1GoArmyWestPoint.com Oct. 17 at Iona* New Rochelle, NY Oct. 24 at #7 Kutztown* Kutztown, PA Nov. 6 at #11 Air Force Colorado Springs, CO Home events in bold * Denotes conference game HOW TO FOLLOW SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: Instagram: @armywprugby Website: www.goarmywestpoint.com ARMY WEST POINT COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Matt Sherman (California, 2003) Years at Army: First Season Assistant Coaches Brent Pafford Mike Ziegelhofer Marty Veale Development Head Coach: John Banarhall Development Assistant Coaches James Boggs Caleb Goble Angel Robles Chris Wallgren Support Staff Kelly Dumrauf - Athletic Communications Alex Lane - Athletic Trainer Gene McIntyre - Assoc. AD, Sport Supervisor Jamie Morris - Medical Staff Dana Nucaro - Equipment Manager Eric Perkins - Director of Operations Mike Ugenyi - Athletic Intern Ashley Ziniel - Athletic Trainer ARMY WEST POINT A LINE Scores can be obtained by calling the Army A Line at (845) 938-ARMY (2769) throughout the season. 2015 ARMY WEST POINT MEN S RUGBY ARMYBLACK KNIGHTS 2015 schedule Date Opponent/Event Location/Result Sept. 12 Buffalo* W, 48-0 Sept. 19 St. Bonaventure* W, 55-0 Sept. 26 #9 Wheeling Jesuit* W, 35-23 Oct. 2 at #8 Penn State* W, 46-36 Oct. 10 at West Virginia* W, 63-13 #4 ARMY WEST POINT vs. IONA THE GAME No. 4 Army will hit the road for a 3 p.m. meeting with the Gales of Iona, competing in the third of five straight road contests to conclude the season. The Black Knights boast a record of 5-0, sitting atop the Rugby East with 25 points. Army is coming off of a 63-13 blowout of West Virginia last weekend. Iona enters the contest with a mark of 3-2, having fallen last weekend to No. 7 Kutztown. Iona has earned three wins in the Rugby East, dropping contests to top-10 opponents Kutztown and Wheeling Jesuit. We rate Iona as a good team, said head coach Matt Sherman. I think, first and foremost, they ve been improving steadily for the last couple of years and are a threat to beat anyone on any day. I think that they are hardworking and scrappy, very tenacious and they re really trying to put pressure on the opposition, especially on the defensive side. We ll need to do well to handle that pressure. NATIONAL RANKINGS With the team s impressive victory over national powerhouse Penn State, the Black Knights moved to No. 4 in the Canterbury D1A Top 20 National Poll on Oct. 6. Army spent a considerable amount of time as the nation s fifth-ranked team, opening the season in the spot and holding it until the jump to No. 4. The Cadets have reached as high as the third spot, a position they held from Oct. 30, 2014-March 19 2015. The D1A Top 20 Poll determines the 12 teams who advance into postseason play in the spring to play for a national championship. The Rugby East is well-represented among the nation s top squads, boasting four of the top-20 programs. Army leads the way in the fourth spot, followed by Kutztown at No. 7, Penn State at No. 8 and Wheeling Jesuit at No. 10. BLACK KNIGHTS PROJECTED STARTERS No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School 1 Donny Goff Sr. 6-1 240 Framingham, Mass. / Framingham 2 Jamison Geracci Jr. 5-8 200 Austin, Texas / Vista Ridge 3 Adam Szott Jr. 6-1 240 Aurora, Ill. / Waubonsie Valley 4 Sean Berry Jr. 6-3 215 Minford, Ohio / Minford 5 John Sproul Sr. 6-2 215 California, Md. / Home Educated 6 Mitchell Sanderson So. 6-3 225 Waipahu, HI / Leilehua 7 Andrew Irwin Sr. 6-1 215 McMurray, Pa. / Peters Township 8 Peter Basnight Sr. 6-0 220 Fairfax Station, Va. / South County 9 John Banarhall Sr. 5-4 140 Auburn, N.H. / Pinkerton Academy 10 Thomas Del Pino So. 5-7 170 Tampa, Fla. / H.B. Plant 11 Alec Smith So. 5-11 185 San Jose, Calif. / Leigh 12 Cameron Hargis Sr. 6-0 215 Corpus Christi, Texas / Carroll 13 Andrew Fargo Jr. 6-0 200 Del Mar, Calif. / Torrey Pines 14 Luke Heun Jr. 5-11 200 Palmer, Alaska / Palmer 15 Andy Sullivan Jr. 6-4 200 Ada, Mich. / Forest Hill Central
2GoArmyWestPoint.com U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY QUICK FACTS Location...West Point, N.Y. Founded... March 16, 1802 Enrollment...4,400 Supe...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... Rugby East MEN S RUGBY QUICK FACTS Head Coach...Matt Sherman Years...First Season Rugby Office...(845) 938-0179 2015-16 Record... 5-0 Team Captain...Donny Goff Vice-Captain... Jake Banarhall Rugby Facility...Anderson Twitter... ARMY ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS QUICK FACTS Exec. AD/ Athletic Comm...Bob Beretta Men s Rugby Contact... Kelly Dumrauf Dumrauf s Office Phone...845.938.1824 Email... kelly.dumrauf@usma.edu Fax...845.446.2556 Webpage...www.GoArmyWestPoint.com Twitter... @GoArmyWestPoint Facebook.../GoArmyWestPoint Youtube... GoArmyWestPoint ARMY ON THE WEB All of the latest news and notes can be found online at GoArmyWestPoint.com. Follow Army men s rugby on Twitter @ ArmyWP_MRugby and stay up-to-date with all of the Army teams by following @GoArmyWestPoint on Twitter. Fans can also stay connected with the Black Kngihts on Facebook (GoArmyWest- Point) and Youtube (GoArmyWestPoint). 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 West Point Nickname Freshman Fourth Class Cadet, Plebe Sophmore Third Class Cadet, Yearling Junior Second Class Cadet, Cow Senior 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 captain Donny Goff. The Framingham, Mass., native also serves as the 3rd Regimental Command Sergeant Major. 0455...Wake up 0520... Run to Kimsey 0530-0615...Morning Lift 0645...Breakfast 0715... Accountability Formation 0730-1115... Class...PE360 Combat Applications... HI358 Strategy, Policy & Generalship... SS473 American Foreign Policy... DS455 Comparative Military Systems 1205... Lunch Formation 1215-1230... Lunch 1230-1340... Studying 1355-1450...DS350 Military Communications 1505...Run to practice 1530... Meet with coach 1545-1800...Practice 1815...Team Dinner 1900-2330... Studying 2330... Sleep 2015-16 AWARDS & HONORS Andrew Fargo Sept. 17...D1A Player of the Week Donny Goff Oct. 2...Rugby East Player of the Month David Huff Oct. 5...AAA Athlete of the Week CANTERBURY D1A TOP 20 POLL - OCT. 13 Rank Team Previous Rank 1. St. Mary s 1 2. Life 2 3. Lindenwood 3 4. Army 5 5. Davenport 4 6. Utah 7 7. Kutztown 6 8. Penn State 8 9. Indiana 10 10. Wheeling Jesuit 9 11. Cal Poly 12 12. Air Force 11 13. Wisconsin 15 14. Arizona 13 15. Ohio State 17 16. San Diego State 15 17. Colorado 16 18. LSU 19 19. Colorado State 18 20. Michigan NR ARMY MEN S RUGBY BY THE NUMBERS 4 7 11 28 Army s standing in the latests Canterbury D1A National Poll, marking the second straight week in that spot Point differential of last season s meeting with Iona, as Army fought to a 26-19 win from Anderson Rugby Complex Number of consecutive victories Army has earned over Rugby East opponents, dating back to the start of the 2014-15 season Average margin of victory for the Black Knights in their last 11 Rugby East contests
