D1 College Gamebreakers To Wrap Up September
D1 College Gamebreakers To Wrap Up September
It's been interesting to see how teams and players step up in cross-divisional games and more challenging games.
How a player steps into the fray when playing a team that is heavily favored or a big challenge is how we, over time, find special competitors. We do have some standouts in blowout games, but it's the close games we notice more.
Logan Ballinger, Life University
The young flanker was huge on defense as Life opened their Rugby East season with a victory over Mary Washington.
Roanin Krieger, Navy
Krieger's contributions at fullback and handling the opposition's kicking game are often overshadowed because he is such a fine goalkicker. But it's worth noting that he not only scores points, but saves them, and was equally adept at both, once again, this time in a win over Kutztown.
Reynard Boshoff, St. Bonaventure
In yet another key victory for Bonnies, this time over Penn State, Boshoff was outstanding working the lineout as the thrower and his overall play around the field was inspirational.
Josh Millin, Belmont Abbey
A try and four conversions helped Millin pace the Knights with 13 poitsn and he was key in getting the team working and attacking in what was a stop-star win over North Carolina.
Lawula Bata, Wheeling
Bata's two tries helped spark the Cardinals to a defeat of Thomas More University in a key Big Rivers matchup.
Damir Conci, Principia
A close victory over Marian depended on a lot of things including Conci's generalship on attack and his kicking for territory. Add to that the fact that the game was on a kknife edge and he his three key conversions and you've got a player who heavily influenced the outcome.
Chris Mason, Ohio State
The junior center scored two tries and made several massive defensive plays as Ohio State held off Bowling Green.
Phil Tracey, Bowling Green
BG's powerful No. 8 has been a huge influence on the team as they have started strong, and while BG did lose 27-24 to Ohio State, Tracey helped the Falcons challenge their longtime rivals.
Merrick Greulich, Cincinnati
The UC No. 8 was a major attacking for for the Bearcats as they beat Pitt.
Luis Camacho, Southern Nazarene
The SNU hooker scored and helped nail down lineouts and scrums where SNU dominated over North Texas.
Luke Mathis, Tennessee
Two tries from Mathis made sure Tennessee could hold off Georgia 19-5.
Jared Wade, Colorado State
The CSU wing was dynamic in attack, scored a key try in his teams win over Air Force, and was then drafted in to play flanker late in the game and performed there as well.
