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Cal Blanks Harvard, 42-0, as Pool Play Opens CCI Sevens
6/4/2010 12:00 PM | Rugby
June 4, 2010
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - In their first meeting since the 1981 national collegiate championship, California and Harvard kicked off Pool A play at the Collegiate Championship Invitational at Crew Stadium Friday night, with the Golden Bears shutting out the Crimson, 42-0, in their seven-a-side match.
Sophomore winger Anthony Lombardo scored two tries, with freshman Seamus Kelly adding another as the Bears built a 21-0 first-half lead. Sophomore Danny Barrett was joined in the try-scoring column by Dustin Muhn and Connor Ring in the second stanza, with Keegan Engelbrecht connecting on all six conversions kicks.
It was a good start for the Bears' first-ever assembly as a sevens team, the same format that will be employed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where rugby will make its return after a 92-year absence.
Cal's win over Harvard puts the Bears into a tie in Pool A with Dartmouth, which defeated Notre Dame, 19-5, later in the evening.
Each win is worth 3 points, with a draw worth 2 points and a loss 1 point. The top-two teams in each pool advance to the single-elimination championship quarterfinals on Sunday, while the remaining teams vie for honors starting with the quarterfinals in the challenger bracket.
Sunday's semifinals and finals in both brackets will be broadcast live on television, with the semis on Universal Sports 11 a.m.-1 p.m. PT and the finals on NBC 1-3 p.m. PT.
The Scoring Timeline vs. Harvard
02:00 Anthony Lombardo 5, Keegan Engelbrecht 2
05:00 Anthony Lombardo 5, Keegan Engelbrecht 2
07:00 Seamus Kelly 5, Keegan Engelbrecht 2
Halftime: California 21, Harvard 0
09:00 Danny Barrett 5, Keegan Engelbrecht 2
11:00 Dustin Muhn 5, Keegan Engelbrecht 2
12:00 Connor Ring 5, Keegan Engelbrecht 2
Final: California 42, Harvard 0
The Team vs. Harvard
1. D. Barrett, 2. Kelly, 3. Scully (Asbun), 4. Muhn (Ring), 5. Engelbrecht, 6. Hawley © (Gallinger), 7. Lombardo
Friday Results
Pool A:
California 42, Harvard 0
Dartmouth 19, Notre Dame 5
Pool B:
San Diego State 19, Florida 7
Tennessee 24, Indiana 10
Pool C:
Army 5, Arizona 5
Navy 12, Arizona State 10
Pool D:
Bowling Green 22, Penn State 12
Utah 19, Ohio State 10
Standings
Pool A (points):
California 3
Dartmouth 3
Notre Dame 1
Harvard 1
Pool B:
Tennessee 3
San Diego State 3
Indiana 1
Florida 1
Pool C:
Navy 3
Army 2
Arizona 2
Arizona State 1
Pool D:
Bowling Green 3
Utah 3
Ohio State 1
Penn State 1
Saturday Schedule
California vs. Notre Dame, 9 a.m. PT (Follow on Twitter)
California vs. Dartmouth, 2 p.m. (TV: NBC Live)
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