GRR: Marquette
Week 2 in the Great Midwest Men's D2 Conference sees the top dogs showing their teeth.
Two teams opened their account this week. Northwestern beat Benedictine 36-5 on Sunday, Chicago beat UIC 57-7
Northern Iowa won big again, defeating UW-Milwaukee 95-14 to move to 2-0.
There were a few "wait, what?" moments in the Great Midwest this week.
It's still early days in the Great Midwest but a couple of teams are making their presence known.
For Northern Michigan, this was a big weekend as they held off Wisconsin-Platteville 20-15. It was a tough game for sure, and a defensive one.
National Collegiate Rugby is down to the semifinals for their Women's D1 and Small-College playoffs.
Marquette defeated Wisconsin-Whitewater in relatively emphatic fashion 54-22 to finish 3rd in the Great Midwest and book a spot in the NCR D2 playoffs.