Army West Point Athletics
This Week In Army Athletics
October 08, 2014 | General
Oct. 8, 2014
We had a full slate of games over the weekend at West Point and the wet weather didn’t have an effect on our home games as all four teams in action on post earned victories.
Sprint football continued its winning ways with its third win of the year, a lopsided 49-7 win over Cornell at Shea Stadium. Firstie quarterback J.J. Wartski was on his game with a career-high five touchdown tosses with three going to cow Tucker Van Dyke. We steamed through the Big Red defense for 515 total yards and held the Cornell offense to 192. Yearling running back Marqus Burrell carried the ball 10 times for 104 yards and a touchdown. It took a while for Army to get on the board, but a 35-point second quarter put the game out of reach and the Black Knights cruised from there. Army has now won 17 games in a row and Wartski leads the Collegiate Sprint Football League with 11 passing TDs this season. He has thrown at least three touchdowns in all three games this year.
Football remained unbeaten at home on Saturday with a 33-24 win over Ball State. It was a soggy afternoon, but two quick touchdowns put us in the lead early and we were able to seal the deal in the fourth quarter. Cow quarterback A.J. Schurr earned the start and scored the first two touchdowns of the game for us with a pair of one-yard plunges into the end zone. Firstie Angel Santiago relieved Schurr in the second quarter and finished with 89 yards on the ground and a touchdown. Firstie Larry Dixon continued his success at Michie Stadium with a career best 188 yards on the ground. He has nine career 100-yard games and it was his second game this season with at least 100 yards, both coming at West Point. Yearling Jeremy Timpf finished off the game in the fourth with a game-clinching interception for his third of the season, while cow Daniel Grochowski connected on two field goals, including a 43 yarder.
Women’s soccer was triumphant over Loyola on Saturday night at Clinton Field. Cow Katie Holder scored her fifth of the year to give us the 1-0 win over the Greyhounds. It was yearling Jordan Cassalia’s first shutout of the season and she made seven saves with six in the final 45 minutes. We have played extremely well at home this season with a 5-2-0 mark. There is a lot of teams vying for the top spots in the league and we are currently in the middle of it with a 2-1-1 record in Patriot League play.
The volleyball team split its Patriot League weekend with a sweep over Loyola on Saturday and a tough five-set loss to league-leading American on Sunday. Against the Greyhounds, Cow Nicole Perri led Army offensively with 14 kills and plebe Amanda Clay ended the night with 13. Plebe Rachel Gearon had five kills and a .625 hitting percentage to pace the Army offense. Cow Vanessa Edwards set a new career-high with six aces, added six digs and led all players with 36 assists. The next day, we took the first set and then forced a deciding fifth set with a thrilling 29-27 win. The Eagles, however, came out on top with a 15-12 win in the final set.
Women’s rugby got back on the winning track with an impressive 119-5 win over visiting Northeastern on Sunday. We had 10 different players record tries, including a game-high three from cow Chioma Odocha and cow Allie McDonald. We had eight tries in a row to start the game and cow Carissa Pekny was successful on 12 of her conversions. As always, thanks for your continued support of our cadets as they compete on the fields of friendly strife.
Tickets are still available for football home games against Rice and Fordham. The Air Force game is sold out. 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.
Be well.
Football (2-3)
- Cow Daniel Grochowski was named FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week after making two field goals, including one from 43 yards in the second quarter.
- Firstie Larry Dixon was selected as the College Sports Madness Independent Offensive Player of the Week. The fullback ran for a career best 188 yards and it was the second time this season he had reached 100 yards in a game.
- Yearling Jeremy Timpf came up with another interception to give him three on the season and he has forced four turnovers in the opening five games.
- Army rushed for a total of 425 yards, which was the first time since Eastern Michigan last season that the Black Knights eclipsed 400 yards on the ground.
Sprint Football (3-0, 3-0 Collegiate Sprint Football League)
- Improved to 3-0 with 49-7 win over Cornell last Friday night on Blackout Night at Shea Stadium.
- Extended winning streak to 17 games.
- Firstie QB J.J. Wartski named AAA Athlete of the Week following five-touchdown performance.
- Cow Tucker Van Dyke was on the receiving end of three of those touchdown tosses.
- Army will play Mansfield on Friday for Senior Day.
Women’s Soccer (5-6-1, 2-1-1 Patriot League)
- Cow Katie Holder lifted Army to a 1-0 win over Loyola Saturday.
- The goal is her fifth of the season and fourth at Clinton Field.
- Yearling goalkeeper Jordan Cassalia recorded the shutout, her first of the season, making seven saves (six coming in the second half) and shows a 0.84 GAA at Clinton Field where Army is 5-2-0 this season.
- Black Knights visit American Saturday for their lone match of the week.
- Army is tied with Navy and Bucknell for fourth place in the league standings with seven points (2-1-1).
