Every point was well-earned on Saturday against Drake as Pound fought their way to a 15-13 win.The men of Luther College B, also known as Pound, ended a cold Saturday on the University of Northern Iowa campus with a 2-1 record and the No. 2 seed at the upcoming North Central Regional.
Playing in the West Plains D-III Conference Championships Pound had to battle in their opening game against Drake. In the face of freezing temperatures and strong winds it was going to take a methodical effort from Pound on offense and defense.
After a back and forth game they came away with the 15-13 win and faced Loras next. Loras had lost 13-3 to Grinnell in its first game of the day.
This time Pound's patience and style paid off in a big way as they worked there way out to a 7-2 lead at halftime. A Loras rally to start the second half made it 7-4, but a leaping catch in the endzone got Pound there first point of the half, and started a 3-1 rally for Luther which pushed the lead to 10-5.
Luther never let Loras get any closer than three points after that as it claimed the 13-8 win to secure a spot at Regionals. Up next was a tough Grinnell squad with the No. 1 seed on the line.
Grinnell's cup defense seemed to frustrate Pound from the start, but they kept fighting. However the staunch D and a big strike ability allowed Grinnell to take a 7-4 lead at the break.
According to Pound's TreeBeard there is no love loss between these two squads with vastly different styles. Grinnell looks for the huck on almost every turn, but Pound likes to wear the defense down and work it's way up the field.
Unfortunately in Saturday's final game Grinnell took the 11-8 win in a hard fought and loud match. The two sides were trying to one up on and off the field with chants rallying there team.
NLS will continue to follow Pound throughout the college post-season. More pictures from this weekend's action will also be posted later.
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