A Closer Look at SMCC Over Utah
Saint Mary’s logged another win with a 55-12 decision over Utah Saturday.
For the Gaels, the first half was pretty much what they wanted. They pushed aside any concerns about wet weather and rain, and just played, setting up Aaron Matthews for the opening try with some smooth passing down the line.
San Diego State Edges Cal Poly
San Diego State defeated Cal Poly 13-8 Saturday in a preseason meeting between the two California Conference foes.
This was not the conference meeting between the Aztecs and Mustangs, and more served as a warmup for the conference season. Certainly is wasn’t an especially smooth game, where neither team was able to use the full width of the field the way they might like.
GCU Opens Conference Play with Win
Grand Canyon University opened up Gold Coast Conference play with a 36-10 win over Claremont Colleges Saturday.
The match featured several GCU lineup changes from the previous week against Santa Clara as the GCU backline depth was tested by some minor injuries.
Cal, UCLA Win in PAC
Cal and UCLA both recorded victories in the PAC Rugby Conference Saturday.
Cal prop Kevin Sullivan scored two early tries to stake the Bears to a 12-0 lead over Arizona in Berkeley, Never a team to shy away form a plan that's working, the Bears sent Sullivan over for his third to make it 17-0. Fullback Troy Lockyear made it 22-0 at halftime.
DI Men's College Games This Weekend
The PAC Rugby Conference gets going this weekend, and we've got some other intriguing games.
Arizona plays two games on the weekend, at Stanford in a non-conference game, and then a PAC Conference clash with Cal. The Bears also host UC Santa Cruz.
