Army West Point Athletics
This Week In Army Athletics
October 31, 2012 | General
Oct. 31, 2012
Dear Friends,
We hope everyone that had to go through this week's storm stayed safe and continues to be in the best possible circumstances throughout the recovery process.
While the weather caused some issues with this week's schedule, we want to assure everyone that Saturday's football game with Air Force is set to go on as scheduled. West Point is fully operational, and will be ready to host what is set to be an exciting contest. With a packed house expected, we want to stress the importance of arriving early on Saturday in order to make sure that you catch all the action at Michie Stadium.
On the subject of service academy rivals, the golf team had a tremendous showing at the Service Academy Classic last week. Anthony Kim took the individual championship for the second time in his career to lead the team to a first-place tie with Air Force. The two teams shot the same score each round and were named co-champions. It was the program's first team title since 1994.
Anthony was chosen as Co-Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week, along with cross country runner Lisa Junta. Lisa finished third at last weekend's Patriot League Championship, the best finish by an Army runner in the women's race since 1998. She was one of five men's and women's runners who earned All-Patriot League honors. Mary Prakel and Rachel King were second-team all-conference on the women's side, while Ricky Galindo and Kendall Ward earned second-team certificates for the men.
The volleyball team pulled within one win of securing a spot in the Patriot League Tournament with a pair of victories last week. Ariana Mankus was named the Patriot League Player of the Week award after reaching double-digits in kills for the 16th and 17th times. The team is currently in second place, and a win at Colgate or Bucknell this weekend will put the team into the postseason.
We would also like to congratulate hockey head coach Brian Riley on his 100th career victory. The team defeated Holy Cross, 7-2, on Saturday to remain unbeaten in Atlantic Hockey Association play at 2-0-1.
Aside from the football game against Air Force, it is a big week for the service academy rivalries. The sprint football team will travel to Navy on Friday for the CSFL championship game. Both teams are 6-0 heading into this week's showdown. The rifle team will compete against Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard in the annual President's Trophy Match in Colorado Springs. Army has won the last three championships and six of the last seven President's Trophy competitions.
Thank you again for all of your support of Army Athletics. To find out more about the Army A Club and how you can enhance the cadet-athlete experience, click the following link: http://www.goarmysports.com/aclub, call (845)938-2322, or email armyaclub@usma.edu.
Information on all the fall teams is below.
We appreciate all of your contributions to our success. Be well.
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Cross Country
• The Black Knights women's women earned a third-place finish and the men's team placed fourth at the 2012 Patriot League Championships last Saturday. Hosted by Colgate, Army took home a total of five All-Patriot League certificates.
• Lisa Junta, the reigning Co-AAA Athlete of the Week, ran to a third-place finish, the best by Black Knight in the women's race since 1998 when Gretchen Dobert was runner-up. The yearling crossed the line in 22:14.3, edging out the 6K's fourth-place finisher by 27 seconds. Junta has earned the Black Knights' top time in all six races this season, including Saturday's efforts towards first team All-Patriot League recognition.
• Captain Mary Prakel was Army's No. 2 runner, finishing eighth overall (23:06.2) to earn all-league second-team honors, while Rachel King was the third Black Knight to cross the line, placing 12th overall with a time of 23:25.4 to also snag second-team recognition.
• With three Black Knights finishing among the top 14, Army collected three All-Patriot League certificates for the first time since 2009.
• For the Army men, Ricky Galindo continued his standout year by earning second team All-Patriot League honors with a ninth-place 8K time of 25:54.2. Galindo has earned Army's top finish in all six races this season, en route to his first career all-conference nod.
• Cow Kendall Ward also collected all-league honors for the first time, finishing 14th overall with a time of 26:06.1.
• Army collected two All-Patriot League certificates for the second time in three years.
• The Black Knight men finished fourth for the second consecutive year and third time overall.
• Army's postseason continues on Nov. 9 at the NCAA Northeast Regionals. This year's race, hosted by Yale and Fairfield, is slated for Madison, Conn., at Hammonasset State Park. The women's 6K will begin at noon, followed by the men's 10K at 1:15 p.m.
Football (1-7)
• The Black Knights fell to Ball State last weekend, 30-22.
• Army ran for 341 yards, its fourth straight 300-yard effort and the sixth time it reached the 300-yard mark in eight games.
• Trent Steelman (101) and Hayden Tippett (100) each ran for 100 yards against Ball State. It was the fifth time this season the Black Knights had multiple 100-yard rushers, passing the old Academy mark of four such games in 1948.
• Tippett's 100-yard effort was a career-high, as were his 20 carries and his long rush of 26 yards. He also scored his first touchdown of the season. Tippett is the fifth Army player to rush for 100 yards this season, the most since the 1999 team also had five players reach the century mark.
