ARMYBLACK KNIGHTS 2015 WEST POINT MEN S RUGBY FOLLOW COACHING STAFF PROJECTED STARTERS A LINE. #5 ARMY vs. NAVY Army Men s Rugby

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1 1goARMYsports.com schedule Date Opponent/Event Location/Result Sept. 6 American International Cancelled Sept. 13 Cornell W, 49-0 Sept. 20 #6 Penn State* W, Sept. 27 St. Bonaventure* W, Oct. 11 Iona* W, Oct. 18 Buffalo* W, Oct. 25 #3 Kutztown* W, Oct. 31 #8 Air Force W, Nov. 8 #13 Wheeling Jesuit* W, Nov. 21 #2 Life L, March 7 UMass W, March 21 Seton Hall** 37-0 March 21 Loyola (Md.)** 33-0 March 21 American** 36-0 March 21 Fairfield** 47-0 March 21 Stony Brook** 70-0 March 28 Navy 1 PM April 4 #2 St. Mary s 12 PM April 25 USA Rugby Quarterfinal TBA May 2 USA Rugby Semifinal TBA May 9 USA Rugby Final TBA Home events in bold * Denotes conference game ** Denotes Four Leaf Tournament Match - 20 minute halves All home events scheduled at Anderson Rugby Complex HOW TO FOLLOW KNIGHT VISION Play-by-Play: Zack Daly SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: Website: ARMY COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Mike Mahan (USMA, 1970) Years at Army: 15th Season Assistant Coaches Ian Folau (USMA, 2006) Brent Pafford (USMA, 2004) Mike Ziegelhofer (USMA, 2004) Support Staff Kelly Dumrauf - Athletic Communications Ashley Ziniel - Athletic Trainer Brad Beauregard - Equipment Manager Ryan Manion - Head Manager Gene McIntyre - Associate AD, Sport Supervisor ARMY A LINE Scores can be obtained by calling the Army A Line at (845) 938-ARMY (2769) throughout the season WEST POINT MEN S RUGBY ARMYBLACK KNIGHTS #5 ARMY vs. NAVY THE GAME Army returns to the pitch at Anderson Rugby Complex, having not hosted a contest from its home facility since the victory over service academy foe Air Force on Oct. 31. The Black Knights enter the contest with a mark of 14-1, remaining undefeated in regular-season action. In the fall, the Black Knights claimed eight victories, four of which came off of top-15 teams including Penn State, Kutztown, Air Force and Wheeling Jesuit. They dropped a decision to then second-ranked Life in the American Collegiate Rugby Conference (ACRC) Bowl Series. So far this spring, Army has posted a mark of 6-0, claiming a regular season victory against UMass and tournament wins over Seton Hall, Loyola, American, Fairfield and Stony Brook. NATIONAL RANKINGS Army dropped to No. 5 in the Canterbury D1A Top 20 Poll on March 19 despite earning a victory over UMass the week before. Army had held the No. 3 spot since Oct. 30 since it claimed an upset victory over Kutztown. ARMY S LAST TIME OUT The Black Knights are coming off of a stellar performance at the Four Leaf Tournament, blanking five opponents en route to the title. Army earned victories over Seton Hall (37-0), Loyola (33-0) and American (36-0) in pool play. The Black Knights moved on to defeat Fairfield by a score of 47-0 in the semifinal round and Stony Brook 70-0 in the championship game. That was one of the best performances I ve seen in the 25 years I ve been involved in coaching here, said head coach Mike Mahan. Senior captain Collum Magee, Kevin Root and Luke Heun each registered three tries on the day while Andrew Borer added 20 points via 10 conversions. Alec Smith, Andrew Fargo, Andy Sullivan, David Huff, Hayden Cross, Cameron Hargis, Peter Basnight and Jake Banarhall each added two tries and were joined by firstie Dan Myers who recorded 10 points with five conversions. BLACK KNIGHTS PROJECTED STARTERS No. Name Class Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School 1 Donald Goff Cow Framingham, Mass. / Framingham 2 Jamison Geracci Yearling Austin, Texas / Vista Ridge 3 David Evans Firstie Sauquoit, N.Y. / Sauquoit Valley 4 Ben Foley Firstie Monticello, Ill. / Monticello 5 John Sproul Cow California, Md. / Home Educated 6 Andrew Irwin Cow McMurry, Pa. / Peters Township 7 Collum Magee Firstie St. Louis, Mo. / St. Louis University 8 Peter Basnight Cow Fairfax Station, Va. / South County 9 Jake Banarhall Cow Auburn, N.H. / Pinkerton Academy 10 Daniel Myers Firstie Shepherdstown, W.Va. / Jefferson 11 Luke Heun Yearling Palmer, Alaska / Palmer 12 Andrew Fargo Yearling Del Mar, Calif. / Torrey Pines 13 Cody Brown Firstie Fayetteville, N.C. / 71st 14 David Huff Plebe Achnorage, Alaska / National Guard Patriot 15 Andy Sullivan Yearling Ada, Mich. / Forest Hills Central

