College Women
08.21.2014 - Jackie Finlan
The women’s DII college landscape is a fickle one. Every year a new set of teams advances to the national playoffs, and it’s rare to have a DII program with sustained success - and maybe that's because success begets pressure to promote itself to DI. Winona State might be on that path, as the current DII ACRA champion prepares for another title run.
08.18.2014 - Jackie Finlan
One of the most intriguing facets of the Women’s DII college championship last season was that two unexpected teams made it to the final.
08.15.2014 - Jackie Finlan
When you’ve got a winning team, there’s nothing a coach likes more than a small graduating class. West Chester women’s coach Tony DeRemer has just that.
08.14.2014 - Jackie Finlan
On July 1, the women’s team at Life University officially became a varsity program. Big changes lie ahead, not least among them the opportunity to offer more athletic scholarships, but coach Rosalind Chou isn’t rushing the growth of the young program.
Chou is fortunate to have Director of Rugby Dan Payne lending guidance.
08.14.2014 - Jackie Finlan
Notre Dame College is expanding operations this fall, recruiting well enough to field two teams in ACRA’s DII women’s college competition.