BELMONT, N.C. -- Belmont Abbey scored 17 straight points around the halftime intermission, lifting it to a 27-19 victory over Walsh in an Atlantic Rugby Conference between two teams ranked in the top 10 nationally.
The 10th-ranked Crusaders built a 24-12 lead over the third-ranked Cavaliers after trailing 12-7 midway through the opening half. The Abbey improves to 5-2 overall and 2-2 in league play, while Walsh falls to 4-2-1, 2-1-1.
Louis Fahey,
Jean Teson and
Ka'Ron Young all scored tries, while
Harrison Tu'isila kicked two penalty conversion and two regular conversions.
Belmont Abbey wraps up the 15s regular season on Friday night when its hosts Wheeling at 6 p.m.
SCORING SUMMARY
- First Half
- WU -- Christian Gatica try (conversion missed), 0-5
- BAC -- Louis Fahey try (Tu'ilsila conversion good), 7-5
- WU -- Jonty Kimber try (Elliott McKinney conversion), 7-12
- BAC -- Tu'ilsila penalty conversion good, 10-12
- BAC -- Jean Teson try (Tu'ilsila conversion good), 17-12
- Second Half
- BAC -- Ka'Ron Young try (Tu'ilsila conversion good), 24-12
- WU -- Gatica try (McKinney conversion), 24-19
- BAC -- Tu'ilsila penalty conversion good, 27-19