3GoArmyWestPoint.com RUGBY EAST STANDINGS TEAM RECORD PTS 1. Army West Point 5-0-0 25 2. Penn State 4-1-1 20 3. Kutztown 3-0-0 15 4. Iona 3-2-0 15 5. Wheeling Jesuit 2-2-0 11 6. West Virginia 0-3-0 0 7. Buffalo 0-4-0 0 8. St. Bonaventure 0-5-0 0 UP NEXT Army will face arguably its toughest test of the season next weekend when it travels to Kutztown, Pa., for a battle with the seventh-ranked Golden Bears. Kutztown entered the season as the favorites in the Rugby East and joins Army as the only other unblemished team in conference play. Last season, Army battled to a 34-30 victory over the Bears from Anderson Rugby Complex, thrilling a wild home crowd. A try from 2014-15 team captain Collum Magee in the 76th minute lifted the Black Knights to victory as the then sixthranked Cadets upset the third-ranked Golden Bears. Kickoff between Army and Kutztown is slated for 1 p.m. ARMY S LAST TIME OUT Traveling a modified roster in order to give the A-side some rest for the final push of the season, the Black Knights earned a 63-13 victory over Rugby East newcomer West Virginia. Eight different Cadets found the try zone on the afternoon as the team improved to 5-0 on the season. I think, as a team, it was nice to see guys get an opportunity that they earned and make the most of it, said head coach Matt Sherman. I think that builds confidence in the depth of our squad and it also creates more competition within our team, which is going to help us get to another level. Army got the jump early, as Andrew Borer scored in the seventh minute. Thomas Del Pino converted the kick and the Black Knights took the 7-0 lead. Del Pino would score a try of his own in the 20th minute to put the Cadets up 12-0. Just four minutes later, Jack Ireland dotted down to put the game at 17-0 in favor of the Black Knights. Captain Donny Goff found the try zone in the 32nd minute as Del Pino added his second conversion of the afternoon. West Virginia would score its first points of the game in the 36th minute, and freshman Torran Raby answered just two minutes later to send Army into the break with the 29-7 advantage. Goff started the scoring for the Black Knights in the second half, recording his third try of the season and second of the game in the 43rd minute. Vice-captain Jacob Banarhall dotted down in the 54th minute as Del Pino converted both kicks. With a new blend of players taking the field, it was important that our captains and all of our senior players to look for leadership moments, said Sherman. I think that Donny, Jake and other embraced the responsibility and helped steer the ship forward today. West Virginia kicked for points in the 62nd minute to put the Army lead at 43-10. Dom Mori found the try zone for his first of the season in the 64th minute, and the Mountaineers would again record a penalty just five minutes later, putting the Black Knights lead at 48-13. Those would be the final points of the afternoon for the Mountaineers as Army closed out the game with 15 unanswered. Ireland, Connor Parker and Del Pino scored in the 73rd, 75th and 77th minutes as Army earned the 63-13 victory. It is important for us to develop depth as a team for multiple reasons, said Sherman. Fortunately for us, we have multiple guys deserving of opportunities through their level of commitment and play. It was great to see some new guys make the most of that opportunity today and push our depth and standard higher. IONA S LAST TIME OUT The Gales are coming off of a heartbreaking 33-24 defeat at the hands of seventhranked Kutztown on Sunday afternoon. Iona held the Golden Bears to a 21-12 lead at halftime, but saw the game run away in the final 40 minutes. The two teams traded tries in the opening minutes of the second half, but Kutztown jumped out to the 33-19 lead. Iona snuck in a score as time ticked off the clock to cut the lead to a manageable nine points, but was unable to find the try zone again before the final whistle. ARMY WHO TO WATCH: SEAN BERRY Head Coach Matt Sherman turns his at- tention to Sean Berry this weekend, as the junior will make his second consecutive start in the lock position. I thought Sean had his best game of the year last week against West Virginia, said head coach Matt Sherman. It was his first starting opportunity and he really made the most of it. What stood out the most was his physicality in the breakdown and his work rate. He was really active, hit a lot of rucks and was really productive when he was there. RUGBY EAST STANDINGS Through five weeks of competition, the Black Knights are atop the Rugby East standings, boasting a record of 5-0 and earning 25 points. Penn State checks in with 20 points and a record of 4-1, followed by Kutztown, who enters the weekend as the other undefeated team with a mark of 3-0. Iona drops to 3-2 on the season, while Wheeling Jesuit rounds out the middle of the pack with a mark of 2-2. At the bottom sits West Virginia (0-3), Buffalo (0-4) and St. Bonaventure (0-5). RUGBY EAST DOMINANCE The Black Knights have been a formidable foe in the Rugby East, capturing the title in 2014 and earning a perfect 11-0 conference record since the start of the 2014-15 season. In the last 11 Rugby East contests, the Black Knights have outscored opponents by an average of 42.6-18.1. Army has held five opponents to 15 points or less, including both shutouts to open the season. The 2015-16 squad features five of the eight All-Rugby East honorees from 2014-15. Andrew Fargo, Thomas Del Pino and David Huff landed on the first team, while vice-captain Jacob Banarhall earned second-team recognition and Peter Basnight garnered honorable mention honors. GOFF NAMED RUGBY EAST PLAYER OF THE MONTH Four Rugby East victories to open the season have earned the Army West Point men s rugby team national attention, as captain Donny Goff has been the leader on and off the pitch for the fourth-ranked Black Knights. For his guidance and impact on the pitch, Goff was named the Rugby East Player of the month on Oct. 2. I couldn t do anything without my team, Goff said, my Brother to my left and my Brother to my right. As a group we fight
