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Thanksgiving and academics have thrown preparation for the Men’s DII finals weekend off a little bit.
All four teams left in the competition - Wisconsin-Whitewater, Minnesota-Duluth, James Madison, and Notre Dame College - had most of last week off due to Thanksgiving.
New England College dominated their regional playoffs in the National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) with a 72-5 defeat of the University of Rochester, and a 38-12 defeat of Eastern Connecticut State.
That put NEC in the national semifinals, joining Central region winners St. John’s. Two more spots remain to be claimed for the April 25-26 finals.
EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. – The Rich May Foundation announced today that they have reached their goal of raising $1.5M to complete Phase One of the Rich May Field Project.
The plan is to build an all-weather, turf field for the youth of East Palo Alto in slain Officer Rich May’s memory. This field will be the only full sized lighted soccer/rugby field in East Palo Alto.
The team’s 7s coach, Andy Doukas, said the Mustangs wanted to provide they could play 7s rugby and wanted to use the fall as a jumping off point for their 15s season.
Following the NSCRO Women’s Small College National Championship, both the all-tournament team and Heart-and-Soul awards were presented.
Women’s Collegiate All American coach Martha Daines selected the All-NSCRO Championship XV and presented the 15 players with a trophy and t-shirt provided by World Rugby Shop. Daines chose Roger Williams No. 8 Sadia Crosby as the championship MVP.