Yale Finished Day 1 in Las Vegas Undefeated

After defeating Weber state in the first match, Yale played Indiana University to a 12-12 tie.

Yale’s Line Up

1)  John Lesnewich
2)  Dalton Carr (replaced in 9th minute by Eian Katz)
3)  Tim Brooks
4)  Rob Morse
5)  Sam Power
6)  Mac Hull
7)  Dan O’Brien

Game Summary

Indiana scored an early try to take the lead (5-0).  A few minutes later, Mack Hull scored a try which was converted by Sam Power to take a half lead (7-5).  In the second half, Mack Hull scored his second try of the game (3rd of the day) and Yale took the lead (12-5).  Indiana scored a late converted try to tie the match.  Final result was 12-12. 

After a solid day, Yale still needs to defeat Central Washington, who scored 90 points in their first two matches, to guarantee a second round birth.  However, Yale does have an advantage in point differential over the other two remaining teams.   Day 1, Pool 2 A standings are as follows:

Complete tournament standings can be found at www.rugbymag.com

Tournament scoring

Hull 15
Power 6
Carr 5
Morse 5
O’Brien 5