Stanford women’s rugby has already won two straight USA Rugby championship titles, so this weekend, it should be right at home in pursuit of its third straight championship title.

Hosting the USA Rugby Championships at Steuber Stadium, the Cardinal will face UC-Davis today at 11 a.m. in the semifinal match.

The Aggies were a No. 12 seed out of 16 teams, but defeated No. 5-seed Virginia, 29-27, in the first round. That was followed by yet another upset in the Round of Eight when UC-Davis overcame No. 4-seed University of Northern Iowa, 43-23.

Stanford, on the other hand, has upheld its status as the No. 1 seed in the tournament, having defeated No. 16-seed Texas A&M, 52-27, in the first round during late April. The Cardinal also went on to dominate No.-9 seed West Chester University, 71-10, in the second round.

Last year, the women won all three of their matches heading up to the final by a margin of 33 points or more. Stanford then faced Penn State for the championship and won 15-12. The year before was a similar Cardinal-Nittany Lions match-up, and Stanford came out on top, defeating the 2004 champion, 53-6.

The Cardinal could again face Penn State this Saturday in the championship match, should the No. 2-seed Nittany Lions defeat No. 6-seed University of New Mexico today at 1 p.m.

The championship action begins tomorrow at 3 p.m. in Steuber Stadium.