Army West Point Athletics
This Week In Army Athletics
November 13, 2013 | General
Nov. 13, 2013
Dear Friends,
It is awards season for our fall programs, and our teams have definitely had to make some room in the trophy case.
The men’s soccer team just completed its best regular season since 1993 and was well represented on the Patriot League honors list, including two major awards. Winston Boldt captured the Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year honor, while Tanner Vosvick was tabbed the Patriot League Rookie of the Year. Boldt also earned first-team All-Patriot League honors. He was joined by second-team selections Vosvicka and Justin Kim, along with third-team honorees Sean Mogan and Cameron Niccum.
There were also numerous academic honors handed out this week. Firstie fullback Hayden Tippett is representing the football team as a finalist for a national award. Hayden is one of 12 finalists for the 2013 Wuerffel Trophy, a national award that honors the college football player who best combines exemplary community service with outstanding academic and athletic achievement.
Tippett was also one of four football players chosen to the Academic All-District I Team. The quartet, which also included Terry Baggett, Thomas Holloway and Joe Drummond, is now eligible for Academic All-America honors. Hayden has a 3.95 GPA in Information Technology, while Terry boasts a 3.44 grade-point average in Chemical Engineering. Holloway and Drummond own 3.65 and 3.71 GPAs, respectively. Thomas is majoring in International & Comparative Legal Studies, while Joe is an Economics major.
The cross country team also brought academic honors back to West Point. Kendall Ward was selected as the Patriot League Men’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He finished fourth at the Patriot League Championship meet and has posted a 3.959 grade point average while majoring in Economics. Kendall was joined by Ricardo Galindo on the men’s Academic All-Patriot League Team, while Madison Hill earned academic all-league honors on the women’s side.
The wrestling team posted the most noteworthy athletic success of the week. Firstie Ryan Tompkins won the 184-pound bracket at the Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational. He was one of 11 Black Knights to finish in the top six as the team took third in the six-team event. The team also scored a dual-match victory over Stevens Tech earlier in the week.
We get another chance to make a postseason run this week when the second-seeded men’s soccer team begins its quest for a Patriot League title in Friday night’s conference semifinals. The team will face the highest-remaining seed among the four teams competing in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. The semifinals and finals are being played at Navy.
The basketball teams both make their home debut this week as well. The women welcome Fairleigh Dickinson on Thursday night at 7 p.m., while the men open their home slate 24 hours later versus NJIT. Zach Spiker’s team went 1-1 at the All-Military Classic. Yearling Kyle Wilson averaged 15.0 points per game, including 20 in the win over The Citadel, and was named the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week.
Season and individual game tickets for both the men’s and women’s seasons are on sale now. The Army men will play 14 games on their home court, including five nonconference matchups, while six of the women’s 15 home tilts will be against non-Patriot League foes. All ticket orders can be placed online at www.goARMYsports.com or by calling 1-877-TIX-ARMY. You can also visit the ticket office located at Gate 3 of Michie Stadium during its regular hours, Monday-Friday (8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.), or one hour prior to any Army home contest at the ticket window located inside the Holleder Center.
For those of you who want to get an early start on the Army-Navy football game, CBS Sports Network and executive producer Jack Ford, a great friend to the academies, has recently completed a documentary about the 1963 game that was played just 15 days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The one-hour show, Marching On: 1963 Army-Navy Remembered, will air on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. Interviews with former Army coach Paul Dietzel, and former players Rollie Stichweh, Dick Nowak and John Seymour are all included in the show.
To find CBS Sports Network in your market, visit http://www.cbssportsnetwork.com/channel-finder. Encore presentations of will air on CBS Sports Network at the following times:
Friday, Nov. 15, 3 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 16, 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 17, 6 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 19, 3 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 21, 5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 14, 11 a.m.
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/boosters/army-a-club.html, call (845)938-2322, or email armyaclub@usma.edu.
We appreciate all of your contributions to our success. Be well.
Go Army!
