GCU, BYU Pushing to Tops in Pacific Desert
Grand Canyon looked very solid in moving to 2-1 in the women's Pacific Desert Conference, beating UCSD 43-0 over the weekend.
Zariah Faaopega scored two tries for the 'Lopes, as did Chloe Geryol. Maleah Stewart, CYnthia Fonoinmoana, and Sofia Rico also scored tries, while Bianca Curtis added three conversions and Samantha Garcia added one more.
UCLA Hosts CWU, GCU at Cal in Non-Conference DIA Action
Two intriguing non-conference D1A games are on the slate for this weekend, with Grand Canyon at Cal and Central Washington at UCLA.
Bears, Gaels, Lopes, Wildcats All Log College Wins
Cal, Grand Canyon, Saint Mary's, and Central Washington all logged impressive victories over the weekend.
Arizona State Women Surprise GCU
Arizona State pulled off a bit of a shock in women's D1 rugby, defeating Grand Canyon University 36-27.
It was a very well-played game given the layoff for both programs, but to see what is essentially a club team defeat a varsity program shows that such a result is possible.
Arizona Out Of The Gates Well
The University of Arizona men's team got back on the field and did it victoriously,
The Wildcats took care of Grand Canyon 62-20, leading 55-3 after about 55 minutes and then seeing GCU score some late tries to close it up.
