STANFORD, Calif. – The Golden Bears swept Pool A Saturday at the PAC Rugby 7s Championship, beating Washington State, Utah and USC by the combined score of 125-12 at Steuber Rugby Stadium.
 
California takes on UCLA in the cup semifinals at 11:55 a.m. on Sunday, followed by the second semifinal between Arizona and Utah. If the Bears defeat the Bruins, they will face the Wildcats or Utes in the cup championship final, kicking off at 2:06 p.m. PT.
 
Sunday's action at the PAC 7s airs live on Pac-12 Network's Bay Area, Los Angeles and Mountain markets, and streams live on pac-12.com and the Pac-12 Now app.
 
In Saturday's three contests, Cal scored a total of 21 tries while four Bears -- sophomores Nick Bloom and Sam Walsh, junior Oliver Sharpe and freshman Alex Brundage – tallied three apiece, including a hat trick for Brundage against Utah. Sophomore Jack Gallagher collected the majority of the team's conversions, going 8-for-12 in his attempts.
 
"We did mostly OK on the day," said head coach Jack Clark. "We didn't do as well in the last game as we would have hoped, but we were able to spread the minutes around and we will look to put out our best available team tomorrow."
 
All 15 players on Cal's tournament roster made at least one appearance Saturday, while eight registered minutes in all three games.
 
At last year's PAC 7s, the Bears won their sixth conference 7s championship in the previous seven years, beating Arizona, 33-5, in the cup final. In 2019, the road to the conference crown for Cal requires consecutive matches against UCLA and the Utah/Arizona winner.
 
It is a challenge that forces the Bears to focus on their immediate task: UCLA. Cal is 13-5 all-time in 7s against the Bruins but has dropped their last two meetings in 7s.
 
"In the first two games today, we focused on our communication and talking on defense," said senior Thomas Spradling. "Tomorrow, we'll look to continue that communication."
 
"When our has offense performed well, we've maintained our pattern and stayed connected as a team," said sophomore Sam Walsh. "We need to continue fostering that."
 
Scoring Timelines:
 
Cal 55, Washington State 0
 
01:00 Nick Bloom 5
03:00 Nick Bloom 5
04:00 Marcus Shankland 5, Max Schumacher 2
06:00 Sam Walsh 5
 
Halftime Score: California 22, Washington State 0
 
08:00 Seth Purdey 5, Jack Gallagher 2
10:00 Thomas Spradling 5, Jack Gallagher 2
11:00 Nate  Salter 5, Jack Gallagher 2
13:00 Thomas Spradling 5
14:00 Oliver Sharpe 5, Jack Gallagher 2
 
The Team vs. Washington State:
Thomas Spradling, Nick Bloom, Jake Broekhuizen, Max Schumacher, Sam Walsh, Seth Purdey, Marcus Shankland
Replacements: Jack Gallagher, Keanu Andrade, Sid Holland, Nate Salter, Oliver Sharpe
 
Cal 51, Utah 0
 
02:00 Sam Walsh 5
04:00 Sam Golla
05:00 Marcus Shankland 5
06:00 Nathan Zylstra 5, Max Schumacher 2
 
Halftime Score: California 22, Utah 0
 
09:00 Oliver Sharpe 5
10:00 Alex Brundage 5
12:00 Alex Brundage 5
13:00 Alex Brundage 5, Jack Gallagher 2
14:00 Oliver Sharpe 5, Jack Gallagher 2
 
The Team vs. Utah
Nathan Zylstra, Keanu Andrade, Sam Golla, Max Schumacher, Sam Walsh, Alex Brundage, Marcus Shankland
Replacements: Jack Gallagher, Nate Salter, Oliver Sharpe, Sid Holland, Thomas Spradling
 
Cal 19, USC 12
 
05:00 Angelo Reviglio 5 John Conor Shalloe 2
07:00 Nick Bloom 5, Jack Gallagher 2
 
Halftime Score: California 7, USC 7
 
08:00 Nate Salter 5
12:00 Angelo Reviglio 5
13:00 Sam Walsh 5, Jack Gallagher 2
 
The Team vs. USC
Thomas Spradling, Nick Bloom, Jake Broekhuizen, Jack Gallagher, Nate  Salter, Seth Purdey, Oliver Sharpe
Replacements: Keanu Andrade, Seth Purdey, Nathan Zylstra, Max Schumacher, Sam Walsh