The Life University women's team had to battle for an ugly 12-5 win over the Atlanta Harlequins last week, and that's exactly what head coach Rosalind Chou has been looking to see from her team.

After gutting out a win against a physically powerful opponent, and having to do it shorthanded, the Running Eagles now look to a visiting Capital Selects squad that is not going to go easy on them this Saturday in Marietta, Georgia.

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The Selects are made up of players from NOVA, DC Furies, and Raleigh, all strong women's clubs near the Washington D.C. area. Life is expecting a physical, uncompromising contest, and that's what the Selects will bring this weekend.

"It's going to be a cracker," Chou said. "[The Atlanta game] was a battle until the final whistle, and they applied a great deal of pressure in many areas of the game. We learned some valuable lessons, and hope to continue to improve this week."

The Running Eagles bring back six starters who sat out the game against Atlanta: Karissa Lacy, Ana Fanning, Darian Lovelace, Karen Faget, N'Keiah Butler, and Madison Ohmann.

They will be important additions to a young team that held on against Atlanta.

The Capital Selects are an experienced group. Here is their proposed roster:

Cait Davis - Raleigh
Judy Dickson - DC Furies
Shawn Gatewood - Raleigh
Lisa Jackson - Raleigh
Saundra Johnson - NOVA
Sara Lundy - Raleigh
Avery Rain - NOVA
Michelle Reyes - NOVA
Sarah Romano - NOVA
Kayla Thompson - Raleigh
Michelle VanderPloeg - DC Furies
Frankie Beller - NOVA
Kam Clapp - Raleigh
Kayla Cook - NOVA
Lauran Glover - DC Furies
Ariel Johnson - NOVA
Bri Kim - NOVA
Maggie Olney - DC Furies
Sarah Rosche - Raleigh
Holly Zoeller - Raleigh

Capital Selects at Life University is streaming LIVE on FloRugby this Saturday. Kickoff is at 7 PM ET.