Army West Point Athletics
This Week in Army Athletics
November 13, 2014 | General
Nov. 13, 2014
A win at historic Yankee Stadium, a finish to an undefeated season, advancing in the Patriot League Tournament, academic honors for our cadet-athletes, and great exposure on the horizon for the Army-Navy Game Presented by USAA, highlights the week that was in Army Athletics.
In one of our most exciting games of the season for Army football, Chris Carnegie’s 99-yard interception return for a touchdown in the final seconds sealed a 35-21 win over Connecticut. With the seconds ticking down, Carnegie stepped in front of a UConn pass and picked it off. He avoided one tackler and raced the length of Yankee Stadium, ending up at home plate for the clinching touchdown. Firstie quarterback Angel Santiago chipped in with a great effort with 97 yards on the ground and two touchdowns, while cow Joe Walker rushed for a pair of scores as well.
The fall season has yet to conclude for our teams as we still have teams in conference tournaments, but for those who are hungry for action on the hardwood, it kicks off this weekend. We welcome Air Force to West Point for the first time since 1977 for the All-Military Classic, which also features The Citadel and VMI. Women’s basketball starts its campaign on the road at Quinnipiac on Saturday and then returns to Christl Arena on Nov. 18 against Stony Brook.
The men’s soccer team advanced in the Patriot League Tournament with plebe Shaban Abousaud converting the game-clinching penalty kick against American, sending us to the semifinals against top-seeded Boston University on Friday. Firsite and Patriot League Goalie of the Year Winston Boldt finished with five saves and none came bigger than the four in overtime to send the game into PKs. With the kicks tied at 2-2, he stopped the chance from the Eagles and we advanced with a 4-3 triumph.
Men’s rugby concluded its first fall regular season as part of ODIA on Saturday with a 34-29 win over Wheeling Jesuit in West Virginia. The squad ran the table and finished undefeated during the regular season and will wait for its opponent in the playoffs coming up on Nov. 22. We improved to 8-0 and have defeated three nationally ranked opponents in our last three matches. We are now headed to the American Collegiate Rugby Conference Tournament in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 21-22 and start by taking on second-ranked Life University. The women’s rugby team jumped right into its conference tournament over the weekend and advanced to the sweet sixteen with a 41-14 win over Connecticut in the American Collegiate Rugby Association Final Plate Match. Next up for the women is the sweet sixteen this Saturday against Quinnipiac.
In addition to the on field excitement last weekend, we had a couple of off the field honors for the football team. Firsties Joe Drummond and Stephen Ricciardi were selected to the Capital One Academic All-District football first team for their efforts in the classroom. Both are among the 25 players chosen that will be placed on the Academic All-America ballot. Drummond and Ricciardi are Economics majors and play key roles on our defense. Ricciardi sports a 3.42 grade point average, while Drummond has a 3.68 GPA.
It was announced Saturday morning before the game at Yankee Stadium that ESPN’s College Gameday is going to broadcast live from the Army-Navy Game Presented by USAA. The signature college football show on ESPN will air from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Baltimore, Md., the site of the 115th Army-Navy Game Presented by USAA. College Gameday, with host Chris Fowler and analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso and Desmond Howard, are expected in Baltimore for the two-hour show. The show was last at West Point, N.Y., on Sept. 27, 2003, prior to the Black Knights' game against South Florida and during the year the show is on site for the day’s marquee matchup.
Tickets are still available for the final football home game against Fordham on Nov. 22. Hockey tickets are also on sale for this weekend’s series with Holy Cross. Get your men’s and women’s basketball tickets now as we begin both seasons in the week ahead at Christl Arena.
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.
Football (3-6)
- Cow Chris Carnegie took home four national honors this week for his performance in the win over UConn that included two interceptions.
- Carnegie’s 99-yard interception return was the second-longest in Academy history and the second defensive touchdown this season.
- Firstie Angel Santiago was named the FBS Independent Player of the Week after rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.
- It was announced on Saturday that ESPN College Gameday is set to broadcast from the Army-Navy Game Presented by USAA for the first time.
- Football is back in action this coming Saturday with a visit to Western Kentucky for a noon Eastern start.
Men’s Rugby (8-0)
- The third-ranked Army men's rugby team capped off a perfect season with a 34-29 victory over No. 13 Wheeling Jesuit in Wheeling, W.Va., on Saturday afternoon.
