GRR: College Men
The playoff matchups for the South Independent Rugby Conference are set as Kennesaw State got a forfeit confirmed and smacked Georgia Tech to finish 6-2 to take second in the North.
Cal State Long Beach defeated Southern California 50-5 Saturday to finish their Gold Coast Conference season 6-0 and move to 17-0 overall.
The 49ers take the #1 seed into the Gold Coast playoffs, with University of San Diego #2, Santa Barbara City College #3, and Cal State Fullerton #4.
Iona College defeated UMass 28-24 Friday night after falling behind 14-0.
Down two tries, the Gaels got two tries from Mike Scarcella to make it 17-14 UMass, and Mike Marino touched down to put Iona ahead at halftime.
In the second half Dylan Evans extended the Iona lead, and held off UMass 28-24.
In cold, very snowy weather, the AIC Yellowjackets were hot as they blazed through the field to win the 2nd round of the Empire 7s series.
For the second tournament in a row, the University of South Carolina has won a Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference 7s tournament, and for the second weekend in a row, the Gamecocks defeated Tennessee to do it.