Freda Tafuna Wins 2024 MA Sorensen Award Freda Tafuna of Lindenwood has been named the 2024 winner of the MA Sorensen Award as the top female collegiate rugby player in the United States. Tafuna’s impact on her team and the collegiate scene has already seen her capped by the USA.
Life Wins Barnburner D1 Elite Final on Late Kick In a wild barnburner of a D1 Elite final, Life University somehow got by Lindenwood to win their first-ever Women's D1 Elite Championship. These two teams had been in the final against each other five previous times—every final since the 2017-18 season (2020 was COVID-canceled), and Lindenwood has prevailed each time. Early on it appeared we would see the same result.
D1 Elite Preview: Can Life Break Lindenwold's Streak? The history of the D1 Elite finals is one of Lindenwood beating Life University. While there was no final held in the 2019-2020 season due to COVID, from the 2017-18 season through the 2022-23 season these teams have met every year in the D1 Elite championship game.
It's Life vs Lindenwood Once More in D1 Elite It will be Life vs Lindenwood in the Women's D1 Elite collegiate final yet again. Life beat Central Washington 28-3.
Two Close Games help D1 Elite Shine It was a weekend of very close games in D1 Elite, which is good news for the league. CWU Edges BYU Central Washington held off BYU 22-20 to improve to 3-4 in D1 Elite competition. BYU has had a tough time in the move up to D1 Elite, but it was a move that had to happen, and this result, on the road, was a good one for the Cougars.