4GoArmyWestPoint.com 2015-16 ROSTER Name Company Class Height Weight Position Hometown / High School Joseph Asemah C3 Fr. 5-9 195 Hooker Memphis, Tenn. / White Station John Banarhall G1 Sr. 5-4 140 Scrum Half Auburn, N.H. / Pinkerton Academy Peter Basnight C4 Sr. 6-0 220 Flanker Fairfax Station, Va. / South County Gerald Batey A1 Fr. 6-2 175 Wing Nashville, Tenn. / Martin Luther King Sean Berry B3 Jr. 6-3 215 Lock Minford, Ohio / Minford Andrew Borer H4 Sr. 5-8 185 Fullback Alta Loma, Calif. / Damien Elias Brown A2 Fr. 5-9 200 Prop Jacksonville, Fla. / Mandarin Logan Buzzard B2 So. 6-2 220 Lock Fairfax, Va. / Fairfax Mark Cavazos D2 Fr. 6-0 220 No. 8 Williamsburg, Va. / Fort Union Military Academy Hayden Cross I4 So. 5-11 190 Center Meridian, Idaho / Rocky Mountain Thomas Del Pino E1 So. 5-7 170 Fly Half Tampa, Fla. / H.B. Plant Joseph Dlugosch D3 Sr. 6-0 195 Center Eagle, Idaho / Eagle Dan Dougherty I1 So. 6-2 220 Flanker Furlong, Pa. / Central Bucks East Conner Drum A3 So. 6-0 200 Fullback Canyon Lake, Texas / Canyon Lake Chase Eckman H4 So. 5-11 230 Hooker San Diego, Calif. / Mt. Carmel Andrew Fargo B4 Jr. 6-0 200 Center Del Mar, Calif. / Torrey Pines Harrison Farrell D4 So. 5-6 165 Scrum Half Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling Catholic Theo Felder D4 Fr. 5-5 175 Wing Locust Grove, Va. / Home Educated Luke Fetla G2 Jr. 6-1 220 Prop Pinehurst, N.C. / Pinehurst Andrew Finken D3 Fr. 6-0 195 Lock Simsbury, Conn. / Simsbury Jamison Geracci C2 Jr. 5-8 200 Hooker Austin, Texas / Vista Ridge Donny Goff D3 Sr. 6-1 240 Prop Framingham, Mass. / Framingham Cameron Hargis E1 Sr. 6-0 215 Center Corpus Christi, Texas / Carroll Nolan Hedglin C2 So. 5-10 175 Scrum Half Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Catholicl Luke Heun G3 Jr. 5-11 200 Wing Palmer, Alaska / Palmer High School David Huff E4 So. 5-8 165 Wing Anchorage, Alaska / National Guard Patriot Academy Jack Ireland F4 Sr. 6-1 225 No. 8 Thousand Oaks, Calif. / Newbury Park Andrew Irwin A1 Sr. 6-1 215 No. 8 McMurray, Pa. / Peters Township Jake Lachina I2 So. 6-3 195 Wing Thousand Oaks, Calif. / Thousand Oaks John Lake I3 Sr. 6-5 240 Lock Cumming, Ga. / West Forsyth Tesfaye Larmey E2 Fr. 5-8 150 Wing Newburgh, Ind. / Haven of Peace Academy Jareth Long-Garrett D3 So. 5-11 205 Fullback Peoria, Ill. / Richwoods Tucker Lundstrom E4 Sr. 5-10 200 Flanker Oak Harbor, Wash. / Oak Harbor Jeffrey Malm-Annan B2 Jr. 5-11 200 Center Sacramento, Calif. / Monterey Trail Ryan Manion E1 Jr. 5-11 185 Wing Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Catholic Christopher McKinney B1 Fr. 6-1 195 Lock Little Rock, Ark. / Maumelle Will Miller A1 Fr. 6-3 220 Lock Heidelberg, Germany / Valley View Dom Mori I2 Sr. 5-11 230 Prop Portland, Ore. / Jesuit Portland Ryan Moshak E4 So. 6-0 195 Hooker Terre Haute, Ind. / North Vigo Connor Parker F1 Jr. 6-4 245 Lock Hollister, Calif. / Monte Vista Christian Joseph Pervall B3 Sr. 5-8 205 Hooker Prince George, Va. / Prince George Dom Plantamura F4 Jr. 6-0 205 No. 8 Washington, D.C. / Gonzaga Torran Raby A1 Fr. 6-2 200 Center San Diego, Calif. / Torrey Pines Vincent Raimondi D3 Sr. 5-11 205 Flanker Addison, Ill. / Nazareth Academy Nicholas Ryan D4 Fr. 6-3 190 Lock Belmont, Mass. / Belmont Mitchell Sanderson I2 So. 6-3 225 No. 8 Waipahu, HI / Leilehua Walker Seldon D4 Fr. 5-7 200 Wing Columbus, Ga. / Northside Alec Smith A2 So. 5-11 185 Fullback San Jose, Calif. / Leigh Tony Smith A1 Fr. 5-6 185 Scrum Half Katy, Texas / Cinco Ranch John Sproul A2 Sr. 6-2 215 Lock California, Md. / Home Educated Tristan Stiffarm H4 So. 6-1 195 Flanker Browning, MT / Skyview Samir Streatfield D2 Fr. 5-11 190 Fly Half Kennett Square, Pa. / Unionville Andy Sullivan H3 Jr. 6-4 200 Wing Ada, Mich. / Forest Hill Central Adam Szott I3 Jr. 6-1 240 Prop Aurora, Ill. / Waubonsie Valley Ammon Tuimaunei I3 Jr. 6-1 265 Prop Wilsonville, Ore. / Wilsonville Jordan Veal E4 Fr. 5-10 225 Prop Bowie, Md. / Bowie Logan Weiland B1 Sr. 5-10 250 Flanker Sumter, S.C. / Wilson Hall Andrew Yoon F1 Sr. 5-11 195 Center Anaheim, Calif. / Villa Park Thomas Zagula C3 Fr. 5-8 185 Fly Half Rigby, Idaho / Rigby
5GoArmyWestPoint.com for 80 minutes and never give up. Each and every guy on the pitch has contributed to our success so far this season and we ll continue to get better every day. As the team s captain, Goff provides the vocal leadership for the Black Knights, backing up his words with hard-work and tough play. He scored a try in the team s 48-0 blanking of Buffalo to start off the season. Donny is a leader in every aspect of his life, said head coach Matt Sherman. He constantly strives to achieve his best and improves his standard in everything he does. It s no different on the rugby field where he works hard to get the most of himself and the team. Army opened the year with back-to-back dominant performances, claiming a pair of shutout wins over Buffalo and St. Bonaventure. The Black Knights were faced with a bit of adversity in a highly penalized Wheeling Jesuit match but were able to come away with the 35-23 win to remain unbeaten on the season. At eighth-ranked Penn State, Goff captained a team that earned a hard-fought 46-36 victory on the road. A consummate professional, Goff credits his teammates with much of his success. Joined by vice-captain Jacob Banarhall, 15 different Black Knights have found their way to the score sheet in just four contests. Army is averaging 46 points per game, surrendering just 14.75. HUFF EARNS AAA HONORS Scoring two tries in the second half