- Firsties Cody Brown and Collum Magee, along with cow Andrew Borer, yearling Andy Sullivan and plebe David Huff, all factored in for the Black Knights on the scoresheet.
- The team will head to Charlotte, N.C. for the American Collegiate Rugby Conference Championships, to take on second-ranked Life University.
Women’s Rugby (5-5)
- The Army women's rugby team claimed a 41-14 victory in the Plate Match of the American Collegiate Rugby Association (ACRA) Conference Tournament.
- Firstie Kate Roose, cow Carissa Pekny, yearling Chandler Cole, firstie Allison Wilson and cow Allie McDonald all scored for the Black Knights in their second victory of the season over UConn.
- The Black Knights will face Quinnipiac in the Sweet Sixteen of the ACRA Championships on Saturday, Nov. 15.
Volleyball (13-14, 8-6 Patriot League)
- The Army volleyball team controls its postseason destiny with two matches remaining on the regular season schedule.
- Army is tied with Colgate at 8-6 in conference matches and both sit one game behind Navy at 9-5 with two contests remaining for each squad.
- By virtue of Army’s season sweep of Colgate, the Black Knights hold the tiebreaker over the Raiders if they finish tied in the final standings.
- This past weekend Army swept Loyola 3-0 and lost to Patriot League leader American 3-0.
- Army hosts Lafayette on Friday night at 7 p.m. and closes the regular season by hosting Navy on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Men’s Soccer (6-7-6)
- Army fell to Navy, 1-0, in double overtime for the second year in a row at PPL Park on Friday evening.
- Firstie goalkeeper Winston Boldt made five saves against American in the Patriot League Quarterfinals.
- Stopped four stops in the first overtime period, to help the Black Knights advance to the conference semifinals against Boston University on Friday.
- Boldt also picked up his eighth shutout of the season and the 24th of his career.
- Plebe midfielder Shaban Abousaud buried Army’s final penalty shot to clinch the 4-3 decision in the penalty kick shootout after cow Alex Clark, yearling Tanner Vosvick and plebe Marcos Arroyo converted their attempts.
Hockey (2-6-1, 2-5-1 Atlantic Hockey)
- Head coach Brian Riley faced off against his son Jack for the first time as the Black Knights went to Mercyhurst for two.
- Plebe Tyler Pham tallied four points on two goals and two assists in a 7-5 loss on Saturday after the team was shut out on Friday.
- Pham is third in the nation among rookies in points with eight this season.
- Firstie Maurice Alvarez had a multi-point game on Saturday and leads Atlantic Hockey in points by a defenseman with six on the year.
- Army is back at Tate Rink this weekend with Holy Cross stopping by West Point for two games.
Women’s Soccer (7-9-3)
- Fourth-seeded and host Army fell to No. 5 Bucknell, 2-1, in a Patriot League quarterfinal round.
- It was the second straight year that Army hosted a quarterfinal round since the league expanded to 10 teams and went to the six-team format last year.
- Cow Katie Holder was among a field of 11 women's soccer student-athletes named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team.
- A first team All-Patriot League selection, Holder led the Black Knights with six goals for 12 points along with three game winners.
- Yearling Jordan Cassalia closed out the year with a league-leading 117 saves.
Women’s Swimming & Diving (2-2)
- The Army women swimming and diving team defeated Iona Friday in the team’s home opener at Crandall Pool by a score of 199-88.
- The Black Knights won 12 swimming events and claimed first in the 1-meter diving segment.
- Army claimed the top four spots in the 50 free, 200 free and 200 back.
- The Black Knights placed in the top three in the 200 medley relay, and individually had finishers claim the first through third spots in the 100 breast and 200 back.
- Firstie Maggie Churchill won the 1-meter event with a score of 206.80, her best score of the season.
- The women are in action in two weeks at Terrier Invitational on Nov. 21-23.
Men’s Swimming & Diving (3-2)
- The Army men swimming and diving team split with Iona and Columbia Friday at Crandall Pool for the home opener, beating the Gaels 253-45 and losing to the Lions 157-143.
- In diving, firstie Josh Urnezis qualified for NCAA Zone Diving Championships in the 1-meter after scoring a 300.25, his season-best and earned Patriot League Diver of the Week honors.