2 2goARMYsports.com U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY QUICK FACTS Location...West Point, N.Y. Founded...March 16, 1802 Enrollment...4,400 Superintendent...Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen, Jr. Director of Athletics...Boo Corrigan Nickname...Black Knights, Cadets Mascot... Mule Motto... Duty, Honor, Country Colors... Black, Gold and Gray Conference... ECAC MEN S GYMNASTICS QUICK FACTS Head Coach... Mike Mahan (USMA, 1970) Years...15 seasons Assistant Coaches...Ian Folau... Brent Pafford... Mike Ziegelhofer Rugby Office...(845) Fall Record Team Captain... Collum Magee Vice-Captain...Logan Pearce Rugby Facility... Anderson Rugby Complex Men s Rugby Twitter... ARMY ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS QUICK FACTS Executive AD/ Athletic Comm...Bob Beretta Men s Rugby Contact... Kelly Dumrauf Dumrauf s Office Phone Dumrauf s ...kelly.dumrauf@usma.edu Fax Webpage... Twitter...@ArmyAthletics Facebook... /ArmyBlackKnights Youtube...ArmyAthletics ARMY ON THE WEB All of the latest news and notes can be found online at Follow Army men s rugby on Twitter and stay up-to-date with all of the Army teams by on Twitter. Fans can also stay connected with the Black Kngihts on Facebook and Youtube ARMY ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS The Army athletic communications staff is located in Building 639 on Howard Road. Building 639 is near the famed Plain and can be reached by taking Ruger Road from the juncture of Washington and Thayer roads. Howard Road is the first right off of Rugger Road, and Building 639 is on the left at the curve. The office is just off the parking lot in the rear of the building. WEST POINT LINGO Class Freshman Sophmore Junior Senior West Point Nickname Fourth Class Cadet, Plebe Third Class Cadet, Yearling Second Class Cadet, Cow First Class Cadet, Firstie OBC Officer Basic Course A cadet s first stop after graduation from the Academy, OBC preceeds a cadet s first assignment. BRANCH (i.e. Field Artillery, Infantry) Specific part of the Army that each cadet chooses to join upon graduation. Cadets receive their branch toward the end of the first semester of their firstie year. The branch determines where a graduate is stationed for OBC. WEST POINT HONOR CODE A Cadet Will Not Lie, Cheat, Steal or Tolerate Those Who Do. The creed, or oath, each cadet takes upon entering the Academy. It is the code by which all cadets must live. Duty. Honor Country. Three attributes of paramount importance to a soldier are Duty, Honor, Country. Each is equally important. Together these words form the motto of the U.S. Military Academy. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CADET The West Point academic calendar is broken up into Day One and Day Two. Below is the typical schedule for senior captain Collum Magee. The St. Louis, Mo., native has branched field artillery and will be stationed in Vilseck, Germany Wake-up Run to Kimsey Morning lift Breakfast Class...PL479 Leading Organizations Through Change... HI302 Military Art...MG421 Strategic Management...LW403 Consitutional Law Lunch Studying Run to practice Treatment Meeting w/ coaches Practice Dinner Studying Company platoon leader time Sleep AWARDS & HONORS Jake Banarhall Dec All- Rugby East Second Team Peter Basnight Dec All-Rugby East Honorable Mention Thomas Del Pino Dec All-Rugby East First Team Andrew Fargo March 9...AAA Athlete of the Week Dec All-Rugby East First Team Dec All-ACRC First Team David Huff Dec All-Rugby East First Team Dec All-ACRC Honorable Mention Collum Magee Dec Rugby East Forward of the Year Dec All-Rugby East First Team Dec ACRC MVP Dec All-ACRC First Team Oct AAA Athlete of the Week Oct DIA Player of the Week Mike Mahan Dec Rugby East Coach of the Year Logan Pearce Dec All-Rugby East First Team Sept AAA Athelte of the Week Greg Walker Dec All-Rugby East Honorable Mention CANTERBURY COLLEGE D1A GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION TOP 20 POLL AWARDS - MARCH & HONORS 25 Rank Team Previous Rank 1. Life 1 2. St. Mary s 2 3. Lindenwood 3 4. Davneport 4 5. Army 5 6. Utah 6 7. Cal Poly 8 8. Kutztown 7 9. Colorado State Air Force Penn State Wheeling Jesuit Indiana Wisconsin San Diego State Ohio State Arizona Texas A&M Colorado Santa Clara 20