to lead the Army to a 46-36 victory over eighth-ranked Penn State has earned yearling David Huff the title of Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week. This is the first Athlete of the Week honor for Huff who has amassed a teamleading 18 tries since the group joined the Army Athletic Association in August of 2014. In the 69th minute of action, with Penn State attempting to mount a comeback and the Army lead at just 10, Huff scored his first of the evening with a burst of speed down the far side of the field. He would find the try zone again in the 77th minute, dotting down to put the game out of reach for the Nittany Lions. On the year, Huff has posted three tries in three matches, earning his first of the season in the 35-23 win over Wheeling Jesuit before his two-score performance at Penn State. His 18 tries since the start of the 2014-15 season account for 11 percent of the team s total offense ARMY IN THE PRESS The men s and women s rugby teams were featured in a piece written by Martin Pengelly of the Guardian US, documenting the history of the program since it made a tour of the UK in 2002. The story connects the audience with the Class of 2002, the first to graduate from West Point in a time of war since the Vietnam era. It also tells the story of the three 2002 graduates who have lost their lives in the time since leaving the Academy. To read the piece, view the features section on www.goarmywestpoint.com through the men s rugby page. ARMY RUGBY IN NEW ZEALAND With the addition of New Zealander Marty Veale to the coaching staff, the Army team has been gaining popularity in the country. Recently, New Zealand TV program Q&A visited the Black Knights during practice to film a feature, featuring Veale, head coach Matt Sherman, captain Donny Goff, vice-captain Jacob Banarhall and firstie Jack Ireland. To view the footage, visit http://tvnz. co.nz/q-and-a-news/military-academyincorporates-rugby-video-6400118. CADET SPOTLIGHT JACK IRELAND FIRSTIE FLANKER Firstie Jack Ireland has made the start at flanker in each of the last three contests. The Thousand Oaks, Calif., native has made an impact for the Black Knights on offense, recording two tries on the season, posting a pair in last weekend s 63-13 blowout over West Virginia. Describe your pregame ritual: I suppose I have two superstitions when it comes to warm ups, I always leave my shoes untied while we go through out dynamic warm up, and I always write, in sharpie, something unique on my wrist tape to remind me of my why and to keep me focused during the game Favorite part about Army rugby game day: Running onto the pitch, circling up right before kick off with linked arms, and looking into my teammates eyes right before we start the match. Something about the silence and knowledge of the impending 80-minute battle is a unique and neck-hair-standing-up moment for me What are you most looking forward to this season: Playing Kutztown and Air Force. Kutztown is one of our most respected opponents in Rugby East, and in the country, and it is always an extremely challenging match to be a part of. Last year, we came in as the underdogs to Kutztown on the D1A rankings and winning that game was one of the most emotional feelings I ve ever felt in my life. Air Force is an academy game; it s anyone s game and rankings go out the window as soon as the opening whistle blows. I ve never played at Air Force before, but I m extremely keen for the opportunity to beat the Zoomies in their home Favorite teammate to watch on the pitch: Tom Del Pino SHERMAN ERA The 2015-16 season ushers in a new chapter for the Black Knights as it officially kicks off the Matt Sherman era. The former All-American and national team member s hiring was announced on Aug. 11 by Director of Athletics Boo Corrigan. Sherman joins the Black Knights staff after a five-year tenure as the Director of Rugby at Stanford. With his hiring, he becomes the first full-time coach in Army West Point men s rugby history, filling the void after Mike Mahan announced his retirement in May. The men s rugby program joined the Army Athletic Association in August 2014. I am honored to be entrusted with the responsibility of leading the Army West Point men s rugby program, stated Sherman. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to join one of the great institutions of leadership, dedicated to service of our country, as well as a rugby program with a distinguished tradition and history. I am proud to become your head coach and excited to get to work on the challenges ahead. Since 2011, Sherman has led all rugby efforts at Stanford, including coaching, staffing, recruiting, administration and scheduling for both the men s and women s programs. Under his tutelage, the men s team reached the national quarterfinals twice and the women s program advanced to the national final four three times. In addition, he helped the
6GoArmyWestPoint.com rugby programs fundraise more than $1 million and increased admitted recruits from zero to seven. While leading the Cardinal program, Sherman also served as the Men s College All-Americans Head Coach from 2012-2014. In both of his years with the team, he earned a winning record and more than 50 percent of his athletes moved on to play for the senior men s national team. From 2009-11, Sherman worked with the U.S. Men s National Team as an assistant coach, working with the back line. His squad produced a victory over Russia in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Sherman is joined at West Point by his wife, Kristen, daughter, Piper (infant), and dog, Cooper. FARGO NAMED D1A NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Following a two-score performance in the season-opener against Buffalo, Andrew Fargo earned the distinction as the D1A National Player of the week on Sept. 17. He ranks second amongst the Black Knights with four tries on the season, earning a pair of scores against Buffalo and St. Bonaventure. Last season, the Del Mar, Calif., native was named to the All-Rugby East first team squad, garnered All-American Collegiate Rugby Conference first team recognition, was selected to play for the All-Army team at the Las Vegas 7s 2015 