GRR: College Men
The WIIL Conference is down to four as the quarterfinals wrapped up Saturday.
Wisconsin-Whitewater, ranked #2 by Goff Rugby Report, won comfortably, as expected, over DePaul 46-5 to book a spot in the semis. In a much closer game, Northern Michigan, ranked #13, needed overtime to get by #29 Illinois State.
Nothing has been decided in the New England CRC, as the top three teams are still locked in a very tight struggle.
The University of Tennessee scored with three minutes to go to overcome slight favorites South Carolina to clinch the SCRC East.
In a typical tight game between two longtime rivals, Tennessee took an early lead with a penalty kick from Andrew Sayers. South Carolina replies, taking the lead with a try from James Whipper, and Brian Keown’s conversion made it 7-3.
The #2-ranked AIC Yellow Jackets defeated UMass 41-11 Friday night to move to 7-0 in the ECRC.
AIC had to really work to break through a tenacious UMass defense, but ultimately the Minutemen were beaten by a patient and very quick Yellow Jackets squad.
Wheeling Jesuit defeated Delaware 29-20 Friday night in a non-conference game for both.
It was a good day for WJU, which started with three tries in the first 20 minutes.
“We’ve had an issue with slow starts so it was good get started the way we did,” said WJU Head Coach Tal Bayer. “The guys did a good job after a six-and-a-half-hour bus ride.”
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