Army West Point Athletics
This Week In Army Athletics
November 20, 2013 | General
Nov. 20, 2013
Dear Friends,
It was a great week in Army Athletics with another mark in the win column versus Navy and plenty of recognition for our cadet-athletes.
The volleyball team secured its 15th straight Patriot League Tournament appearance with a 3-0 win against the Mids in Annapolis. The victory gave the team a season sweep of Navy after already securing the gold star at West Point on Oct. 12. A win against Lafayette clinched the No. 3 seed in the conference postseason tournament. Army will play No. 2 Colgate at 5 p.m. this Saturday at top-seeded American. The match will be streamed live online via The Patriot League Network.
The Patriot League also announced its major awards and all-league teams this week. Plebe Olivia Fairfield copped the Rookie of the Year award. She is the fourth plebe to capture the honor since 2006. She led the league’s freshmen with a .340 hitting percentage and ranked eighth overall with 2.86 kills per set. In addition, she was named to the All-Patriot League Second Team. Joining Olivia on the all-league squads were firstie outside hitter Margaux Jarka, the team’s lone first-team selection, and firstie libero D.J. Phee, a second-team honoree.
The men’s soccer team had its season come to a close in the Patriot League semifinals. After playing to a 1-1 draw through 110 minutes, Holy Cross advanced to the championship on penalty kicks. Goalkeeper Winston Boldt and midfielder Alex Jaroscak were named to the All-Patriot League Championship team.
Boldt also was named the Patriot League Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He is the seventh Army player to win the award, the most of any school in the award’s 25-year history. Boldt, a first-team Academic All-District I pick, boasts a cumulative GPA of 3.66 while majoring in Portuguese. Earlier this month, Boldt was named the Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year after posting a school-record 12 shutouts.
The women’s basketball team picked up its first two wins of the season, defeating Fairleigh Dickinson and Weber State. Point guard Kelsey Minato was named the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week and plebe Danielle Failor was tabbed the Patriot League Rookie of the Week. Kelsey scored a career-high 25 points and tied the Academy record with six three-pointers against the Knights. Danielle posted a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds in her collegiate debut and followed that with an 11-point game against FDU.
The CSFL champion sprint football team learned this week that it had garnered a total of 33 postseason awards, including the Jim Kays League Most Valuable Player. Firstie defensive lineman Dylan Doty was named the conference’s top player and earned first-team All-CSFL honors. Doty led the team with 44 tackles, including 18 for loss. He posted 13 quarterback sacks and returned an interception for a touchdown. Other first-team selections included firstie defensive end Thomas White, yearling defensive back Kalaukoa Lobanta, cow offensive lineman Richard Price, cow quarterback James Wartski and yearling wide receiver Tucker Van Dyke.
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We appreciate all of your contributions to our success. Be well.
Go Army!
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Men’s Basketball (1-3, 0-0 Patriot League)
- The Black Knights lost both of their first two home games. Army fell to NJIT, 89-85, on Friday and Delaware, 89-74, Tuesday evening.
- Yearling Kyle Wilson scored a career-high 26 points versus the Highlanders. He connected on a career-best four three-pointers en route to his ninth career 20-point game. Wilson tied for the team lead with 14 points against the Blue Hens. He is the only Army player to score in double figures in all four games.
- Yearling Kevin Ferguson posted his first career double-double with a career-high 14 points and 11 rebounds against Delaware.
- Ferguson also blocked four shots versus the Blue Hens to move into sixth place on the West Point career ledger (48). Ferguson has 13 blocked shots in four games this season after setting the season record as a plebe (35).
- Yearling Dylan Cox matched his career high with 14 points against Delaware.
- Plebe Tanner Omlid scored 11 points versus the Blue Hens. It was his second double-digit effort of his young career after posting 18 in his debut versus Air Force.
- Army is back on the road next Sunday when it travels to Notre Dame. The game is set for a 2 p.m. tip-off and can be watched live online via ESPN3.
Women’s Basketball (2-1, 0-0 Patriot League)
- Army opened its home schedule with back-to-back wins against Fairleigh Dickinson (75-51) and Weber State (57-51).
- Yearling Kelsey Minato scored 25 points and tied the school record with six three-pointers versus FDU. All six of her triples came in the first half.
- Cow Olivia Schretzman grabbed 11 rebounds, while plebe Daniell Failor added 11 points, eight rebounds and two assists. Yearling Brianna Johnson contributed 10 points and seven rebounds.
- Army saw a 20-point lead dip to just three, but hung on for the victory versus Weber State. Minato scored a game-high 21 points, including a 10-for-10 showing at the foul line.
- Johnson scored 12 points, while yearling Aimee Oertner chipped in 11 points and three blocked shots in her first start of the season.
- Army continues its homestand Wednesday night, hosting Manhattan. The Black Knights welcome Brown to Christl Arena Saturday afternoon.
Cross Country
- Army wrapped up its 2013 season at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship. The men placed 14th of 37 teams, while the women secured 21st place.
- Firstie Ricardo Galindo was the Black Knights’ top finisher on the men’s side, crossing in 44th place out of 250 runners.
