Army West Point Athletics
This Week In Army Athletics
October 31, 2014 | General
Oct. 31, 2014
I am sure by now, you have read or heard reports from Saturday regarding a recruiting incident involving our football program this past winter.
I encourage you to visit the following link for the superintendent's statement on the entire incident: Click Here
Lt. Gen. Caslen does an excellent job of putting the entire incident in proper perspective, while pointing out the many inaccuracies contained in the initial report.
While disappointing, I know we handled this incident with integrity and in a manner expected of the United States Military Academy.
We did have some good news to talk about this past weekend.
A try from firstie Collum Magee in the 76th minute of the game lifted the sixth-ranked men’s rugby team to a 34-30 victory over third-ranked Kutztown in conference play from Anderson Rugby Complex last Saturday afternoon. We held the advantage for a majority of the game before Kutztown recorded 11 unanswered to take the lead. Magee’s try and a successful conversion from firstie Logan Pearce gave us the edge in the waning minutes. Cow Peter Basnight, plebe Jake Lachina, Magee and Pearce all factored in on the scoresheet, handing Kutztown its first loss of the season and giving us a perfect 6-0 mark entering our final regular season match of the fall. Army is in sole possession of first place in the Rugby East Conference and we welcome Air Force on Friday night as part of a rugby doubleheader with both men’s and women’s squads in action.
The Army women’s soccer team had a successful send off to its Class of 2015 with 2-0 win over Lafayette on Senior Night on Oct. 25. The win clinched a spot in the upcoming Patriot League Tournament for us. We have been ruled out for the top spot, but can still receive a bye into the semifinals or host a quarterfinal match next Tuesday. Yearling Sam Gottlieb scored just before halftime and firstie Madison Oliver added a late insurance goal off a free kick in the second half. We are one of four teams to clinch a berth as of Oct. 25 and the win put us in third place with 15 league points. Colgate, Navy and Boston University punched their tickets to the conference tournament earlier in the month. Two spots remain with Bucknell, Lehigh and Loyola battling for those slots. The Patriot League Tournament starts with the top two teams receiving byes, while the next two host the final pair of teams for a quarterfinal match on Nov. 4. The semifinals and championship are set for Nov. 7 and 9.
Army senior men’s soccer goalkeeper Winston Boldt is one of 10 student-athletes selected as a finalist for the 2014 Senior CLASS Award in men’s soccer. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. The winner of the award best exemplifies excellence in communication, classroom, character and competition. Boldt was one of 30 Division I men’s soccer players named on the initial ballot in September before being selected as a finalist by a media committee. Fans will have a say in deciding the Senior CLASS Award winner and voting is open now at seniorCLASSaward.com. Fans have until November 24 to vote. Fan votes will be combined with media and Division I head coaches’ votes to determine the winner, which will be announced during the 2014 NCAA Men’s College Cup in December.
Volleyball and hockey came away with league points during the weekend as well. The volleyball squad overcame a 2-0 deficit in the Bucknell match by winning the third set 25-18 before avoiding four straight match points in the 32-30 triumph in the fourth set. The hockey team erased a third-period deficit to earn a 3-3 tie against Robert Morris and we have recorded league points in each of our first three weekends of the season. Ryan Nick scored his first collegiate goal midway through the third period to tie the game.
Tickets are still available for the final football home game against Fordham. The Air Force game is sold out. Hockey tickets are also on sale for Friday night’s matchup versus Brown.
For tickets, visit www.goARMYsports.com/tickets, call 1-877-TIX-ARMY or stop by the Army Ticket Office located at Gate 3 of Michie Stadium.
To find out more about the Army A Club and how you can enhance the cadet-athlete experience, click the links below or email armyaclub@usma.edu.
We appreciate all of your contributions to our success.
Be well.
Women’s Soccer (7-7-3, 4-1-3 Patriot League)
- Army’s 2-0 shutout of Lafayette Saturday evening on Senior Night clinched a berth to the Patriot League Tournament for the second straight year and 19th overall.
- Yearling Sam Gottlieb notched her first career game winner just prior to halftime against the Leopards for all the scoring needed. - It was the final regular-season home game for five firsties.
- Lara Wilson, Mallory Herron, Linda Rosas, Oliver and Ellen Duckwall.
- Army tied Holy Cross 1-1 in double overtime earlier in the week in a game played in a torrential downpour.
- The Black Knights are in fourth place with 15 point in the Patriot League standings heading into the final weekend of competition.
