After Tough Northern Lights Final, Winona Looks Ahead
Despite being put in a very tough position in the Northern Lights playoffs, Winona State Coach Jeff Noe is philosophical about his teams 64-0 loss to Minnesota-Duluth in the final.
The playoffs in the conference were supposed to provide a two-game weekend for all four teams involved. Duluth was supposed to play MUS-Mankato, while Winona took on the very tough North Dakota State.
Coast Guard Secures Playoff Spot
The Coast Guard Academy defeated Boston University 48-10 Saturday to improve to 7-2.
CGA was supposed to play a midweek game against Norwich on Wednesday to finish off the two teams' regular season, however, the NECRC conference was informed by USA Rugby that the #2 seed needed to be confirmed by the end of this weekend.
Men DII College Brackets Updated
Here is the updated men's DII college nationa playoff bracket following the results from this weekend.
Rugby Northeast and Upstate NY finish their playoffs next weekend, and the NECRC finishes their regular season next week, and that will fill out the final three spots.
The venues for the brackets are Pittsburgh (2 brackets), Des Moines, Iowa, and Greenville, SC.
Conference Winners Sunday
It was a busy Sunday in Men’s DII college rugby, as all but three national playoff positions were decided.
Rowan, IUP to MARC Final
It will be Rowan University against IUP in the MARC Conference final Sunday after both won semifinals Saturday.
IUP defeated York in one semi, while Rowan beat Drexel by a surprisingly close score of 25-11.
“I think we started slowly,” said Rowan co-captain JC Carr. “We tried to do a little too much; we weren’t patient.”
