GRR: College Men
Several conferences in Men's DII college were in action this weekend. Here's a look at what happened:
East Carolina survived a thriller against Appalachian State 35-31 in the Southern Conference, while Furman was also in a tight one in the same conference, edging Coastal Carolina 25-24. College of Charleston and Elon were both winners, also.
The University of North Texas won all three games in the Southwestern Rugby Conference (SWC) pre-season tournament Saturday.
Bowling Green defeated Ohio State 31-29 Saturday in a dramatic non-conference face-off in Columbus, Ohio.
BGSU needed a late try to win the game, and club president Frank Viancourt said that the tense nature of the clash was exactly what his team wants.
The top three teams from 2013 in the East Coast Collegiate Conference all won their opening games in the 2014 season.
AIC defeated Northeastern 46-5. Middlebury beat Albany 25-14, and Boston College handed UMass a 31-3 defeat.
The US Merchant Marine Academy started well in the Empire Conference with a 31-15 defeat of SUNY Brockport in Brockport.
Dan Ardis scored two tries for Kings Point and John Wesley and Leroid Jones added tries while Wesley kicked three conversions and a penalty for a personal hail of 14. The Mariners move to 1-0 in the conference.