Perfect: Dartmouth Wins NIRA, Goes 9-0, Over Brave West Point
Dartmouth held off a West Point 28-18 in a thrilling, action-filled NIRA DI final Saturday night at the US Military Academy.
Paced by a stifling rush defense and two pivotal tries from No. 8 Idia Ihensekhien, the Big Green ran out to an early lead and held on in a back-and-forth match.
ACRA Quarters: Vassar, UVM, Coast Guard, Temple
ACRA is down to four teams after Saturday's quarterfinals in Poughkeepsie, NY.
Vassar rolled over Colby 53-5 paced bu six tries from Emily Howell. The forwards did well to create space for the backs and the backs exploited that.
How Army Surprised Everyone to Make the NIRA Final
The NIRA DI final is Saturday night and features Dartmouth and … Army (?). That’s right, Army.
It’s not that Army wasn’t playing well going into the semifinals, but they had not put themselves in position to be favorites. They finished the regular season 4-2-1, tying Brown (who they beat in OT but the OT didn’t count in NIRA), and losing to Dartmouth and Harvard.
CRAA Women D1 College Playoffs Ramp Up This Week
The CRAA Women’s D1 College final eight are set and the teams will face off this weekend to decide who plays in the national final December 4 in North Carolina.
NCR Women Semifinalists Ready for This Weekend
The semifinals for the NCR Women's collegiate playoffs are set for the Tennessee Rugby Complex in Knoxville.
In the small-college final four, SUNY Cortland takes on Lee University at 9AM, and Wayne State plays Northern Michigan at 11AM.