Men s ACR Tournament, was named the AAA Athlete of the Week once during the spring and scored a try against Davenport, which earned AAA Play of the Week. He s recorded 14 career tries since joining the Army Athletic Association in August of 2014. RUGBY EAST EXPANSION Rugby East teams will gain a new rival this season as the Mountaineers of West Virginia join the conference. The Mountaineers posted a successful 2014-15 season, capturing the Keystone Conference title in 15s action and qualifying for the USA Rugby College 7s National Championships. Army met with the Mountaineers for the first time on Oct. 10, claiming a 63-13 victory from Morgantown, W.Va. So far this season, West Virginia is 0-3, having fallen to three of the top teams in Penn State, Iona and Army. MEET YOUR CAPTAINS The 2015-16 squad will be captained by senior Donny Goff, with Jacob Banarhall serving as the vice-captain. Goff, a prop from Framingham, Mass., was not active on the fall 2014 roster due to injury. He rejoined the team in the spring, recording a score in Army s 37-0 victory over Seton Hall at the Four Leafs Tournament and earning the start in the team s meetings with UMass, Navy, St. Mary s and Davenport. He opened the 2015-16 season with a try against Buffalo, scoring in the 10th minute of action. A native of Auburn, N.H., Banarhall earned the start in each of the team s nine fall contests. He recorded two scores in the fall, posting tries against Iona and Buffalo. During the spring, he tied for second on the team with five tries, earning two scores against Stony Brook in the title game of the Four Leafs Tournament. He led a second-half comeback in the match with Navy, scoring three times, including the game-tying score and go ahead marks. He was named to the All-Rugby East second team in the fall and posted his first try of the 2015-16 season at Penn State in the 46-36 victory. CADET CHAIN OF COMMAND Three members of the men s rugby team have been elected into positions of leadership in the cadet chain of command, representing the largest contingent of any corps squad team at the Academy. Andrew Borer leads the way as the 4th Regimental Commander, while Cameron Hargis earns the title of 1st Regimental Command Sergeant Major and Donny Goff serves as the 3rd Regimental Command Sergeant Major. CLASS RINGS The Class of 2016 received their class rings in a ceremony held at Trophy Point on Aug. 28, 2015. A time-honored West Point tradition, the Class of 2016 s rings contain gold from 356 West Point graduates donated to the West Point Association of Graduates in addition to steel melted down from the World Trade Center. FARGO TRAVELS TO NEW ZEALAND Cow Andrew Fargo closed out his summer training at the Crusaders International High Performance Unit on the South Island of New Zealand, working alongside many international players. Fargo, who led the Black Knights spring 15s squad with six tries, had a spectacular sophomore campaign, earning All- Rugby East first team honors in the fall. He was tabbed the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the week following his performance in the win over UMass and his impressive score against Davenport earned him the Army Athletic Association Play of the Week. He recorded two tries in the season-opener against Buffalo and another pair in the win over St. Bonaventure. Documenting his excursion, Fargo kept a blog of his experiences in the hot bed of international rugby. Visit www.goarmy- WestPoint.com for more information.
7GoArmyWestPoint.com ALL-TIME RECORDS YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2014-15 (15-3) Coach: Mike Mahan Captain: Collum Magee Vice-Captain: Logan Pearce American International...Cancelled at Cornell... W, 49-0 Penn State... W, 19-15 at St. Bonaventure...W, 36-22 Iona...W, 26-19 at Buffalo... W, 73-12 Kutztown...W, 34-30 Air Force...W, 19-17 at Wheeling Jesuit...W, 34-29 *Life... L, 53-19 UMass...W, 28-16 #Seton Hall...W, 37-0 #Loyola...W, 33-0 #American... W, 36-0 #Fairfield...W, 47-0 #Stony Brook...W, 70-0 Navy...W, 41-24 St. Mary s... L, 40-12 **Davenport... L, 50-24 * ACRC Bowl Series - Charlotte, N.C. # Four Leafs Tournament - Randall s Island NYC ** D1A National Quarterfinal 2015-16 (5-0) Coach: Matt Sherman Captain: Donny Goff Vice-Captain: Jacob Banarhall Buffalo... W, 48-0 St. Bonaventure...W, 55-0 Wheeling Jesuit...W, 35-23 at Penn State...W, 46-36 at West Virginia...W, 63-13 at Iona...Oct. 17 at Kutztown...Oct. 24 at Air Force...Nov. 6 CONFERENCE TITLES 2014 ALL-TIME SERIES Opponent Began Meetings Wins Losses Percentage Air Force 2014 1 1 0 1.000 American 2015 1 1 0 1.000 Buffalo 2014 2 2 0 1.000 Cornell 2014 1 1 0 1.000 Davenport 2015 1 0 1.000 Fairfield 2015 1 1 0 1.000 Iona 2014 1 1 0 1.000 Kutztown (Pa.) 2014 1 1 0 1.000 Life 2014 1 0 1.000 Loyola (Md.) 2015 1 1 0 1.000 Massachusetts 2015 1 1 0 1.000 Navy 2015 1 1 0 1.000 Penn State 2014 2 2 0 1.000 St. Mary s (Calif.) 2015 1 0 1.000 Seton Hall 2015 1 1 0 1.000 St. Bonaventure 2014 2 1 0 1.000 Stony Brook 2015 1 1 0 1.000 West Virginia 2015 1 1 0 1.00 Wheeling Jesuit 2014 2 2 0 1.000 Totals 23 19 3.826 COACHING RECORDS Name Years Active Overall Record Conference Postseason Mike Mahan 2014-15 15-3 6-0 0-2 Matt Sherman 2015-Current 5-0 5-0 0-0 ALL-TIME HONORS & AWARDS USA Rugby ALl-American Collum Magee 2015 2nd Team ALL-ACRC Collum Magee 2014 MVP, 1st Team Andrew Fargo 2014 1st Team David Huff 2014 Honorable Mention all-rugby east Mike Mahan 2014 Coach of the Year Collum Magee 2014 Forward of the Year 1st Team Andrew Fargo 2014 1st Team Thomas Del Pino 2014 1st Team David Huff 2014 1st Team Logan Pearce 2014 1st Team Jake Banarhall 2014 2nd Team Greg Walker 2014 Honorable Mention Peter Basnight 2014 Honorable Mention d1a national player of the week Collum Magee Oct. 23, 2014 Andrew Fargo Sept. 17, 2015 RUGBY EAST PLAYER OF THE MONTH Donny Goff Oct. 2, 2015 usa rugby academic honor roll David Evans 2015 Tyler Glasz 2015 Logan Pearce 2015 aaa athlete of the week Logan Pearce Sept. 15, 2014 Collum Magee Oct. 27, 2014 Andrew Fargo March 9, 2015 David Huff Oct. 5, 2015 ALL-TIME TEAM RECORDS Most Points Scored Oct. 18, 2014... Buffalo... 73 (W, 73-12) Most Points Allowed Nov. 22, 2014... Life...53 (L, 53-19) Fewest Points Scored April 4, 2015...St. Mary s...12 (L, 40-12) Fewest Points Allowed Sept. 19, 2015...St. Bonaventure...55 (W, 55-0) Longest Win Streak Sept. 13-Nov. 8, 2014...8 games Longest Losing Streak April 4-April 25, 2015...2 games Largest Margin of Victory March 21, 2015...Stony Brook...70 (W, 70-0) Largest Margin of Defeat Nov. 22, 2014... Life...34 (L, 53-19)
