College Men
Notre Dame, Michigan, and Wisconsin all pulled off wins in Big 10 action this weekend.
Two of these games were quite close, while Notre Dame produced an impressive win over Michigan State.
Well, here we go. Strength of schedule has a significant influence on the rankings and we kind of suspected that UNC Wilmington's difficult run of opponents might help them.
Of course, a lightning-halted game meant we couldn't hinge a ranking on that result ... we had to wait. This week's win over ranked Virginia boosts the Seahawks to #1.
In the big Clash of the Titans in NIRA, undefeated Harvard edged Dartmouth 36-33, scoring in the late moments to take the victory.
Harvard struck early as freshman Gemma Ogoke powered through two Dartmouth defenders with a stiff arm. Maya Hilger capped off a movement to score Harvard’s second, and with the Skylar Jordan conversion Harvard led 12-0.
Villanova looked impressive in a 58-7 win over UMBC on Saturday in Mid-Atlantic Rugby Conference action.
In a thrilling, back-and-forth match in the Mid-Atlantic's D1AA conference, West Chester came back to beat hosts St. Joseph's 39-33 to take a game that was on an edge throughout 80 minutes.