DIAA College Rugby News
They say speed kills and certainly it did some damage Saturday in the Eastern bracket of the DIAA college playoffs.
Bolstered by a solid forward effort, the pacey backs of AIC and Notre Dame College saw the two teams through to Sunday's semifinals.
The Falcons of Notre Dame College defeated Middle Tennessee State 38-7 to advance. Meanwhile AIC raced past James Madison 68-27.
And so we’re down to eight teams in DIAA, and it’s time to make some picks.
It's all about playoff time this week.
All of the games we list are between ranked teams. We've got Varsity Cup semis, the DIAA quarters, and the DIA quarters, as well. Note, of course, that Air Force plays Cal Poly in the DIA first round game that was snowed out last week. The quarterfinal against St. Mary's will be played Sunday.
Upset? What upset?
Sacramento State might have been the #2 team out if the Pacific Western Conference, and they might have been playing the #1 team out of the Gold Coast, but the Sacramento State players and coaches did not think it was an upset to beat the 49ers and make the DIAA quarterfinals. Not by a long shot.
After most of the winter/spring being about 7s, American International College rolls into the DIAA quarterfinals at Bowling Green University hot on the trail of a 15s championship.
This comes after an impressive 55-35 win for AIC over Delaware in the 1st round of the playoffs, a game that was difficult to prepare for.