Bethel Rugby Quar­ter­fi­nals

MISHAWAKA, IND. -- Bethel’s Rugby team com­peted in the USA Rugby D2 Quar­ter­fi­nals which took place in Mis­souri on Nov. 17 and 18. On Sat­ur­day (Nov. 17) the Pi­lots won 37-17 against Wis­con­sin-Mil­wau­kee. Win­ning this game pushed them to the next game on Sun­day against the Uni­ver­sity of Wis­con­sin-White­wa­ter. They lost the game 72-6.  

Fresh­man An­drew Cof­feen, who was named “Man of the Match” said, “In my opin­ion, the fact that we are like one big fam­ily is re­ally what was the key in our suc­cess.” 

Freshman Sujai Ikemefuna, who set a season record for tries scored, helped give insight into the team’s success as well. “Everyone knew that they needed to do. During the game, we didn’t have to worry about someone not knowing any of the calls. Even when it came to our injuries, our bench was ready to come on and give their best on the field.”  When asked about the losing match, Coffeen said, “Wisconsin-Whitewater was a good team because they had numbers and a certain grit.”   Similarly, Ikemefuna said, “This was a really good game, sadly not taking the win. They were a very strong team mentally and physically, playing great rugby.”   While not having the national title, they still had an undefeated regular season. Good job, Pilots!