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William Paterson University Threepeat as Conference 7s Champions

For Immediate Release
 
College Rugby – Men
 
Poughkeepsie, NY
Sunday April 7, 2019
William Paterson University Threepeat!
William Paterson University Men ran away with the Tri-State 7s title in style and the New Jersey school collected their third consecutive conference 7s crown. Not only did WPU win the championship but their ferocious defense held all attackers at bay as they did not concede any points over their 3 pool games games, the quarterfinal, semifinal and final! Three championships now and this one with 6 shutouts. Hats off to the Pioneers on a very special weekend.
Pool Play
Group A
William Paterson quickly dispatched Marist College B in the tournament opener 35-0 and rattled through SUNY-Oneonta 49-0 and Seton Hall 33-0. So the fight was for second place and it was the Hall that emerged as runner-up by virtue of a 10-5 win over Oneonta.
Group B
Hofstra University had reached the last 8 the previous year but they faced Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) who have been highly competitive recently in 15s. But the Hofstra Pride squeaked past the Engineers 12-5 and both advanced to the quarters.
Group C
This was the most competitive group as Marist jumped ahead 2-0 but the game with Drew University was close 24-21. The Monroe College Mustangs were well beaten in their first game but had arrived late to the field and with little warm-up time Drew put them away 28-7. Monroe surprised Marist upsetting last year’s finalist 15-14 but the bonus point Marist earned saw them and Drew advance.
 
Group D
SUNY_New Paltz and Molloy College went through from this group but there were close fought games that might have gone the other way. Vassar lost a must win game against New Paltz 10-12 and missed the conversion at the end from right in front of the posts that would have earned them a tie. The deserved winner Molloy as they went undefeated in this group.
The entire day was officiated by the Rugby Referees Society of New York (RRSNY) and a host of Vassar volunteers, with most of them being members of the USA Rugby National Championship winning team. Thanks are due to all these young women and the cadre of referees.
Championship results below
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All-Conference Players – Fall 2018

Tri-State Collegiate Rugby Conference

All-Conference Teams – Fall 2018

Men

Name                        Year              School                     Position

Rob Eder                  Senior            Vassar College        Number 8

Evan Roberts           Junior             Vassar College        Scrumhalf

John Guerriero         Sophomore   William Paterson      Number 8

Ian Barret                  Junior             William Paterson      Fly Half

Dillion Fazliu             Junior             William Paterson      Inside Center

Zach Bonstein          Senior            William Paterson      Wing

Andrew Massefski   Senior            William Paterson      Hooker

Samuel Wilkins        Sophomore   Bard College            Prop

JM Knoetgen            Junior             Bard College            Fly Half

Thomas Jones         Junior             Marist                         Inside Center

Rhys Henry               Senior            Marist                         Number 8

Owen Diaz                Senior            Maris                          Flyhalf

Conner Louro           Junior             Marist                         Fullback

Joe DePalma           Senior            Oneonta State          Scrumhalf

Dillon Hughes          Senior            Oneonta State          Number 8

Matt Leto                   Senior            Seton Hall Uni.         Lock

Chris Aube                Sophomore   Seton Hall Uni.         Full Back

Casey Lewis             Freshman      TCNJ                          Fullback

Ryan Parker              Senior            TCNJ                          Wing

Michael Roura          Senior            TCNJ                          Wing

Will Kitson                 Junior             TCNJ                          Flyhalf

Russell Abernathy   Junior             TCNJ                          Flanker

Alex Rigdwell           Junior             TCNJ                          Lock

Kyle Novak               Senior            Hofstra                       Flanker

Raymond Brown      Sophomore   Hofstra                       Inside Center

Angad Singh             Junior             Drew University        Flyhalf/Center

Gage Wheeler          Senior            Drew University        Lock/Flanker

Owen Serbent          Senior            Maritime                    Number 8

Jonathon D’Angelo Senior            Maritime                    Inside Center

Kevin Kane               Senior            Maritime                    Tighthead Prop

McCale Butto            Senior            Maritime                    Fullback

Conner Louro           Junior             Marist                         Fullback

Thomas Jones          Junior             Marist                         Inside Center

Rhys Henry               Senior            Marist                         Number 8

Owen Diaz                Senior            Marist                         Flyhalf

Women

Name                        Year              School                     Position

Aleasia Brown          Senior            Montclair State         Wing

Sabreen Huzien       Sophomore   Montclair State         Number 8

Victoria Davis           Senior            Rensselaer               Utility Player

Caitlyn Moustouka   Sophomore   Rensselaer               Fullback

Jennie To                  Senior            Vassar                       Scrumhalf

