Thus the title race has ended. After a two-day tournament, AHO women’s rugby fell to Howard 38-26 in the Division II women’s final of the CGRU 2023 East College Regional Playoffs in Gastonia April 23.
The loss comes after AHO women’s rugby beat Eckerd 49-15 in the women’s semi-final Saturday. They will not advance to the National Championships held in Houston May 6-7.
Head coach Paige Bramblett said going into the weekend matches, AHO women’s rugby were facing two “really, really tough” opponents. Bramblett specifically noted Saturday’s match against Eckerd was incredibly physical, and players were “pretty bruised up from the tough game on Saturday.