While it seems like the semifinalists in NIRA D1 are set, there's still plenty to play for.
The grand rivalry match between Army and Navy will be the Game of the Week on The Rugby Network, kicking off at 6PM ET here>>
Army or Navy could jump up in the standings, perhaps as high as 5th, but the semifinals aren't going to change. This is about the service academy rivalry.
Sacred heart takes on Long Island, Queens hosts Princeton, and Dartmouth is at Brown. For Dartmouth, they are licking their wounds after losses to Lindenwood (non-conference) and Harvard.
Dartmouth head Coach Katie Dowty said her team learned a lot from that loss to Harvard, especially when it's cold and wet and you need to keep the ball tight and, as she said "rumble in the trenches."
What Dartmouth really needed to do was stick with the plan "play in the attacking half. Our back three had opportunities but we needed to stay with it and paint the corners and do that continuously. We played some really good defense but we didn't stay patient enough. The fire's lit."
Quinnipiac will want to tighten their grip on 4th with a win vs Mount St. Mary's. The Mount is improving nicely, but it's a tough ladder to climb. They tied Navy last week and that was a good showing for them.
