No. 17 Men’s Rugby Punches NCR Regionals Ticket

KINGS POINT, N.Y. — The No. 17 Endicott men's rugby team defeated Merchant Marine, 65-12, in the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Bowl Game on Sunday evening.

With the win, the Gulls punched their ticket to NCR Regionals next weekend in Fairfield, Conn.

SCORING

Chris Freeman (Medford, Mass.) — 4 tries
Will Savage (Weymouth, Mass.) — 2 tries
Liam Breault (Kennebunk, Maine) — 1 try
Jaden Carnevale (Coventry, R.I.) — 1 try
Cooper Loisel (Wilmington, Mass.) — 1 try
Owen Swanson (Wilbraham, Mass.) — 1 try, 4 conversions
Scott Turner (Peabody, Mass.) — 1 try
Will Petrilli III (Chelmsford, Mass.) — 1 conversion

MAN OF THE MATCH

Freeman scored four tries and looked like he was breaking the line every time he touched the ball.

DEFENDER OF THE MATCH

Logan Hilliard (Glastonbury, Conn.) played outstandingly in defense and in support of every ruck. Textbook forward play from Hilliard.

WHAT'S NEXT

No. 17 Endicott (6-2) will take on No. 3 Nichols in NCR Regionals play on Saturday, November 22 in Fairfield, Connecticut (time TBD). 

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(Photo Credit - Bradley Griffin '28)