GRR: College Men
Cal won the first leg of the West Coast Sevens Saturday
Cal won their pool matches while only giving up three tries, one to San Diego State and two to Cal State Long Beach; they shut out Western Washington 27-0.
Meanwhile, UCLA beat Cal's 2nd side 38-5, USC 28-5, and University of San Diego 34-5 to run the table in Pool B.
Notre Dame, Michigan, and Wisconsin all pulled off wins in Big 10 action this weekend.
Two of these games were quite close, while Notre Dame produced an impressive win over Michigan State.
Well, here we go. Strength of schedule has a significant influence on the rankings and we kind of suspected that UNC Wilmington's difficult run of opponents might help them.
Of course, a lightning-halted game meant we couldn't hinge a ranking on that result ... we had to wait. This week's win over ranked Virginia boosts the Seahawks to #1.
In the big Clash of the Titans in NIRA, undefeated Harvard edged Dartmouth 36-33, scoring in the late moments to take the victory.
Harvard struck early as freshman Gemma Ogoke powered through two Dartmouth defenders with a stiff arm. Maya Hilger capped off a movement to score Harvard’s second, and with the Skylar Jordan conversion Harvard led 12-0.
Villanova looked impressive in a 58-7 win over UMBC on Saturday in Mid-Atlantic Rugby Conference action.