• Steelman moved past Ell Roberson (Kansas State) into 23rd place on the NCAA quarterback rushing ledger. Steelman has rushed for 2,882 yards in his career, the fourth most in Army history.
• Steelman moved into a tie for fifth place in Army history with his ninth career 100-yard game. He is tied with Charlie Jarvis and teammate Raymond Maples. He is two behind Tory Crawford, the program record holder for quarterbacks.
• Raymond Maples moved into ninth place on Army's all-time rushing list with 2,108 yards.
• Malcolm Brown has scored a touchdown in each of the last three games.
• Chevaughn Lawrence has caught a pass in six straight outings.
• Alex Meier registered his first career sack. Meier's quarterback takedown halted a Ball State drive and forced Steve Schott's 49-yard field goal in the second quarter.
• Justin Trimble's second quarter interception was the first of his career.
• Jarrett Mackey made a career-high 13 tackles to lead the Black Knights.
Golf
• Anthony Kim won the individual championship and Army shared the team title with Air Force at the Service Academy Classic. Army and Air Force shot identical scores in all three rounds and were declared co-championships of the 54-hole event at Trump National. Navy, the leader after 36 holes, was third, eight strokes back.
• The Black Knight's finished first in the Service Academy Classic for the first time since winning the event in 1994 when it was played in Dallas, Texas. Army had placed second or third before ending an 18-year drought in the matchup with its service academy rivals.
• Kim, tied for the lead after 36 holes, claimed medalist honors with a two-under-par 70. It is Kim's third career victory and the second time he has won the Service Academy Classic. Kim trailed by as many as four shots on Tuesday before rallying for the victory.
• Army shot a 290 on Tuesday in the final round and an 893 for the championship.
• Army will conclude its fall season Nov. 3-4 at the Hummingbird Invitational in Sapphire, N.C.
Hockey (2-3-1, 2-0-1 AHA)
• The Black Knights are now 2-3-1 overall and 2-0-1 after losing to Penn State and beating Holy Cross. Army lost to Penn State 5-0 and then beat Holy Cross 7-2 the next evening.
• Army hockey head coach Brian Riley collected his 100th career victory on Saturday.
• Prior to Friday's game, the Atlantic Hockey Association honored Army's Ryan Leets and Cheyne Rocha. League Commissioner Bob DeGregorio was on hand to present the seniors with their Student Athletes of the Year award. Leets, from Kentwood, Mich., earned a 4.04 grade-point average as a Civil Engineering major. Rocha, an Engineering Management major from Rye, N.H., registered a 4.17 GPA. Leets and Rocha were among the 18 Army hockey players named to the Atlantic Hockey All Academic Team last season.
• Six players scored goals in the win against Holy Cross, four of them on the power play. Shane Hearn scored twice and Mac Lalor, Jonathan Gehrt, Joe Kozlak and Thane Heller had a goal and assist. Andy Starczewski had three assists, Josh Richards handed out a pair of assists and Zak Zaremba also scored.
• Army will return to action Nov. 9 and 10 with a two-game home series against Niagara. Both games at Tate Rink will begin at 7:05 p.m.
Rifle (2-2, 1-2 GARC)
• The rifle team returns to action this weekend when it heads to Colorado Springs, Colo., for the President's Trophy Match (Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard).
• The Black Knights are in the hunt for their fourth straight title and seventh in the last eight years.
• It is the final meet of the fall season for the sharpshooters.
Sprint Football (6-0, 5-0 CSFL)
• With Navy's victory over Penn last Friday night, the annual Star Game between the Black Knights and Midshipmen will once again determine the CSFL Champion. Army and Navy will square off this Friday at 7 p.m., in Annapolis, Md. Both teams show 6-0 records heading into the season finale.
Men's Soccer (4-9-2, 1-3-2 Patriot League)
• Army lost to Manhattan (1-0) on Tuesday and tied Lafayette (0-0) on Saturday.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Winston Boldt matched his career high with eight saves in Army's draw versus Lafayette. It marked his third shutout of the season.
• Army returns to action on Wednesday when the Black Knights host NJIT. The game may be moved to Wednesday depending on weather.
• Army will host Senior Night on Saturday versus Lehigh, and all seven of the Army seniors will be recognized in a special on-field ceremony.
Women's Soccer (8-10, 3-4 Patriot League)
• Army closed out the season on a winning note by defeating Lafayette, 2-0, to tie with Bucknell and Lehigh for fourth place in the Patriot League standings. The Black Knights lost the tie breaker for the playoff berth.
• Joey Molacek led the team in scoring (17 points) and goals (seven).
• Kim An was second in scoring with 16 points and led Army in game winners with four.
