Sixteen of the top Women’s collegiate rugby teams in the country will do battle this weekend in the Emirates Airline USA Rugby 2012 Women’s Division I & II College Playoffs. The following weekend, the Men take center stage when the DI-AA and DII playoffs commence April 28 and 29.
The Women’s DI and II round of 16 is being hosted in four different locations across the country: Princeton N.J., Mobile Ala., Columbus Ohio, and Stanford Calif.
Play will start on Friday, April 20 at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, with the other three locations kicking off on Saturday, April 21. (All times below local).
Friday, April 20th – Ohio State University: Columbus Ohio
Women’s Division II Games
Time Team 1 Team 2
3:00 – Field 1 Winona State George Washington
3:00 – Field 2 Pittsburgh Grand Valley
Women’s Division I Games
Time Team 1 Team 2
5:00 – Field 1 Ohio State Cougar Women
5:00 – Field 2 Northern Iowa Colorado
Saturday, April 21st – Princeton University, Princeton N.J.
Women’s Division II Games
Time Team 1 Team 2
10:00 Norwich Stony Brook
12:00 American International Vassar
Women’s Division I Games
Time Team 1 Team 2
2:00 Penn State Princeton
4:00 Army Navy
Saturday April 21st – University of Southern Alabama: Mobile Ala.
Women’s Division II Games
Time Team 1 Team 2
10:00 Shippensburg Appalachian St
12:00 Temple Lee
Women’s Division I Games
Time Team 1 Team 2
2:00 Brown North Carolina
4:00 Texas Virginia
Saturday April 21st – Stanford University, Palo Alto Calif.
Women’s Division II Games
Time Team 1 Team 2
10:00 Washington State CSU Northridge
12:00 Humboldt State Wyoming
Women’s Division 1 Games
Time Team 1 Team 2
2:00 Stanford Chico State
4:00 UCLA UC - Berkeley
Winning teams from day one will be playing on day two for advancement to the national semifinals to be held April 11 and 12 at Stanford University.
Got a favorite team in the tournament? Print out your very own playoff bracket and pick your winners! Get all your friends and hold your own pick-em contest and find out who is the rugby “Bracketologist!”
Download your printable bracket HERE.
You can also get results and follow all the action from this weekend’s playoff race on the USA Rugby Facebook Page, and USA Rugby’s Twitter feed. Scores will be posted as soon as they are available! A full report on the day’s matches will be available on usarugby.org.
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