College Sevens Update: ICCC Keeps Going
Iowa Central CC beat Wheeling 21-17 to win the Fighting Irish Invitational 7s at Notre Dame this weekend.
Brown Women Top All in CRC 7s Four champions were crownd Sunday in the Women's CRC 7s in Maryland. D1 Premier Brown repeated as women's CRC Premier champions, downing Army in a close one 12-5 n the final. This was the second straight year those two had battled it out in the CRC final. Kate Muldoon set up Sorensen finalist Akilah Cathey for the opening try as Cathey powered through tackles to score.
CRC Men's Finals: Wheeling Dominates, and More Wheeling University sped their way to the CRC Men's Premier title Saturday night, racing past Kutztown, 29-10. Kutztown had made the final with a snappy combination of ball movement, physical defense, and power running. They beat Southern Nazarene 30-7, Dartmouth 28-12, and Michigan to make the semis.
Favorites Win and a Few Don't in Intriguing CRC Well the big surprise in the CRC 7s is Maryland, which was not expected by ... really anyone ... to do much and the Terps won close games over Brown and Southern Virginia to make the Men's Premier quarterfinals. Iowa Central torched Iona and edged Belmont Abbey to join them.
A Look at the Women's Brackets at the CRC 7s Saturday sees the women’s brackets in the CRC kick off and it’s a wild mix of 16 teams, many of which are varsity programs. Keep an eye on Lander, which has hardly put a foot wrong this season. They take on Notre Dame College in their last event as a varsity program. Repeat NIRA DIII 15s champs Bowdoin faces repeat NCR D1 15s champs Michigan in a really interesting first-round game.
