Eckerd Looks to Playoffs after FGCU
Regardless of the outcome of tomorrow's game, Eckerd clinched the DII Florida conference last week with a 57-5 win against FAU and will move on to the DII playoffs.
But, they will still be tested once more by FGCU before they can claim an undefeated conference season.
UC Riverside and Southern Cal Lead Gold Coast
The Gold Coast's leading contenders, UC Riverside and Southern California, have been overtaking the conference whereas Cal State Fullerton, Claremont, and Occidental have been falling short.
Tri-State All-Conference Players - Women
The Tri-State Conference has named its Women's All-Conference team:
Bard College
Maggie Allardice, Junior, No. 8
Drew University
Sharnice Jones, Senior, Fullback
Kasey Dolan, Senior, Flyhalf
Fairfield University
Brittaney Smith, Senior, Prop
EWU Undefeated, WWU Gains Pride in Loss
Eastern Washington capped off an undefeated run in the Cascade Collegiate Women’s Rugby Conference with a 36-27 defeat of Western Washington Saturday.
The win put EWU at 5-0, and dropped WWU to 3-2 and out of contention for the championship game, which will be between EWU and Western Oregon. Those two teams battled to a 7-0 EWU win last fall, and so the final should be a good one.
Influential Coach, Mentor Murra Dies Suddenly
Longtime University of Northern Iowa women's coach Steve Murra died Saturday, Feb. 20, he was 47.
Murra coached at UNI for 21 years, winning two national championships and multiple Midwest titles, before stepping down at the end of last season to spend more time with his family. At the time of his stepping down, Murra said in a Facebook post:
