Army West Point Athletics
This Week In Army Athletics
October 16, 2013 | General
Oct. 16, 2013
Dear Friends,
What a week to be an Army fan! Our teams continued to stack victories, including a fourth straight win against our service-academy rivals. We were also witness to some great individual performances, including a record-breaking effort at Michie Stadium.
The volleyball team reeled off its 12th straight Star Match win versus Navy Saturday night at Gillis Field House. The victory improved our record against Navy to 2-0 so far this season (golf) and marked the team’s sixth win in seven Patriot League matches. Plebe Olivia Fairfield was named the conference rookie of the week. Her highlight performance came against the Mids with 17 kills and a .708 hitting percentage. Including the win over Lafayette, Olivia averaged 3.33 kills and 1.00 blocks per set. The team improved to 7-1 in league play and remained tied for first in the conference with a 3-0 win over Holy Cross on Tuesday night.
More than 36,000 fans watched the football team score a 50-25 win over Eastern Michigan at Michie Stadium. Cow Terry Baggett ran for an Army-record 304 yards and four touchdowns on just 18 carries. His final touchdown was a 96-yard run, the second-longest in Academy history. Terry earned a number of accolades for his performance, including becoming the first Army player to win the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week. He was also named the College Football Performance Awards National Running Back of the Week, the FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week and the Army Athletic Association of the Week.
The men’s soccer team added two more shutout victories to its total, defeating both Colgate and Loyola by scores of 1-0. The team is 9-1-1 overall and 4-0 in the Patriot League. It’s the program’s best overall start since 1975 and the best Patriot League start since 1996. Goalkeeper Winston Boldt has already tied the program record for single-season shutouts (9). This week, Tanner Vosvick became the fourth Army player to win the Patriot League Rookie of the Week this season. Tanner scored the game-winning goal versus Loyola.
The sprint football team extended its winning streak with a 51-6 win over Mansfield. The team has won 12 straight games dating back to last season. There are two games left on the schedule, both of which are at home. Princeton visits Shea Stadium on Friday and then a showdown with Navy looms on Oct. 26. That game is not only for service academy bragging rights, but as of this week’s standings, will decide the CSFL championship.
It’s the cross country program’s turn to face Navy this week. Both the men’s and women’s team will race the Mids on Friday afternoon at the West Point Golf Course.
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Cross Country
- Both the men’s and women’s team were idle this week. The Black Knights host Navy on Friday, Oct. 18. The race at the West Point Golf Course begins at 4 p.m.
Football (3-4)
- A homecoming crowd of more than 36,000 fans witnessed history as the Black Knights defeated Eastern Michigan, 50-25 last Saturday at Michie Stadium.
- Cow RB Terry Baggett ran for an Academy-record 304 yards and four touchdowns on just 18 carries for an average of 16.9 yards per rush. Baggett’s final touchdown was a 96-yard sprint that represented the second-longest run in Army history. His yardage total and long run are the best in Division I FBS to date this season.
- Baggett racked up a number of awards for his performance. In addition to earning a helmet sticker from Lou Holtz on ESPN’s College GameDay Final, Baggett was named the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week, the College Football Performance Awards National Running Back of the Week, the FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week and the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week.
- As a team, Army ran for a season-high 513 yards and seven touchdowns. Trenton Turrentine, Larry Dixon and Matt Giachinta also ran for touchdowns. Turrentine’s 92 yards on just eight carries were a career high, while Giachinta scored his first career touchdown. Army’s rushing total was the 10th highest in Academy history.
- Army’s 50 points marked its highest point total since a 55-0 victory versus Fordham on Oct. 29, 2011. It was the first time the Black Knights scored 50 points against an FBS opponent since a 59-52 double-overtime victory versus Louisville on Oct. 7, 1999. It was Army’s first 50-point game against an FBS opponent in regulation since a 56-21 win at Temple on Oct. 9, 1993.
- Angel Santiago completed five of his seven throws for 38 yards. Xavier Moss caught four passes for 30 yards.
- Firstie Colby Miller tied for the team lead with a career-high six tackles, including his first career quarterback sack.
- Justin Trimble made six tackles, intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble.
- The Black Knights have won two of their last three games and will embark on a two-game road stretch beginning at Temple Saturday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and will be streamed live by ESPN3. After a bye week, Army will travel to Air Force on Nov. 2. The game time and television information have yet to be determined.
Golf
- Army played its penultimate fall tournament over the weekend, finishing 12th of 14 teams at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at the Blackthorn in Jonesborough, Tenn. Six of the 14 teams participating were ranked in Golfweek’s top 50.
- The Black Knights were 18-over par for the 54-hole event.
- Plebe Peter Kim was Army’s top finisher, posting a 1-over par. He shot an opening round 74, but came back to shoot 71-72 over the final 36 holes.
- At least one Black Knight broke par in each round. Robby Hill carded a first-round 71, Kim shot a 71 on Saturday, and Marcus Plunkett was in the red with a 71 on Sunday.
- Army has nearly two weeks off before wrapping up the fall portion of their schedule. Army will travel to the Pacific Invitational in Stockton, Calif., starting Oct. 31.
Hockey (0-1-0, 0-0-0 AHA)
- The Army hockey team lifted the lid on the 2013-14 season at Penn State last Friday night. The Black Knights remained within a goal of the Nittany Lions until giving up three third-period scores and falling 4-1.