8GoArmyWestPoint.com ALL-TIME RECORDS INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS Tries Name Season Tries 1. David Huff 2014-15 15 2. Collum Magee 2014-15 14 3. Andrew Fargo 2014-15 10 4. Jake Banarhall 2014-15 7 5. Peter Basnight 2014-15 5 Andy Sullivan 2014-15 5 Cameron Hargis 2015-16 5 8. Jamison Geracci 2014-15 4 Luke Heun 2014-15 4 Andrew Fargo 2015-16 4 CONVERSIONS Name Season Conversions 1. Logan Pearce 2014-15 19 2. Andrew Borer 2014-15 18 3. Thomas Del Pino 2015-16 14 4. Daniel Myers 2014-15 10 5. Andrew Borer 2015-16 6 Dom Larkin 2014-15 6 INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS Tries Name Tries 1. David Huff 18 2. Andrew Fargo 14 Collum Magee 14 4. Jake Banarhall 9 5. Peter Basnight 7 Cameron Hargis 7 7. Luke Heun 6 Andy Sullivan 6 9. Thomas Del Pino 5 10. Jamison Geracci 4 Donny Goff 4 Jake Lachina 4 CONVERSIONS Name Conversions 1. Andrew Borer 24 2. Logan Pearce 19 3. Thomas Del Pino 15 4. Daniel Myers 10 5. Dom Larkin 6 PENALTY KICKS Name Season PKs 1. Thomas Del Pino 2015-16 4 2. Logan Pearce 2014-15 3 TOTAL POINTS Name Season Points 1. David Huff 2014-15 75 2. Collum Magee 2014-15 70 3. Logan Pearce 2014-15 60 4. Thomas Del Pino 2015-16 50 Andrew Fargo 2014-15 50 6. Andrew Borer 2014-15 46 7. Jake Banarhall 2014-15 35 8. Peter Basnight 2014-15 25 Andy Sullivan 2014-15 25 Cameron Hargis 2015-16 25 PENALTY KICKS Name PKs 1. Thomas Del Pino 4 2. Logan Pearce 3 TOTAL POINTS Name Points 1. David Huff 90 2. Andrew Fargo 70 Collum Magee 70 4. Thomas Del Pino 67 5. Andrew Borer 63 6. Logan Pearce 60 7. Jake Banarhall 45 8. Peter Basnight 35 Cameron Hargis 35 10. Luke Heun 30 Andy Sullivan 30 ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Lettermen are listed alphabetically, with the years in which they lettered. Only those who receive a Major A are considered lettermen. Current cadetathletes are highlighted in bold and graduation dates are listed to the right of the name. B Banarhall, Jacob (2015)... 2016 Basnight, Peter (2015)... 2016 Borer, Andrew (2015)... 2016 Brown, Cody (2015)...2015 D Del Pino, Thomas (2015)... 2018 E Evans, David (2015)...2015 F Fargo, Andrew (2015)... 2017 Foley, Benjamin (2015)...2015 G Geracci, Jamison (2015)... 2017 Glasz, Tyler (2015)...2015 Goff, Donald (2015)... 2016 H Hargis, Cameron (2015)... 2016 Heun, Luke (2015)... 2017 Huff, David (2015)... 2018 I Ireland, Jack (2015)... 2016 Irwin, Andrew (2015)... 2016 L Lachina, Jacob (2015)... 2018 Lemon, Benjamin (2015)... 2017 M Magee, Collum (2015)...2015 Malm-Annan, Jeffrey (2015)... 2017 Mori, Dominic (2015)... 2016 Myers, Daniel (2015)...2015 P Pearce, Logan (2015)...2015 Pervall, Joseph (2015)... 2016 R Rosenhammer, Jack (2015)...2015 S Satwicz, Nicholas (2015)...2015 Sproul, John (2015)... 2016 Sullivan, Andy (2015)... 2017 W Walker, Gregory (2015)...2015 Y Yoon, Andrew (2015)... 2016
9GoArmyWestPoint.com 2015 FALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Name Tries Conversions PKs 1st Half Scoring 2nd Half Scoring Total Points Jake Banarhall 2 0 0 0 10 10 Peter Basnight 3 0 0 10 5 15 Andrew Borer 1 6 0 9 8 17 Thomas Del Pino 2 14 4 31 19 50 Andrew Fargo 4 0 0 15 5 20 Donny Goff 3 0 0 10 5 15 Cam Hargis 5 0 0 20 5 25 Luke Heun 2 0 0 5 5 10 David Huff 3 0 0 5 10 15 Jack Ireland 2 0 0 5 5 10 Andrew Irwin 2 0 0 0 10 10 Jake Lachina 2 0 0 10 0 10 Dom Mori 1 0 0 0 5 5 Connor Parker 1 0 0 0 5 5 Torran Raby 1 0 0 5 0 5 John Sproul 2 0 0 0 10 10 Andy Sullivan 1 0 0 5 0 5 Ammon Tuimanuei 1 0 0 0 5 5 Logan Weiland 1 0 0 0 5 5 2015 FALL GAME-BY-GAME SCORING BUFFALO SEPT. 12, 2015 WEST POINT, N.Y. Time Player Type Score (H-V) 5th Luke Heun Try 5-0 10th Donny Goff Try 10-0 15th Andrew Fargo Try 15-0 Thomas Del Pino Conv 17-0 25th Peter Basnight Try 22-0 33rd Cam Hargis Try 27-0 48th Andrew Fargo Try 32-0 Thomas Del Pino Conv 34-0 65th John Sproul Try 39-0 Andrew Borer Conv 41-0 67th Cam Hargis Try 46-0 Andrew Borer Conv 48-0 ST BONAVENTURE SEPT. 19, 2015 WEST POINT, N.Y. Time Player Type Score (H-V) 4th Jake Lachina Try 5-0 Thomas Del Pino Conv 7-0 12th Jake Lachina Try 12-0 27th Andrew Fargo Try 17-0 Thomas Del Pino Conv 19-0 34th Andrew Fargo Try 24-0 40th Peter Basnight Try 29-0 41st John Sproul Try 34-0 Thomas Del Pino Conv 36-0 63rd Andrew Irwin Try 41-0 70th Logan Weiland Try 46-0 Andrew Borer Conv 48-0 75th Ammon Tuimanuei Try 53-0 Andrew Borer Conv 55-0 WHEELING JESUIT SEPT. 26, 2015 WEST POINT, N.Y. Time Player Type Score (H-V) 10th Thomas Del Pino PK 3-0 18th Cameron Hargis Try 8-0 Thomas Del Pino Conv 10-0 25th Andy Sullivan Try 15-0 Thomas Del Pino Conv 17-0 28th David Huff Try 22-0 35th Thomas Del Pino PK 25-0 39th Wheeling Jesuit PK 25-3 40th+ Thomas Del Pino PK 28-3 42nd Wheeling Jesuit Try 28-8 Wheeling Jesuit Conv 28-10 54th Wheeling Jesuit Try 28-15 59th Wheeling Jesuit PK 28-18 62nd Wheeling Jesuit Try 28-23 65th Peter Basnight Try 33-23 Thomas Del Pino Conv 35-23 PENN STATE OCT. 2, 2015 STATE COLLEGE, PA Time Player Type Score (H-V) 13th Penn State Try 5-0 Penn State Conv 7-0 18th Cameron Hargis Try 7-5 Andrew Borer Conv 7-7 23rd Cameron Hargis Try 7-`12 Andrew Borer Conv 7-14 28th Penn State PK 10-14 38th Thomas Del Pino PK 10-17 41st Jake Banarhall Try 10-22 45th Penn State Try 15-22 Penn State Conv 17-22 51st Luke Heun Try 17-27 57th Penn State TryTry 22-27 Penn State Conv 24-27 63rd Andrew Irwin Try 24-32 Thomas Del Pino Conv 24-34 69th David Huff Try 24-39 Thomas Del Pino Conv 24-41 74th Penn State Try 29-41 Penn State Conv 31-41 77th David Huff Try 31-46 80th+ Penn State Try 36-46 WEST VIRGINIA OCT. 10, 2015 MORGANTOWN, W.VA. Time Player Type Score (H-V) 7th Andrew Borer Try 0-5 Thomas Del Pino Conv 0-7 20th Thomas Del Pino Try 0-12 24th Jack Ireland Try 0-17 32nd Donny Goff Try 0-22 Thomas Del Pino Conv 0-24 36th WVU Try 5-24 WVU Conv 7-24 38th Torran Raby Try 7-29 43rd Donny Goff Try 7-34 Thomas Del Pino Conv 7-36 54th Jake Banarhall Try 7-41 Thomas Del Pino Conv 7-43 62nd WVU PK 10-43 64th Dom Mori Try 10-48 69th WVU PK 13-48 73rd Jack Ireland Try 13-53 75th Connor Parker Try 13-58 77th Thomas Del Pino Try 13-63
