MSU Moorhead Shocks Everyone To Win Northern Lights
Minnesota State University-Moorhead pulled off a two-day shocker this weekend to win the Men's DII Championship in the Northern Lights Conference.
High-Rankings Clash Ends Deadlocked
In a bit of a barnburner on Sunday afternoon, Notre Dame College came back from a 16-7 to take the lead only to see Davenport secure a tie in the closing minutes.
This was a crossover meeting between the Rugby East (NDC) and Mid-South (Davenport), with NDC ranked #12 by D1A Rugby and Davenport ranked at #8 after beating Penn State last week.
Navy Over Penn State. Good Enough For Rankings Boost?
Navy put its hand up for some rankings love with an impressive 38-12 defeat of Penn State this weekend.
Navy has beaten seven ranked DIA teams in a row, including two teams that have since done even better—Rugby East champions Kutztown, and Davenport, which has started very well this fall.
Grand Valley Leads Great Lakes Power Surge
Grand Valley State moved to 6-0 after beating Ferris State 46-3 as the top teams in the Great Lakes Conference all won fairly comfortably.
Bethel defeated Saginaw Valley State 68-5 to improve to 5-1, and Central Michigan defeated Calvin College 65-5.
Army Comes Back To Beat Mary Washington
West Point moved back to .500 in the Rugby East after a comeback victory over Mary Washington Saturday.
Despite dropping to 0-3, UMW put in a good performance and showed once again how the Mothers belong in DIA.