Boo
For all current information regarding Army Athletics and its 25 varsity programs, please visit www.goARMYsports.com.
Men’s Basketball (1-1, 0-0 Patriot League)
- The Black Knights opened their 2013-14 season at the All-Military Classic presented by USAA. Army fell to Air Force in the first game at VMI’s Cameron Hall, but rebounded to take down The Citadel, 84-69.
- Yearling Kyle Wilson, the reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Year, averaged 15.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists to lead the Black Knights. Wilson scored 10 in the loss to the Falcons and posted his eighth career 20-point game in the win over the Bulldogs.
- Plebe Tanner Omlid made his collegiate debut with a team-high 18 points versus Air Force. Omlid made four of Army’s 12 three-pointers.
- Yearling Kevin Ferguson blocked eight shots in the first two games of the season. Ferguson jumped into a tie for eighth place on Army’s career blocked shot ledger. After setting the single-season record a year ago (35), Ferguson is tied with Cleveland Richard on the Academy’s all-time list (43).
- Army took an Academy record 44 three-point attempts against Air Force.
- The Black Knights open the home portion of their schedule on Friday when they host NJIT. Tip-off at Christl Arena is set for 7 p.m.
Women’s Basketball (0-1, 0-0 Patriot League)
- Army suffered a 56-53 setback on Monday night in its season debut at St. Francis-Brooklyn.
- Despite playing just 18 minutes because of foul trouble, firstie tri-captain Jen Hazlett totaled a game-high 19 points, including a trio of clutch threes.
- Plebe Danielle Failor had an impressive debut, totaling a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
- Yearling Kelsey Minato, the reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year, started her second collegiate season with 12 points.
- The Black Knights will host Fairleigh Dickinson on Thursday at 7 p.m., at Christl Arena in Army’s home opener.
Cross Country
- Army is idle until its second postseason event. The Black Knights will run at the NCAA Regionals at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx on Nov. 15
Football (3-7)
- Army played its final home game of the season, suffering a 21-17 loss to Western Kentucky. The Black Knights led 17-14 with less than four minutes to go, but the Hilltoppers were able to score the game-winning touchdown with 32 seconds left.
- Cow running back Terry Baggett ran for 102 yards and Army’s go-ahead touchdown with just more than seven minutes left. It was Baggett’s fifth 100-yard game of the season and left him just nine yards short of becoming Army’s fifth 1,000-yard rusher in the last four seasons.
- Cow Tony Giovannelli made his first career start at running back, rushing six times for a career-high 82 yards. He also had a career-long 68-yard run. Giovannelli converted two third downs on pass plays, making two caches for 29 yards.
- Army’s special teams executed a fake punt when Alex Tardieu scampered 20 yards for a first down.
- Firstie captain Thomas Holloway made 11 tackles and intercepted a pass in his final home contest. Holloway returned from a leg injury that kept him out several games.
- Firstie captain Jarrett Mackey registered eight tackles and a career-high two quarterback sacks.
- Army is idle for the next two Saturdays until traveling to Hawai’i for a Nov. 30 match up in Honolulu.
Hockey (0-6-0, 0-3-0 AHA)
- The Army hockey team suffered back-to-back setbacks last week. The Black Knights fell 4-1 to visiting Holy Cross on Friday night at Tate Rink before facing a formidable test at No. 8 Boston College (L, 11-0) on Sunday.
- Rookie forward C.J. Reuschlein continued his impressive collegiate start as he scored for the third time in four games in Friday’s loss to Holy Cross. The Flint, Mich., native now leads the team with three goals on the year. Assisting on Reuschlein’s goal, classmate Clint Carlisle tallied his first career point and sophomore Joe Kozlak registered his first point of the season.
- Plebe goaltender Parker Gahagen made his collegiate debut in the second period against Holy Cross. The Buffalo, N.Y., native did not give up a goal in nearly 30 minutes of work. He also played the second half of the game at Boston College.
