GRR: College Men
After entering the season as conference favorites, Bowling Green capped off an undefeated Mid American Rugby Conference season with two victories this weekend.
The Falcons beat Miami of Ohio soundly 53-13 on Saturday to win their semifinal and set up a meeting in the final with Western Michigan, who beat Dayton 17-12.
Fairfield completed their excellent Tri-State season by dismantling a very strong Vassar team 51-14 in the final of the Tri-State Men’s DII Collegiate Conference.
As has been the case all season, Fairfield did the job primarily with defense.
The University of Wisconsin Whitewater defeated UW-Stout 44-10 Sunday to win the Wisconsin-Illinois Intercollegiate League.
The Warhawks, ranked #2 in the nation by Goff Rugby Report, were averaging around 100 points a game going into this weekend, and defeated UW-Lacrosse Saturday in the semis.
Kutztown University weathered a tough first half and two yellow cards to defeat American International College in a non-conference clash between two top colleges Saturday.
Tennessee defeated South Carolina 25-19 to take 1st in the SCRC East and confirm the semifinal matchups for November 15-16.
The Vols took a 17-5 lead into the halftime break only to see South Carolina come back and lead 19-17 late in the game.