CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University women's rugby opens its 2026 spring 7s season at Tropical 7s in Tampa, Florida at the Tournament SportsPlex of Tampa Bay from Friday, Apr. 3 to Saturday, Apr. 4.

What to Know

• Harvard's top entry in the event will compete in the U23 Women's Elite division within Pool A. In pool play on Friday, the Crimson will face off with Army West Point (2:20 p.m.), Penn State (4:00 p.m.), and Trinity Western (5:20 p.m.). Saturday's knockout rounds will begin with the quarterfinals at 2:20 p.m.
• The Crimson's U23 Women's Open division team will open competition with three pool play games on Friday, meeting the SARC Sharks (1:20 p.m.), Kennesaw State (3:40 p.m.), and the Canadian Misfits (5:00 p.m.). Saturday's playoffs will start at 1:40 p.m.
• Harvard's elite team will feature Victoria Stanley, Tiahna Padilla, Gemma Ogoke , Josephine Mignone, Sana'a Lunon, Cameron Fields, Lennox London, Madelyn Hubbell, Sophie Hayes, Dana Greer, Maya Hilger, Skylar Jordan, and Lily Miller.
• The Crimson's open side will include Neasa McLaughlin, Sofia Zhang, Morgan Gibson, Courtney Taylor, Cecilia Beauchamp, Nellie Fitzpatrick, Sabine Fuchs, Ava Giguere, Amber van Meines, Charlotte Gilmour, Mikayla Lord, and Evie Eyers.
• Harvard features a pair of nominees – senior Tiahna Padilla and first-year Gemma Ogoke – for the MA Sorensen Award, given each year to the top collegiate woman rugby player in the USA. Padilla has earned a nomination for the award four times and has gained First Team All-NIRA in all four of her years. Ogoke captured First Team All-NIRA during her rookie campaign and led the team with nine tries in the fall.
• Six members of the program, including current student-athletes and alumnae, represented the Crimson at the USA Women's Eagles domestic camp in February. The group included three alumnae – Cassidy Bargell '22, PK Vincze '25, and Malia Isaacs '25 – as well as three current student-athletes – Tiahna Padilla '26, Courtney Taylor '27, and Gemma Ogoke '29.
• Harvard featured 10 student-athletes on the 2025 All-NIRA Teams, including four first team selections and six second team honorees. Senior Tiahna Padilla, first-year Gemma Ogoke, senior Lennox London, and junior Ava Ference all gained first team honors while senior Charlotte Gilmour, first-year Madelyn Hubbell, first-year Sana'a Lunon, sophomore Josephine Mignone, junior Courtney Taylor, and senior Cameron Fields all claimed spots on the second team.
• Harvard announced its three captains for the 2026 spring 7s season and 2026 fall 15s season in a group that includes current juniors Ava Ference and Courtney Taylor and current sophomore Eseta Pale.
• During the 2025 fall 15s season, Harvard captured its third consecutive NIRA 15s national championship behind an undefeated 9-0 record. The Crimson became the first NCAA Division I women's rugby program to win four national titles in the 15s season with championships in 2019, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
• Among the Crimson's statistical leaders from the 2025 Fall 15s season, Ava Ference tallied 18 assists, 16 conversions, three tries, one penalty kick, and 50 total points, Skylar Jordan posted 13 conversions, six assists, two tries, and 36 points, Lennonx London scored five tries for 25 points, Sana'a Lunon notched eight tries, three assists, and 40 points, and Gemma Ogoke registered nine tries for 45 points.
• Last spring, the Crimson came in fifth place at the CRAA 7s National Championships after placing second at Ivy 7s earlier in the spring 2025 7s season.
• In 2024, Harvard won the CRAA 7s National Championship, going 6-0 at the tournament in Houston, Texas. The Crimson became the first NCAA program to win the tournament. 

Next Up

Harvard hosts Ivy 7s on Saturday, Apr. 11 (ESPN+) at Mignone Field in Cambridge.