28-point run sparks Bulls rugby to victory
Blake Toppmeyer
Issue date: 11/5/09 Section: Sports
Senior Phil Powell said knowing those three were playing their final game provided a motivational boost to the rest of the Bulls. Powell also said the game carried significant weight because a loss would have made qualifying for Westerns at the end of the spring season nearly impossible. With the win, the Bulls are now 2-1 in league play.
"If we lost this game, we pretty much would be playing a pointless spring season with no chance of going to Westerns," Powell said. "So we didn't want a spring season that just wasn't worth anything."
Homer wasn't the only Bull who made a try-saving play. After the Bulls took a 21-15 lead in the second half on tries from freshman David McDonough and Lacy, Nebraska threatened to regain the lead when one of its players carried the ball into the end zone.
But Truman's junior Matt Englebart prevented the ball from being touched down in the end zone, and in rugby, for a try to count, the offensive player has to touch the ball to the ground. The held ball resulted in a scrum for Nebraska at the 5-meter line, but the Bulls prevented the try.
Had Englebart not prevented the try, Nebraska would have closed the gap to 21-20 and could have taken the lead with a conversion.
"Not only is that huge for us, but it deflates the other team as well when they're on the goal line and can't put it in," Powell said of Englebart's defensive stand.
Lacy tacked on his second try of the game later in the second half to seal the Bulls' win.
"We finally learned how to play a complete game instead of starting out on all gears and then breaking down and getting penalties late," Wenger said. "We learned how to finish a game."
Six Bulls - Lacy, Homer, McDonough, freshman Alex Koenen, senior Jason Ralph and junior captain Aaron Loida - will represent the Central Region in an all-star game in Dallas this weekend.
"If we lost this game, we pretty much would be playing a pointless spring season with no chance of going to Westerns," Powell said. "So we didn't want a spring season that just wasn't worth anything."
Homer wasn't the only Bull who made a try-saving play. After the Bulls took a 21-15 lead in the second half on tries from freshman David McDonough and Lacy, Nebraska threatened to regain the lead when one of its players carried the ball into the end zone.
But Truman's junior Matt Englebart prevented the ball from being touched down in the end zone, and in rugby, for a try to count, the offensive player has to touch the ball to the ground. The held ball resulted in a scrum for Nebraska at the 5-meter line, but the Bulls prevented the try.
Had Englebart not prevented the try, Nebraska would have closed the gap to 21-20 and could have taken the lead with a conversion.
"Not only is that huge for us, but it deflates the other team as well when they're on the goal line and can't put it in," Powell said of Englebart's defensive stand.
Lacy tacked on his second try of the game later in the second half to seal the Bulls' win.
"We finally learned how to play a complete game instead of starting out on all gears and then breaking down and getting penalties late," Wenger said. "We learned how to finish a game."
Six Bulls - Lacy, Homer, McDonough, freshman Alex Koenen, senior Jason Ralph and junior captain Aaron Loida - will represent the Central Region in an all-star game in Dallas this weekend.
Viewing Comments 1 - 1 of 2
BullDOG Alum
posted 11/05/09 @ 9:59 AM CST
When did we change our mascot to Bulls?
Post a Comment