2002 Bridgewater State Tournament

April 6, 2002

The first tournament of the semester pitted the Rhode Island College Anchormen against seven other teams from Southern New England.  This is the first invitation the RIC club had into the Bridgewater Tournament and didn't disappoint with a 2nd place finish.

  Play began with an early match against the Bridgewater State Visigoths.  Both teams fought valiently as it proved to be a defensive battle.  The lone points of the match came in the first half as Brian Flamand capitalized on a penalty conversion which placed the Anchormen to a 3 - 0 advantage.

The second half of the match kept the Anchormen in their half of the field the majority of the time.  Over 20 minutes was played with the Visigoths challenging the RIC men within 10 meters from their endzone, each time the Anchormen sending Bridgewater away empty handed.

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Second round, RIC matched up against Weaton College.  Weaton jumped to a quick 5 - 0 lead in the first few minutes of the match.  Quick to answer was Brian Flamand with a nice setup pass from Ryan Duggan for the try.  The conversion kick was nothing short of spectacular when Brian opted for a drop kick from the sideline and placed the Anchormen ahead 7 - 5. 

A few minutes later, Jay Giroux drove in for a second try, with the conversion kick being successful made the lead 14 - 5.  The game ended with the score 14 - 10 and placed the club into the championship round against Springfield College.

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Unfortunately, the finals proved to be a let down as Springfield leaped to a 17 point lead.  There were a few injuries in the scrum positions that led the referee to call for uncontested scrums as the pack collapsed dangerously.  There isn't much for the way of highlights from this game accept the fact that the team didn't give up. 

The game ended with Brian, again, converting a penalty opportunity to make the final score 17 - 3

Overall, a very successful weekend.  The rookies that played last semester now know what it takes to win, now they will learn what it means to be consistent.