2015-16 GAME RECAPS ARMY vs. BUFFALO No. 5 Black Knights Trounce Buffalo 48-0 WEST POINT, N.Y. - The fifth-ranked Army West Point men s rugby team defeated Rugby East foe Buffalo by a score of 48-0 in its season opener from Anderson Rugby Complex. Six different players scored as the Black Knights blanked the Bulls to move to 1-0 on the season. program. The team will continue its three-game homestand on Saturday, Sept. 19 when they host Rugby East opponent St. Bonaventure to Anderson Rugby Complex. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. with the game to be streamed live on Knight Vision. Visit www.goarmywestpoint.com for up-to-date information and follow the Black Knights on Twitter. GoArmyWestPoint.com Army got on the board first as Luke Heun found the try zone in the fifth minute to give the Black Knights the 5-0 advantage. Donny Goff and Andrew Fargo would score back-to-back tries in the ninth and 15th minutes, with Thomas Del Pino converting Fargo s score, to put the fifth-ranked Cadets up 17-0. In the 24th minute, Peter Basnight found the try zone following a scrum in which the Black Knights were able to push the Buffalo defenders deep into their own territory. Cam Hargis posted a try in the 33rd minute and Army headed into the break with the 27-0 lead. Fargo continued where he left off in the opening minutes of the second half, scoring his second of the afternoon in the 48th minute. A successful kick from Del Pino put the Black Knights up 34-0. John Sproul and Hargis scored the final two tries of the game for the Black Knights, as Andrew Borer converted both scores, and the Cadets earned the 48-0 win. The Black Knights move to 1-0 on the season, with head coach Matt Sherman claiming his first win at the helm of the Army 2015-16 GAME RECAPS ARMY vs. ST BONAVENTURE No. 5 Black Knights Blows Past St. Bonaventure WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army West Point men s rugby team improved to 2-0 on the season, dominating conference foe St. Bonaventure 55-0 in a night match from Anderson Rugby Complex. Nine different players found the scoresheet as the Black Knights continued their conference success. Jake Lachina opened up the scoring in the fourth minute as Thomas Del Pino converted the try to put the Black Knights up 7-0. Andrew Borer converting both kicks, sending Army to the 55-0 win. With the victory, Army improves to 2-0 on the season, claiming back-to-back shutout wins over conference opponents. Army will return to the pitch at Anderson Rugby Complex on Saturday, Sept. 26 as the host Wheeling Jesuit in the final game of a three-match homestand. Visit www.goarmywestpoint.com for up-to-date information and follow the Black Knights on Twitter. Lachina scored again in the 12th minute to put the Cadets up 12-0. Andrew Fargo posted a try in the 27th minute with Del Pino booting the kick to put Army up 19-0. He earned another try in the 34th minute, followed by a score from Peter Basnight in the 40th to send Army into the break with a 29-0 lead. John Sproul recorded a try in the opening minutes of the second half, with Del Pino earning his third conversion of the evening. Andrew Irwin scored in the 63rd to put the Cadets up 41-0. Logan Weiland earned a score in the 70th minute and Ammon Tuimanuei posted his first career score in the 75th, with 10
2015-16 GAME RECAPS ARMY vs. WHEELING JESUIT Men s Rugby Stays Unbeaten, Escapes Wheeling Jesuit WEST POINT, N.Y. - A try from Peter Basnight in the 65th minute of action propelled the fifth-ranked Army West Point men s rugby team to a 35-23 victory over ninth-ranked Wheeling Jesuit from Anderson Rugby Complex on Saturday afternoon. Wheeling Jesuit converted a kick for points in the 39th minute to send Army into the break with the 28-3 lead. The Cardinals came out strong in the second half, posting 20 unanswered points through 62 minutes of action, capitalizing on yellow cards issued to Andrew Irwin and Andrew Fargo. GoArmyWestPoint.com The first 35 minutes was the best 35 minutes we ve played this year, said head coach Matt Sherman. And then we got put under some pressure by a good Wheeling Jesuit team and I thought we unraveled a bit. That was pretty disappointing but it was nice to get that lesson and come away with a victory and hopefully we take that lesson to heart going forward. Army jumped out to a quick lead, taking a 28-3 lead into the break. The Cardinals, however, would respond in the second half, going on a 20-point unanswered streak to pressure the Black Knights. A penalty riddled contest, the game featured five successful penalty kicks, three yellow cards and a red card. The Black Knights set the tone in the 10th minute as Thomas Del Pino successfully booted a penalty kick to give Army the 3-0 advantage. Cameron Hargis scored his third try of the season in the 18th minute, with Del Pino adding the conversion to put Army up 10-0. Coming off the bench early in the game, Andy Sullivan caught the ball in the 25th minute from a Wheeling Jesuit kick and faked out a few Cardinal defenders to find the try zone. Del Pino added his second conversion of the afternoon to put the Cadets up 17-0. Army took the 22-0 lead after David Huff posted his first try of the season in the 28th minute. Coming out of a scrum down the far side of the field, Basnight broke free of the Wheeling Jesuit defense and put the ball down near the sideline for five points. Del Pino was successful on a tough kick to earn his third conversion of the afternoon. Neither team was able to score as time ticked off the clock and the Army defense held the Cardinals out of the try zone, despite multiple close calls and the Black Knights earned their third consecutive win. With the victory, Army improves to 3-0 on the season, having earned all three wins over Rugby East opponents. It is the first win over a nationally ranked opponent on the season and the final home game at Anderson Rugby Complex in the fall regular season. With Wheeling Jesuit s penalty kick in the 39th minute, the Cardinals snap a streak in which the Black Knights held opponents off of the score sheet for 198 minutes of action. The points are the first surrendered by Army on the season as they shut out both Buffalo and St. Bonaventure to open the year. Army will hit the road for the remainder of the year, closing the fall out with a five-game road trip. They ll face another tough test as they head to eighth-ranked Penn State on Friday, Oct. 2 for a 6 p.m. kickoff with the Nittany Lions. Last fall, Army earned a hard-fought 19-15 win over the then sixth-ranked Nittany Lions from Anderson Rugby Complex. 