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2021-22 Women's Rugby

Sofie Fella

  • Class Senior
  • Position Center
  • Hometown Shanghai, China
  • High School Shanghai American
  • Concentration Psychology
  • House Affiliation Winthrop

Biography

Senior (2021-22)
Won the Mary G. Paget Prize at Harvard's Senior Letterwinners Dinner… Led the team with 20 tries during the 7s season … Tallied a team-high six tries at Crimson 7s (April 2) with one vs. West Chester, two vs. Army, one vs. Sacred Heart, and two vs. Army in the championship game … Notched a team-best eight tries at Ivy 7s (Apr. 23) behind three vs. Princeton, three vs. Dartmouth, and two vs. Dartmouth in the championship game … Posted a team-best six tries at the National Championships (May 14-15) with three vs. Central Washington, one vs. Penn State, and two vs. Sacred Heart … Earned NIRA All-Academic Team honors … Helped the Crimson reach the national semifinals during both the 15s and 7s seasons as well as win the Ivy 7s title.

Junior (2020-21)
Season canceled by Ivy League.

Sophomore (2019-20)
Scored her first try of the season and had a game high two tries in season opener against Quinnipiac (Aug. 31) ... Tabbed her second two try game of the year against Notre Dame College of Ohio (Oct. 12)...Touched down for tries in both the NIRA Semifinal Game against Dartmouth and in the Ivy Championship against Dartmouth ... Finished the season tied for second on the team in tries at seven with 35 points ... 2019 NIRA National Champion … Earned NIRA All-Academic Team honors.

First-Year (2018-19):
Started the season with a four-game try streak against Quinnipiac (Sept. 1), Army West Point (Sept. 8), Dartmouth (Sept. 22) and Quinnipiac (Oct. 6) ... Added another try against Brown (Oct. 20) ... Touched down in the NIRA Quarterfinals against American International College (Nov. 10).  

Before Harvard:
Captain for Shanghi American School Varsity Rugby (2016-2018) … Most Valuable Player (2015-2017) …  China Cup Champions (2015-2018) … All-APAC Tournament Award (2015-2017) … German U18 National Team … European U18 Championship Champions … American Rugby Pro Training Center Team (2017) … Atavus All-Star Team (2016-2018) … Shanghai American School Girls Junior Athlete of the Year (2016) … Shanghai American School Girls Senior Athlete of the Year (2017+2018) … Graduated with Magna Cum Lade Honors (2018).

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First-Year

  • 2019-20Sophomore

  • 2020-21Junior

  • 2021-22Senior

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