Volleyball (7-11, 3-3 Patriot League)
- Volleyball split its weekend matches with a 3-0 sweep of Loyola and then played American to a five-set loss at Gillis Field House.
- The team currently sits at 7-11 on the season and 3-3 in the Patriot League with the annual Star Match with Navy on the horizon.
- Friday night’s contest in Annapolis, Md., is the second Star competition between Army and Navy for the 2014-15 year and the team brings a seven-match winning streak into the contest.
- Plebe Amber Clay was selected as the Patriot League’s Rookie of the Week after her 22-kill and 13-dig double-double against American. Women’s
Women's Rugby (2-3, 2-2 ACRA)
- The women’s rugby team claimed a 119-5 victory over Northeastern at Anderson Rugby Complex on Sunday. - Eleven different Army players got on the scoresheet.
- The team will head to Iona on Saturday for an 11 a.m. match.
Men’s soccer (3-4-3, 0-2-0 Patriot League)
-Army suffered a 2-0 setback on Saturday to a Boston University team receiving votes in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) national poll.
-Firstie Winston Boldt made five saves in the game during his 10th start of the season.
-Army returns to the field Wednesday when the Black Knights travel to Colgate (4-4-1, 1-1-0) for a 7 p.m. match.
Rifle (0-1)
- Black Knights suffered a season-opening road loss at TCU, 4657-4610.
- Army was picked ninth in the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association and TCU was picked fifth.
- Plebe Josh Martin turned in Army’s highest score in smallbor in his first collegiate meet
- Cow Olivia Nardone was Army’s top shooter in air rifle.
- Black Knights make their home debut Oct. 13 hosting MIT and Memphis, 3 p.m., at Tronsrue Marksmanship Center.
Women’s Cross Country
- The women’s cross country team finished 16th at the Paul Short Run.
- Army was the top Patriot League finisher, two spots ahead of Navy.
- Cow Lindsay Gabow was the team’s top runner for the third consecutive race, finishing as the top Patriot League runner in 26th place.
- The women will have a week off before traveling to Navy for the Star meet on Oct. 18.
Men’s Cross Country
- The men’s cross country team finished 14th at the Paul Short Run.
- Firstie Trevor Lafontaine led the field for the fourth consecutive week, finishing 65th overall. Cow Tom Girardot was just behind Lafontaine, taking 66th place.
- The men will have the week off before traveling to Navy for the Star meet on Oct. 18. Men’s Tennis - Participated in Yale Shootout on Sat. and Sun. with Yale, Bryant and St. Bonaventure.
- Earned 19 victories in total (12 singles, 7 doubles).
Sprint football continued its winning ways with its third win of the year, a lopsided 49-7 win over Cornell at Shea Stadium. Firstie quarterback J.J. Wartski was on his game with a career-high five touchdown tosses with three going to cow Tucker Van Dyke. We steamed through the Big Red defense for 515 total yards and held the Cornell offense to 192. Yearling running back Marqus Burrell carried the ball 10 times for 104 yards and a touchdown. It took a while for Army to get on the board, but a 35-point second quarter put the game out of reach and the Black Knights cruised from there. Army has now won 17 games in a row and Wartski leads the Collegiate Sprint Football League with 11 passing TDs this season. He has thrown at least three touchdowns in all three games this year.
Football remained unbeaten at home on Saturday with a 33-24 win over Ball State. It was a soggy afternoon, but two quick touchdowns put us in the lead early and we were able to seal the deal in the fourth quarter. Cow quarterback A.J. Schurr earned the start and scored the first two touchdowns of the game for us with a pair of one-yard plunges into the end zone. Firstie Angel Santiago relieved Schurr in the second quarter and finished with 89 yards on the ground and a touchdown. Firstie Larry Dixon continued his success at Michie Stadium with a career best 188 yards on the ground. He has nine career 100-yard games and it was his second game this season with at least 100 yards, both coming at West Point. Yearling Jeremy Timpf finished off the game in the fourth with a game-clinching interception for his third of the season, while cow Daniel Grochowski connected on two field goals, including a 43 yarder.
Women’s soccer was triumphant over Loyola on Saturday night at Clinton Field. Cow Katie Holder scored her fifth of the year to give us the 1-0 win over the Greyhounds. It was yearling Jordan Cassalia’s first shutout of the season and she made seven saves with six in the final 45 minutes. We have played extremely well at home this season with a 5-2-0 mark. There is a lot of teams vying for the top spots in the league and we are currently in the middle of it with a 2-1-1 record in Patriot League play.
The volleyball team split its Patriot League weekend with a sweep over Loyola on Saturday and a tough five-set loss to league-leading American on Sunday. Against the Greyhounds, Cow Nicole Perri led Army offensively with 14 kills and plebe Amanda Clay ended the night with 13. Plebe Rachel Gearon had five kills and a .625 hitting percentage to pace the Army offense. Cow Vanessa Edwards set a new career-high with six aces, added six digs and led all players with 36 assists. The next day, we took the first set and then forced a deciding fifth set with a thrilling 29-27 win. The Eagles, however, came out on top with a 15-12 win in the final set.
