For Immediate Release
College Rugby
Monday November 6th, 2023
Tri-State Teams crowns Conference winners for Fall 2023
Congratulations to the Tri-State Conference Champions 2023 and to the teams that earned postseason berths and are headed to National playoffs.
WOMEN – Division II
Columbia University finished the season unbeaten and in a thriller of a final against the Vassar College Women they won 31-22 at Baker Field in New York City. Both teams head to the regional round of the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Championship and in addition Fairfield University gained an At-Large bid so the top 3 teams in the Tri-State advanced.
East Regional
Columbia will face the US Coast Guard Academy and if successful will then take on the University of New Hampshire or Roger Williams University.
South Regional
Vassar take on Coastal Carolina and if successful will meet either Temple or Syracuse.
Midwest
Fairfield face the defending NCR Champiions the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and if successful will play the University of Cincinnati or Grand Valley State University.
West
Illinois v Bowling Green & LSU v Colorado Mines
WOMEN – Small College
Siena College won the Tri-State Small College title and together with the runner-up Hofstra University head to regionals on November 11 & 12 for the NCR playoffs. Siena will take on Colby College in Henniker, NH while Hofstra face Lee University in the South Regional.
MEN – Division II
USMMA, Kings Point is the Tri-State Division II Men’s Champion and they play in the first round of the NCR Playoffs against the University of Vermont this Saturday, November 11, 2023 at UVM.
MEN – Small College
Vassar College Men defeated Hofstra University 47-31 at Hofstra to take the Small College title. Vassar will compete on Saturday and Sunday November 11 & 12 against Holy Cross, SUNY-Brockport, Endicott or Roger Williams for a spot in the round of 16. It is hoped that Vassar will host this 4 team playoff (to be confirmed). Hofstra head to Penn State-Berks for a Bowl game against the hosts Penn State-Berks on November 18th, 2023.
Let’s hope all the Tri-State Teams advance – please send your results to the Conference (tobrown@vassar.edu)
FULL PLAYOFF DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE NCR WEBSITE – ncr.rugby