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College Women

Players, Family, Friends Mourn Hugely Respected Coach Tom Schmitt

Longtime and high respected coach Tom Schmitt died suddenly of a heart attack January 13, leaving behind a grieving family and many, many players who held him in high esteem. 

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College Men

Illinois State Wins Dramatic Great MW Finals Weekend

Illinois State won two very tight games this weekend in a wild finish to take the Great Midwest Conference.

The semifinal-final weekend produced plenty of drama throughout.

Played in snow, which slowly melted and converted the fields to mud, the games were close all the way through.

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College Men

Crucial Win For Marquette

Going into this past weekend's games, Marquette and Minnesota-Duluth had a very simple goal—win and you host a Great Midwest playoff game; lose and you're on the road.

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College Men

Gamebreakers DII Men's College Week 1

The Gamebreakers column is back! We look at players who had a special impact over the weekend. This is the Men's DII college list for September 13-14.

Let us know who else should get recognition through the Contact Us link.

Chris Werder, The Citadel

Werder scored both of The Citadel’s tries in a tight 12-5 victory over East Carolina in a crucial conference game.

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College Men

Great MW One Of The Best Conferences In DII College Rugby

It's early days in the Great Midwest Conference and everyone is still in it, mostly, but some teams have logged early results with noting.

Struggling right now is Northern Michigan, which had a tough opening two weeks against Minnesota Duluth and Marquette, both losses. There's time for NMU to rebound, however, and they are perfectly capable of it.

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