ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The University of New England and Adrian College played to a 26-26 tie in National Intercollegiate Rugby Associate Division III action on Sunday morning on a neutral site on the campus of St. Bonaventure University.
Johanna Robinson started the scoring for UNE with a try and
Sara Kraus made a penalty conversion kick to put the Nor'easters in front 8-0. The Bulldogs trimmed into the deficit with a try of their own. Robinson touched in for her score of the day at the Nor'easters led 13-5 at the half.
The second half began with a try by
Alexis Tardy as UNE built an 18-5 lead. Adrian began to mount a comeback and eventually grabbed a 26-18 lead after three consecutive tries with successful conversion kicks. Kraus added the final UNE try and booted in a penalty conversion kick to bring the game back even.
UNE returns to action for its final home match of the season on Oct. 13 against Bowdoin at 7 p.m.