GRR: Women DI Elite
Penn State prop Hope Rogers has been named as the first-ever MA Sorensen Award Winner as the best women’s college rugby player in the country.
The award, presented by the Washington Athletic Club of Seattle, Wash. in conjunction with Goff Rugby Report, will be formally presented at a gala event on June 11.
Penn State qualified for the national women's DI Elite final after edging Life University 13-7 in a wild game.
The eight teams slated for this weekend's two-game Women's DI Elite College playoffs are now seven.
Indiana University has pulled out saying they are hurting for numbers. Head Coach Vaughn Mitchell has notified Penn State that IU is forfeiting and won't be at State College this weekend for the quarterfinals and semifinals.
The finalists for the first annual MA Sorensen Award - co-sponsored by the Washington Athletic Club and Goff Rugby Report, and sanction by USA Rugby - have been selected.
USA Rugby has announced the dates and matchups for the inaugural Women's Division I College Elite playoffs.
The eight teams will be split into two pools of four, with the highest-seeded team in each pool hosting the first and second round matchups.