Cal's rugby Bears scored another victory in the inaugural college sevens championship after taking down the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame 17-7 this afternoon.
Derek Asbun earned all of Cal's tries, scoring a hat trick by the 11th minute of the match. Keegan Englebrecht converted one of Asbun's three tries.
The win keeps Cal atop the Pool A table and in the overall championship standings after 13 of 24 preliminary matches have been contested. Earlier in the day, San Diego State shut out Indiana 26-0, Tennessee blanked Florida 32-0, Army was edged 12-15 by Arizona State and Navy succumbed to Arizona 14-19.
Next up for the Bears is a 2 pm (Pacific) contest against Dartmouth which will broadcast libe by NBC-TV.