DIA Rugby News
Life University’s Running Eagles can’t be a work in progress any more, as the Running Eagles host Lindenwood Saturday in Marietta.
The young, hard-working Life team did enough to push aside Penn State last week, but Head Coach Tui Osborne wasn’t overly impressed.
If you’re one who enjoys seeing interesting facial expressions on people, tell St. Mary’s players and coaches that Davenport has the best scrum in the country, and watch them wage internal battles to not reply.
One thing you have to give Davenport University - they don’t back down from a challenge.
The Panthers have embraced tough competition since they began playing as a quasi-varsity program.
After two DIAA championships, they moved up to DIA, playing in the toughest conference in the nation in the Mid-South. How tough? They didn’t win a conference game until this April.
Lindenwood University seems to be playing as if the players have chips on their shoulders.
After playing in a tough league that saw them score 63 points in four games, the Lions have unleashed their offensive capability in impressive fashion, scoring 69 on Colorado State and 59 on Air Force.
It’s not like things had been going badly.
St. Mary’s had been playing quite well - yes they’d lost to BYU twice and Cal, but those games had all been close, and the Gaels seemed to be set for another run at the DIA final.