NEC 7's Round One at Brown

Brown hosted round one of the NEC 7’s with eight teams traveling to Providence to compete for the top position. The NEC 7’s is a multi-week event in which teams can participate in as many events as they choose. After each event, points are assigned to the teams in the order of how they finished. Brown participated in this tournament last spring going 20-0 in games. To develop players, Brown is using the NEC 7’s as a developmental opportunity for some of the players. Most of last week’s starting group were held out and rested as they will be traveling to William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ for a tournament on March 7th.

On this day, eight teams participated in play.

⦁ Pool A consisted of: Brown, Bentley, Boston U., Stonehill
⦁ Pool B consisted of: UMass Lowell, U Maine, Southern CT, Wentworth

Brown won all three of their pool games to advance to the play-off rounds. The Bear’s first game was against Boston University. Brown won that match 26 – 5. Their second game was a closer match with Brown earning the 17 – 10 win over Stonehill. Their final pool game saw Brown come away with the 24 – 0 win over Bentley.

Brown earned the top seed from pool A and faced U Maine, the second seed from pool B. Brown’s strong defense saw them put up 24 points and concede none. This win placed Brown in the final against UMass Lowell who had won their pool match 24 – 17 over Bentley. The final saw a few speed bumps. Peter Smith was given a yellow card very quickly into the first half. UMass then drew first blood putting over a try that was then converted. Brown answered with a try of their own but was unable to kick the conversion. The Bears would head into the half trailing by 2 points for the first time on the day. Brown’s two second half tries (both converted) were enough to overcome UMass’s one second half try (also converted). Brown took the title with the 19 – 14 point win.

Player Pool:

Freshmen - Campbell O’Conor ’23, Brett Geiss ’23, Lucas Tay ’23, Jack Kirkpatrick ’23, Elliott Winoker ‘23

Sophomores: Adam Eberle ’22, Duncan Grant ’22, Jack Schaeffer ’22, Peter Smith ’22, Dylan Brady’22

Juniors: Austen Royer ’21

Seniors: Cameron Webster ’20, Caleb Clarke ’20, Matthieu Chalvid (Phd)

Match Summaries:

Brown v. BU

First Half:
Duncan Grant Try: 5
Campbell O’Conor Conv: 2
BU Try: 5

Second Half:
Campbell O’Conor Try: 5
Campbell O’Conor Conv: 2
Campbell O’Conor Try: 5
Campbell O’Conor Conv: 2
Campbell O’Conor Try: 5

Final Score: Brown 26 | BU 5

Brown v. Stonehill

First Half:
Austen Royer Try: 5
Campbell O’Conor Conv: 2

Second Half:
Stonehill Try: 5
Matthieu Chalvid Try: 5
Lucas Tay Try: 5
Stonehill Try: 5

Final Score: Brown 17 | Stonehill 10

Brown v. Bentley

First Half:
Campbell O’Conor Try: 5
Campbell O’Conor Conv: 2
Campbell O’Conor Try: 5

Second Half:
Dylan Brady Try: 5
Cameron Webster Try: 5
Lucas Tay Conv: 2

Final Score: Brown 24 | Bentley 0

Brown v. U.Maine

First Half:
Campbell O’Conor Try: 5

Second Half:
Duncan Grant Try: 5
Campbell O’Conor Conv: 2
Caleb Clarke Try: 5
Campbell O’Conor Try: 5
Campbell O’Conor Conv: 2

Final Score: Brown 24 | U.Marine 0

Brown v. UMass Lowell

First Half:
UML Converted Try: 7
Campbell O’Conor Try: 5

Second Half:
Duncan Grant Try: 5
Lucas Tay Conv: 2
UML Converted Try: 7
Campbell O’Conor Try: 5
Lucas Tay Conv: 2

Final Score  Brown 19 | UML 14

Overall, it was a good showing for Brown on the day scoring 110 points while only conceding 29. Top point scorer for Brown was Campbell O’Conor with 59 points (9 tries / 7 conversions).

Next Saturday, Brown’s top side will travel to Wayne NJ to compete in a tournament at William Paterson University and the development side will be back at it in round two of the NEC 7’s. at Brown.

NEC 7’s standings are as follows…