- The Black Knights drew first blood against the Crusaders and led 1-0 at the end of the first period. Holy Cross rebounded with four second-period goals en route to the conference victory.
- Army and Boston College met for the first time since 1994 on Sunday in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Winners of three national titles since 2008, the Eagles shut out the Black Knights for the first time this season.
- The Black Knights return to the ice with their third game in a five-day span, visiting Sacred Heart Tuesday night in Bridgeport, Conn. Puck drop for the AHA showdown is set for 7:05 p.m. at Webster Bank Arena. Army also visits Niagara for an AHA weekend series this Friday and Saturday at 7:05 p.m.
Rifle (2-2, 1-2 GARC)
- Army is idle until closing out its fall schedule when it travels to Ohio State for a meet on Nov. 16.
Men’s Soccer (12-3-2, 6-2-1 Patriot League)
- Army lost a heartbreaking, 1-0 double-overtime decision to arch-rival Navy at Philadelphia’s PPL Park last Friday. The Mids scored the game-winning goal in the 117th minute. The teams played in front an Army-Navy men's soccer record 7,416 fans.
- Cow goalkeeper Winston Boldt made a pair of saves for the Black Knights.
- The Black Knights finished the regular-season as the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League Tournament. Army will play the highest-remaining seed of the four teams competing in Tuesday’s two quarterfinal matches. The Black Knights will play their semifinal match Friday at Navy top-seeded Navy.
- Army was well-represented on the All-Patriot League teams announced this week. Boldt was named the Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year, while plebe Tanner Vosvick was the conference’s Rookie of the Year.
- Boldt was also named first-team All-Patriot League. Vosvick and yearling Justin Kim were second-team selections, while cow Sean Mogan and yearling Cameron Niccum earned third-team certificates.
Men’s Swimming & Diving (2-1, 1-0 Patriot League)
- The Black Knights are off until traveling to Columbia on Nov. 17.
Women’s Swimming & Diving (2-2, 0-1 Patriot League)
- Army was idle this week. The Black Knights are off until Nov. 22-24 when they travels to the Frank Elm Invitational at Rutgers.
Volleyball (12-12, 9-5 Patriot League)
- Army played at Gillis Field House for the last time this season when it went up against American and Loyola over the weekend. Army suffered two league losses, and will continue its journey on the road for its final two matches of the regular season.
- Firstie middle blocker Megan Wilton led the Black Knights with 11 kills versus American.
- Plebe middle blocker Olivia Fairfield led all players with 18 kills in Army’sloss to Loyola. The two-hour match featured five sets. The Black Knights lost the first two before rallying for two sets to force the deciding fifth set.
- Army will travel to Annapolis, Md., on Friday, Nov. 15, to play academy rival, Navy, and Easton, Pa. on Saturday, Nov. 16, to take on Lafayette.
Wrestling (2-0, 1-0 EIWA)
- Army started the week with a 30-6 win over Stevens Tech in the team’s first home match of the season. Eight individuals earned victories.
- Yearling Bryce Barnes (197 pounds) posted his second technical fall in as many matches, while firsties Paul Hancock (157) and Tyler Rauenzahn (141), cow Hunter Wood (125) and plebe Logan Everett (133) recorded major decisions.
- The Black Knights moved on to the Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational over the weekend. Firstie Ryan Tompkins finished atop the 184-pound bracket and 10 others posted top-six placements.
- The Black Knights collected 101 points to finish third in the six-team field. Oklahoma, which is ranked fifth in the Intermat national poll, won the tournament with 168 points, while Bloomsburg was second with 133 points. Buffalo (95.5), American (91) and SUNY Brockport (31.5) rounded out the field.
- Army placed four other wrestlers in the top three, including runner-up finishes from Paul Hancock (157 pounds) and yearling Brian Harvey (174), and third-place showings from cow Chandler Smith (165) and Everett (133).
- Army returns to tournament action on Sunday, Nov. 24, when it competes at the New York State Championships in Ithaca, N.Y.