3 3goARMYsports.com EVERYBODY SCORES In Saturday s Four Leaf Tournament dominance, 25 different Black Knights found their way on the score sheet. Army was led by Collum Magee, Kevin Root and Luke Heun who each recorded three tries on the day. Eight Black Knights posted two tries and kickers Andrew Borer and Daniel Myers each added 20 and 10 points, respectively. OFFENSE IS KEY The Black Knights have posted impressive numbers on the offensive side of the ball, outscoring opponents by more than 23 points per game. In their 15 games, the Black Knights have recorded 560 points, holding opponents to just 213. They ve allowed just one opponent to surpass the 30-point mark and have held 11 opponents to under 20 points, six of which came in shutouts. ARMY MEN S RUGBY BY THE NUMBERS Number of points Army held its opponents to in five games at the Four Leaf Tournament on Saturday Average number of points Army has held its opponents to in its six games this season Black Knights national ranking, dropping from the No. 3 spot they held since Oct. 30 Number of victories Army has earned in its spring season, posting a mark of Average number of points Army has scored in its six games this spring 251 Number of different players who scored in Army s five games at the Four Leaf Tournament Total points Army has recorded in six games this season So far this spring, Army is outscoring its opponents by an average of , allowing just 16 total points in its six contests. WHO TO WATCH: COLLUM MAGEE Collum Magee set the pace for the Black Knights in their weekend success, recording two tries in three games, including the first try of the championship game. Magee s dive into the try zone in the opening minutes of the title game sparked the momentum in Army s favor and sent the Black Knights on a scoring onslaught. Magee posted 45 points in the fall en route to collecting a plethora of postseason accolades. He ROSTER was named the Rugby East Forward of the Year and the ACRC MVP in addition to garnering first team All-Rugby East and first team All-ACRC recognition. He was also named the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week on Oct. 27 and the D1A Player of the Week on Oct. 23. UP NEXT Army returns to Anderson on Saturday, April 4 when it hosts second-ranked St. Mary s in a dual of top-five teams. That game will be broadcast live on Knight Vision and will be the final scheduled competition of the season for the Black Knights. Name Class Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School Jake Banarhall Cow Auburn, N.H. / Pinkerton Academy Peter Basnight Cow Fairfax Station, Va. / South County Andrew Borer Cow Alta Loma, Calif. / Damien Cody Brown Firstie Fayetteville, N.C. / 71st Tyler Brown Plebe Mauldin, S.C. / Mauldin Hayden Cross Plebe Meridian, Idaho / Rocky Mountain Thomas Del Pino Plebe Tampa, Fla. / H.B. Plant Joseph Dlugosch Cow Eagle, Idaho / Eagle Conner Drum Plebe New Brunfels, Texas / Canyon Lake David Evans Firstie Sauquoit, N.Y. / Sauquoit Valley Andrew Fargo Yearling Del Mar, Calif. / Torrey Pines Harrison Farrell Plebe Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling Catholic Luke Fetla Yearling Pinehurst, N.C. / Pinehurst Ben Foley Firstie Monticello, Ill. / Monticello Jamison Geracci Yearling Austin, Texas / Vista Ridge Tyler Glasz Firstie Cibolo, Texas / Byron P. Steele II Donald Goff Cow Framingham, Mass. / Framingham Cameron Hargis Cow Corpus Chrisit, Texas / Carroll Nolan Hedglin Plebe Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Catholic Luke Heun Yearling Palmer, Alaska / Palmer David Huff Plebe Achnorage, Alaska / National Guard Patriot Academy Jack Ireland Cow Thousand Oaks, Calif. / Newbury Park Andrew Irwin Cow McMurry, Pa. / Peters Township John Lake Cow Cumming, Ga. / West Forsyth Dom Larkin Plebe Tacoma, Wash. / O Neill Benjamin Lemon Yearling Bountiful, Utah / Bountiful Jareth Long-Garrett Plebe Peoria, Ill. / Richwoods Tucker Lundstrom Cow Oak Harbor, Wash. / Oak Harbor Collum Magee Firstie St. Louis, Mo. / St. Louis University Jeffrey Malm-Annan Yearling Sacramento, Calif. / Monterey Trail Hunter Mixon Plebe Lacey, Wash. / Home Educated Dom Mori Cow Portland, Ore. / Jesuit Portland Daniel Myers Firstie Shepherdstown, W.Va. / Jefferson Connor Parker Yearling Hollister, Calif. / Monte Vista Christian Logan Pearce Firstie North Royalton, Ohio / North Royalton Joseph Pervall Cow Prince George, Va. / Prince George Dom Plantamura Yearling Silver Spring, Md. / Gonzaga College Vincent Raimondi Cow Addison, Ill. / Nazareth Academy Kevin Root Plebe St. Louis, Mo. / Lafayette Mitchell Sanderson Plebe Waipahu, HI / Leilehua Nicholas Satwicz Firstie Newton, Mass. / Dexter Alec Smith Plebe San Jose, Calif. / Leigh John Sproul Cow California, Md. / Home Educated Andy Sullivan Yearling Ada, Mich. / Forest Hills Central Adam Szott Yearling Aurora, Ill. / Waubonsie Valley Ammon Tuimaunei Yearling Roseville, Calif. / Wilsonville Greg Walker Firstie Orlando, Fla. / Timber Creek Logan Weiland Cow Sumter, S.C. / Wilson Andrew Yoon Cow Anaheim, Calif. / Villa Park

4 4goARMYsports.com 2015 SPRING SEASON STATISTICS NAME TRIES PKS CONVERSIONS SPRING POINTS FIRST HALF SECOND HALF FALL POINTS POINTS Jacob Banarhall Peter Basnight Andrew Borer Cody Brown Logan Buzzard Hayden Cross Thomas Del Pino Andrew Fargo Harrison Farrell Ben Foley Jamison Geracci Tyler Glasz Donald Goff Cameron Hargis Luke Heun David Huff Jake Lachina Dom Larkin Benjamin Lemon Collum Magee Ryan Manion Dom Mori Daniel Myers Logan Pearce Joseph Pervall Kevin Root Alec Smith John Sproul Andy Sullivan Greg Walker Andrew Yoon

