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Written by RUGBYMag Staff    Wednesday, 09 November 2011 15:00    PDF Print Write e-mail
Women's DII College Standings
Scores-Standings-Stats - 2011 Standings

Below are the current standing for women's DII colleges currently in league season.


NERFU North-South GP W L T PF PA PTS


Norwich University 5 5 0 0 343 5 15


Rhode Island 5 4 1 0 183 71 13


US Coast Guard Academy 5 2 2 1 52 121 10


New Hampshire 5 1 3 1 74 170 8


Vermont 5 1 4 0 64 179 7


Bryant University 5 1 4 0 20 190 7













NERFU East-West GP W L T PF PA PTS


Bowdoin College 5 5 0 0 204 36 15


Tufts University 5 4 1 0 105 25 13


Middlebury 5 3 2 0 72 121 11


Colby College 5 2 3 0 116 78 9


Williams College 5 1 4 0 51 74 7


Amherst College 5 0 5 0 3 217 5













METNY W L T PF PA PD BP Pts

1. Rutgers Univ. 6 0 0 301 54 247 6 30

2. Vassar College 4 2 0 226 84 142 7 23

3. Marist College 3 3 0 151 114 37 4 16

4. Quinnipiac Uni.* 3 2 1 103 112 -9 2 16

5. Stony Brook Uni. 2 2 2 137 118 19 3 15

6. New Paltz 1 4 1 52 180 -128 1 7

7. Hofstra Univ. 0 6 0 10 297 -287 0 0























Rugby Northeast W L T PF PA Diff



AIC 5 0 1 236 15 221



St. Michael’s 5 1 0 278 73 205



Stonehill 4 2 0 190 85 105



Bentley 3 2 1 171 123 48



Providence 2 4 0 139 241 -102



UMASS Lowell 1 5 0 67 272 -205



Merrimack 0 6 0 47 293 -246

























NY State West W L T PF PA PD BP Pts

Fredonia SUNY 5 0 0 199 12 187 6 26

Geneseo SUNY 4 1 0 111 45 66 5 21

Ithaca College 3 2 0 102 72 30 1 13

Le Moyne College 2 3 0 45 109 -64 3 11

Buffalo State SUNY 1 4 0 19 82 -63 3 7

University of Rochester 0 5 0 12 168 -156 1 1












NY State East W L T PF PA PD BP Pts

Binghamton SUNY 5 0 0 180 33 147 4 24

Albany SUNY 4 1 0 122 80 42 4 20

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 3 2 0 87 102 -15 3 15

Colgate University 2 3 0 61 80 -19 3 10

Siena College 1 4 0 85 100 -15 5 9

Union College 0 5 0 34 174 -140 2 2












Eastern Penn East W L T PF PA PD MR BP PTs
Delaware 4 1 0 120 36 70 3 4 23
Temple 4 1 0 103 47 39 3 2 21
LaSalle 3 2 0 105 53 52 4 3 19
Drexel 2 4 0 82 92 -10 4 3 15
St. Joseph's 1 4 0 99 120 -61 3 1 8
College of New Jersey 1 4 0 10 190 -95 0 0 4











Eastern Penn West W L T PF PA PD MR BP PTs
Shippensburg 6 0 0 190 19 129 4 6 34
Scranton 3 2 0 115 87 25 4 4 20
East Stroudsburg 3 2 0 100 34 47 1 5 18
York 3 2 0 44 67 -16 0 1 13
Bloomsburg 0 4 0 5 152 -94 3 0 3
Gettysburg 0 4 0 22 98 -72 2 0 2











*The EPRU restricts per game PD to 25 points, which is why some points difference numbers don't add up.























































Potomac RFU W L T Pf Pa Pd BT BL Pts
George Washington 2 0 0 105 0 105 2 0 10
St. Mary's 2 0 0 46 5 41 1 0 9
American 2 0 0 36 12 24 1 0 9
Catholic 1 1 0 37 24 13 1 1 6
George Mason 1 1 0 44 59 -15 1 0 5
Salisbury 1 1 0 22 27 -5 0 0 4
Georgetown 0 2 0 10 44 -34 0 0 0
Towson 0 2 0 19 56 -37 0 0 0
UMBC 0 2 0 0 90 -90 0 0 0











