College Women
Notre Dame College finished strong and rode a power scrum to defeat a talented Iowa State squad to advance to the NCR D1 Women's College semifinals Friday in Elkhart, Ind.
The Falcons, who made the D1 final last year only to fall to Michigan, rebounded from a couple of impressive breakaway tries from the Cyclones to set up a Sunday semifinal with Indiana.
Paced by a pretty nifty backline and four tries from outside center Shaianne McGruder, Indiana defeated the University of Virginia 31-15 in the NCR Women’s D1 quarterfinals in Elkhart, Ind.
In a game that was most certainly back-and-forth, McGruder’s pace, and the timing of her tries were the difference.
National Collegiate Rugby has confirmed its Women's D2 playoff brackets for the fall of 2023.
Defending NCR champs Wisconsin-Eau Claire comes in as a top seed after having rolled through their fall 5-0 by an average score of 75-3.
National Collegiate Rugby has confirmed its Women's D1 championship quarterfinalists after the final results of this weekend.
Let's Find Some Front-Runners in the NCR Women D1 Playoffs
How much of a forgone conclusion is the NCR Women's D1 playoff?
Well, be careful. It seems a straight shot for Notre Dame College in 2022 and it didn't work out that way. Michigan's overall team pace outstripped the Falcons to win the championship last fall, and the Wolverines aren't all that different this year.