5 2015 SPRING RECAPS March 21, 2015 New York, N.Y. Randall s Island 5goARMYsports.com Army Claims Four Leaf Tournament Title, Blanks Five Opponents NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Army men s rugby team posted a dominant performance in the 12th Annual Four Leaf Tournament, claiming the tournament title with five victories. Army blanked each of its five opponents, earning wins over Seton Hall, Loyola, American, Fairfield and Stony Brook. Army kicked off the morning with a contest against Seton Hall, earning the 37-0 victory on the snow covered fields of Randall s Island. Andrew Yoon kicked off the scoring with a try in the early minutes of the first half, putting the Black Knights up by a score of 5-0. Ben Lemon made it 10-0 just a few minutes later with his first try of the season. Captain Collum Magee put the Black Knights on top by a mark of 15-0, sending his team into the break with the commanding advantage. In the second half, Donald Goff posted a try and Dan Myers succeeded on the conversion to put Army up by a score of He was followed by scores from Greg Walker and Ryan Manion, earning the Black Knights the 32-0 advantage. Plebe Alec Smith closed out the Army scoring with his first try of the year, earning Army a 37-0 victory. The Black Knights moved on to game two in poll play, securing a 33-0 victory over Loyola. Kevin Root got the Black Knights on the board first, putting Army up by a mark of 5-0. Andrew Fargo posted back-to-back scores, with Andrew Borer succeeding on both conversions, sending Army into the break with the 19-0 advantage. Logan Buzzard muscled through the Loyola defense for a score to kick off the second half, with Borer again converting the kick. Andy Sullivan followed with a burst of speed down the far side, with Borer posting the conversion to secure Army the 33-0 victory. The Black Knights closed out pool play with a 36-0 victory over American, earning a berth into the semifinal round. Magee set the pace for Army, putting the team up 5-0 in the early minutes. Luke Heun followed just minutes later with Dom Larkin connecting on the points after, giving the Black Knights the 12-0 lead. Plebe David Huff posted back-to-back tries with burst of speed down the far side as Larkin converted both kicks to send the Black Knights into the half with the 26-0 advantage. Hayden Cross got the scoring started in the second half with a try to put Army up 31-0 and Alec Smith closed out the day with a try in the waning minutes of the game to secure the 36-0 victory. In pool play the Black Knights blanked all three opponents, outscoring Seton Hall, Loyola and American by an average of 35.3 points to earn the top seed. With three teams opting to forfeit in the semifinal round, Army squared off against Fairfield for the chance to play in the title game where the Black Knights continued their dominance, earning a 47-0 victory. Tyler Glasz got the scoring underway with Borer converting on the kick to give Army the early 7-0 advantage. Root followed with a score of his own, followed by scores from Joe Pervall, Cameron Hargis and Cross as well as four conversions from Borer which sent Army into the break with a 35-0 lead. Hargis and Harrison Farrell each posted scores in the second half, with Borer again succeeding on both conversions, earning Army the 47-0 victory. Moving to the tournament final to face Stony Brook, Army dominated from the beginning, earning a 70-0 victory to claim the Four Leaf title. Magee put the momentum in Army s favor early on with a bit of flair to earn a try in the opening minute. Myers would successfully boot the conversion to earn Army the 7-0 advantage. The early lead sent Army into a scoring onslaught, where Sullivan, Basnight, Jamison Geracci, Foley and Jake Banarhall each found the try zone with Myers going 3-of-5 on conversions to put the Black Knights up by a score of Basnight and Banarhall each posted tries in the final minutes of the half to send Army into the break holding the 50-0 advantage. Army continued its pressure in the second half as Heun put Army up 55-0 in the opening minutes. Yoon, Heun and Root would each post scores in the second half to earn Army the title. The Black Knights earned a total of five wins on the afternoon, never surrendering a point to their opponents and averaging of 44.6 points per game in the shortened 20-minute halves. With the wins, Army improves to 14-1 overall and 6-0 in the spring season. Army will look to carry the momentum back to Anderson Rugby Complex on Saturday, March 28 when they host service academy Navy. That game is scheduled to be broadcast on Knight Vision.

6 2015 SPRING RECAPS March 7, 2015 West Point, N.Y. Foley Athletic Complex Men s Rugby Opens Spring with Victory Over UMass Knight Vision with Zack Daly on the call. 6goARMYsports.com WEST POINT, N.Y. - Kicking off the spring portion of the season, the Army men s rugby team posted a late 14-point run to claim a victory over regional foe UMass from Foley Athletic Center at West Point. Army got on the board first when sophomore Andrew Fargo muscled down the far side of the field to put the Black Knights up by a score of 5-0. Dom Larkin converted the kick and the Black Knights took an early 7-0 lead in the fifth minute. UMass answered just three minutes later with its first of two first half penalty kicks, cutting Army s lead to 7-3. Fargo did it again in the 36th minute with Larkin again succeeding on the points after, putting the Black Knights up With stoppage time ticking off the clock in the first half, UMass posted another penalty kick, sending Army into the break with the eight-point advantage. UMass came out strong in the second half, opening play with a penalty kick in the 42nd minute and a try and successful conversion in the 57th minute to take the lead. The Black Knights again came up big when it mattered, posting a late second half comeback to claim the victory. In the 68th minute, Jamison Geracci fought his way through the UMass defense to post his first points of the 2015 season. Larkin posted his third conversion of the game, putting Army on top again by a score of In stoppage time, plebe Thomas Del Pino added a score and a drop kick conversion to solidify the win for Army. With the victory the Black Knights move to 9-1 on the season in 15s play. They remain undefeated in regular season action with the only loss coming to No. 2 Life in the American Collegiate Rugby Conference Bowl Series. The Black Knights will return to action on Saturday, March 28 when they host service academy rival Navy at Anderson Rugby Complex. That start time is slated for 1 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on the Black Knights on Twitter. Rugby s Andrew Fargo Earns Athlete of the Week Distinction WEST POINT, N.Y. - Posting two first half scores in the Army men s rugby team s spring opener, Andrew Fargo led the team to a victory from Foley Athletic Complex. For his performance, the sophomore has been tabbed as the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week. Fargo opened up the scoring in the fifth minute, muscling his way through the UMass defense for the try and giving the Black Knights an early advantage. He closed out Army s first half offense with a score in the 36th minute and helped the Black Knights to a 14-6 advantage at the half. Army ultimately earned the win, improving to 9-1 on the season to remain perfect in regular season action during the campaign. This is the first Athlete of the Week nod for Fargo who garnered All- Rugby East first team and All-American Collegiate Rugby Conference first team recognition at the conclusion of the fall season. He posted 20 points in his nine starts during the fall, earning tries against Penn State, Iona, Buffalo and Wheeling Jesuit. Fargo and the Black Knights will return to the pitch at Anderson Rugby Complex on Saturday, March 28 when they host service academy rival Navy in a 1 p.m. matchup. That game is slated to be broadcast on Knight Vision. the Black Knights on Twitter.

