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The Denver Onyx host the Chicago Tempest at Infinity Park in Colorado to kick off Round 4 of WER’s inaugural season! The Onyx come into this match unbeaten and averaging 62.5pts scored per game, with a 125-14 points differential after only 2 games. The Tempest are still looking for their elusive first WER victory, sitting at the bottom of the standings with a 0-3 record.
Unfortunately, the Tempest will have to keep waiting for that first victory as the Onyx ran riot in front of a home crowd. a final score of 76-7 sets new records for the most points by a side (76), most tries by a side (12), and largest winning margin (69pts) in WER history. Denver’s unbeated run continues, with an incredible points difference of +180 (201-21).
Denver Onyx flanker Tahlia Brody recorded her first career WER hat trick in this game, scoring 3 of Denver’s 12 tries.
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 12, 2025 | 3:00 pm | Women's Elite Rugby | WER 2025 |
Onyx
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evie Oglesby | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Gianna Solomon | Hooker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Laura Lavigne | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Amy Spafford | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Hallie Taufo’ou | Lock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Kapoina Bailey | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Tahlia Brody | Flanker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Rachel Johnson | Number 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Carly Waters | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Kristin Bitter | Fly-half | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6/9 | 12 |
| 11 | Alessandra Bender-Cruz | Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Kennedy Feasby | Center | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Julie Tordonato | Center | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | KB Slaughter | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Tahna Wilfley | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Saher Hamdan | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Jeanna Beard | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Maya Learned | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Hannah Long | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Rachel Ehrecke | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Kelsie O’Brien | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Mckenzie Hawkins | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Justine Perl | Center | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 4 |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8/12 | 76 |
Tempest
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kadie Sanford | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ilene Andrade | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Keki Jordan | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sarah Curvin | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Katie Lamont | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ubaida Ahmed | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Abby Albrecht | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Amaryha McGowan | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Jess Dombrowski | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Adriana Mendoza Silva | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MarCaya Bailous | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Emma Farnan | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 13 | Indigo Niznik-Darden | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Nicole Fisch | Wing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 2 |
| 15 | Isla Alejandro | Fullback | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Jayla Twitty | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Tito Harrison | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Anabel Diaz | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Maria Bashmakov | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Olga Niyibizi | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Taylor White | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Lauren Kuffel | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Erika Farais | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 7 |
Officials
| Referee |
|---|
| Lindsey Oliver |
Venue
| Infinity Park |
|---|
| Infinity Park, South Cherry Street, Glendale, Arapahoe County, Colorado, 80246, United States |


Tempest