For Immediate Release
College Rugby
Tri-State Conference Playoffs Fall 2023 & Developmental 7s Championship
In close games this past weekend Columbia University Women and Vassar College Women advanced to the Tri-State Conference Championship game. Columbia defeated Rutgers and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute while Vassar accounted for Stony Brook University and Fairfield University.
Tri-State Conference Playoffs
Women
Quarterfinals 10/28/23
Columbia University 89 v 0 Rutgers University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 27 v 14 Marist College
Fairfield University 29 v 5 Montclair State University
Vassar College 65 v 0 Stony Brook University
Semifinals 10/29/23
Columbia University 19 v 0 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Vassar College 27 v 12 Fairfield University
Final 11/5/23
11:00 am Vassar College at Columbia University – Baker Sports Complex
Tri-State Men & Postseason
USMMA, Kings Point advance as the Tri-State Division II Champion and will play in a first round NCR playoff game against probably the University of Vermont.
In Tri-State Division III semifinal action Hofstra University Men defeated Seton Hall University Men 24-12 while the Vassar College Men squeaked past SUNY-Maritime 19-17. Hofstra and Vassar will face off next weekend and then head to NCR postseason play.
Developmental 7s – Annandale-on- Hudson 10/28 & 10/29, 2023
Bard College hosted a 7s Tournament for 6 men’s teams and the final saw Drew prevail against SUNY-New Paltz. The Tri-State teams have been battling to rebuild their rosters since the Covid-19 pandemic and the loss of the 2020-21 season. Many programs have not had enough players to field 15-a-side games so the default has been 7s or 10s. Kudos to all these 6 teams for playing rugby this fall and it is hoped that come next fall everyone of them will be back to playing 15s each weekend. Special thanks to RRSNY referees David Mowen and Brian Wolf for covering all the games.
Results
Bard 0-29 New Paltz
Montclair State 5- 5 Oneonta
New Paltz 5- 14 Drew
Molloy 5-0 Oneonta
Drew 26- 0 Bard
Montclair 17- 0 Molloy
Semi finals
Drew 28- 0 Molloy
New Paltz 12- 0 Montclair State
Final
Drew 22- 10 New Paltz