Bears Sweep Friday at Buckeye 7s

Published: Saturday, 15. September, 2012 in category College Rugby

California kicked off its 2012 fall 7s season with three wins Friday night at the Buckeye 7s Invitational, beating Notre Dame, Navy and Ohio State by a combined score of 68-15 at Beekman Park.

Ten different Golden Bears contributed to the team's 12 tries over the course of three matches. Jake Anderson and Andre Coquillard each accounted for a pair.

Cal's sweep sets up a Saturday final at 9:30 a.m. ET at Lincoln Tower Park between the Bears and Midshipmen, who finished Friday at 1-2 like the Fighting Irish and Buckeyes but advanced to the final with a better scoring differential.

Freshman Russell Webb notched the first try and conversion of the fall 7s season with his fifth-minute score against Notre Dame and the Bears never trailed in a 24-5 victory over the Irish.

Anderson finished an impressive sequence with a try for the Bears to start the match against Navy, Seamus Kelly ran in a 50-meter try at the half after the Middies tied the contest and the Bears outscored Navy 14-0 in the second stanza to win, 29-5.

Against Ohio State, Coquillard scored his two tries in succession and freshman Patrick Barrientes started his Cal career with a try to end the scoring against the Buckeyes in a 15-5 victory.

The Bears will need to regenerate and recover quickly to face Navy again Saturday morning in a 12-hour turnaround.

The Scoring Timeline vs. Notre Dame

05:00 Russell Webb 5, 2
07:00 Notre Dame (Ryan Mitchell) 5

Halftime: California 7, Notre Dame 5

10:00 Jake Anderson 5
12:00 Brad Harrington 5, 2
15:00 Paul Bosco 5

Final Score: California 24, Notre Dame 5

The Team vs. Notre Dame

1. Okusi, 2. Harrington, 3. O'Beirne, 4. Webb, 5. Bosco, 6. Anderson, 7. Lombardo
Replacements: O'Beirne, Battaglia, Coquillard, Frisinger, Tucker

The Scoring Timeline vs. Navy

01:00 Jake Anderson 5
07:00 Navy (Ron Helms) 5
08:00 Seamus Kelly 5

Halftime: California 10, Navy 5

09:00 Anthony Lombardo 5
12:00 Andrew Battaglia 5, Russell Webb 2
14:00 Josh Tucker 5, Russell Webb 2

Final Score: California 29, Navy 5

The Team vs. Navy

1. Okusi, 2. Battaglia, 3. Kelly, 4. Bosco, 5. Anderson, 6. Tucker, 7. Lombardo
Replacements: Webb, Coquillard, Todd

The Scoring Timeline vs. Ohio State

04:00 Andre Coquillard 5

Halftime: California 5, Ohio State 0

10:00 Andre Coquillard 5
12:00 Ohio State (Nevin Heard)
14:00 Patrick Barrientes 5

Final Score: California 15, Ohio State 5

The Team vs. Ohio State

1. Coquillard, 2. Battaglia, 3. O'Beirne, 4. Frisinger, 5. Todd, 6. Webb, 7. Tucker
Replacements: Barrientes, Boyer,

Friday Results
California 24, Notre Dame 5
Navy 31, Ohio State 0
Ohio State 12, Notre Dame 10
California 29, Navy 5
Notre Dame 7, Navy 0
California 15, Ohio State 5

Standings W-L, Points (win = 4 pts, tie = 2 pts, loss = 0), Differential California 3-0, 12, +53 Navy 1-2, 4, 0 Notre Dame 1-2, 4, -14 Ohio State 1-2, 4, -39

Saturday Matchups at Lincoln Tower Park
Notre Dame vs. Ohio State, 9 a.m. ET
California vs. Navy, 9:30 a.m. ET

Sat. Sept. 15 at Lincoln Tower Park
Directions: http://goo.gl/maps/0aeGM
Paid parking is available at university lots located southwest of venue on John Herrick Road off Cannon Drive.