The Sacramento State men?s and women?s rugby teams continued to dominate, winning their final home games in impressive fashion over the University of California, Davis.

The men?s rugby team won 34-21, while women?s rugby won its game 22-10.

The men?s rugby team started the scoring off quick when Chris Call scored a try within the first two minutes of the game. Call delivered the next punch with his second try at the 13-minute mark, giving the Hornets the 14-0 lead.

Chris Miller then scored within minutes, stretching the Hornets? lead to 21-0.

The Aggies did not let up, scoring a try at the 19-minute mark to go into halftime down 21-7.

The second half started with the momentum switching in favor to the Aggies, when they used a try to pull to within seven points of the Hornets.

“We showed a lot of heart in the second half after they scored to bring the game to within seven points,” men?s rugby coach Justin Prichard said.

After the Aggie score to close the half, the Hornet defense picked it up a notch. The entire back line of Miller, Nate Trivers, Kahlid Kiburi, Adam Macrae, Call, Matt Foster and Mike Trostel have all been part of an outstanding Hornet back line.

“They could possibly be one of the finest back lines in the country,” Prichard said.

A try from Kiburi and a Call conversion extended the Hornet lead to 28-14.

Davis had one more score, but the Aggies could not get over the hump. Call ended his onslaught of scoring with two penalty kicks at the end of the game, sealing the victory for the Hornets.

“We are starting to put together a full game,” Prichard said. “We still have not played to our potential for a full eighty minutes.”

Next on the men?s rugby schedule is a road game against the University of Nevada-Reno on Saturday.

“(University of Nevada- Reno) will be organized in the forward pack and will try to run at our forwards,” Prichard said. “If we can control their pack, then our backs should be successful.”

If the Hornets beat The Wolf Pack on Saturday then the Hornets will end their season with a 13-2 record. If the Hornets beat Nevada-Reno, they will claim the No. 2 spot in Northern California behind the University of California, Berkeley.

The Hornets will then go to a two-game qualifying tournament on April 6 held at the Army Academy in New York or Pennsylvania State.

The Hornet women?s team won handily over the Aggies with a full-team effort.

On the offensive side, Cara Padilla, April Cilione, Melissa Racy, Sanoi Sao all scored one try each, while Julie Gustafson added a conversion.

Defensively, Jaime Huffman put on a show for the second week in a row, while Padilla, Cilione, Sao, and Jenny Lytle also had good defensive games.

“I was extremely pleased with the entire effort against UCD.” Sac State coach Jason Crother said.

The matches with Davis were non-league games and both teams took the opportunity to play the majority of the roster.

“It was another big step up for our team?s learning curve,” Crother said. “Each week, the team gets better.”

With the win, the women?s rugby team won its first division title and will move on to the regional tournament. The Hornets, going undefeated in one of the toughest rugby unions in the country, only shows the expectations for the team.

On Saturday, the women?s rugby team will be traveling with the men to face the University of Nevada-Reno.

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