7 Nov. 22, 2014 Charlotte, N.C Men s Rugby Falls to No. 2 Life in ACRC Bowl Game 7goARMYsports.com CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Army men s rugby team dropped its first contest of the season, falling to No. 2 Life in the American Collegiate Rugby Conference (ACRC) Bowl Series from Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday evening. The Black Knights trailed for the entirety of the game, battling back from deep deficits to pull within 12 of the Running Eagles lead at half. Life, however, showed its dominance in the final 40 minutes of play to claim the victory. Life got on the board first, scoring three straight tries to get up by a score of 17-0 through 25 minutes of play. Captain Collum Magee scored first for the Black Knights in the 29th minute, putting the score at 17-5 in favor of the Running Eagles. Another score from Life in the 34th minute gave them the 24-5 advantage, but a try from David Huff and successful conversion from Andrew Borer breathed life into the Black Knights and sent them into the break trailing The Running Eagles came out hot in the second half, scoring four unanswered to take a commanding lead through 66 minutes. In the 71st minute, senior Ben Foley muscled his way through the Life defense to score his first try of the game, with Borer again converting on the kick. Life would add a final score in the 79th minute to walk away with the victory. The loss is the first of the season for the Black Knights who completed an unblemished 8-0 regular season, grabbing victories over four nationally-ranked programs. Army will receive some much needed rest until the spring season gets underway in March. Visit for up-to-date information and follow the men s rugby team on Twitter.

8 Nov. 8, 2014 Wheeling, W.Va. 8goARMYsports.com Army Holds Off Late Comeback to Finish Regular Season Undefeated WHEELING, W.Va. - The third-ranked Army men s rugby team completed a perfect season, capturing a victory over conference rival and 13th-ranked Wheeling Jesuit on the road Saturday afternoon. With the victory, Army moves to 8-0 on the season, having claimed victories over four nationally ranked opponents, including three straight to close out the year. Despite allowing Wheeling Jesuit to remain close, the Army defense held strong in the final minutes of action following three straight scores from the Cardinals. Wheeling Jesuit opened up the scoring in the ninth minute, taking the early 7-0 advantage. From that point, the Black Knights dominated play deep into the second half. Cody Brown scored first for Army, recording a try in the 13th minute. David Huff would follow suit, giving the Black Knights the 10-7 advantage through 20 minutes of play. In the 28th minute, Wheeling Jesuit tied the game up with a penalty kick, but a try from Collum Magee and a successful kick from Andrew Borer in the 31st minute would send the Black Knights into the break with the advantage. Army picked up right where it left off in the second half with Andrew Fargo scoring in the 44th minute to put the Black Knights up In the 53rd minute Borer would add his second try of the season, also converting the kick, to put Army up by 19. Andy Sullivan capped of the Army scoring in the 60th minute, putting the Black Knights up Wheeling Jesuit would rattle off three straight scores in the waning minutes of the second half, getting within five of the Army lead, but the Black Knights defense held strong, lifting the team to its eighth straight victory. With the win Army moves to 8-0 on the season and the undisputed Rugby East Conference champion. The Black Knights will head to the American Collegiate Rugby Conference (ACRC) Tournament in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov the Black Kngihts on Twitter.

