West Chester freshman Lauren Madalian recorded a hat trick. / Photo: Doreen Madalian
Army has moved into the #2 spot of the NCAA rankings after finishing just short of Dartmouth, 26-20. Harvard beat the Black Knights 28-17 more than a month ago, but a good amount of rugby has occurred since then, and no one has come as close as to the league-leading Dartmouth as Army.
The reorganization pushes Harvard and Quinnipiac down a spot, though they both won big on the weekend. Neither Notre Dame College nor Brown had room to move, however, as they’ve either recently beat teams or posted significant wins against those below them.
West Chester moved up after beating higher-ranked Mount St. Mary’s, and Bowdoin, which had played a non-league game, also advanced. The Polar Bears had finished just nine points shy of West Chester – a better point differential than the Mountaineers’ 20 – and also played a great game against USA Rugby’s top-ranked DII team, Vassar College, losing 39-33.
AIC and Norwich swapped positions after the Yellow Jackets won their rematch convincingly, and New England fell a spot after a big loss to Sacred Heart.
BOX SCORES
Tries: Ale Ada 2, Karina Martinez, Alex Conway
Cons: Camille Johnson 3
Tries: Naomi Colin, Eleanor Burnett, Sam Sullivan, Elexa Leach
Tries: Caitlin Weigel 2, Jenny Kronish 2, Delia Hellander, Rachael Harkavy
Cons: Kronish 5
Pens: Kronish
Notre Dame College 12
Tries: Saher Hamdan, MarCaya Bailous
Cons: ?
Tries: Lauren Madalian 3, Corinne Gallagher, Autumn Czaplicki 2, Grace Larko
Cons: Kylie Corless 2
Tries: Ubaida Ahmed, Citlali Villegas, Hanna Rojas-Rhodes
Cons: Maya Grassi 2
AIC 64-25 NORWICH
As the second half kicked off, AIC only led Norwich by six points, but then a seven-try run finished out the game for a 64-25 decision to the Yellow Jackets. Siale Alatini, Elizabeth Harvey and Brooke Garcia scored multiple tries, while try-scorer Kassidy Pothier handled the majority of the kicking duties. Reagan Aldersea scored two tries to lead the Cadets.
Tries: Clara Lemal-Brown 4, Mikah Maples 2, Allison Koenig, Mckenna Haz, Matja Saarenheimo-Vanderhorst, Caitria Sands, Margot Vella, Emily Roskopf, Remy Spires
Cons: Mckenna Haz 10
Brown 3
Penalty kick
Tries: Jordyn Enos 6, Bailey Burt 2, Sydney Jackson, Jess Burt, Acadia LeBlanc, Francesca Basile
Cons: Burt 4, Acadia LeBlanc 2, Julia Anhalt 3
Tries: Julia May 2, Mikaela Phillips, Savannah Graves
Cons: Kailyn Duff
NON-LEAGUE
Tries: Sophia Karris, Molly Petronzio 2, Allegra Bersani, Liz D’Angelo
Cons: D’Angelo 4
Tries: Marron McConnell, Oshana Reich 2, Jennie To, Meg Martin, Claudia Lasch, Kira NolanCons: Molly Lynch 2