Oshana Reich          Senior            Vassar                       Number 8

Amalia Downer        Senior            Fordham                    Number 8

Maye Yassin             Senior            Fordham                    Fullback

Victoria Santiago     Senior            Drew                          Flanker

Genesis Guedes      Junior             Drew                          Hooker

Ellie Lockhart            Senior            Siena                         Flyhalf

Maria Brown             Junior             Siena                         Number 8

Jill Nixon                    Senior            Marist                         Flyhalf

Rachel Lee               Senior            Marist                         Flanker

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Agenda for AGM

Please feel free to send agenda items to me for inclusion this Saturday (Feb. 2nd, 2019).

Below is the agenda

Tri-State Collegiate Rugby Conference

Annual General Meeting on Saturday February 2nd, 2019

at

Maritime College, Bronx, NY

Conference web site at http://www.tristaterugby.com

2:00 pm Women     3:00 pm Men

AGENDA

  1. Team representatives sign-in – Name, school, cell # and e-mail address.

 

  1. Contact Information – Team representatives are asked to check the team contact details on the conference web site and provide updates and corrections on the sheet provided at the AGM. These should reflect the coaching staff and administrators, both school officials and students, that will be responsible for the team in the Spring and Fall of 2019.

 

  1. 7s Championship dates ALL MEN (& WOMEN NSCRO) Sunday March 7th, 2019 venue TBD; WOMEN DII – Sunday April 28th, 2019 venue TBD

 

  1. Spring Schedules – Teams will discuss spring schedule dates and can schedule games. All teams must enter their Spring Schedules on the RRSNY or NYRRS website no later than February 15th, 2019.

 

  1. Fall 2018 Report – see addendum
  2. Number of Teams, B-sides, & result reporting.
  3. Thanks to the Referee Societies
  4. Congratulations to Tri-State Rugby Conference Champions Fall 2018
  5. Administration
  6. Division II & NSCRO
  7. Men – Fall 2019 Conference Structure & Schedule
  8. Women – Fall 2019 Conference Structure & Schedule
  9. Referees/Officials
  10. Uniforms and conduct on and off the field
  11. Budget Review
  12. Medical requirements mandatory at games
  13. Hosting a Tri-State 15s Championship in Fall 2019
  14. Spring 2019 Sevens & Hosting a 7s Tournament
  15. Certified coaches for each program
  16. All-Conference Team & All-Star Team
  17. Sponsorship & Trophies
  18. Any other business
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Conference AGM on Sat. Feb. 2, 2019

Conference AGM on Sat. Feb. 2, 2019

All teams are required to send a representative to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) that will take place on Saturday February 2, 2019 at SUNY-Maritime College in the Bronx, New York.

The Women’s Teams will meet at 2:00 p.m and the Men’s Teams will meet at 3:00 p.m.

The specific room details and the agenda will be furnished the week of the meeting.

Please feel free to send agenda items to: tobrown@vassar.edu

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Vassar Women Take DII National Title

For Immediate Release

College Rugby

Matthews, NC

December 1 & 2, 2018

Vassar Women One Better than Previous Year

The Vassar Women finished the Fall at 15-0 and defeated Winona State University 50-13 in the Championship game. It’s a first for the Brewers who lost a heart-breaker the year before, 38-36, against the same opponent also in the Division II Championship game! FloRugby streamed the game live and a full report is available at The Rugby Breakdown (TRB) the on-line publication that is second to none for Women’s Rugby in the USA. Just go to https://www.therugbybreakdown.com/single-post/2018/12/02/Vassar-Gets-its-DI-Fall-Title

In addition FloRugby has a report and video available – https://www.florugby.com/articles/6276879-vassar-grinds-out-brilliant-title-run

This senior class finished 4th as freshmen, 3rd as sophomores, second as juniors and first as seniors to round out a stellar collegiate rugby career.

Congratulations to the Vassar College Women on their first and the school’s first ever team championship.

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Tri-State’s Vassar Women Into Final 4

For Immediate Release

College Rugby – Women

Poughkeepsie, NY

Saturday & Sunday November 17 & 18, 2018

All four of the Women’s Division II semifinalists from 2017 returned to the playoffs this year and all four of them will be returning once again in 2018. Cincinnati will play Winona State, and Vassar will take on the Coast Guard in the semifinals. The teams and the match-ups have stayed the same and time will tell if the results will remain the same too.

