Press Release
BOULDER, Colo. – The Semifinal matchups for the USA Rugby Women’s Division I and II College Fall Championships are set after a weekend of regional action saw eight teams in total win two matches Nov. 15-16.
In the DI field, defending National Champion Penn State looked every bit as dominant as it did a season ago. The Nittany Lions advanced from the Midwest Region by trouncing Kent State and Lindenwood by a combined score of 188-0.
Also representing the Big Ten Conference in the Fall Championship will be Indiana. The Redstorm shut out Iowa State Saturday before surprising West Region host Northern Iowa, 7-0, in overtime.
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Quinnipiac will face Indiana after prevailing from the Mid-Atlantic Region with wins over fellow varsity programs Army and Brown. Norwich will have the task of taking on Penn State in a rematch of the 2013 USA Rugby National Championship. Norwich put up 100 points in a day-one win over the University of Connecticut before easing by American International.
In the DII ranks, Notre Dame College will meet Bowdoin next month in the Semifinal of the Fall Championship. Notre Dame College only surrendered a combined five points in wins over Davenport and Ithaca out of the Midwest Region. Bowdoin received stiff challenges from both Rutgers and Marist but did enough to go 2-0 in the Northeast Region.
The other side of the DII Semifinal will pit Winona State against Kutztown. Winona State blanked Arkansas while scoring 94 points in West Region’s first day, then advanced past Utah Valley. Kutztown’s place in the Fall Championship weekend comes after a win over Stonehill and a nail-biting 22-20 escape of Mid-Atlantic host Vassar.
Hosted by ACRA, the Women’s DI and DII Fall Championships will take place in Palm Coast, Fla., Dec. 6-7. The winner from both ranks will play the Spring Champion for a National Championship May 9 as part of the 2015 USA Rugby College National Championship Series.
Women’s Division I Regional Scores – Day 1:
Penn State 100-0 Kent State
Lindenwood 27-22 Ohio State
Brown 41-7 Navy
Quinnipiac 46-17 Army
Northern Iowa 7-0 Air Force
Indiana 34-0 Iowa State
Norwich 100-22 Connecticut
American International 33-17 Dartmouth
Women’s DI Regional Scores – Day 2:
Penn State 88-0 Lindenwood
Quinnipiac 46-20 Brown
Norwich 65-10 American International
Indiana 7-0 (OT) Northern Iowa
Women’s Division II Scores – Day 1:
Bowdoin 29-23 Rutgers
Marist 66-17 Bloomsburg
Kutztown 43-20 Stonehill
Vassar 41-12 Vermont
Notre Dame College 26-3 Davenport
Ithaca 87-12 Cincinnati
Utah Valley 32-25 Mankato State
Winona State 94-0 Arkansas
Women’s DII Scores – Day 2:
Notre Dame College 41-5 Ithaca
Bowdoin 22-14 Marist
Kutztown 22-20 Vassar
Winona State 20-7 Utah Valley