Penn State vs. Army | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from Army West Point Athletics Brown vs. Harvard | NIRA Non-Conference (Ivy League) Read the recap from Harvard Athletics Queens vs. West Chester | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from West Chester Athletics Sacred Heart vs. Mount St. Mary's | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from Mount St. Mary's Athletics Castleton vs. Long Island | NIRA Non-Conference Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (5-41; 5-34; 12-27) Read the recap from Long Island Athletics Colby-Sawyer vs. New England College | NIRA Non-Conference Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (27-0; 44-0; 39-0) Match technically forfeited for not being played as a XVs contest Read the recap from Colby-Sawyer Athletics Univ. of New England vs. Norwich | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from Norwich Athletics Bowdoin vs. Vassar | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from Bowdoin Athletics Dartmouth vs. Quinnipiac | NIRA Tier I Read the recap from Dartmouth Athletics Notre Dame College vs. Harvard | NIRA Tier I Read the recap from Harvard Athletics Brown vs. Mount St. Mary's | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from Brown Athletics Long Island vs. American International | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from AIC Athletics Norwich vs. New England College | NIRA Division III Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (27-5; 42-0; 22-12) Match technically forfeited for not being played as a XVs contest Read the recap from ... Army vs. St. Francis Xavier | NIRA Non-Conference Recap available on October 17 West Chester vs. Virginia | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from West Chester Athletics Colby-Sawyer vs. Univ. of New England | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from Colby-Sawyer Athletics Castleton vs. Molloy | NIRA Non-Conference
Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (0-20; 5-20; 5-19) Read the recap from Molloy Athletics Notre Dame College vs. Army | NIRA Tier I Read the recap from Army West Point Athletics Sacred Heart vs. Brown | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from Brown Athletics Long Island vs. Mount St. Mary's | NIRA Tier II Match technically forfeited for not being played as a XVs contest (0-28) Read the recap from Mount St. Mary's Athletics Univ. of New England vs. Colby-Sawyer | NIRA Division III Read the recap from Colby-Sawyer Athletics Castleton vs. Norwich | NIRA Non-Conference Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (10-15; 0-17; 5-10) Read the recap from Norwich Athletics Queens vs. Coastal Carolina | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from Queens Athletics New England College vs. Saint Michael's | NIRA Non-Conference
Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (10-20; 7-20; 29-7) Read the recap from New England College Athletics Harvard vs. Dartmouth | NIRA Tier I Read the recap from Harvard Athletics Notre Dame College vs. Quinnipiac | NIRA Tier I Read the recap from Quinnipiac Athletics Queens vs. Mount St. Mary's | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from Queens Athletics West Chester vs. Sacred Heart | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from West Chester Athletics American International vs. Brown | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from Brown Athletics Norwich vs. Univ. of New England | NIRA Division III Read the recap from Norwich Athletics New England College vs. Bowdoin | NIRA Division III Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (0-35; 12-21; 10-12) Match technically forfeited for not being played as a XVs contest Read the recap from New England College Athletics Castleton vs. Bowdoin B | NIRA Non-Conference Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (10-28; 5-33; 10-15) Read the recap from Castleton Athletics Lander vs. Mount St. Mary's B | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from Lander Athletics Molloy vs. Long Island | NIRA Non-Conference
Match postponed (PPD.) / re-scheduled Army vs. Quinnipiac | NIRA Tier I Read the recap from Army West Point Athletics Davenport vs. Notre Dame College | NIRA Non-Conference Brown vs. Dartmouth | NIRA Non-Conference (Ivy) Read the recap from Dartmouth Sports American International vs. Sacred Heart | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from AIC Athletics Queens vs. Long Island | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from Queens Athletics Mount St. Mary's vs. Ursinus | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from Mount St. Mary's Athletics New England College vs. Norwich | NIRA Division III Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (7-41; 0-34; 5-5) Read the recap from Norwich Athletics Molloy vs. Castleton | NIRA Non-Conference Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (22-5; 33-0; 26-5) Read the recap from Molloy Athletics National Recap: The Rugby Breakdown Army vs. Harvard | NIRA Tier I Read the recap from Army West Point Athletics Quinnipiac vs. Penn State | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from Quinnipiac Athletics Long Island vs. Sacred Heart | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from Sacred Heart Athletics Mount St. Mary's vs. American International | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from Mount St. Mary's Athletics Colby-Sawyer vs. Norwich | NIRA Division III Read the recap from Colby-Sawyer Athletics Univ. of New England vs. New England College | NIRA Division III Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (37-0; 34-10; 41-0) Read the recap from UNE Athletics Army B vs. Molloy | NIRA Non-Conference Univ. of New England B vs. Castleton | NIRA Non-Conference
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(10-17; 0-10; 5-5) Article by Angus Bishop | Originally published at usa.rugby HANNOVER, N.H- Dartmouth was crowned the 2018 National Intercollegiate Rugby Association’s (NIRA) national champions this weekend, after beating Ivy-League rivals, Harvard, in the Championship match, 19-14. This marks the first NIRA Championship in Program History.
