PSU Cpt Reflects on Benchmark Year
Here’s a spoiler: Penn State is going to win our 2015 Women’s College of the Year. The women celebrated arguably the most successful month of college rugby ever, winning national titles in 15s and 7s, followed by a CRC trophy, during the course of three weeks in May.
The State of College 7s Championships
In this opinion column, Goff Rugby Report editor Alex Goff looks at the big three college 7s championship events, and discusses where they can be better, and how they're doing so far.
Lindenwood Driving Forward
While Penn State celebrates arguably the most successful month that any college team has ever experienced, the teams in its wake are brainstorming paths to similar heights. Lindenwood is in the midst of an aggressive overhaul, one that began with first-year head coach Billy Nicholas, continued with a dedicated group of players, and is being realized through 7s.
Anderson - Cal Win All About the Team
Cal may not have been perfect, but they battled enough and got a couple of special plays to emerge CRC winners for the third time in a row.
Captain Jake Anderson provided the winning moment, cutting through the Kutztown defense to score the winner in overtime, but it was Anderson, speaking with Goff Rugby Report, who also saw the problems.
Cal Wins CRC in OT
Cal defeated Kutztown on a sudden-death overtime try from Jake Anderson to win the Cup Final of the CRC 17-12 Sunday at PPL Park in Chester, Pa.
This was the third straight time that Cal has won the tournament, and caps a string of six tournaments in which they have finished 1st three times, 2nd once, and 3rd once.
