ROCHESTER, NY (Nazathletics.com) - The Nazareth Golden Flyers Men's Rugby Team hosted Stony Brook on Saturday, October 24 on a beautiful Fall day. The Nazareth Cheerleaders were at the game to add to the atmosphere for Nazareth's last home game this Fall. It was also Naz Rugby's alumni and fan appreciation day.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Golden Flyers kicked off the scoring with Freshman Center, Gunnar Tyrrell, scoring a quick strike from 20 meters out. Sophomore Wing, Kameron Walls, scored shortly after, taking a short pass from Junior Lock, James Moore, and turning it into an 80 meter try. Senior Captain and Fly Half, Sal Hernandez, capped both tries with the successful 2 point kick conversion for an early 14-0 lead. Stony Brook bounced right back quickly to make it 14-5.

From there Nazareth would continue to build an early lead. The halftime score was 28-15 after tries each from Sophomore Forwards, Juan Camarena and Zakariah Zaddem. Hernandez converted both tries. Stony Brook came storming back in the second half in what turned into a scoring contest.

The second half saw Nazareth and Stony Brook trade tries back and forth in a fast paced and physical match. Walls completed the hat trick on the day, scoring two tries in the second with some heads up play. Tyrrell scored a second try in the half as well. Meanwhile Freshman Prop, Trent Kim, scored his first career try with a nice burst through the defense from 10 meters out to cap the scoring for Nazareth on the day. Nazareth also saw good games from Freshman Forward, Cameron Driscoll, and Junior Center, Conner Nicks.

The final result was 50 points for Nazareth to 39 points for Stony Brook. Both teams were close in the Liberty Rugby Conference rankings. Nazareth finished the Fall season with a home record of 3-1.

UP NEXT:
Their last game of the season is 10/31 at Oswego.