GRR: Rocky Mountain
In a possible preview of the conference final, DII Rocky Mountain East leaders Colorado Mesa University and Colorado College finished out the regular season against each other. The pair entered the match with perfect 5-0 records, but it was the Mavericks that enjoyed its sixth win of the season.
Colorado School of Mines clinched the Rocky Mountain Conference championship Saturday with a convincing 44-7 victory over Western State.
Saturday saw another convincing win for Colorado School of Mines, as the Orediggers have celebrated their return to DII college rugby with three wins, 194 points scores, and seven allowed.
Administrating the women’s Rocky Mountain conference is like coaching a team. There are well established programs – the veterans – that plan for playoffs and whose engagement in the league hinges on a level of professionalism (e.g., playing a season without forfeit wins).
Women’s colleges in the Rocky Mountain region have rallied behind spring 7s. It makes weather sense, but a concentrated 7s season also helps smaller, isolated schools play in meaningful competitions while the sport engenders a following.
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