball St
Tiara Mason – Purdue Univ
Delaney McDonough – Smith College
Lexa Neufeld – Virginia
Sierra Palecek – Northeastern Univ
Violet Powell – James Madison
Nora Richards – James Madison
Zoë Simmons – Michigan
Megan Tremblay – Notre Dame
Raditya Wahjudi – Virginia
Keyonna Wilson-Rhodie – North Carolina St

Head coach: Nancy Kechner (Virginia)