Baylor plays well and comes away victorious 27 - 7 in the 2nd Annual Stewart Morris Challenge Match. This was a big win for Baylor as they begin their Spring Campaign and the first victory against a Division I opponent in a couple of seasons.
Full match details to follow shortly.
Baylor had to travel to Wichita Falls to take on Midwestern State University this past weekend in Baylor’s first cup match of the season. The team was keen to start the season with a win. This is the first match Baylor has had to play on snow since they defeated Salisbury State in Reno, NV on way to winning their Championship.
The match kicked off with Baylor coming out strong and putting up 3 nicely worked tries by Gavin Goetchius, Josh Terndup and Brent Jakubec. This allowed Baylor a halftime lead of 19-7 with MSU only offense coming off BU mistakes.
The second half settled into a defensive battle as neither team could overcome the elements.
This was a good win and moves Baylor to 1-0 on the season.
The team will now turn its focus on finals and will shortly gear up for the Spring season. With continued hardwork by the coaches and players this should shape up to be a very exciting season for Baylor Rugby!
The BURFC played pretty well for this early season tournament taking 3rd place in the Collegiate Open Division. Their first game vs. Sul Ross was scrapped due to Sul Ross not having enough numbers. From there they won a tough game verus TAMU II 10-5 with the first try coming off a nice lineout drive. The final pool game saw BU lose a close match that could have gone either way as UD came out the victor 13-10. The placed Baylor in the 3rd/4th place match which they won convincingly 29-7. The young BU team will continue to get better as the season goes on and looks to peak as the cup season approaches.