GLENDALE, Colo. — California swept three matches to win Pool B Friday at the National 7s in Infinity Park, beating Indiana, 31-14, Fordham, 50-5, and Notre Dame College, 34-12, to earn a slot in Saturday's cup quarterfinals against Arkansas at 11 a.m. MT.
 
The Razorbacks went 2-1 in Pool A, beating Utah and Missouri and losing to Lindenwood, to advance to their meeting with the Golden Bears in the cup quarterfinals. The other quarterfinal matchups on Saturday will be Arizona vs. Kutztown, Indiana vs. Lindenwood and Wisconsin vs. Grand Canyon.
 
Saturday's meeting between Cal and Arkansas will be their first in 7s.
 
If the Bears defeat the Razorbacks to advance into the semifinals, they will face the winner of the Arizona-Kutztown quarterfinal at 4 p.m. MT. Saturday's championship cup final is scheduled to kick off at 8:40 p.m. MT.
 
The Bears began their Friday by outscoring the Hoosiers, five tries to two, as Troy Lockyear kicked two conversions and Elliot Webb added one after dotting down a try to end the scoring. Webb then added two tries and five conversions as Cal next defeated Fordham, 50-5, on eight tries scored. Six different student-athletes scored tries for the Blue and Gold against Notre Dame College as the team exited pool play with a +84 point differential and +14 try differential.
 
"It was deflating to lose Thomas Robles in the opening minutes of the first match to injury," said head coach Jack Clark. "Tom is so important to this particular Cal team, in that he's a senior, he's an operator, he's just tougher than the younger guys. This said, we played pretty well in his absence. So we wake tomorrow and give it another lash."
 
Rain and wind are expected to be factors on Saturday as the Rugby Bears enter the cup bracket with a chance to earn their way toward a national 7s title.
 
The Scoring Timeline vs. Indiana
 
02:00 Thomas Robles 5, Troy Lockyear 2
 
04:00 Troy Lockyear 5
 
07:00 Christian Dyer 5, Troy Lockyear 2
 
Halftime Score: California 19, Indiana 0
 
10:00 Indiana (Dourier) 5, 2
 
11:00 Zachary Tavenner 5
 
13:00 Indiana (Marsh) 5, (Dourier) 2
 
14:00 Elliot Webb 5, 2
 
Final Score: California 31, Indiana 14
 
The Team vs. Indiana
 
1. Dyer, 2. Mirhashem, 3. Robles, 4. Tavenner, 5.  Lockyear, 6. Flynn, 7. Cusano
Replacements: Dunn, Andrade, Kurihara
 
The Scoring Timeline vs. Fordham
 
02:00 Keanu Andrade 5
 
04:00 Justin Dunn 5
 
05:00 Marcus Shankland 5, Elliot Webb 2
 
06:00 Justin Dunn 5, Elliot Webb 2
 
07:00 Fordham (Cirillo) 5
 
Halftime Score: California 24, Fordham 5
 
08:00 Elliot Webb 5, 2
 
10:00 Elliot Webb 5, 2
 
12:00 Marcus Shankland 5, Elliot Webb 2
 
14:00 Ken Kurihara 5
 
Final Score: California 50, Fordham 5
 
The Team vs. Fordham
 
1. Dunn, 2. Andrade, 3. Mirhashem, 4. Kurihara, 5. Coyle, 6. Webb, 7. Shankland
Replacements: Spradling, Roeske, Dyer
 
The Scoring Timeline vs. Notre Dame College
 
01:00 Sam Cusano 5
 
03:00 Troy Lockyear 5, 2
 
05:00 Keanu Andrade 5
 
07:00 Justin Dunn 5
 
Halftime Score: California 22, Notre Dame College 0
 
08:00 NDC (Tutula) 5
 
09:00 NDC (Graham) 5, 2
 
12:00 Thomas Spradling 5
 
14:00 Christian Dyer 5, Elliot Webb 2
 
Final Score: California 34, Notre Dame College 12
 
The Team vs. Notre Dame College
 
1. Dunn, 2. Andrade, 3. Mirhashem, 4. Tavenner, 5. Lockyear, 6. Coyle, 7. Cusano
Replacements: Kurihara, Spradling, Webb, Dyer