Around Men's D2 College Rugby: GMW, Northern Lights, NEWCRC, MARC
Scores are coming in this Men's DII College weekend and some major ramifications are underway.
Maine defeated Vermont 27-20 in the NEWCRC. Led by 22 points from Shea Wagner, who scored three tries and added two conversions and a penalty, the Black Bears put themselves in excellent position to win the conference.
Wild Weekend in Rugby East
Well, well, well, the Rugby East continues to surprise.
Going into this weekend.Kutztown was 0-4 and Army was 2-1-1; Kutztown won.
Going into this weekend St. Bonaventure was 3-1 and Mount St. Mary's 2-1 but barely, and yet the Mount won ... quite convincingly.
It's shakeup time.
Michigan State Clinches Big 10 East With Win Over Wolverines
Michigan State clinched the #1 seed out of the Big 10 East going into the Big 10 semifinals with a convincing 32-19 victory over rivals Michigan State.
This is the annual rivalry match between the two teams, known as the Battle for the Mitten, and with the result MSU is 3-0 in Big 10 East action.
DII College Games: First Playoffs
With Allegheny entering their playoffs and with the Great Midwest figuring out who will be in their playoffs, this is an important weekend.
Friday's Illinois State vs Northwestern game followed by Sunday's Loyola vs Northwestern makes it a massive weekend for the Wildcats.
HOA, MAC Showdowns Lead DIAA Games This Weekend
It's on.
The big game.
The bragging rights match.
Louisville beat Bowling Green in Louisville a year ago and that result helped launch the Cardinals to a conference championship. This time around the game is at Bowling Green. BGSU is smarting from a loss at Notre Dame last week, but they could just now be hardened for the clash.