- Army takes on Navy in the Star match Friday evening in Annapolis, Md.
Men’s Rugby (6-0, 5-0 ECRC)
- The sixth-ranked Army men’s rugby team upset third-ranked and conference rival Kutztown 34-30 at Anderson Rugby Complex.
- Firstie Collum Magee posted two tries, including the game winner in the 76th minute.
- Plebe Jake Lachina also added two tries with cow Peter Basnight scoring one and 11 points coming off the foot of firstie Logan Pearce.
- Army improves to a perfect 6-0 on the season with two victories over nationally ranked opponents.
- They’ll close out the home portion of the 2014 regular season when they host No. 7 Air Force at Anderson Rugby Complex on Friday, Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m.
Sprint Football (6-0, 6-0 CSFL)
- Won its 20th straight game, dating back to 2012, with 47-7 win over Penn on Friday
- Plebe Louis Napoles returned a punt 91 yards for a touchdown in the win
- Army (6-0) and Navy (6-0) will meet in the annual Star Game on Oct. 31 in Annapolis, Md., with the winner taking home the Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL) title.
Hockey (2-3-1, 2-3-1 Atlantic Hockey)
- Yearling Ryan Nick scored midway through the third period for his first collegiate goal to draw even with Robert Morris for a 3-3 tie.
- Firstie Maurice Alvarez leads the team with two power play goals and opened the scoring for the Black Knights last Saturday against the Colonials. - Army currently sits third in the Atlantic Hockey standings with five league points.
- The Black Knights have nine different skaters that have scored goals this season.
- Army hosts Brown on Halloween night for its first non-conference tilt of the year at 7:05 p.m. at Tate Rink.
Men’s Soccer (5-6-5, 2-3-2 Patriot League)
- Army went 0-2-0 last week to include a 1-0 setback at Rutgers (10/21) and a 2-1 loss at Lehigh (10/25).
- Cow Cameron Niccum scored his first goal of the season on header in the 48th minute of Saturday’s contest against Lehigh that tied the game before the Mountain Hawks converted the game winner with less than 10 minutes to play.
- Cow Justin Kim was credited with an assist on Niccum’s goal, while firstie Winston Boldt stopped four shots in net.
- Army returns home after its three-game road trip on Wednesday when it welcomes Holy Cross to Clinton Field at 7 p.m.
Volleyball (11-13, 6-5 Patriot League)
- The Black Knights overcame a 2-0 deficit in the Bucknell victory by winning the third set 25-18 before avoiding four straight match points in the 32-30 triumph in the fourth set.
- The comeback was completed with a 15-11 win in the decisive fifth set.
- As a team Army set season highs in digs (105) and assists (68) and blocks (13) .
- Patriot League Rookie of the Week Avery Alexander, who set a number of career bests versus the Bison. Her third straight double-double included 52 assists and 13 digs, in addition to four kills. Her double-doubles have come in Army's last three matches.
Women’s Rugby (3-5, 2-4 ACRA)
- The Army women’s rugby team fell to American International in stoppage time 34-31.
- Firstie Kate Roose scored three straight tries in the waning minutes of the second half to put the Black Knights on top, but a stoppage time goal from the Yellow Jackets propelled them to victory over Army.
- The women now sit at 3-5 on the season. They’ll close out the regular season on Friday, Oct. 31 when they host service academy rival Air Force at 6 p.m. from Anderson Rugby Complex.
Rifle (3-2, 2-1 GARC)
- Army defeated North Carolina State 4618-4587 in a Great America Rifle Conference match in a meet hosted by VMI.
- Freshman Josh Martin was medalist in smallbore with a 578 and sophomore Marvin Lewis tied for runner-up honors with a 576.
- Junior captain Alyssa Gestl shared first-place honors in smallbore firing a season-best 588, which is two points shy of her career high.
- The Black Knights will look to defend their President’s Trophy Match title Saturday when they take on Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard at a meet hosted by the Bears.
Men's Tennis
- Competed in both the Army Invitational and Patriot League Kickoff.
- Army collected 28 victories in total.
- The Black Knights will wrap up the fall season this weekend at the Harvard Halloween Invitational.
Women’s Tennis
- The Army women’s tennis team closed out the fall portion of the 2014-15 season at the Lehigh Invite.
- The Black Knights competed against Patriot League foes Lafayette, Colgate and Lehigh.
