All of the confusion surrounding this past weekend was not enough to slow down the Penn State Lady Ruggers as they moved on to next weekend's MARFU championships after A- and B-side wins against James Madison.

The two sides met in Clearfield after a week where possible sites for the match were flip flopped.

Although the teams may have found a place to play, the conditions were not as good as the Lady Ruggers would have hoped as the field was wet and muddy, slowing down their attack.

The field also ended up being very narrow, which affected the Penn State game plan.

"There wasn't a lot of space," Penn State coach Pete Steinberg said. "We wanted to work kicking into our game plan and that didn't work. A thin field reduces scoring and chances."

The Lady Ruggers controlled the scrums early but were unable to produce any offense. It was Penn State fullback Diana Klein who finally brought the Lady Ruggers' attack to life with a run into JMU territory resulting in a pair of successful tries.

In the second half, Penn State relied on its strong defense, as the offense remained stagnant. The Lady Ruggers forced turnovers but were unable to convert off of them. Even with the miscues, Penn State managed to hold on for a 28-0 win and a spot in the MARFU championships.

The win was needed it to make nationals. The Lady Ruggers will now enter the field of 16 and will face West Chester in the first round of the championships with a victory promising a shot at either Navy or Virginia and a game on their home pitch, which Steinberg sees as vital to postseason success.

Although the Lady Ruggers were victorious, Steinberg wasn't happy with the performance and feels that the team has to come to a realization.

"We were just flat coming out, our game versus Bath Ladies [in England during spring break] was just so good and I think that led to some over confidence," Steinberg said. "It will be interesting to see in practice this week and this weekend whether or not we learned our lesson.

"We need to realize that just because we wear Penn State doesn't mean we're going to come out onto the field and walk over the other team."