In a weekend of games where it knew it would dominate on the field, the Penn State women's rugby team used the opportunity to break in some new players.

Some team members who had only played for the B side in previous games were given the opportunity to play during the A side game.

The team will be able to use that experience in future games and seasons.

"It was both a learning experience for some players and a chance to see where we can expand in the future," forward Carrie White said.

The Lady Ruggers' B side faced Clarion at home on Friday night and chalked up a 22-7 victory.

Wing Amy Manidis and White each scored a try in the first half of play, while forward Kirsten Aerts and back Amy Brunner each scored a try in the second half.

Saturday's league game at Salisbury State was heavily dominated by Penn State, as it rolled over Salisbury, 67-7.

Thirteen tries were scored by eight different players. Center Katie Gloyer and flanker Amanda Gehman each scored a hat trick, while wing Sally Gimbert added two tries for the Lady Ruggers.

Eight-man Trisha DiBasilio, scrumhalf Cara Herter, inside center Hannah Thomas-Peter, flyhalf Amber Benlian and Manidis also scored tries in the Salisbury game.

The Lady Ruggers' domination on the offensive side of play is largely due to team unity.

"The girls did an awesome job with supporting each other and it really showed with the score," Manidis said. "No one was left alone to fend for themselves."

With an obvious advantage in the game, the Lady Ruggers maintained the same intensity level as they would for any other team.

"The team played very well, especially in the first half of the game," Aerts said. "Salisbury was not a very good team, but we did not play down to their level and showed some periods of beautiful rugby."

Despite the high-scoring games, the team did find some troublesome areas and was happy they were exposed against a weaker team.

"One of the things that we still need to work on is tackling," Gehman said. "We could get away with some bad tackling against Salisbury, but against a better team, we would not have done so well."

However, part of that weakness came because of the high score.

"Our game Saturday was very PSU dominated. However, we let our guard down one too many times when we let a try slip past us because of a few missed tackles," White said.

"It simply was a very good example of how even a not-so-good team can shine if their opposition does not have their head in the game or the desire to make that key tackle."