It's the first weekend of competition in the Liberty Conference D1AA and we've got six winning teams to talk about.
Iona, Buffalo, Northeastern, Harvard, Connecticut, and Columbia all came away winners.
Two of those games were very close, with UConn edging UMass 19-14, while Columbia got by Rhode Island 25-20.
This was the first time in several years that Connecticut has beaten their rivals across the border.
Thanks, Alex. It's been a few years since we've beaten them, so we were pretty happy with the win.
Hooker Ryan King, scrumhalf and co-captain Conor Horlock, and flanker Mike Wynn scored tries while sophomore wing Nate Gawronski slotted those two crucial conversions.
Winn came off the bench to score the difference-maker.
The game was tight throughout but especially in the first 40 as UConn led only 5-0 at halftime.
"We were happy with our defensive effort, both the physicality and the organization," said UConn Head Coach Rob Chudzik. "We still have work to do, but after giving up a lot of points in our first match, Saturday's effort was a great turnaround."
UConn lost 40-10 to Northeastern last week.
"We are also happy with the contribution from our underclassmen ," added Chudzik. "We had several freshmen and sophomores starting or coming off the bench, and they all made big contributions. Especially the freshmen, who've only been with us less than a month. Obviously, we'll need to step up another level if we want to have success against BC."
Northeastern rolled past Princeton 75-0, while Harvard shut out NIagara 50-0.
Northeastern got a player-of-the-game performance from Nate Hirsch in the forwards and Harry Johntson in the backs. Johnston scored three tries and added a 10-for-11 conversion performance for 35 points.
Two more were perhaps of special interest.Buffalo won 50-12 over Yale
George Thompson scored three tries for UB while they spread the wealth with five others scoring tries.
Iona defeated Babson in impressive fashion 47-12.
Flyhalf and captain James Phelps, in his first game back from a concussion, was a bit of a points machine in this game with three tries and six conversions for 27 points. Phelps scored two tries in the first half to provide all of the Gaels' scoring as they took a 12-5 lead into the halftime break.
