June 5, 2010
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - California finished pool play Saturday at the Collegiate Championship Invitational at Crew Stadium with a 29-0 win over Dartmouth in the teams' first meeting since 1988. The victory put the Golden Bears in first place in Pool A and set up a quarterfinal with Tennessee Sunday at 9 a.m. PT.
Following a one-hour delay in the event due to lightning, the Bears got going with a try in the third minute by captain Colin Hawley. Freshman Seamus Kelly powered into the try zone as time expired in the first half but the referee ruled that he was held up, making Hawley the only scorer on either team in the first stanza.
Dartmouth played an organized and aggressive brand of defense to make slippery conditions even more challenging, but the second half saw the Bears dot down four times, with Dustin Muhn, Keegan Engelbrecht, Connor Ring and Kelly finding the try zone.
"Dartmouth came out playing good defense and instead of moving the ball, we tucked it too many times," said Hawley. "They gave us a good go, but we adapted and it paid off in the second half."
With three matches under his team's belts coming out of Friday and Saturday's action, Hawley said the most notable takeaway was "that we can adjust, we can come back and be better in the second half, and that our skills are going pretty well. We just need to play our pattern and it will hopefully work out for us."
Cal exited the pool-play phase of the inaugural CCI with three wins and an 88-7 combined scoreline in its 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.
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. Dartmouth
03:00 Colin Hawley 5
Halftime: California 5, Dartmouth 0
8:00 Dustin Muhn 5, Keegan Engelbrecht 2
10:00 Keegan Engelbrecht 5
12:00 Connor Ring 5, Keegan Engelbrecht 2
14:00 Seamus Kelly 5
Final: California 29, Dartmouth 0
The Team vs. Dartmouth
1. D. Barrett, 2. Kelly, 3. Scully, 4. Ring, 5. Engelbrecht, 6. Hawley, 7. Muhn
Replacements: D. Barrett, Law, Asbun
Saturday Results
Pool A:
California 17, Notre Dame 7
Dartmouth 38, Harvard 5
Notre Dame 15, Harvard 0
California 29, Dartmouth 0
Pool B:
San Diego State 26, Indiana 0
Tennessee 32, Florida 0
Indiana 21, Florida 17
San Diego State 19, Tennessee 14
Pool C:
Arizona State 15, Army 12
Arizona 19, Navy 14
Arizona 15, Arizona State 7
Army 7, Navy 7
Pool D:
Ohio State 12, Bowling Green 0
Utah 24, Penn State 7
Utah 14, Bowling Green 10
Ohio State 19, Penn State 12
Standings
Pool A (points):
California 9
Dartmouth 7
Notre Dame 5
Harvard 3
Pool B:
San Diego State 9
Tennessee 7
Indiana 5
Florida 3
Pool C:
Arizona 8
Navy 6
Arizona State 5
Army 5
Pool D:
Utah 9
Ohio State 7
Bowling Green 5
Penn State 3
Sunday Schedule
(All times Pacific)
Challenger Quarterfinals
Notre Dame [Pool A 3rd] vs. Florida [Pool B 4th], 7 a.m.
Indiana [Pool B 3rd] vs. Harvard [Pool A 4th], 7:30 a.m.
Arizona State [Pool C 3rd] vs. Penn State [Pool D 4th], 8 a.m.
Bowing Green [Pool D 3rd], Army [Pool C 4th], 8:30 a.m.
Championship Quarterfinals
Cal [Pool A 1st] vs. Tennessee [Pool B 2nd], 9 a.m.
San Diego State [Pool B 1st] vs. Dartmouth [Pool A 2nd], 9:30 a.m.
Arizona [Pool C 1st] vs. Ohio State [Pool D 2nd], 10 a.m.
Utah [Pool D 1st], Navy [Pool C 2nd], 10:30 a.m.
Challenger Semifinals (Live TV: Universal Sports)
Notre Dame/Florida vs. Indiana/Harvard, 11 a.m.
ASU/Penn State vs. Bowling Green/Army, 11:30 a.m.
Championship Semifinals (Live TV: Universal Sports)
Cal/Tennessee vs. Arizona/Ohio State, Noon
SDSU/Dartmouth vs. Utah/Navy, 12:30 p.m.
Challenger Final (Live TV: NBC)
Semifinal Winners, 1:20 p.m.
Championship Final (Live TV: NBC)
Semifinal Winners, 2:15 p.m.