Virginia RFU W L T PF PA PD Pts


Mary Washington 5 0 0 186 19 167 20


Longwood 4 1 0 189 37 152 17


William & Mary 4 1 0 174 34 140 17


Virginia Commonwealth 2 2 0 89 66 23 9


Old Dominion 1 4 0 69 103 -34 8


University of Richmond 0 4 0 5 213 -208 3


Virginia Military Institute 0 4 0 0 240 -240 0



































Wisconsin W L D BPT BPL PTS



UW-Lacrosse 5 0 0 5 0 25



UW-Platteville 3 2 0 2 1 15



UW-Eau Claire 3 2 0 3 0 15



UW-Madison 2 3 0 3 1 12



UW-Oshkosh 2 3 0 2 1 11



Marquette 0 5 0 0 0 0




































Minn North W L T BP Pts




NDSU - Women 3 0 0 3 15




St. Cloud State 2 1 0 2 10




UND - Women 1 2 0 2 6




UMD - Women 0 3 0 0 0















Minn South W L T BP PTS




Winona Women 3 0 0 3 15




MSU - Mankato Women 1 1 1 1 7




College of Saint Benedict 1 1 1 1 7




Gustavus Adolphus Women 0 3 0 0 0


























Ohio RFU W L T PF PA Pd BT BL Pts
Denison 4 0 0 161 17 144 4 0 20
Ball State 3 1 0 84 27 49 1 1 14
Wright State 2 2 0 39 81 -42 1 0 9
Ohio University 2 2 0 56 90 -34 0 0 8
Miami 1 3 0 78 46 40 0 0 4
Kent State 0 4 0 5 162 -157 2 0 2











Illinois RFU W D L L7 4T PF PA Diff BP Pts
Illinois State University 2 0 0 0 2 55 10 45 2 10
Southern Illinois University 1 0 1 0 1 33 35 -2 1 5
Western Illinois University 0 0 2 0 0 5 48 -43 0 0






















Chicago Area W D L L7 4T PF PA PD BP Pts
NIU 3 0 1 1 3 145 25 120 4 16
Loyola 3 0 0 0 3 175 18 157 3 15
UIC 2 0 1 0 1 60 32 28 1 9
Chicago 0 0 2 0 0 0 50 -50 0 0
DePaul 0 0 2 0 0 0 112 -112 0 0
Northwestern 0 0 2 0 0 0 133 -133 0 0






















Pacific Northwest W L T Pf Pa Pd Pts


CWU 2 0 0 75 41 34 8


UW 1 0 0 44 7 37 4


WSU 1 0 0 17 12 5 4


WWU 0 1 0 12 17 -5 0


SU 0 1 0 22 39 -17 0


WOU 0 2 0 26 80 -54 0


Reed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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Written by Alex Goff    Wednesday, 19 October 2011 19:34    PDF Print Write e-mail
Club Player of the Week: John Vitale
Clubs - Men's DI Clubs

The strong silent type. John Vitale. Matt Priest photoJohn Vitale has been one of the best tighthead props in American rugby for several years. Very quiet and unassuming, he’s the sort of the player who makes his most eloquent statements on the field.

Vitale is a central figure for the Chicago Lions and his presence was certainly felt this past weekend. Vitale came back from injury earlier this fall, but hadn’t quite hit his best form and was rested a little by Head Coach Marty Wiggins.

But Vitale led the way Saturday in an upset of Palmer College of Chiropractic. The Lions beat previously undefeated Palmer 42-19, and Wiggins pointed to the presence and leadership of Vitale as a huge part of the effort.

The Lions needed that win, as their playoff prospects haven’t looked the best since two early-fall losses in league play. That one victory, and Vitale’s significant contribution up front, has put them in position to challenge for the #2 seed in the Midwest crossovers with the South next spring.