Saturday saw its fair share of lop-sided fixtures. The closest match played in the Round of 16 was Bryant’s, 40-12, win over Kutztown. In the other fixtures Cincinnati took care of Illinois State, 48-5; Vassar was too strong for Maine, 46-12; Indiana University of Pennsylvania blew by Bowling Green State, 61-15; last year’s champion Winona State looked capable of reaching those heights once again, as they took down Colorado School of Mines, 57-17; Bloomsburg were impressive against Buffalo State, 67-15; Coast Guard wasn’t challenged by Fairfield, 61-5; and Colorado Mesa moved by University of Wisconsin-OshKosh, 59-22.

Sunday was not a lot closer, as only one game was decided by single digits. That was Winona State who almost saw an eighteen-point lead with fifteen minutes remaining disappear against the Colorado Mesa. The defending champions managed to hold on for a nail biting win, 37-33. In the other games the wins were more decisive. Cincinnati was able to book their spot in the last four after doubling Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s score, 34-17. Vassar set themselves up for a shot at redemption with a 41-24 win over Bryant and Coast Guard were just too strong for Bloomsburg, recording a, 65-7, win.

Playoff brackets

Fall 2018 Final 4 DII Women

Read more at https://www.usarugby.org/2018/11/teams-advance-through-to-fall-college-championship-weekend/?bsR0HqT71ytBX6bA.99

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William Paterson Go 1-1 at Nationals

For Immediate Release

College Rugby

Poughkeepsie, NY

Fall 2018 USA Rugby National Championship Collegiate Men’s Division II

On Saturday the Tri-State Conference’s best men’s division II team this year, William Paterson University, faced a well drilled and disciplined University of North Carolina – Charlotte team. WPU traveled down the considerable distance to East Carolina University (ECU) on Friday and were without the services of some starters on account of injuries. The week before William Paterson had defeated Sacred Heart University to get to the Round of 16 but they did not have the firepower as matters transpired and UNC-C won 57-17.

However, Sunday was to prove the metal of the Pioneers as they faced SUNY-Geneseo. The first 40 minutes had both squads fight tooth and nail for possession and field position and William Paterson University would end the first half 17-12 up. Both teams would continue to compete ferociously in the second half and although SUNY-Geneseo went up 19-17 it was William Paterson University that came back strongly to outscore SUNY Geneseo and take the game 46-19.

William Paterson finish the Fall 12-1 and have done much to enhance the reputation of the Tri-State Conference.

USA Rugby Men’s Division II Sweet 16 and Elite 8 Weekend – November 2018

With three of last year’s semifinalists making their way back into this year’s playoffs the chances are it was going to be tough to see new faces advance through to the second weekend of the Fall series. However, only last year’s champions, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater were able to make it through.

Saturday was a wild day, with eight games taking place there was plenty of action across the competition. Games ranged from blowouts including North Carolina State seeing off SUNY-Geneseo, 76-24; Whitewater getting rid of Montana State, 54-26; and UNC-Charlotte moving by William Paterson, 57-17. Bethel College was able to put in a strong performance against Milwaukee, 37-17. North Dakota State, last year’s 4th placed finisher was knocked off comprehensively by newcomers Iowa Central Community College, 42-17. They were then followed by Norwich who fell to fellow newcomers Queens University, 29-26. Two of the most entertaining games of the day were Villanova winning, narrowly, in a high scoring affair, 47-43, over Marquette; and Vermont squeezing by the University of Virginia, 41-39. The stage was now set for a tense set of quarterfinals on Sunday.

After the displays that each team put on during their Round of 16 performances, the expectation was set for a series of high scoring tightly fought quarterfinals. This wasn’t the case. Only one out of the four lived up to the expectations; where Queens beat Villanova, 39-34. In the other three quarterfinals, it was all one way traffic. Iowa Central beat Vermont in a relatively low scoring affair, 25-7. North Carolina State beat UNC Charlotte, 37-14, and will now hope for some home state support on December 1-2 when they play in Charlotte. Whitewater sealed their place in semifinals with a masterful, 72-6, display over Bethel College.

Read more at https://www.usarugby.org/2018/11/teams-advance-through-to-fall-college-championship-weekend/?bsR0HqT71ytBX6bA.99

 

 

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Tri-State Conference Teams Advance

For Immediate Release

College Rugby

(NY, NJ & CT)

Poughkeepsie, NY

Sunday November 11, 2018

Tri-State Conference Teams Advance

Playoff Results

Saturday November 10, 2018

Vassar College Women 96 v 0 Uni. of Delaware Women

Fairfield University Women 17 v 10 Colby College Women

Stony Brook University Women 10-50 Buffalo State University Women

SUNY-New Paltz Women 5-57 Kutztown University Women

Fordham University Women 0 v 64 University of Rochester Women

Sunday November 11, 2018

William Paterson University Men 29 v 22 Sacred Heart University Men Monroe College Men 34 v 27 Le Moyne College Men

​Congratulations to Vassar College Women, Fairfield University Women, William Paterson University Men and Monroe College Men for winning their respective playoff games this past weekend.

