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Bowdoin wins nira division iii championship

11/17/2019

Article originally published by Bowdoin Athletics

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Bowdoin College women's rugby team recovered from an early deficit to defeat the University of New England, 27-5, and win the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association Division III title on Sunday at Harvard.

The Polar Bears finish their season with a record of 8-2. It is the first-ever Division III tournament in the history of the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association, which was founded in 2018.

Match Highlights

The Nor'easters took the first lead of the game approximately a minute in, as inside center Mariah Chase took a lineout ball to slice through the defense and offload to Katie Berger for the corner try
Bowdoin responded with four tries over the course of the rest of the half, taking complete control of the match.
The Polar Bears got on the board thanks to a pass from Jenna Clukey to winger Molly Petronzio, who sprinted 10 meters and got past her defender to tie the score 5-5.
With the forwards controlling possession on a series of plays moving downfield, Amber Ramos picked and drove the final 10 meters for the score, giving Bowdoin as 10-5 lead.
The Polar Bears extended the lead courtesy of two long tries from fullback Sophia Karris, both 50+ meter evasive runs. The first try was converted by Molly Petronzio as Bowdoin took a 22-5 lead into halftime.
Bowdoin's defense held strong througout the second half and, with less than two minutes to go, Sara Nelson and Catherine Patti again served the ball wide to Petronzio on the wing, who broke multiple tackles and sprinted 60 meters for the final score of the match.

By The Numbers

Wing Molly Petronzio and fullback Sophia Karris both scored a pair of tries in the victory while Safiya Osei was named the Tournament MVP.
Ashlynn Autrey (12), Catherine Patti (9), were Bowdoin's leading tacklers on the afternoon.
Bowdoin completed a season sweep of the Nor'easters, having also won the regular season meeting between the squads, 27-12, on October 26.
The Polar Bears advanced to the finals with a 12-7 win over Norwich last weekend while UNE advanced with a 25-24 win over Colby-Sawyer.

2019 Semi-Finals Recap

11/10/2019

54-10

Army vs. Quinnipiac | NIRA National Championship Semi-Final
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23-22

Harvard vs. Dartmouth | NIRA National Championship Semi-Final
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27-19

West Chester vs. Mount St. Mary's | NIRA Tier 2 Semi-Final
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23-15

Brown vs. Queens | NIRA Tier 2 Semi-Final
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24-25

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

12-7

Bowdoin vs. Norwich | NIRA Division III Semi-Final
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Week 9 Recap

10/29/2019

Dartmouth with its Ivy League Championship trophy | Photo courtesy of Dartmouth Sports

14-55

Quinnipiac vs. Army | NIRA Tier I
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29-41

Harvard vs. Dartmouth | Ivy League Championship | NIRA Non-Conference
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36-29

Brown vs. Queens | NIRA Tier II
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28-0

West Chester vs. Long Island | NIRA Tier II

12-27

Univ. of New England vs. Bowdoin | NIRA Division III
Read the recap from Bowdoin Athletics

30-41

Notre Dame College vs. Davenport | NIRA Non-Conference

122-0

Sacred Heart vs. Molloy | NIRA Non-Conference
Read the recap from Sacred Heart Athletics

41-7

Norwich vs. Colby-Sawyer | NIRA Non-Conference
Read the recap from Norwich Athletics

52-37

Castleton vs. New England College | NIRA Non-Conference
Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (15-10; 32-7; 5-20)
Read the recap from Castleton Athletics

Week 8 Recap

10/22/2019

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

0-70

Penn State vs. Army | NIRA Non-Conference
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14-42

Brown vs. Harvard | NIRA Non-Conference (Ivy League)
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19-38

Queens vs. West Chester | NIRA Tier II
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22-25

Sacred Heart vs. Mount St. Mary's | NIRA Tier II
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22-102

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

110-0

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

10-24

Univ. of New England vs. Norwich | NIRA Non-Conference
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24-32

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

10/15/2019

Photo courtesy of Brown Athletics

52-38

Dartmouth vs. Quinnipiac | NIRA Tier I
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0-105

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

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

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

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
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Oct 16

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

40-21

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

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

Castleton vs. Molloy | NIRA Non-Conference
Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (0-20; 5-20; 5-19)
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10/11/2019

2019 Week 6 Recap

10/6/2019

Army's Charisma Henry fends off a would-be Dartmouth tackler | Photo courtesy of Army West Point Athletics

19-39

Dartmouth vs. Army | NIRA Tier I
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64-7

Harvard vs. Quinnipiac | NIRA Tier I
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24-33

American International vs. Queens | NIRA Tier II
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14-15

Mount St. Mary's vs. West Chester | NIRA Tier II
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27-17

Bowdoin vs. Norwich | NIRA Division III
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2019 Week 5 Recap

9/30/2019

0-77

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

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

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

0-58

Univ. of New England vs. Colby-Sawyer | NIRA Division III
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15-42

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

60-5

Queens vs. Coastal Carolina | NIRA Non-Conference
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46-47

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

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

50-34

Harvard vs. Dartmouth | NIRA Tier I
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20-74

Notre Dame College vs. Quinnipiac | NIRA Tier I
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46-12

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

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

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

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

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

25-76

Castleton vs. Bowdoin B | NIRA Non-Conference
Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (10-28; 5-33; 10-15)
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10-5

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

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

Where to watch NIRA games this weekend: September 21-22, 2019

9/18/2019

Photo courtesy of Harvard Athletics

Can't make it to a match in person? Looking to watch some rugby? There are numerous streaming options for NIRA games this weekend!

Note: This list will be updated as information becomes available. Last updated: Thursday September 19.

Harvard vs. Dartmouth
Saturday, September 21 - 11:00 AM Eastern
Watch Here (ESPN+)
Watch Here (International)

American International vs. Brown
Saturday, September 21 - 5:00 PM Eastern
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