Cal Maritime felled by LumberJacks

(Arcata, March 3, 2007) – The Cal Maritime rugby team traveled to Arcata to play Humboldt State but fell to the LumberJacks by a score of 36-5.

Dropped balls and turnovers were the tune of the day as the physical Humboldt team disrupted any pattern the Keelhaulers attempted to play. The first Humboldt scores came from a turnover and an interception. The other try was a well executed lineout followed by a 50 yard run to
score.

The game was lost by half-time as the LumberJacks led 19-0.

During the second half, Cal Maritime exerted some pressure and advanced the ball down the
field and eventually center Andrew Spoonemore scored the Keelhaulers only points of the day.

“We had a good week of practice but our team is relatively inexperienced against streetwise teams and Humboldt took control of the game from the opening drive,” said coach Keelhauler Edward Roberts. “We dropped too many balls and missed tackles. It’s tough to build
momentum when we allowed those things to happen. We’ll continue to work on our skills to improve our performance.”

The result takes Cal Maritime to 2-1 for the season.

Cal Maritime’s next game is on March 10 when they host UC Santa Cruz.

Cal Maritime
Tries: Spoonemore