- Junior alternate captain Mac Lalor scored the only Army goal of the night. Willie Faust and Maurice Alvarez were credited with assists on the 5-on-3 third-period goal.
- Junior goaltender Rob Tadazak made 31 saves, 27 of which came in the final 40 minutes.
- Penn State outshot Army, 35-26, but the Black Knights’ Achilles heel proved to be the power play, which went 1-for-10 on the night to include a pair of 5-on-3 chances.
- The game was the first played in the new Pegula Ice Arena and entertained a standing-room-only crowd of 6,370 spectators. Penn State alumnus and Buffalo Sabres owner, Terry Pegula and his wife, Kim, donated $88 million to build the state-of-the-art facility.
Rifle (1-1, 1-1 GARC)
- The Black Knights were idle this week. Army hosts Coast Guard on Oct. 19 beginning at 9 a.m. in the only home match of the fall.
Men’s Soccer (9-1-1, 4-0 Patriot League)
- Army scored shutout victories in both its games this week, defeating Colgate, 1-0, at home on Oct. 9 and scoring a 1-0 road win at Loyola on Saturday.
- The men’s soccer team is off to its best start (9-1-1) since it opened 10-1-0 in 1975.
- The Black Knights are also off to their best Patriot League start (4-0-0) since 1996.
- As of Tuesday, junior goalkeeper Winston Boldt leads the nation with nine shutouts, and is second in the country in both goals against average (.434) and save percentage (.911).
- Boldt’s nine shutouts tie Army’s program record for most clean sheets in a season set by Frank Oprandy in 1988 and matched by Lucas Rice in 1992.
- Plebe back Tanner Vosvick scored his first career goal in Saturday’s 1-0 win against regionally ranked Loyola, helping him become the fourth Black Knight to win the Patriot League’s Rookie of the Week this season. Vosvick joined fellow plebes Nick Williams, Ethan Spivack and Alex Jaroscak as winners of the weekly honor.
- The Black Knights put their unblemished Patriot League record on the line Saturday versus American. Kickoff at Clinton Field is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Women’s Soccer (5-6-3, 1-2-2 Patriot League)
- Army went 0-1-1 in two matches this past week, falling to Colgate, 2-1, and battling American to a 0-0 double-overtime draw on Sunday.
- Candace Stewart accounted for the Black Knights’ goal versus the Raiders.
- Sunday’s game marked the sixth time Army and American have settled for a draw in the series.
- Army is in seventh place in the Patriot League standings with five points, just one out of fifth held by Bucknell and Holy Cross.
- Kimberly An continues to rank second in the Patriot League in scoring (12 points) and goals (five).
Sprint Football (5-0, 5-0 CSFL)
- The sprint football team is coming off a 51-6 win at Mansfield. The team stands 5-0 for the second year in a row.
- The Black Knights have now won 12 straight contests dating back to last season.
- Plebe Marqus Burrell ran for 67 yards and two touchdowns.
- Quarterback James Wartski went 23-for-35 for 252 yards and a score. He also ran for a touchdown.
- The team posted 539 yards of total offense, while the defense scored twice.
- Firstie DE Thomas White scored on a 40-yard fumble return, while Sam O’Ferrall returned an interception 53 yards for a touchdown.
- Burrell leads all Army rushers with 322 yards and five touchdowns.
- Wartski has tossed 12 touchdowns while throwing for 1,215 yards in five starts.
- The Black Knights have two games left on the 2013 docket, both at home. Army hosts Princeton on Friday night at 7 p.m. and will face arch-rival Navy on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 2 p.m.
Men’s Swimming & Diving (1-0, 1-0 Patriot League)
- The Black Knights had the week off. Army is next in action Oct. 19 versus Massachusetts at Crandall Pool.
Women’s Swimming & Diving (1-1, 0-1 Patriot League)
- The Black Knights had the week off. Army is next in action Oct. 19 versus Massachusetts at Crandall Pool.
Men’s Tennis
- Army did not compete this week. The Black Knights will play at the ITA Regional Championships in New Haven, Conn., Oct. 16-22.
Women’s Tennis
- Army was idle this past week. The Black Knights return to the court on Oct. 18 at the ITA Regionals at Harvard and the Middlebury Panther Team Cup.
Volleyball (10-8, 7-1 Patriot League)
- The Army volleyball team swept its two matches over the weekend to improve to 6-1 in Patriot League play. The Black Knights scored home wins over Lafayette on Friday night and vanquished arch-rival Navy on Saturday to win their 12th straight Star Match.
- The Black Knights collected a 3-0 victory over Lafayette on Dig Pink night at Gillis Field House. Fans and Army players wore pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Black Knights swept the Leopards 25-20, 25-16, 25-19, in the three-set win.
- Megan Wilton and Margaux Jarka led the team with 14 and 12 kills, respectively.
- The Black Knights continued their winning ways, defeating Navy, 3-0. It was the team’s fourth straight win overall and 12th in a row against Navy in the annual Star Match. Army now leads the all-time series versus the Mids, 41-10, The Black Knights will add a gold star to their collection for this year, which already includes a silver star for defeating Air Force on Sept. 13 at the Pentagon.
- Olivia Fairfield posted 17 kills, hitting a personal-best .708 for the match.
- The Black Knights wrapped its three-match homestand with a 3-0 win over Holy Cross on Tuesday. Jarka led the team with 15 kills, while the defense limited the Crusaders to a .067 hitting percentage.
- The Black Knights will make the return trip to Worcester on Saturday for a 7 p.m. match up.