- Army claimed six victories over Lehigh on the first day and followed that up by sweeping action with Colgate and taking seven victories against Lafayette.
- The women will resume play in February.
I encourage you to visit the following link for the superintendent's statement on the entire incident: Click Here
Lt. Gen. Caslen does an excellent job of putting the entire incident in proper perspective, while pointing out the many inaccuracies contained in the initial report.
While disappointing, I know we handled this incident with integrity and in a manner expected of the United States Military Academy.
We did have some good news to talk about this past weekend.
A try from firstie Collum Magee in the 76th minute of the game lifted the sixth-ranked men’s rugby team to a 34-30 victory over third-ranked Kutztown in conference play from Anderson Rugby Complex last Saturday afternoon. We held the advantage for a majority of the game before Kutztown recorded 11 unanswered to take the lead. Magee’s try and a successful conversion from firstie Logan Pearce gave us the edge in the waning minutes. Cow Peter Basnight, plebe Jake Lachina, Magee and Pearce all factored in on the scoresheet, handing Kutztown its first loss of the season and giving us a perfect 6-0 mark entering our final regular season match of the fall. Army is in sole possession of first place in the Rugby East Conference and we welcome Air Force on Friday night as part of a rugby doubleheader with both men’s and women’s squads in action.
The Army women’s soccer team had a successful send off to its Class of 2015 with 2-0 win over Lafayette on Senior Night on Oct. 25. The win clinched a spot in the upcoming Patriot League Tournament for us. We have been ruled out for the top spot, but can still receive a bye into the semifinals or host a quarterfinal match next Tuesday. Yearling Sam Gottlieb scored just before halftime and firstie Madison Oliver added a late insurance goal off a free kick in the second half. We are one of four teams to clinch a berth as of Oct. 25 and the win put us in third place with 15 league points. Colgate, Navy and Boston University punched their tickets to the conference tournament earlier in the month. Two spots remain with Bucknell, Lehigh and Loyola battling for those slots. The Patriot League Tournament starts with the top two teams receiving byes, while the next two host the final pair of teams for a quarterfinal match on Nov. 4. The semifinals and championship are set for Nov. 7 and 9.
Army senior men’s soccer goalkeeper Winston Boldt is one of 10 student-athletes selected as a finalist for the 2014 Senior CLASS Award in men’s soccer. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. The winner of the award best exemplifies excellence in communication, classroom, character and competition. Boldt was one of 30 Division I men’s soccer players named on the initial ballot in September before being selected as a finalist by a media committee. Fans will have a say in deciding the Senior CLASS Award winner and voting is open now at seniorCLASSaward.com. Fans have until November 24 to vote. Fan votes will be combined with media and Division I head coaches’ votes to determine the winner, which will be announced during the 2014 NCAA Men’s College Cup in December.
Volleyball and hockey came away with league points during the weekend as well. The volleyball squad overcame a 2-0 deficit in the Bucknell match by winning the third set 25-18 before avoiding four straight match points in the 32-30 triumph in the fourth set. The hockey team erased a third-period deficit to earn a 3-3 tie against Robert Morris and we have recorded league points in each of our first three weekends of the season. Ryan Nick scored his first collegiate goal midway through the third period to tie the game.
Tickets are still available for the final football home game against Fordham. The Air Force game is sold out. Hockey tickets are also on sale for Friday night’s matchup versus Brown.
For tickets, visit www.goARMYsports.com/tickets, call 1-877-TIX-ARMY or stop by the Army Ticket Office located at Gate 3 of Michie Stadium.
To find out more about the Army A Club and how you can enhance the cadet-athlete experience, click the links below or email armyaclub@usma.edu.
We appreciate all of your contributions to our success.
Be well.
Women’s Soccer (7-7-3, 4-1-3 Patriot League)
- Army’s 2-0 shutout of Lafayette Saturday evening on Senior Night clinched a berth to the Patriot League Tournament for the second straight year and 19th overall.
- Yearling Sam Gottlieb notched her first career game winner just prior to halftime against the Leopards for all the scoring needed. - It was the final regular-season home game for five firsties.
- Lara Wilson, Mallory Herron, Linda Rosas, Oliver and Ellen Duckwall.
- Army tied Holy Cross 1-1 in double overtime earlier in the week in a game played in a torrential downpour.
- The Black Knights are in fourth place with 15 point in the Patriot League standings heading into the final weekend of competition.
- Army takes on Navy in the Star match Friday evening in Annapolis, Md.