- Yearling Madison Hill led the women’s team with a 67th place finish in a field of 254 runners.
Football (3-7)
- Army is idle until traveling to Hawai’i for a Nov. 30 match up in Honolulu.
Hockey (1-8-0, 1-5-0 AHA)
- Army picked up its first win of 2013-14 last Tuesday night at Sacred Heart. The Black Knights erased a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Pioneers 6-2 at Webster Bank Arena. The team went on to drop a pair of Atlantic Hockey contests at Niagara over the weekend.
- Cow forward Maurice Alvarez notched his first career hat trick last Tuesday’s victory at Sacred Heart. It marked his second career multiple-point game and first career multiple-goal game as he tallied the program’s first hat trick in over a year.
- Plebe Clint Carlisle recorded his first collegiate goal in the second period at Sacred Heart, while cow Zak Zaremba and yearling Joe Kozlak netted their first goals of the season. Ten different Army players earned assists to include Kozlak, Carlisle, Thane Heller (two), Josh Richards, Mac Lalor, Josh Roberts, Shane Hearn, Joe Bruckler, C.J. Reuschlein and Christian Pomarico.
- Plebe forward C.J. Reuschlein scored his team-best fourth goal of the season on Saturday at Niagara. He leads the team with five points on four goals and an assist.
- C.J. Reuschlein, Clint Carlisle and Andrew O’Leary accounted for Army’s three goals scored over two games in the Niagara series.
- Plebe goaltender Parker Gahagen made his first collegiate start in his hometown (Buffalo, N.Y.) on Friday at Niagara. He made 37 saves in a 5-0 loss. Cow starter Rob Tadazak returned on Saturday night and made 28 stops.
- Army has a home-and-home series with Sacred Heart on the docket this weekend. The Black Knights host the Pioneers at Tate Rink Friday at 7:05 p.m. and travel to Danbury Ice Arena for a 7:05 p.m. face-off on Saturday night.
- The Black Knights continue AHA play next Tuesday, Nov. 26, at American International. That marks the team’s final game of November. A 10-day hiatus ensues before Army returns home to host Canisius (Dec. 6 and 7) and No. 3/3 Providence (Dec. 20) in its lone three December contests.
Rifle (2-3, 1-2 GARC)
- Army suffered a 4655-4645 defeat versus Ohio State in its final match of the fall campaign.
- Firstie captain Joseph Todaro earned medalist honors in smallbore firing a career-best 586. Classmate Richard Calvin placed runner-up in air rifle with a 585.
- Army’s 2313 mark in smallbore was its second highest of the season.
- The Black Knights resume competition on Jan. 17 versus Murray State.
Men’s Soccer (12-4-2, 6-2-1 Patriot League)
- The Black Knights ended their season with a loss to Holy Cross in the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament. The two teams battled to a 1-1 tie through 110 minutes, but the Crusaders advanced on penalty kicks.
- Plebe midfielder Alex Jaroscak scored for Army in the Black Knights' first Patriot League Championship appearance since 1996. Cow midfielder Sean Mogan picked up an assist, while classmate Winston Boldt made five saves.
- Boldt and Jaroscak were named to the All-Patriot League Championship squad.
Men’s Swimming & Diving (2-2, 1-0 Patriot League)
- Army returned to the pool at Columbia last Sunday, falling to the Lions, 185.5-115.5.
- Cow Joon Chung led Army with first-place finishes in the 200-yard and 100-yard breaststroke events. Chung clocked in 58.62 in the 100 breast in addition to a 2:07.14 performance in the 200 breast.
- Army returns to action at the Frank Elm Invitational in Piscataway, N.J., which will be held Nov. 22-24.
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 travel to the Frank Elm Invitational at Rutgers.
Volleyball (14-12, 11-5 Patriot League)
- Army secured its 15th straight Patriot League tournament appearance with two wins over the weekend at Navy and Lafayette. The Black Knights finished out their regular season with its second straight sweep against the Midshipmen on Friday and a 3-1 decision against Lafayette on Saturday. The victory versus the Leopards clinched the No. 3 seed in this weekend’s conference tournament.
- Firstie co-captain outside hitter Margaux Jarka led all players with 13 kills in Friday night's win. Plebe middle blocker Olivia Fairfield led all players with an average hitting percentage of .462, while yearling setter Vanessa Edwards added 36 assists. On defense, firstie co-captain D.J. Phee collected 23 digs on the night.
- Firstie middle blocker Megan Wilton and led all players in Saturday night’s win with 13 kills apiece against Lafayette. Jarka posted a double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs, in addition to three service aces. Cow defensive specialist Kristen Smeland and Phee totaled 22 and 16 digs, respectively. Edwards contributed 47 assists and added 13 digs.
- Fairfield picked up her sixth Patriot League Rookie of the Week honor.
- Army heads to Bender Arena in Washington, D.C., to face number two seed, Colgate on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 5 p.m. Fans can watch the events live on the Patriot League Network.
Wrestling (2-0, 1-0 EIWA)
- The Black Knights did not compete this week. Army returns to tournament action on Sunday, Nov. 24, when it competes at the New York State Championships in Ithaca, N.Y.
