College Women
Sacred Heart's impressive showing against Princeton has sparked a bit more expectation for a tighter NIRA D1 this season.
Confidence and Trust Help Sacred Heart to Opening NIRA Win
Making their debut in NIRA Princeton got a warm rugby welcome from Sacred Heart to the tune of a 53-21 defeat handed out by the Pioneers.
Sacred Heart welcomed Princeton into the NCAA rugby sorority with an emphatic 53-21 defeat of the Tigers.
Alyssa Cunningham logged 19 points on seven conversions and a try, while Fabiola Millien-Faustin touched down twice in a solid team effort for Sacred Heart. Millien-Faustin's first try took less than three minutes to score and the Pioneers led 31-0 at halftime.
At GRR World Headquarters we have the feeling that the next two years might be pivotal for NIRA as the organization makes its way to the magic number of 40 NCAA programs.
This first week is a nice start to that period with a few teams that were still COVID-affected in 2021 back in action, and some new faces.
New NCAA varsity program Frostburg State is now looking for a Head Coach, and returning NIRA team Long Island University has an assistant coach position to fill.
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