College Women
Much like DI fall champion UCONN (read more), Davenport is starting to realize that the toughest times are ahead.
Everything was different for DI women’s colleges this fall, as teams essentially split into three different championships. The increased activity didn’t concern UCONN, which went to work in the DI Northeast, tested itself at the East Regional, and then took home the DI fall championship last weekend.
The final Women DII College Fall Top 20 of 2015 comes with the conclusion of the fall championship, which Davenport claimed on Dec. 6. It is the first fall title for the Panthers, and the team will spend the upcoming spring season building toward the national championship on May 6.
Davenport is heading to the DII national championship, having won the fall title after two exhilarating games last weekend. A ferocious second half was needed against Bloomsburg in the semifinals, but the 41-26 victory pit the Panthers against perennial fall finalist Winona.
When the U.S. Air Force Academy and University of Connecticut contest the fall championship on Sunday, Dec. 6, it won’t be the first time that these women’s DI colleges have battled toward a title. The pair played in the 1993 national championship, and UConn, making its second consecutive appearance that year, took home the trophy.
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