Dartmouth advanced to the championship match on Sunday, after staving off a tough Army side on Friday in snowy and wintery conditions. Dartmouth found themselves down at the half, 7-5, but came out firing in the second half. In the second 40 The Big Green were able to outscore Army 19-0 to advance through to the final via a, 26-7, scoreline. Their opponents would be determined by the winner of the second semifinal between three time defending champions, and Harvard who came into the weekend on the back of a 7-1 regular season. It was one way traffic from start to finish. After opening up an early 18-0 lead, Harvard went into the break with a commanding 29-8 lead. They didn’t take their foot off the gas in the second half, and went on to score 26 unanswered points in the second half, winning the game, 47-8. After taking the day off on Saturday, the teams entered Sunday rested and ready for the big game. It was tough sledding at first for both teams, but it looked as though Harvard was poised in the early stages to nab the lead. However, it was Dartmouth who took the initial lead after Freshman Ariana Ramsey dotted down for five points. Both teams swapped missed penalty attempts, and they each had a try disallowed for a forward pass. When the teams came off the pitch for halftime, it was Dartmouth holding on to a slender 5-0 lead. In the second half, it was a different story. Captain, senior and eventual MVP, Camille Johnson crossed over just three minutes into the half to extend their lead to 12-0. Emily Henrich, fresh off her stint with the National team on their November tests, got in on the action crossing over for Big Green’s third try of the day. Harvard then launched a comeback via an Arianna Romano try and late penalty try to draw the game within 5 with five minutes left. However, neither team could add to their initial tally and the game ended, 19-14 in favor of Dartmouth. After the match, Dartmouth head coach Katie Dowty noted, “This was an incredible final from both teams and a great example of NCAA women’s rugby at its best.” Dowty also had praise for her seniors and the journey they’ve undertaken in the last four years, “I’m extremely proud and grateful and so happy, especially for our seniors. They were the first class when we went varsity, and for them to see us get to number one following four years of really hard work is huge.” CHAMPIONS! Mount Women's Rugby Holds Off Sacred Heart, 22-15, For The NIRA Tier II Championship11/10/2018
Article courtesy of Mount St. Mary's | Originally published at mountathletics.com Emmitsburg, Md (November 10, 2018) - The Mount St. Mary's women's rugby team held off Sacred Heart for a 22-15 win for the NIRA Tier II Championship. In just the second year as a division one program, the Mountaineers brought home the NIRA Tier II Championship trophy on Saturday afternoon. Mount freshman Ubaida Ahmed was awarded the Most Valuable Player of the match. Ahmed led Mount St. Mary's in tackles on the day and scored a try late in the first half. Graduate student Julie Crochet led the Mountaineers on offense with two tries scored in the win.
SCORE Mount St. Mary's 22, Sacred Heart 15 LOCATION Emmitsburg, Md. | Echo Field RECORDS Mount St. Mary's 6-3 (5-2 NIRA), Sacred Heart 5-4 (5-3 NIRA) HOW IT HAPPENED
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