William Paterson now advances to the next round of the USA Rugby National Championship at East Carolina University.

Monroe College Men will play at Siena College, Loundville, NY next weekend, Nov. 17 & 18, 2018 in the National Small College Rugby Organization Champions Cup.

The Vassar College Women and the Fairfield University Women will take on Round of 16 opponents in the USA Rugby National Fall Championship. Both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Region are competing at Vassar. Fairfield face the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and Vassar take on the University of Maine.

Good luck to all the Tri-State teams as they attempt to win the next game and advance further.

Tri-State Rugby Conference, Inc.
http://www.tristaterugby.com

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We Are The Champions….. Fall 2018

For Immediate Release
 
College Rugby
 
Poughkeepsie, NY
Sunday November 4, 2018
 
Tri-State Conference Champions Fall 2018
The Conference Champions took a bow this weekend and on a sunny classic fall day there were plenty of smiles for the winners and even some of the runner-up teams get  to play next weekend.
Tri-State Conference
Men – Division II
William Paterson University Men 21-17 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Men
Women – Division II
Vassar College Women 61 v 5 Fairfield University Women
Men – NSCRO
Monroe College Men 24 v 20 Maritime College Men
Women – NSCRO
Montclair State University Women 45 v 5 Fordham University Women
Congratulations to William Paterson University Men, Vassar College Women, Monroe College Men and Montclair State University Women.
 
National Post-Season Competition
The William Paterson University Men advance to the USA Rugby Men’s Collegiate Division II National Championship and will play Sacred Heart University Men next weekend.
The Vassar College Women advance to the USA Rugby Women’s Collegiate Division II National Fall Championship and will host the University of Delaware Women next Saturday. In addition the Fairfield University Women advance and will host Colby College next Saturday. Stony Brook University Women will travel to take on Buffalo State University Women also in the round of 32 and SUNY-New Paltz Women have been given an At-Large bid and will play at Kutztown University next Saturday.
In NSCO action the Fordham University Women advance to represent the Conference since Montclair State is not able to advance due to school size. Kudos to Montclair State even though they don’t get to advance. Meanwhile, Monroe College Men will host the Upstate Conference Men’s runner-up Le Moyne and Maritime College will take on the Upstate Champions Ithaca on the road.
Good luck to all the Tri-State teams in post-season action.
National Post-Season Brackets
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FALL 2018 FINALISTS – MEN

For Immediate Release
 
College Rugby – Men
 
Poughkeepsie, NY
Sunday October 28, 2018
 
Tri-State Conference Division II Finalist Set
This past weekend saw William Paterson University Men defeat USMMA, Kings Point Men convincingly 69-5 in a semifinal match-up. The home team earned a place in the final this year and will face Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Men who defeated Marist College Men 36-24 in the other conference final 4 match-up.
Next weekend, on Sunday November 4th, the final will be held at Union College in Schenectady, New York. The kick-off is at 1:00 pm and the officials will be from the New York Rugby Referees Society and the Rugby Referees Society of New York.
The Wildcard or Play-in Round for the USA Rugby Men’s Division II National Championship will take place on Saturday November 10th, 2018. The opponent and venue to be determined by USA Rugby.
Marist College Men will host USMMA, Kings Point in the playoff for 3rd and 4th place in the Tri-State Conference.
NSCRO Division Finalists
Maritime College Men swept aside SUNY-Oneonta Men to the tune of 71-0 and will host the number 3 seed, Monroe College Men who defeated Vassar College Men 49-7 on the road in Poughkeepsie.
To view the Division II and NSCRO Division scores and playoff brackets open the attachment TS Fall 2018 Men’s Playoffs.pdf
To view the regular season scores and standings open the attachment Standings 2018.pdf
For information on the USA Rugby National Division II Men’s Championship contact USA Rugby http://www.usarugby.org or call (303) 539-0300.
Sunday November 4, 2018
at Union College, Schenectady, NY
11:00 am Maritime College Men versus Monroe College Men
1:00 pm William Paterson Uni. Men versus Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Men
Additional game
Sunday November 4, 2018
Tri-State Men’s 3rd/4th place playoff for Men’s Division II
USMMA, Kings Point Men at Marist College Men