Men’s Rugby (6-0, 5-0 ECRC)
- The sixth-ranked Army men’s rugby team upset third-ranked and conference rival Kutztown 34-30 at Anderson Rugby Complex.
- Firstie Collum Magee posted two tries, including the game winner in the 76th minute.
- Plebe Jake Lachina also added two tries with cow Peter Basnight scoring one and 11 points coming off the foot of firstie Logan Pearce.
- Army improves to a perfect 6-0 on the season with two victories over nationally ranked opponents.
- They’ll close out the home portion of the 2014 regular season when they host No. 7 Air Force at Anderson Rugby Complex on Friday, Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m.
Sprint Football (6-0, 6-0 CSFL)
- Won its 20th straight game, dating back to 2012, with 47-7 win over Penn on Friday
- Plebe Louis Napoles returned a punt 91 yards for a touchdown in the win
- Army (6-0) and Navy (6-0) will meet in the annual Star Game on Oct. 31 in Annapolis, Md., with the winner taking home the Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL) title.
Hockey (2-3-1, 2-3-1 Atlantic Hockey)
- Yearling Ryan Nick scored midway through the third period for his first collegiate goal to draw even with Robert Morris for a 3-3 tie.
- Firstie Maurice Alvarez leads the team with two power play goals and opened the scoring for the Black Knights last Saturday against the Colonials. - Army currently sits third in the Atlantic Hockey standings with five league points.
- The Black Knights have nine different skaters that have scored goals this season.
- Army hosts Brown on Halloween night for its first non-conference tilt of the year at 7:05 p.m. at Tate Rink.
Men’s Soccer (5-6-5, 2-3-2 Patriot League)
- Army went 0-2-0 last week to include a 1-0 setback at Rutgers (10/21) and a 2-1 loss at Lehigh (10/25).
- Cow Cameron Niccum scored his first goal of the season on header in the 48th minute of Saturday’s contest against Lehigh that tied the game before the Mountain Hawks converted the game winner with less than 10 minutes to play.
- Cow Justin Kim was credited with an assist on Niccum’s goal, while firstie Winston Boldt stopped four shots in net.
- Army returns home after its three-game road trip on Wednesday when it welcomes Holy Cross to Clinton Field at 7 p.m.
Volleyball (11-13, 6-5 Patriot League)
- The Black Knights overcame a 2-0 deficit in the Bucknell victory by winning the third set 25-18 before avoiding four straight match points in the 32-30 triumph in the fourth set.
- The comeback was completed with a 15-11 win in the decisive fifth set.
- As a team Army set season highs in digs (105) and assists (68) and blocks (13) .
- Patriot League Rookie of the Week Avery Alexander, who set a number of career bests versus the Bison. Her third straight double-double included 52 assists and 13 digs, in addition to four kills. Her double-doubles have come in Army's last three matches.
Women’s Rugby (3-5, 2-4 ACRA)
- The Army women’s rugby team fell to American International in stoppage time 34-31.
- Firstie Kate Roose scored three straight tries in the waning minutes of the second half to put the Black Knights on top, but a stoppage time goal from the Yellow Jackets propelled them to victory over Army.
- The women now sit at 3-5 on the season. They’ll close out the regular season on Friday, Oct. 31 when they host service academy rival Air Force at 6 p.m. from Anderson Rugby Complex.
Rifle (3-2, 2-1 GARC)
- Army defeated North Carolina State 4618-4587 in a Great America Rifle Conference match in a meet hosted by VMI.
- Freshman Josh Martin was medalist in smallbore with a 578 and sophomore Marvin Lewis tied for runner-up honors with a 576.
- Junior captain Alyssa Gestl shared first-place honors in smallbore firing a season-best 588, which is two points shy of her career high.
- The Black Knights will look to defend their President’s Trophy Match title Saturday when they take on Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard at a meet hosted by the Bears.
Men's Tennis
- Competed in both the Army Invitational and Patriot League Kickoff.
- Army collected 28 victories in total.
- The Black Knights will wrap up the fall season this weekend at the Harvard Halloween Invitational.
Women’s Tennis
- The Army women’s tennis team closed out the fall portion of the 2014-15 season at the Lehigh Invite.
- The Black Knights competed against Patriot League foes Lafayette, Colgate and Lehigh.
- Army claimed six victories over Lehigh on the first day and followed that up by sweeping action with Colgate and taking seven victories against Lafayette.
- The women will resume play in February.
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