Dramatic Finish in Women's D1A Clash as Lindenwood Edges Life
Just to shake things up, Lindenwood pulled off a road victory over Life University in Women's D1A action.
The D1A semifinals loom and it looks as though Life will be the #1 seed regardless, but the result was still important as both teams target another meeting in the Women's D1A (formerly D1 Elite) final.
Life Wins at Lindenwood in Key Women D1A Meeting
Life University won the Women’s D1A (then called D1 Elite) final last year by a try, and the rematch of the two finalists was again close this week.
Life won again, this time 29-24, in a game that was almost tied (or fell Lindenwood’s way) with a potential game-tying try lost forward at the tryline.
Development League Opens with Proof-of-Concept Game
North Carolina and Life University opened up the first season of the East Coast Development XVs Cup, with Life’s 2nd side beating UNC 83-22 on the weekend.
Navy Through to D1A Final After Win Over Life Navy advances to the D1A final for the second year in a row after the Midshipmen defeated Life University 27-17. On a day of perfect weather and only a light breeze, the day centered around kicking, goalline defenses, and some key big players. The kicking started early and both sets of kickers were heavily involved—Bradley Crane and Jerron Pantor for Life; Landon Opp and Roanin Krieger for Navy.
How Being a True Team Helps Life and Navy Life is at Navy for the D1A Eastern semifinal and these two teams have already met; in fact, that original meeting was a big deal. Navy won that game, and the scoreline, 20-14, was one of their closest games of the season. For Life, it was a turning point.
