UW Madison (#4 seed) traveled up to the Twin Cities last Saturday to play #1 seed and U of Minnesota in the first round of the Midwest D1 Play-offs. The Gophers are ranked #18 in the country in D1 and started out strong, scoring two tries in the first 15 minutes to go up 12-0 on the visiting Badgers. The Badgers bounced back scoring twice to cut the lead to 12-10 before the Gophers scored twice right before halftime to take a 22-10 lead.
The teams each scored two tries in the second half for a final score of 34-20 in favor of U of Minnesota. The backs neutralized each other with each team having 3 or 4 30-40 meter line breaks but not being able to finish. All 10 tries scored in the game were scored by forwards. A very physical college Rugby game. The Gophers will now play Iowa State, which beat U of Northern Iowa 27-10.
The starting Flankers for the Gophers are Alumni (Ellen Moyer-CMH & Becca Bukvich-Brookfield) and Flynn Dewalt from Menomonee Falls also saw significant action. With the 7 alumni starting for the Badgers we had a strong presence in this game. .
The teams each scored two tries in the second half for a final score of 34-20 in favor of U of Minnesota. The backs neutralized each other with each team having 3 or 4 30-40 meter line breaks but not being able to finish. All 10 tries scored in the game were scored by forwards. A very physical college Rugby game. The Gophers will now play Iowa State, which beat U of Northern Iowa 27-10.
The starting Flankers for the Gophers are Alumni (Ellen Moyer-CMH & Becca Bukvich-Brookfield) and Flynn Dewalt from Menomonee Falls also saw significant action. With the 7 alumni starting for the Badgers we had a strong presence in this game. .