The top seeded D.C. Divas defeated the Pittsburgh Passion, 27-17, Saturday in the opening IWFL women's football playoff game to remain undefeated at 9-0. D.C. dominated their regular season meeting but the playoff outcome proved closer with Pittsburgh briefly holding a 10-7 third quarter lead.
D.C. responded quickly thereafter off a Tara Stephenson TD reception from Allyson Hamlin. The Divas would gain two more touchdowns off run plays from Rachelle Pecovsky-Bentley and Tiffany Matthews. Pittsburgh's subsequent attempt to get back in the game was lost on downs. The Passion finally scored a late touchdown but with too little time left to threaten further.
The Divas will next meet the also undefeated Boston Militia on Saturday, July 11 in a conference championship game. For reasons unknown, it will be a road game for the Divas despite their having entered the playoffs as the top ranked team. The game site had originally been announced as Annapolis' Broadneck High School due to a Landover booking conflict before being moved to metro Boston altogether.
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