• Linda Rosas posted a 1.32 GAA in her first season as a goalkeeper and was involved in all four shutouts.
• Hurricane Sandy delayed the Patriot League posting the all-league team along with academic honors.
Men's Swimming & Diving (4-0, 0-0 Patriot League)
• Army downed visiting Connecticut, 167.5-132.5 on Friday evening to remain undefeated.
• Senior Ayman Andrews had a hand in three victories in the pool, and fellow senior Chris Nguyen swept the diving events to pace the Black Knights. Army and UConn split the 16 events with each squad posting eight victories, but the Black Knights' 10 runner-up finishes proved to be the difference in the competitive meet.
• Andrews began the meet by teaming with junior Kenny Yacynych, junior Carter Kelly and senior Dan Foky to win the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 1:33.92. Andrews went on to sweep the butterfly events, taking gold in both the 100 fly (46.69) and 200 fly (1:53.30).
• Nguyen, the reigning Patriot League Diver of the Week, swept diving events for the second consecutive meet. He coasted to victory off the one-meter board, piling up 310.20 points and winning by nearly 60 markers. Nguyen capped his productive evening by taking gold off the three-meter board (314.55).
• Freshman Chris Szekely added a victory in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:42.45. Fellow plebe Sam Mo clinched the meet for the Army men in the penultimate event as the freshman outswam the field in the 200 IM (1:54.29).
• The Black Knights finished the meet in style as the quartet of Szekely, sophomore Casey Woudenberg, sophomore Michael Dustin and Foky teamed to win the 400-yard freestyle relay in a clocking of 3:05.86.
• Army returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 10, when the Black Knights host Buffalo. The non-league dual meet is set to get under way at 12 p.m.
Women's Swimming & Diving (3-2, 0-0 Patriot League)
• Army fell to Connecticut, 174-126, on Friday evening.
• Nat Beale had a hand in four victories in the pool, and Molly Mucciarone was a part of three wins to pace the Black Knight women (3-2). Army won seven of the 16 events, but UConn was able to hold off the upstart Black Knights to secure the victory in a hard-fought meet.
• Beale, who continues to impress during her freshman campaign, began the night by teaming with Jess Fabrizio, Mucciarone and Grace Hamilton to take gold in the 200-yard medley relay (1:49.35). Beale then went on to post victories in the 100 back (59.22), 200 back (2:06.01) and 200 IM (2:10.40).
• Mucciarone, meanwhile, recorded individual wins in the 100 free (53.09) and 100 fly (57.05). Her clocking in the 100 fly ranks as the fourth-fastest time in Academy history.
• Army wrapped up the night by winning the 400-yard freestyle relay as the foursome of Hamilton, Juliette Wallerstein, Kristen Barta and Shannon Rogers completed the race in 3:38.28.
• Army returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 10, when the Black Knights host Buffalo. The non-league dual meet is set to get under way at 12 p.m.
Volleyball (17-7, 8-2 Patriot League)
• Army picked up a pair of wins last week and improved to 17-7 on the season. The Black Knights swept Manhattan in the final regular-season match at Gillis Field House last Wednesday before registering its eighth Patriot League win of the year at Holy Cross on Saturday.
• Sitting in second place in the Patriot League standings with an 8-2 conference record, the Black Knights can clinch a spot in the four-team Patriot League Tournament with a win this weekend. Army visits Colgate and Bucknell on Friday and Saturday, respectively. A bid would be the Black Knights' 14th-straight tournament berth, which extends a conference record.
• With 12 kills in a win over Manhattan on Wednesday, co-captain Ariana Mankus cracked the Patriot League's top 10 for career kills. She averaged 4.00 kills per set over two matches last week en route to her second Molten Patriot League Player of the Week accolades on Monday. Mankus, who entered the league's top 10 for career digs earlier this season, currently sits in seventh place all-time amongst the Patriot League's kill leaders (1,471) and second in Academy history.
• Margaux Jarka reached double-digit kills in both matches last week.
• Plebe right side hitter and local product (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) Nicole Perri made her first career start against the Jaspers last week. She produced a career-high 11 kills in an impressive effort.
• Middle blocker Molly McDonald hit for a season-high .636 percentage in the win over Holy Cross.
• While Ariana Mankus and D.J. Phee continue to lead the Patriot League in kills and digs, respectively, the team tops the conference in kills, assists, digs and opponent hitting percentage as well. Phee's 5.61 digs per set rank 16th nationally. The Black Knights currently land eighth amongst the top digging teams in the NCAA.
• First serve for the Army at Colgate match is set for Friday, Nov. 2, at 6 p.m. in Hamilton, N.Y. The Black Knights are looking to avenge a 3-0 loss to the Raiders at home earlier this season. Army then visits Bucknell on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 5 p.m.
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