9 Oct. 31, 2014 West Point, N.Y. Anderson Rugby Complex No. 3 Men s Rugby Holds on For Thrilling Victory Over No. 8 Air Force The Black Knights threatened but Air Force was able to keep the ball out of the try zone until the 68th minute when Sullivan broke free. 9goARMYsports.com WEST POINT, N.Y. - A try in the second half from Andy Sullivan and an Andrew Borer conversion lifted the third-ranked Black Knights to a victory over eighth-ranked and service academy foe Air Force under the lights from Anderson Rugby Complex. Sullivan s try came in the 68th minute, with Borer s kick putting Army on top for the first time since the 27th minute. Both Sullivan and Borer did not start the game but came in replacement of injured starers Jake Lachina and Logan Pearce. I m thrilled, it s always a great game when we get to play another service academy, they re the same kind of kids that we have here and they re just America s best so it s just a privilidge to play them, head coach Mike Mahan said. It was a close game, I didn t think it should have been that close, we just maybe were playing with a little too much emotion and not using our heads enough, but we made it through and we re looking forward to next week in Wheeling. Air Force missed two penalty kicks early on to keep the game scorless through the beginning of play. Army suffered a huge blow midway through the first half, as starting fullback and vice-captain Logan Pearce left the game due to injury. In the 21st minute, Army opened up the scoring with Jamison Geracci scoring the try and Borer succeeding on the kick to put the Black Knights up 7-0. Air Force would rattle off two tries, a conversion and a penalty kick to send Army into the break trailing In the second half, David Huff broke free down the far side of the field, recording a try in the 45th minute to pull Army with five. Following Huff s score, Air Force dominated possession as it appeared the game was getting away from the Black Knights. In the 58th minute, Air Force was within inches of a score but a penalty gave possession back to the Black Knights who were able to march the ball down into Falcons territory. Air Force was issued a yellow card in the 62nd minute with the ball deep in their own territory, allowing Army to put on the pressure. I think it was the 17th minute that he (Pearce) went down and Logan and I would go after it everday in practice, him and I, and one of the big things we worked on is kicking and just good communication with our defense, as a fullback that s your main responsiblity, said Borer. Going in so early in the game, I knew we had a lot of time left, we had a lot of work to do. It was a typical service academy rival game, so that s what we had to do to win the game. It was a huge win, we ve got Navy and the rest of the season to look forward to. To beat Air Force on our home turf like this is a big win for us but we ve got a lot of work to do. Leading and performing in front of a gigantic crowd at Anderson Rugby Complex, the Black Knights were unable to hold on to the ball with neither team gaining possession for an extended period of time. The Falcons were awarded a penalty kick, with the opportunity to take the lead, in the 76th minute, but the ball sailed wide. Army maintained possession of the ball for a majority of the wanning minutes, holding on for the victory. To come off the bench and play at fullback, the position where all the pressure is, you re back there all alone, Borer did such a great job, Mahan added. There s not but a tiny bit of difference between him and Pearce so he just filled in great. With the win, the Black Knights move to 7-0 on the season and still remain atop the Rugby East Conference standings. They ll close out the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 8 when they travel to No. 13 Wheeling Jesuit. the Black Kngihts on Twitter.

10 Oct. 25, 2014 West Point, N.Y. Anderson Rugby Complex goarmysports.com No. 6 Army Downs No. 3 Kutztown in Thriller WEST POINT, N.Y. - A try from captain Collum Magee in the 76th minute of the game lifted the sixth-ranked Black Knights to a upset victory over third-ranked Kutztown in conference play from Anderson Rugby Complex on Saturday afternoon. Army held the advantage for a majority of the game before Kutztown pounded out 11 unanswered to take the lead. Magee s try and a successful conversion from vice-captain Logan Pearce gave the Black Knights the edge in the waning minutes. It s a great day to play rugby against a great team like Kutztown and everyone really came together and it s a great victory for us this year, head coach Mike Mahan said. Peter Basnight, Jake Lachina, Magee and Pearce all factored in on the scoresheet, handing Kutztown its first loss of the season and lifting the Black Knights to a perfect 6-0. Basnight opened the scoring in the second minute with a quick try to get things going and putting the Black Knights up 5-0. Kutztown responded in the 6th and 12th minutes to take the 12-5 lead. A penalty kick from Pearce in the 16th minute brought the Black Knights within three points of the Golden Bears lead, turning the momentum in favor of the young Army squad. Plebe Jake Lachina muscled through for a try in the 24th minute, putting the Black Knights back on top 13-12, but Kutztown would respond just three minutes later, regaining the advantage. Magee and Lachina picked up right where they left off to close out a strong first half for Army. Army to the break with the lead. The second half started off slow, with neither team able to convert any scoring chances until the 54th minute, when Kuztown tied the game up on a penalty kick. Another penalty kick from the Golden Bears in the 66th minute gave Kutztown the three-point advantage. Magee showed his leadership and dominance in the 76th minute, as the reigning D1A Player of the Week, pounded his way through the Kutztown defense to score what would be the game winning try. Pearce succeeded on his third conversion of the afternoon to put the Black Knights on top They took a penalty and we decided to run a set piece, Magee said. Jamison Geracci took the ball in and gave us a great ball and Ben Foley then took it in and gave us a great ball and then Jake just gave me a wide open pass. Because of the work of the other guys I just had a wide open gap and it was easy to put it down. Kutztown kept the game interesting in the final minutes, threatening late in the game, but Army s defense came up big, regaining possession of the ball deep in their own territory and allowing the clock to run down. With the victory, Army moves to a perfect 6-0 on the season, in sole possession of first place in the Rugby East Conference. The team will play in their final regular season home competition of the fall season on Friday, Oct. 31 as they play host to service academy rival and seventh-ranked Air Force. They ll close out the season with a road contest with Wheeling Jesuit the following week. the Black Kngihts on Twitter. 10 In the 30th minute, Magee s first score of the afternoon brought the team within one, with Pearce succeeding on the conversion to put the Black Knights up Lachina followed the captain s lead, scoring in the 33rd minute, with Pearce adding his second conversion of the afternoon, giving Army the advantage. Kutztown added a score in the waning minutes of the half, sending

