ECRC Latest - Tops are Top
It was a weekend of emphatic victories in the ECRC conference in ACRC competition, with the leading teams all winning comfortaly.
UMass sut out Fairfield 72-0. NEC defeated Middlebury 42-17. AIC hammered Albany 100-3 on Sunday, and Buston College shut out Northeastern 55-0.
UMass Puts ECRC on Notice
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is off to a 2-0 start in the ECRC, and things look pretty good as they chase BC, AIC, and Middebury for the conference title.
The Minutemen disposed of Northeast 65-7 on Saturday after beating UConn in their conference opener.
Head Coach Phil Ciccarelli said the team is working together well early.
ECRC Latest - UMass and More
UMass remains atop the East Coast Rugby Conference after another big win, this week 65-7 over Northeastern.
Co-captain Thomas Thekaekara and prop Derek Wagener both scored two tries in an overall strong effort from the Minutemen. Australian exchange student Joe Jenkins kicked for 15 points and added a try, and he has been a useful injection of talent for UMass at flyhalf.
Aircraft Charter Solutions PoW - Adrian Ray
AIC ’center Adrian Ray was a central part of his team’s victory over NEC this past weekend.
Ray, a power-running midfielder out of the Perry Street Prep program in Washington, DC, provided one of the great highlights of the day, thundering over a defender to score one of AIC’s four tries on the night.
BC Win Puts ECRC on Notice
One of the most notable results in the non-conference games this weekend was Boston College handing Dartmouth a 43-17 loss.