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    • NCR NATIONAL SEMIS: No. 2 St. Bonaventure Tops No. 1 Women’s Rugby, 22-10

    HOUSTON, Texas – The No. 1 nationally ranked Endicott women’s rugby team fell to No. 2 St. Bonaventure, 22-10, in the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Small College National Semifinals on Saturday afternoon at AVEVA Stadium.

    NCR NATIONAL SEMIS: No. 2 St. Bonaventure Tops No. 1 Women’s Rugby, 22-10
    December 2, 2023

    HOUSTON, Texas – The No. 1 nationally ranked Endicott women's rugby team fell to No. 2 St. Bonaventure, 22-10, in the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Small College National Semifinals on Saturday afternoon at AVEVA Stadium.

    Carolina Stubbs (Newtown, Conn.) and Tess Merrill (Greenwich, N.Y.) scored tries at 38:25 and 42:43 to highlight the Gulls' offense.

    The Bonnies used a methodical, physical strategy on offense to keep possession away from Endicott's high-powered attack and it paid dividends as St. Bonaventure raced out to a 12-0 advantage in the first half.

    Endicott answered with back-to-back tries from Stubbs and Merrill, but St. Bonaventure capitalized on turnovers late in the matchup to punch its ticket to the national championship game on Sunday.

    WHAT'S NEXT

    No. 1 Endicott (8-1) will play the loser of No. 5 Cortland and No. 8 Wisconsin-Platteville tomorrow in the NCR Third Place matchup at 11:00 AM (EST). 

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    (Photo Credit - Mike Conners)