GRR: Lindenwood
The Eastern side of the DIA quarterfinals mirrors the Western side in that one matchup is one we've seen a couple of times before.
Lindenwood put an emphatic stamp on their Mid-South season with a 39-7 defeat of Life University Saturday.
With the victory, the Lions ended the Mid-South season 6-0. Life, who were playing without sparkplug halfback Isham-eel Safodien, dropped to 4-2.
Lindenwood clinched their first ever Mid-South rugby title by beating Davenport 43-6 at home over the weekend.
The match was controlled by the Lions from the opening kickoff. Lindenwood scored seven tries by seven different players earning them the win and the needed bonus point to win the conference.
Lindenwood defeated Arkansas State 17-5 Saturday night in a defensive-minded Mid-South clash.
With the win Lindenwood improves to 4-0 in the conference.
Dominance from the Lions in the scrum, as well as consistent execution in the kicking game allowed, Lindenwood to win what turned out to be a game decided by stingy defense and consistent field territory.
Lindenwood put on a defensive showing to the tune of a 25-0 shutout of Arkansas State, scoring four tries and, with that, a bonus point in the Mid-South conference.