GRR: College Men
Western Michigan rebouned nicely after last week's tough loss to Davenport with a 37-5 defeat of Kent State in their Mid-American Conference (MAC) opener Saturday.
It looks like the Empire Conference may be in for a shakeup in 2015, as teams that finished high up in 2014 lost Saturday.
Colgate got two early tries from senior Zach Herzog and never looked back as they defeated SUNY Brockport 36-10 to open their account in the Empire Conference.
Wheeling Jesuit opened their Rugby East conference account with an impressive 37-19 defeat of Iona Saturday.
In a tough, physical game, Iona shocked WJU a little early on with their aggressive defensive front, but the Gaels couldn’t get anything on the scoreboard for their efforts, and the Cardinals entered halftime up 12-0.
James Madison celebrated their move to DI with their first DI victory, defeating Virginia Tech 31-18 Friday night.
The victory followed up a humbling loss to South Carolina last week.
"Last week was one of the worst games we've played," said JMU head Coach Mark Lambourne. "But they played a lot better this game."
The American International College Yellow Jackets opened up their ECRC Conference with a 24-7 defeat of New England College in the President Trophy rivalry match.
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