Note: The Lions dedicated their game to their ailing president, Keith Brown, who was pleased to hear of the victory when the club visited him in the hospital that day. Wednesday, October 19, Brown passed away. RUGBYMag would like to join the rugby community in expressing our condolences to Keith's clubmates and family.


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Written by Alex Goff    Wednesday, 19 October 2011 18:55    PDF Print Write e-mail
Cincy Win Almost Clinches #1
Clubs - Men's DI Clubs

The Wolfhounds put in a big second half to defeat Columbus. Nancy Trent photoWith Cincinnati’s big win over Columbus and the Detroit Tradesmen losing in a surprise result 52-28 to Indianapolis has given the Wolfhounds just enough cushion for them to feel confident of winning 1st place in the Midwest DI Club Eastern Conference.

Cincinnati Head Coach Nick Lauterbach said his team didn’t play well in the first half of their 33-5 victory over Columbus, but found that playing against the wind they got some momentum.

“It’s possible playing with the wind we could have over-emphasized the kick, and we kept the ball more in hand in the second half,” he said. “In the end the second half we had a balanced performance and I am pleased with how we improved in the second half.”

This result, coupled with the Tradesmen fading badly on the road makes it all very simple:

Cincinnati can eliminate the Tradesmen from 1st place by getting at least one point from Saturday’s match. Even if they fail to do that, the Tradesmen would have to win by a significant margin to take 1st.

Buffalo remains in with a chance to take 1st place, but will have to win both their remaining league matches, and hope Cincinnati takes no more than three points from their remaining two. Even then, tiebreakers make it tough for Buffalo to get to first.

The Wolfhounds have to look at it all simply. Beat Detroit and they are 1st. If they lose to Detroit, they can beat Indianapolis at home October 29 and be 1st anyway.

Detroit’s loss to Indy also has ramifications for 2nd place, as now Buffalo is two points behind the Tradesmen with a game in hand and two winnable matches left on their schedule.

Indianapolis, with their victory last Saturday, remain in the hunt for a playoff spot. But to accomplish that they must beat Buffalo and get at least bonus points again Cincinnati, and hope Buffalo loses both their remaining games.

All this matters, because the Midwest playoff system (playoffs, by the way, have been moved to the spring) does not allow for a low-seeded team to come out of nowhere to claim the top seed in the crossover matches with the South.

The #3 teams can only get the 4th seed. Teams that finish second in their conferences can get as high as #2 and as low as #4.

In the Eastern Conference, then it’s likely that Cincinnati will be 1st, Buffalo 2nd, and Detroit Tradesmen 3rd. However, Buffalo and Detroit could switch, and Buffalo could even be overtaken by Indianapolis if the Western New York club implodes in the next two weeks.

In the Western Conference, Palmer has as good as clinched 1st. The Chicago Lions, with their improbable defeat of Palmer this past weekend, can clinch second with a win over Metropolis in Minneapolis. Not an easy proposition given that Metropolis beat the Lions in Chicago September 17. Metropolis has a relatively easy game to finish out the season, against 1-5 Chicago Blaze. But that result means nothing if they can’t beat the Lions.


Midwest Playoff Structure (originally scheduled for November and now reportedly moved to the spring):

Conference #1s play off for #1 seed from Midwest

Loser of that match plays winner of #2 v #2 for 2nd seed in Midwest. Lost of that playoff is #3.

Loser of #2 v #2 plays winner of Eastern #3 v. Western #3 for 4th Midwest seed.

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Written by Alex Goff    Wednesday, 19 October 2011 19:15    PDF Print Write e-mail
November Could Bring Eagle Coach Answers
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Questions still surround what will happen with the USA Men’s National Team coaching position.

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Written by Pat Clifton    Wednesday, 19 October 2011 16:10    PDF Print Write e-mail
Half of the 7s Automatic Bids Remain
Sevens - Collegiate Sevens

The qualification season for the inaugural USA Rugby college 7s national championship is half way over, with seven of the automatic bids already earned. Seven more will be doled out over the course of the next three weekends. That leaves 10 at-large bids to be granted by the college competitions committee, which will be advised by Eagles 7s coach Al Caravelli and a stable of scouts. 

