GRR: Iowa Central CC
The Big Rivers semifinal between Wheeling and Iowa Central was expected to be high-scoring and it didn't disappoint, as two committed, fast rugby teams logged 77 points on the evening in Chicago.
Playing at the excellentChicago Lions for Hope field in the Windy City the teams overcame chilly conditions to put on a show.
Iowa Central CC’s second-half surge to defeat Iowa State this past weekend was certainly a team effort, but it’s hard to ignore the contributions of one player.
Takudzwa Musingwini scored three tries against one of the top D1AA teams in the nation, slicing up the Cyclone defense and maybe at times putting fans in mind of a slightly more famous Takudzwa who suited up for the USA.
Principia garnered a berth at the CRC 7s with a win at the KC 7s over the weekend.
The Thunder Chickens ran the table, although it wasn't always easy, beating Pitt State, Drury, and Southern Nazarene by relatively comfortable margins.
Iowa Central CC became the first team to qualify for NCR's CRC with a victory at the Sunshine 7s in Gainesville, Fla.
The Tritons overcame an early loss to Notre Dame to beat those self-same Fighting Irish in the final.
It remains tight in the Big Rivers as we saw three competitive games in this NCR D1 conference.
Marian were pipped 26-21 by Principia to move the Thunder Chickens to 2-0 in the conference and dropping the Knights to 1-1.
Wheeling defeated Thomas More 36-22 to open their conference account.
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