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Week 8 Recap

10/22/2019

 
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Mount St. Mary's Julie Crochet | Photo courtesy of Mount St. Mary's Athletics

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Penn State vs. Army  |  NIRA Non-Conference
Read the recap from Army West Point Athletics

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14-42

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Brown vs. Harvard  |  NIRA Non-Conference (Ivy League)
Read the recap from Harvard Athletics

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19-38

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Queens vs. West Chester  |  NIRA Tier II
Read the recap from West Chester Athletics

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22-25

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Sacred Heart vs. Mount St. Mary's  |  NIRA Tier II
Read the recap from Mount St. Mary's Athletics

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22-102

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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

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110-0

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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

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10-24

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Univ. of New England vs. Norwich  |  NIRA Non-Conference
Read the recap from Norwich Athletics

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24-32

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Bowdoin vs. Vassar  |  NIRA Non-Conference
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Week 7 Recap

10/15/2019

 
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Photo courtesy of Brown Athletics

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52-38

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Dartmouth vs. Quinnipiac  |  NIRA Tier I
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Notre Dame College vs. Harvard  |  NIRA Tier I
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49-7

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Brown vs. Mount St. Mary's  |  NIRA Tier II
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7-98

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Long Island vs. American International  |  NIRA Tier II
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91-17

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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 ...

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Oct 16

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Army vs. St. Francis Xavier |  NIRA Non-Conference
Recap available on October 17

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40-21

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West Chester vs. Virginia |  NIRA Non-Conference
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39-19

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Colby-Sawyer vs. Univ. of New England |  NIRA Non-Conference
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10-59

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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

2019 Week 5 Recap

9/30/2019

 
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Notre Dame College vs. Army  |  NIRA Tier I
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17-29

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Sacred Heart vs. Brown  |  NIRA Tier II
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17-62

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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

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0-58

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Univ. of New England vs. Colby-Sawyer  |  NIRA Division III
Read the recap from Colby-Sawyer Athletics

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15-42

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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

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60-5

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Queens vs. Coastal Carolina  |  NIRA Non-Conference
Read the recap from Queens Athletics

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46-47

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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

2019 Week 4 Recap

9/22/2019

 
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Norwich and UNE in a scrum in front of the UNE try line | Photo by Michael Menn courtesy of Norwich Athletics

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Harvard vs. Dartmouth  |  NIRA Tier I
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20-74

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Notre Dame College vs. Quinnipiac  |  NIRA Tier I
Read the recap from Quinnipiac Athletics

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46-12

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Queens vs. Mount St. Mary's  |  NIRA Tier II
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50-17

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West Chester vs. Sacred Heart  |  NIRA Tier II
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19-54

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American International vs. Brown  |  NIRA Tier II
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35-15

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Norwich vs. Univ. of New England  |  NIRA Division III
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22-68

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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

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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

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10-5

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Lander vs. Mount St. Mary's B  |  NIRA Non-Conference
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PPD.

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Molloy vs. Long Island  |  NIRA Non-Conference
Match postponed (PPD.) / re-scheduled

2019 Week 3 Recap

9/15/2019

 
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Sophomore Ariana Ramsey had three tries for the Big Green | Photo by Brian Foley courtesy of Dartmouth Sports

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49-0

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Army vs. Quinnipiac  |  NIRA Tier I
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33-15

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Davenport vs. Notre Dame College  |  NIRA Non-Conference

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17-52

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Brown vs. Dartmouth  |  NIRA Non-Conference (Ivy)
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22-10

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American International vs. Sacred Heart  |  NIRA Tier II
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44-12

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Queens vs. Long Island  |  NIRA Tier II
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106-0

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Mount St. Mary's vs. Ursinus  |  NIRA Non-Conference
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8-38

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Bowdoin vs. Colby-Sawyer  |  NIRA Division III
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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

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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

2019 NIRA Week 2 Recap

9/9/2019

 
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Army's Demaria Morton on the move vs. Harvard | Photo courtesy of Army West Point Athletics
National Recap:  The Rugby Breakdown

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34-10

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Army vs. Harvard  |  NIRA Tier I
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23-22

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Quinnipiac vs. Penn State  |  NIRA Non-Conference
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14-34

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Long Island vs. Sacred Heart  |  NIRA Tier II
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19-17

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Mount St. Mary's vs. American International  |  NIRA Tier II
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25-14

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West Chester vs. Brown  |  NIRA Tier II
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34-15

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Colby-Sawyer vs. Norwich  |  NIRA Division III
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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

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Army B vs. Molloy  |  NIRA Non-Conference
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Univ. of New England B vs. Castleton  |  NIRA Non-Conference
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Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (19-5; 12-0; 5-24)
Read the recap from UNE Athletics

2019 NIRA Week 1 Recap

9/3/2019

 
National Recaps:  Goff Rugby Report  |  The Rugby Breakdown

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10-57

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60-19

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62-35

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Read the recap from Queens Athletics

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5-94

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Read the recap from Colby-Sawyer Athletics

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Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches
(10-17; 0-10; 5-5)
Read the recap from Castleton Athletics

DARTMOUTH CLAIMS PROGRAM’S FIRST NIRA CHAMPIONSHIP

11/19/2018

 
Article by Angus Bishop | Originally published at usa.rugby
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Photo courtesy of Dartmouth Women's Rugby Twitter
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 Championship

11/10/2018

 
Article courtesy of Mount St. Mary's | Originally published at mountathletics.com
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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
  • After a scoreless ten minutes to begin the match, Isabel Cuddy broke free off of a scrum down the right side of the pitch to give Sacred Heart the early 5-0 lead.
  • Mount St. Mary's evened the match at 5 a piece after Julie Crochet split the defense and took off for a big run.
  • The Pioneers and Mountaineers traded tries towards the end of the first half. Cuddy touched the ball down for her second try of half and Ubaida Ahmed scored a try after a long run to tie the match at 10-10. Mount freshman Maya Grassi converted the kick after to put Mount St. Mary's ahead 12-10 at the end of the first half.
  • Two minutes into the second half, Sacred Heart nabbed the lead again 15-12 after Kaitlin Lagase powered her away a crossed the touch line.
  • The Mountaineers answered the Pioneers score with two tries of their own midway through the second half to take the 22-15 advantage. Graduate student Lauren Judkins found a whole in the defense and scored a try up the middle of the pitch and Crochet scored her second try of the match shortly after Judkins' try.
  • Solid defense from the Mount kept Sacred Heart scoreless for the remainder of the match to preserve the 22-15 win.
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