Gold Coast - Claremont Wins, GCU Also
The Claremont Colleges beat Long Beach State 22-19 to claim the team's second consecutive victory in the DIAA Gold Coast conference.
CSULB has won the Gold Coast the last four years, but is in a little bit of a rebuilding phase, while Claremont, back in DI rugby after playing in NSCRO last season, is looking strong. Flanker Brian Rauzi was named player of the game for Claremont.
Grand Canyon Wins Clash with CSULB in Gold Coast
Grand Canyon edged defending Gold Coast conference champs 31-28 in an early marquee matchup in the DIAA conference.
With the victory, GCU moved to 3-0 in conference play and put themselves in superb position to be the top team in the league.
GCU Can Make a Move v CSULB in Gold Coast
A big game looms in the Gold Coast Conference in Men's DIAA college action this weekend.
Grand Canyon, which leads the conference with a 2-0 record, visits defending conference champs Cal State Long Beach. Neither team got what they wanted last weekend, as Long Beach's game was rained out, and GCU got a forfeit from Azusa Pacific. Both would like to have played.
CSULB Wins High Desert
Cal State Long Beach went 5-0 in the High Desert Classic in Albuquerque, NM this past weekend.
OT, Drama, Comebacks, and the Gold Coast
Cal State Long Beach won the Gold Coast Conference championship Sunday, but it wasn’t easy, and it almost didn’t happen.
After beating a very tough University of San Diego team on Saturday, the 49ers beat USC 38-36 on Sunday. That’s the short version, but the long version is much more dramatic.