GRR: Kutztown
The US Naval Academy defeated Kutztown in dramatic fashion to win the ACRC 7s in Virginia Beach, Va. Sunday.
Navy finished off Saturday’s pool play by winning the last game of the day with a try at the final whistle, and then did exactly the same thing on Sunday.
Navy utilized a physical approach combined with a willingness to test the width of defenses.
Junior Lainey Rickard and senior Laurie Segreaves have never met; they don't know each other; their teams have never played each other. However, both women share two vital things: they both play rugby and they are both coming back from injuries.
LAINEY RICKARDUniversity of North Carolina, Charlotte's Lainey Rickard suffered a devastating injury last season.
After their performance at the West Chester 7s, both Bloomsburg and Kutztown entered the MARC 7s with a thirst to prove that their loses against the DI varsity teams were just small hiccups in their 7s seasons. However, it was Drexel who made the biggest splash, taking second at the MARC 7s that surprised their competition in the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Conference.
On April 16, AIC took the West Chester 7s cup against Army, Dartmouth, Norwich, Princeton, West Chester, Bloomsburg, and Kutztown, yet their 4-1 tournament record was not easily obtained.
Sean “Tag” Cobb posted this status to Facebook on February 5 at 4:19am: “So it is 4:00am and I can't sleep. Yesterday I was diagnosed with MS which has [led] me to think a lot about pretty much everything. Luckily it has lead me to understand how blessed I truly am.
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