Men DII College News
Salve Regina remains undefeated in the Colonial Coast Conference after beating Endicott 47-21.
Captain Alex DiMauro scored three tries for Salve while Zach Mehuren scored 17 points on a try and six conversions. Joe Goff, Ben Brissette, and Dakota Williams also scored tries.
The New England Collegiate Rugby Conference continues to be compelling as the second half kicks off, with Coast Guard edging out Vermont, and two other exciting games - in all three matches the losing team earned a bonus point.
The 6th-ranked University of North Carolina-Wilmington defeated #27 Furman 32-22 to move into a tie with Coastal Carolina with a 3-0 record in the Southern Men’s DII College rugby conference Saturday.
In a wild and dramatic game that delivered all you'd expect of an in-conference game between the #10 and #11 teams, Lindenwood-Belleville held off Northern Iowa 35-33 to win a crucial WIIL South game.
Usually when Furman plays UNC-Wilmington it’s a game that means a lot; often it means the Southern Conference championship.
This weekend, things are a little different. With Furman already 2-1, and UNC-W 2-0, it might actually be a game about survival.