IUP Survives Early Scare, Pulls Away from Miami
Top-ranked DII team IUP defeated in-conference rival Miami of Ohio in fairly convincing fashion Friday night, taking the game 54-17.
IUP's vaunted defense was a little humbled early on as some shifty running and quick ball put Miami over for a converted try before seven minutes were up.
Every Game Meaningful in DII College Weekend
We went into some details on what's up in the NEWCRC, which is, along with the Great Midwest, probably the most robust conference in the category.
Depth and Defense Drives Strong UVM Start
Turning heads this past week in Men's DII college rugby was University of Vermont, which dismissed a very capable UMass Lowell side 38-0.
No one doubts that the New England Wide Collegiate Rugby Conference is a difficult conference, so to win a game by that margin (the two teams tied in their match last year) is definitely worth a closer look.
Big Results for Loyola, UNI in Great Midwest
Loyola of Chicago improved to 2-0 with yet another fairly comfortable win, beating Illinois State 50-15.
Bucknell, Scranton Lead MARC D2 North
Bucknell and Scranton moved to 2-0 in the MARC D2 North after wins over the weekend.
Neither of these teams is all that separated from the rest of the conference as Villanova and Bloomsburg are both at 1-0 and right behind them.
Scranton moved to 2-0 by beating East Stroudsburg 81-12.
