NCR Women's Finals: A Look at the Matchups
All of NCR's women's college divisions are coming to their culmination this weekend in Houston—here's who is playing and why.
Small College
We go into some more detail about this division here: Wild Semifinal Matchups in Women's Small College
Four Conference Champions Face Off in NCR D1AA Semis
Well we saw the NCR D1AA quarterfinals produce a few nailbiters, and it's likely we'll see more with the semifinals.
NDC vs Michigan Part Deux in NCR Women D1 Final
It will be a 2022 rematch in the final of the NCR Women's D1 playoffs.
Notre Dame College and Michigan will face off once more.
NCR Women D1 Quarterfinals
For the most part the NCR Women's D1 college playoffs have gone to form.
Defending champs Michigan held off a very good Southern Nazarene team 30-20.
Northern Iowa continued their excellent run over form with a 53-24 victory over Virginia Tech.
So UNI will take on Michigan in the semifinals Sunday in St. Louis.
McGruder Four-Fer Sparks Indiana Over Virginia
Paced by a pretty nifty backline and four tries from outside center Shaianne McGruder, Indiana defeated the University of Virginia 31-15 in the NCR Women’s D1 quarterfinals in Elkhart, Ind.
In a game that was most certainly back-and-forth, McGruder’s pace, and the timing of her tries were the difference.