ELLENSBURG, Wash. - The #4 Central Washington University Wildcats Men's Rugby team moves to 8-3 after beating the Trinity Western Spartans on Saturday by a final score of 48-26. The Wildcats would honor seniors Calvin Liulamaga, Cameron Nelson, and Isaiah Salmera-Saldana following the game. Oscar Treacy would break free up the left side three times to give himself his second hat trick of the season. 
 
QUOTING HEAD COACH TODD THORNLEY
"Happy we could win and honor our seniors the right way today. Their time here seems to go so fast and watching them grow is something I truly cherish. What great guys. We are improving and really look forward to our massive challenge next week." 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

•  The Wildcats would strike early in the contest getting their first try at 10:55, Campbell Robb would score the first points in the matchup and Jac Tregoning would be successful on the conversion, making it 7-0 Wildcats. 
• Robb would score his second try in the contest at 17:04 for CWU, the missed conversion would leave it at 12-0. 
• Trinity Western would get their first points at the 30:37 mark off a try and conversion to inch back 12-7. 
• Two minutes later at 32:08, Christopher Grosse would score a try for the 'Cats. A missed conversion would make it 17-7.
• Coming out of halftime hot, the Wildcats would score their first try of the half five minutes in at 45:55 mark, CWU's Andrew Miller would score a try and the Dragon Tregoning would knock down the conversion to make it 24-7. 
• Benji Ward would score a try for the Wildcats at 52:52, the good conversion would make it 31-7.
• The Spartans would get their second try of the contest at 55:37, a missed conversion would leave it 31-12 CWU. 
• Trinity Western would score again at the 61:00 mark, the good conversion would make it 31-19.
• Oscar Treacy would get his hat trick started when he would break free up the left hand side at 62:51. Treacy would ultimately score all his tries on long runs up the left side, also scoring at 66:30, and 73:50. The Wildcats would convert 1 of 3 conversions to make it 48-19. 
• The Spartans would get a late try at 77:31 and would convert the conversion to make it final from Tomlinson Stadium, 48-26.  

 
WHATS NEXT
The Wildcats were named the two seed in the West division and will be hosting the 7 seed Arizona next Saturday April 6th, to kick off the D1A National Championship Playoffs. Kickoff is set for 12:00 pm at Steve Hertling Field inside Tomlinson Stadium.