11 The first half of the game saw three penalty kicks, as Del Pino was successful in the 35th minute and stoppage time and 2015-16 GAME RECAPS ARMY vs. PENN STATE No. 5 Army Downs No. 8 Penn State STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Five try-scorers led the fifth-ranked Army West Point men s rugby team to a 46-36 triumph over eighthranked Penn State under the lights Friday evening. The victory marks the second consecutive win over a top-10 opponent for the Cadets who improve to 4-0 on the season, with a Rugby East-leading 20 points. Penn State got an early jump, scoring a converted try in the 13th minute to take the 7-0 lead as the Black Knights played man-down following a yellow card to Thomas Del Pino. Cameron Hargis scored his first of the evening in the 18th minute as the try was converted by Andrew Borer in his first start of the year. Hargis would dot down just five minutes later, with Borer connecting on his second kick, to put Army up 14-7. The Nittany Lions booted a penalty kick in the 28th minute to cut the Black Knights lead to just four but Del Pino would gain those points back with a penalty kick of his own 10 minutes later to put Army on top 17-10 heading into the half. Following the trip to State College, Pa., Army will visit West Virginia, Iona, Kutztown and Air Force to close out the year. Vice-captain Jacob Banarhall sparked his team in the opening minute of the second half with a try to put Army up 22-10. PSU answered four minutes later, cutting the Army lead to five. Luke Huen found the try zone in the 51st minute of action but Penn State cut the Army lead to just 27-24 through 57 minutes. The defending Rugby East champions took control as Andrew Irwin scored in the 63rd and Huff found a burst of speed in the 69th. Del Pino converted both to put Army up 41-24. Penn State pulled within 10 through 74 minutes but Huff s second try of the evening sealed the victory in the 77th minute. Penn State was able to find the try zone in stoppage time but it was not enough as Army walked away with the 46-36 win. The victory was the first road win of the season for the Black Knights as they take to the road for the remainder of the season after playing three straight home contests to open the season.
2015-16 GAME RECAPS ARMY vs. WEST VIRGINIA No. 4 Men s Rugby Blows Past West Virginia MORGANTOWN, WV - Taking to Morgantown, W.Va., for the second of five road contests to close out the season, the fourthranked Army West Point men s rugby team downed Rugby East opponent West Virginia 63-13 on Saturday afternoon. Eight different Black Knights found the try zone on the afternoon as the team improved to 5-0 on the season. Last season, the Gales pushed the Black Knights to the brink, as Army earned a hard-fought 26-19 win under the lights at Anderson Rugby Complex. Iona jumped out to an early lead, but tries from David Huff, Jacob Banarhall and Andrew Fargo helped send the Black Knights to victory. Visit www.goarmywestpoint.com for up-to-date information and follow the Black Knights on Twitter and Instagram @armywprugby. GoArmyWestPoint.com Army got the jump early, as Andrew Borer scored in the seventh minute. Thomas Del Pino converted the kick and the Black Knights took the 7-0 lead. Del Pino would score a try of his own in the 20th minute to put the Cadets up 12-0. Just four minutes later, Jack Ireland dotted down to put the game at 17-0 in favor of the Black Knights. Captain Donny Goff found the try zone in the 32nd minute as Del Pino added his second conversion of the afternoon. West Virginia would score its first points of the game in the 36th minute, and freshman Torran Raby answered just two minutes later to send Army into the break with the 29-7 advantage. Goff started the scoring for the Black Knights in the second half, recording his third try of the season and second of the game in the 43rd minute. Vice-captain Jacob Banarhall dotted down in the 54th minute as Del Pino converted both kicks. With a new blend of players taking the field, it was important that our captains and all of our senior players to look for leadership moments, said head coach Matt Sherman. I think that Donny, Jake and other embraced the responsibility and helped steer the ship forward today. West Virginia kicked for points in the 62nd minute to put the Army lead at 43-10. Dom Mori found the try zone for his first of the season in the 64th minute, and the Mountaineers would again record a penalty just five minutes later, putting the Black Knights lead at 48-13. Those would be the final points of the afternoon for the Mountaineers as Army closed out the game with 15 unanswered. Ireland, Connor Parker and Del Pino scored in the 73rd, 75th and 77th minutes as Army earned the 63-13 victory. It is important for us to develop depth as a team for multiple reasons, said Sherman. Fortunately for us, we have multiple guys deserving of opportunities through their level of commitment and play. It was great to see some new guys make the most of that opportunity today and push our depth and standard higher. With the win, Army moves to 5-0 on the season, sitting in sole possession of first place in the Rugby East with 25 points. Each victory has come against a Rugby East opponent, as the team is in search of its second consecutive conference title. Army will travel to New Rochelle, N.Y., next Saturday as they meet with No. 20 Iona. It will be the Black Knights third meeting with a top-20 team as they previously knocked off No. 8 Penn State and No. 9 Wheeling Jesuit. 12