Women’s rugby got back on the winning track with an impressive 119-5 win over visiting Northeastern on Sunday. We had 10 different players record tries, including a game-high three from cow Chioma Odocha and cow Allie McDonald. We had eight tries in a row to start the game and cow Carissa Pekny was successful on 12 of her conversions. As always, thanks for your continued support of our cadets as they compete on the fields of friendly strife.
Tickets are still available for football home games against Rice and Fordham. The Air Force game is sold out. 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.
Be well.
Football (2-3)
- Cow Daniel Grochowski was named FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week after making two field goals, including one from 43 yards in the second quarter.
- Firstie Larry Dixon was selected as the College Sports Madness Independent Offensive Player of the Week. The fullback ran for a career best 188 yards and it was the second time this season he had reached 100 yards in a game.
- Yearling Jeremy Timpf came up with another interception to give him three on the season and he has forced four turnovers in the opening five games.
- Army rushed for a total of 425 yards, which was the first time since Eastern Michigan last season that the Black Knights eclipsed 400 yards on the ground.
Sprint Football (3-0, 3-0 Collegiate Sprint Football League)
- Improved to 3-0 with 49-7 win over Cornell last Friday night on Blackout Night at Shea Stadium.
- Extended winning streak to 17 games.
- Firstie QB J.J. Wartski named AAA Athlete of the Week following five-touchdown performance.
- Cow Tucker Van Dyke was on the receiving end of three of those touchdown tosses.
- Army will play Mansfield on Friday for Senior Day.
Women’s Soccer (5-6-1, 2-1-1 Patriot League)
- Cow Katie Holder lifted Army to a 1-0 win over Loyola Saturday.
- The goal is her fifth of the season and fourth at Clinton Field.
- Yearling goalkeeper Jordan Cassalia recorded the shutout, her first of the season, making seven saves (six coming in the second half) and shows a 0.84 GAA at Clinton Field where Army is 5-2-0 this season.
- Black Knights visit American Saturday for their lone match of the week.
- Army is tied with Navy and Bucknell for fourth place in the league standings with seven points (2-1-1).
Volleyball (7-11, 3-3 Patriot League)
- Volleyball split its weekend matches with a 3-0 sweep of Loyola and then played American to a five-set loss at Gillis Field House.
- The team currently sits at 7-11 on the season and 3-3 in the Patriot League with the annual Star Match with Navy on the horizon.
- Friday night’s contest in Annapolis, Md., is the second Star competition between Army and Navy for the 2014-15 year and the team brings a seven-match winning streak into the contest.
- Plebe Amber Clay was selected as the Patriot League’s Rookie of the Week after her 22-kill and 13-dig double-double against American. Women’s
Women's Rugby (2-3, 2-2 ACRA)
- The women’s rugby team claimed a 119-5 victory over Northeastern at Anderson Rugby Complex on Sunday. - Eleven different Army players got on the scoresheet.
- The team will head to Iona on Saturday for an 11 a.m. match.
Men’s soccer (3-4-3, 0-2-0 Patriot League)
-Army suffered a 2-0 setback on Saturday to a Boston University team receiving votes in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) national poll.
-Firstie Winston Boldt made five saves in the game during his 10th start of the season.
-Army returns to the field Wednesday when the Black Knights travel to Colgate (4-4-1, 1-1-0) for a 7 p.m. match.
Rifle (0-1)
- Black Knights suffered a season-opening road loss at TCU, 4657-4610.
- Army was picked ninth in the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association and TCU was picked fifth.
- Plebe Josh Martin turned in Army’s highest score in smallbor in his first collegiate meet
- Cow Olivia Nardone was Army’s top shooter in air rifle.
- Black Knights make their home debut Oct. 13 hosting MIT and Memphis, 3 p.m., at Tronsrue Marksmanship Center.
Women’s Cross Country
- The women’s cross country team finished 16th at the Paul Short Run.
- Army was the top Patriot League finisher, two spots ahead of Navy.
- Cow Lindsay Gabow was the team’s top runner for the third consecutive race, finishing as the top Patriot League runner in 26th place.
- The women will have a week off before traveling to Navy for the Star meet on Oct. 18.
Men’s Cross Country
- The men’s cross country team finished 14th at the Paul Short Run.
- Firstie Trevor Lafontaine led the field for the fourth consecutive week, finishing 65th overall. Cow Tom Girardot was just behind Lafontaine, taking 66th place.
- The men will have the week off before traveling to Navy for the Star meet on Oct. 18. Men’s Tennis - Participated in Yale Shootout on Sat. and Sun. with Yale, Bryant and St. Bonaventure.
- Earned 19 victories in total (12 singles, 7 doubles).
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