11 Oct. 18, 2014 Buffalo, N.Y. UB Stadium goarmysports.com Men s Rugby Remains Perfect in Victory at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. - Dominant from the beginning, the fifth-ranked Army men s rugby team improved to a perfect 5-0 with a victory over Buffalo on Saturday afternoon from UB Stadium in Buffalo, N.Y. The Black Knights limited the Bulls to just two scores, with 11 Army players getting on the scoresheet. Cody Brown opened up the scoring in the fourth minute, giving the Black Knights the 5-0 advantage. Just four minutes later Andrew Fargo would add a score, with Logan Pearce converting the kick, giving Army the 12-0 lead. Kickoff from Anderson Rugby Complex against Kutztown is scheduled for 1 p.m. the Black Kngihts on Twitter. In the 13th minute, Peter Basnight gave the Black Knights the 17-0 lead and John Banarhall followed in the 24th minute, with Pearce converting the kick, to make it 24-0 in favor of Army. Three straight tries from Collum Magee, John Sproul and Jamison Geracci would give Army the 39-0 lead before Buffalo scored in the waning minutes of the first. At the half, the Black Knights owned a 39-7 lead. Pearce opened up the scoring in the second half with a try in the 51st minute. David Huff followed in the 57th minute to put the Black Knights up Andrew Borer and Benjamin Lemon scored back-to-back tries in the 57th and 65th minutes and Pearce added his second of the day in the 74th. Borer took over the kicking duties and added his first conversion of the day to put Army up Huff closed out the scoring for the Black Knights in the 78th minute and Borer added his second kick of the outing, giving Army the 73-7 lead. In stoppage time, Buffalo added its second score of the day, but the Black Knight s dominant performance proved too much as they walked away with the victory. With the victory, Army improves to 5-0 on the season. They ll return home for a two-game homestand in which they ll square off against two of the nation s top 10 teams in No. 3 Kutztown and No. 7 and service academy rival Air Force. 11

12 Oct. 11, 2014 West Point, N.Y. Anderson Rugby Complex goarmysports.com Rugby Remains Perfect, Escapes Iona WEST POINT, N.Y. - Despite a rocky start, the Army men s rugby team claimed its fourth straight victory to open the 2014 season, defeating Iona at Anderson Rugby Complex under the lights on Sunday night. It was a good game, hard fought, head coach Mike Mahan said. We wouldn t quit and that s what s really important. Iona came out hot, getting up by as much as 12-0 through 37 minutes of play. The nationally ranked Black Knights, however, rebounded, showing their dominance to close out the game. David Huff added the Black Knights final score of the game with an explosion of speed down the right side to give Army the lead, as Pearce s kick bounced off the crossbar. Huff s first try of the game, was called back after it was deemed that the ball bounced off of his knee before touching the ground. They kicked the ball and it came right to me, I looked at the opposite No. 10 and he looked at me and I just went to the outside and burned him on the edge, Huff said. It felt good because my first one didn t work out very well. Iona kept the game interesting, scoring in the 72nd minute to pull within seven points of the Army lead. In more than five minutes of stoppage time play, the Gaels threatened, forcing Army to come up with big defensive stops deep in their own territory. We came out, unfortunately we might have been a little flat, Magee said. Those kids are all New York boys so the opportunity for them to come to West Point and play at Anderson Rugby Complex is a huge deal for them, so we kind of knew they were going to come out tough. We unfortunately didn t match their toughness, but the team really rallied. I feel like that s a characteristic of an Army rugby team, we don t give up, we re going to play that 80 minutes and we re going to come out with the W no matter what. Despite the late pressure from the Gaels, Army walked away with the victory. First of all, we came out with the win, so that s the important part, Pearce said. They came out playing tough and we just weren t ready for it at this point, but we re working to get better every week, so you can expect us to come out even harder next week. Jacob Banarhall added Army s first try in the 38th minute, with Logan Pearce converting the kick. Army headed into the break trailing the Gaels The Black Knights dominated the second half, with captain Collum Magee muscling through the Iona defense for a score in the 53rd minute. Pearce was again successful on the kick, giving Army the lead. With the victory, the men improve to 4-0 on the season and 3-0 in Rugby East Conference action. They ll continue their toughest stretch of games on the season, traveling to Buffalo on Oct. 18 for a 1 p.m. meeting with the Bulls. They ll then return home for back-to-back high implication games, first facing top-ranked Kutztown on Oct. 25, before battling with service academy rival Air Force. the Black Kngihts on Twitter. Just three minutes later, Andrew Fargo capitalized on a burst of speed, running down the right side of the field, for his second try of the season. Pearce would capitalize on his third conversion of the evening and Army took the lead. (Thomas) Del Pino got the ball out of the ruck and he attacked the line and I came through and broke their defensive line, Fargo said. I saw open space and I committed to the inside and then broke outside and just took their fullback to the corner and beat him. It was a good try and it felt good to get it down there. 12

