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USC exacts payback on the Beach through 2nd half rally, wins 22-15

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
CSULB Rugby Webmaster
November 17, 2007

It was a tale of two halves, and a rally to go with it. Down 8-3, the USC Trojans successfully rallied, with a 22-15 payback victory over Long Beach State at the CSULB Rugby Field.

Robert Hughes was 2 for 3 on conversions for 5 points, while Andrew Medal and Austin Reed paced the Beach with a try apiece. Long Beach State drops to 2-3 for the season.

In the reserve grade match, the Killer Bees exacted some payback of their own in a 27-5 rout of the Trojans.

After the Thanksgiving break, Long Beach State returns to action on December 1 when they face the UC Irvine Anteaters. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on the CSULB Rugby Field.

	1st	2nd	Final
Long Beach State	8	7	15
Southern California	3	19	22

SCORING

1st Period
17' - LBSU penalty conversion, Robert Hughes
LBSU 3 - USC 0
19' - USC penalty conversion
LBSU 3 - USC 3
21' - LBSU try, Andrew Medal
LBSU 8 - USC 3

2nd Period
40' - USC try, conversion
LBSU 8 - USC 10
49' - USC try
LBSU 8 - USC 15
53' - USC try, conversion
LBSU 8 - USC 22
60' + 2'- LBSU try, Austin Reed, Robert Hughes conversion
LBSU 15 - USC 22