DIAA College Rugby News
The University of Minnesota-Duluth swept the field at the All-Minnesota tourney men’s college bracket, taking first place.
The Fighting Penguins had little trouble with most of their opponents, although Winona State provided a stern test in the final - a game Duluth won 26-12.
One of the most notable results in the non-conference games this weekend was Boston College handing Dartmouth a 43-17 loss.
Western Michigan rebouned nicely after last week's tough loss to Davenport with a 37-5 defeat of Kent State in their Mid-American Conference (MAC) opener Saturday.
It looks like the Empire Conference may be in for a shakeup in 2015, as teams that finished high up in 2014 lost Saturday.
Colgate got two early tries from senior Zach Herzog and never looked back as they defeated SUNY Brockport 36-10 to open their account in the Empire Conference.
James Madison celebrated their move to DI with their first DI victory, defeating Virginia Tech 31-18 Friday night.
The victory followed up a humbling loss to South Carolina last week.
"Last week was one of the worst games we've played," said JMU head Coach Mark Lambourne. "But they played a lot better this game."