13 Sept. 27, 2014 St. Bonaventure, N.Y ST BONAVENTURE, N.Y. The Army men s rugby team claimed its third-straight victory to open the season, defeating the Bonnies of St. Bonaventure in a road meeting Saturday evening. goarmysports.com Rugby Remains Perfect with Win Over St. Bonaventure The Black Knights started off hot, with Jack Ireland scoring a try in the first minute of action. Twenty minutes later, captain Collum Magee added a try and Dom Mori followed in the 31st minute, with Logan Pearce converting on the kick. In the second half, Mori scored his second of the game. Freshman David Huff added a try in the 72nd minute, followed by Magee s second of the game in the 79th minute. Pearce converted on both kicks. With the victory, the Black Knights improve to 3-0 on the season claiming victories over Cornell and nationally-ranked Penn State. Army will have a week off before getting back in action, Oct. 11 when they host Iona from Anderson Rugby Complex. They ll hit the road the following week to play Buffalo before hosting top-ranked Kutztown (Oct. 25) and service academy rival Air Force (Oct. 31). the Black Kngihts on Twitter. 13

14 Sept. 20, 2014 West Point, N.Y. Anderson Rugby Complex goarmysports.com No. 5 Army Knocks Off No. 6 Penn State in Home Opener WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army men s rugby team knocked off sixthranked Penn State in the 2014 season opener. The game came down to the final seconds as the Black Knights defense was able to hold off a surging Penn State offense. What a great win, our two veteran forwards Magee and Foley were just huge and they let all the younger guys get in and make plays, head coach Mike Mahan said. It was just very exciting and a great win. Penn State got on the board first, scoring a try but missing on the conversion in the fifth minute to take the 5-0 lead. Army answered in the 17th minute when Andrew Fargo scored and Logan Pearce added the conversion to give Army the 7-5 lead. A penalty kick from Penn State in the 24th minute gave the Nittany Lions the one-point advantage heading into the half. The Black Knights offense came out strong in the second half, with freshman David Huff scoring in the 44th minute and Pearce connecting on another conversion to put the Black Knights on top Luke Heun added a try in the 59th minute to put Army up at the conference rankings they had us at third and Penn State right above us, so we went out there with a chip on our shoulder and did what we had to do to come out with the win. With the win, the Black Knights improve to 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in Rugby East Conference action. Coming into the game after Cornell we were pretty excited for our victory. We knew they really weren t that great of competition, but coming into Penn State, they ve always traditionally been a pretty big rival for us, said senior captain Collum Magee. The guys responded unbelievably to a more high-caliber team and we got big plays from everyone, from Ben Foley going down with an injury pretty early but playing through it and David Huff laying down a try as well as Tom Del Pino. It s a huge win for us early on in the season and we hope to carry this momentum on with us through the rest of the year. The men will continue conference play, hitting the road to take on St. Bonaventure on Sept. 27. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. the Black Kngihts on Twitter. 14 Penn State kept the pressure on for the remainder of the game, scoring in the 68th minute to pull within four of the Army lead. The Nittany Lions brought the game down to the waning seconds, fighting hard deep in Army territory, but the Black Knights were able to hold on and walk away with the victory. Penn State is a great team and we knew it was going to be a challenge coming in, said Pearce. We really rose to the challenge. As a young team we really didn t know how we were going to respond, but everyone stepped up and played great. The best part is we have a lot more room to improve, so we re going to be really good going forward. Ranked sixth in the Canterbury D1A Rugby Top 20 Poll and second in the American Collegiate Rugby Conference Top 20 Poll, the Nittany Lions entered the game as the toughest challenge for the Black Knights in the young season. I think the team did very well, Huff said. Going in there was a lot of speculation about which team would bounce back better. If you looked

15 Sept. 13, 2014 Ithaca, N.Y goarmysports.com Men s Rugby Opens Season with 49-0 Victory Over Cornell ITHACA, N.Y. The men s rugby team opened up the season with a 49-0 victory on the road against Cornell Saturday afternoon. Captain Logan Pearce got the scoring going in the 10th minute of play, scoring on a penalty kick to give the Black Knights the 3-0 advantage. He then followed that up in the 18th minute with a try to make it 8-0. In the 32nd minute of play, Thomas Del Pino scored, followed by Collum Magee in the 37th minute. Pearce was successful on the conversion following Magee s try and Del Pino would add another in the 39th minute to give the Black Knights the 25-0 advantage at the half. noon, playing host to conference rival Penn State in a 1 p.m. matchup from Anderson Rugby Complex. The Black Knights are now 1-0 on the season. the Black Kngihts on Twitter. In the 54th minute, David Huff started his own scoring onslaught, scoring on a try. He would score again at the 59th and 61st minutes to give the Black Knights the 42-0 lead. The Black Knights closed out the scoring in the 75th minute when Benjamin Foley added the game s final try, with Pearce succeeding on the conversion. In their first action of the year, the Black Knights defeated Cornell With the win, Army moves to 1-0 on the season. They ll return home on Sept. 20, for a 1 p.m. matchup with Penn State from Anderson Rugby Complex. Pearce Named AAA Athlete of the Week WEST POINT, N.Y. - Army men s rugby captain Logan Pearce was honored as the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week, following his stellar performance against Cornell Saturday afternoon. Pearce scored a penalty kick, a try and two successful conversions in the team s 49-0 victory over Cornell. He registered the game s first eight points with a penalty kick and a try and successfully completed the conversion attempts following tries from fellow captain Collum Magee and Benjamin Foley. The North Royalton, Ohio native is one of just eight seniors on a young Black Knights squad that saw the graduation of 13 of its 15 starters from the previous season. Pearce and the Black Knights will return to the pitch Saturday after- 15