Out of hibernation: Cal Rugby gets ready for Dennis Storer Classic

On Sunday morning, the Bears will battle against the Bruins in what will surely be a competitive match to wrap up the Dennis Storer Classic.
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On Sunday morning, the Bears will battle against the Bruins in what will surely be a competitive match to wrap up the Dennis Storer Classic.
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Thus, with a couple of errors in crucial moments, a team can quickly fall behind, regardless of the quality of the opponent. “Sevens is a funny thing that way,” said head coach Jack Clark. “It’s a really unforgiving game.
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Cal was able to shake off its troubles, however, scoring five tries before halftime to take a lead it never relinquished.
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Walsh led the way with 46 points coming from two tries and an incredible 18 for 21 in try conversions. Golla also had a game-high four tries.
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The Bears spread the wealth in terms of scoring, as 11 players found the try zone for the 13 tries, led by Webb’s two tries and five conversions and Shankland’s two tries.
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The loss to UBC on March 3 was the only loss this year for the Bears (9-1, 1-0 Pac-12), as the team has regularly shut out opponents throughout the season — in its first official conference matchup, Cal doused Arizona State for a 109-0 win.
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Sophomore wing Marcus Shankland led the pack with a game-high four tries, while juniors center Christian Dyer and wing Sam Cusano completed the day with hat tricks.
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Cal lost some important pieces such as No. 8 Thomas Robles and prop Kevin Sullivan, but head coach Jack Clark will have enough talent to put in his system and experience to work on the field for a successful run.
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The sun got even brighter for the Cal faithful Sunday afternoon as the trophy rose in the hands of senior flanker and captain Nic Mirhashem for the Bears’ sixth title in seven years.
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Everyone on Cal’s roster will certainly need to perform well, as the single-game elimination format leaves little room for error. The majority of the team’s blue and gold faithful is probably looking ahead to the championship match set for May 5 in Santa Clara, but it is crucial to move step by step and opponent by opponent against a plethora of competitive squads.
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