Team News
ARC Teams Dominate NCR D1 Playoffs; Here's Why
Overall through the NCR Men's D1 playoffs, ARC teams are 8-1.
And that one loss? To another ARC team. All four semifinalists slated to play the weekend of December 6 are from the same conference.
A day after St. Bonaventure surprised everyone with a lopsided win over Brown, Walsh beat Marian in a tight one, Belmont Abbey beat Notre Dame, and Queens beat Wheeling.
St. Bonaventure Makes Massive Statement in Win Over Brown
In something of a shock result, St. Bonaventure won handily over #1-ranked Brown 51-7 in NCR's D1 quarterfinals.
Bonnies winning wasn't the shock—it was in the cards, certainly—but winning by 44 was not expected.
But Head Coach Danny Neighbour had faith.
St. Bonaventure Over SNU on a Wintry Sunday
St. Bonaventure defeated Southern Nazarene Sunday in driving snow and sleet to take the final play-in of the NCR D1 postseason and make it a 4-for-4 weekend for teams from the Atlantic Rugby Conference.
Surprises Still Swoop In With ARC Final Regular-Season Weekend
Once again the ARC brought surprises.
The new NCR D1 conference finished up its regular season with two games and plenty to talk about.
Queens vs Walsh
Queens University Charlotte defeated Walsh 33-20 to clinch 2nd and set up a matchup with St. Bonaventure in the conference final.
Close Games Punctuate Ever-Tighter ARC
Those of you who follow Goff Rugby Report know that we love close games, and we love a conference with frequent close games.
The new Atlantic Rugby Conference, formed out of five NCR teams that used to be in the Rugby East, and bolstered by Wheeling, have been providing those games. This past weekend, the three ARC matches produced a total ... total ... winning margin of eight points.
