GRR: Minnesota
On a cold and rainy afternoon in Minneapolis, the Iowa State Cyclones defeated the Minnesota Gophers 57-7 in Heart of America action.
The game started with ISU stealing the opening kickoff, running through the phases quickly, and putting senior prop Nolan LeBreck in under the sticks. Senior flyhalf Justin Johnson added the extras to make it 7-0 two minutes into the game.
The Heart of America Conference title game between Iowa State (7-0) and Minnesota (5-2) produced a tight and dramatic finale.
Texas State and Kansas will play for a place in the ACR DIAA final after both won games in the Eastern Bracket quarterfinals Saturday.
Both quarterfinals were tight, but it did seem like the fact that the Lonestar teams had played conference games more recently might have set them up a little better.
The Eastern Bracket of the DIAA playoffs is set for this weekend with four somewhat eastern teams in action.
Heart of American champs Kansas take on UT San Antonio, and Lonestar Conference champs Texas State take on Minnesota in Lawrence, Kans.
Kansas defeated Minnesota 17-14 to take the Heart of America Conference championship. wrapping up a weekend of playoff rugby.
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