Qualification tournaments in gold. Non qualifiers in silver.
*Indicates incomplete standings
alt

I'll go tournament by tournament and tell you my favorite to win the remaining qualifiers.

Pacific 7s   Palo Alto, Calif.   Oct 22
Utah has to be the pick, right? Thretton Palamo is a definite no-go, as is Don Pati, who is attempting to make the Eagles squad for the Pan-Am Games.

Utah graduated lots of talent outside of those guys, too, but Tonata and Lopeti Lauti, AJ Tuineau and Danny James should be enough to propel the Utes past a Cal-less field.

Stanford's Marcus Henderson has remained under many people's radar, but Cardinal coach Matt Sherman is extremely high on the speedy wing/fullback. Sherman says he may be an Eagle prospect some day, and I say he should be on every coach's scouting report this weekend.

UCLA is legit, too, and Colorado has won the Denver 7s college title the past two years, so the Buffs shouldn't be taken lightly.

Mountain 7s   Glendale, Colo.   Oct. 22
BYU is the obvious choice. Haven't seen the Cougars play 7s, but their level of athleticism far outshines that of any team in this tournament.

Ryan Roundy is expected to be on the roster. Can you imagine tackling that guy in the open field? Dylan Lubbe's skills also translate well to 7s, like those of Shaun Davies.

Plus, a number of exciting players are fresh off mission, and former NFL running back Vai Sikahema's son is now a Cougar. 

Air Force isn't new to 7s, having played at Denver 7s the past couple of summers and in the CRC qualifier in February, but they've yet to prove their 7s mettle. The Falcons would appear to be BYU's top competition.

Wyoming is also set to play in Glendale, but they're facing a ton of injuries. Colorado State is an unknown, and the rest of the field is comprised of DII teams.

Delaware 7s   Newark, Del.   Oct. 29
This is a tossup between Delaware and Kutztown. They duked it out inside Sam Boyd Stadium in February in the CRC qualifier semifinals. Kutztown won, barely.

Both have undersized sparkplugs as leaders (Jimmy Kowalski for Delaware and Tim Acker for Kutztown). Since KU won the first meeting, I'll pick them, but I don't want to pick either. 

California 7s   Moraga, Calif.   Oct. 29
This should be a good one. San Diego State is coached by Eagle 7s captain Matt Hawkins and has a history of being a very good 7s team, but Duncan Kelm has graduated. Cal was twice the favorite to win the CRC, but twice didn't fulfill expectations. Oh yeah, Eagles 7s coach Al Caravelli's son Kyle plays at Cal, too. St. Mary's won a warmup tournament at Cal Poly, but defeated the Mustangs by a single point in the tournament final.

My head wants me to pick Cal, but my gut tells me the 7s pitch is where the Gaels finally get the best of the Bears. Chad Clark is dynamite in 7s, and an advantage at scrumhalf can go a long way on that mighty big field, so St. Mary's is the pick.

East Coast Rugby Conference   Amesbury, Mass.   Nov. 5
None of these teams are known commodities. Boston College competed in the CRC last year, but didn't do so hot. Northeastern is absolutely trampling the 15s conference right now, but are they even concerned with 7s? Middlbury's Brian Sirkia could be the best 7s player in the league, but does he have enough help? Blindly, I'll take the Maddogs since they seem unbeatable in 15s conference play. 

Ivy League   Boston   Nov. 5-6
Dartmouth is the clear favorite, even though the Big Green aren't even the defending Ivy 7s champs. The crazy thing about it is, if Dartmouth wins and turns down the automatic bid to nationals, as expected, the bid doesn't fall to the second-place team. It becomes an at-large to be doled out by the competitions committee. So if the Big Green win, it's possible no Ivy league team will be invited to nationals. 

Empire Conference   Long Island, NY   Nov.
Host Stony Brook is the only team I've seen play, at the CRC qualifier in Las Vegas in February, but they were impressive. Some of their guys have club 7s experience with Long Island, too, and that can't hurt. Expect the Seawolves to do well in this one, though the Empire West is a much better 15s division. 




 


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