- Firstie Casey Woudenberg claimed the 1000 free in 9:36.56 and was closely followed by yearling Clay Harmon. Cow Chris Szekely won the 50 free in 20.87, a season-best.
- The men are back in the pool in a couple of weeks at the Terriers Invitational on Nov. 21-23.
Wrestling
- Finished in fourth place at the Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational in first showing of the season.
- Firstie Chandler Smith took first place at the 165-pound weight class.
- Cow Brian Harvey (174), yearling Russell Parsons (157) and plebe Andrew Mendel (149) all earned runner-up finishes for the Black Knights.
Rifle (3-4, 3-2 GARC)
- Army suffered a pair of back-to-back road losses over the weekend to Murray State and No. 4 Kentucky.
- Yearling Danielle Cuomo set a career-high with 588 points and was runner-up against Murray State, just one point off the medalist.
- Yearling Allen Solida fired a career-high 589 in air rifle against Kentucky.
- Rifle hosts Ole Miss on Friday afternoon, followed by West Virginia on Sunday in their final match of the fall.
In one of our most exciting games of the season for Army football, Chris Carnegie’s 99-yard interception return for a touchdown in the final seconds sealed a 35-21 win over Connecticut. With the seconds ticking down, Carnegie stepped in front of a UConn pass and picked it off. He avoided one tackler and raced the length of Yankee Stadium, ending up at home plate for the clinching touchdown. Firstie quarterback Angel Santiago chipped in with a great effort with 97 yards on the ground and two touchdowns, while cow Joe Walker rushed for a pair of scores as well.
The fall season has yet to conclude for our teams as we still have teams in conference tournaments, but for those who are hungry for action on the hardwood, it kicks off this weekend. We welcome Air Force to West Point for the first time since 1977 for the All-Military Classic, which also features The Citadel and VMI. Women’s basketball starts its campaign on the road at Quinnipiac on Saturday and then returns to Christl Arena on Nov. 18 against Stony Brook.
The men’s soccer team advanced in the Patriot League Tournament with plebe Shaban Abousaud converting the game-clinching penalty kick against American, sending us to the semifinals against top-seeded Boston University on Friday. Firsite and Patriot League Goalie of the Year Winston Boldt finished with five saves and none came bigger than the four in overtime to send the game into PKs. With the kicks tied at 2-2, he stopped the chance from the Eagles and we advanced with a 4-3 triumph.
Men’s rugby concluded its first fall regular season as part of ODIA on Saturday with a 34-29 win over Wheeling Jesuit in West Virginia. The squad ran the table and finished undefeated during the regular season and will wait for its opponent in the playoffs coming up on Nov. 22. We improved to 8-0 and have defeated three nationally ranked opponents in our last three matches. We are now headed to the American Collegiate Rugby Conference Tournament in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 21-22 and start by taking on second-ranked Life University. The women’s rugby team jumped right into its conference tournament over the weekend and advanced to the sweet sixteen with a 41-14 win over Connecticut in the American Collegiate Rugby Association Final Plate Match. Next up for the women is the sweet sixteen this Saturday against Quinnipiac.
In addition to the on field excitement last weekend, we had a couple of off the field honors for the football team. Firsties Joe Drummond and Stephen Ricciardi were selected to the Capital One Academic All-District football first team for their efforts in the classroom. Both are among the 25 players chosen that will be placed on the Academic All-America ballot. Drummond and Ricciardi are Economics majors and play key roles on our defense. Ricciardi sports a 3.42 grade point average, while Drummond has a 3.68 GPA.
It was announced Saturday morning before the game at Yankee Stadium that ESPN’s College Gameday is going to broadcast live from the Army-Navy Game Presented by USAA. The signature college football show on ESPN will air from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Baltimore, Md., the site of the 115th Army-Navy Game Presented by USAA. College Gameday, with host Chris Fowler and analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso and Desmond Howard, are expected in Baltimore for the two-hour show. The show was last at West Point, N.Y., on Sept. 27, 2003, prior to the Black Knights' game against South Florida and during the year the show is on site for the day’s marquee matchup.
Tickets are still available for the final football home game against Fordham on Nov. 22. Hockey tickets are also on sale for this weekend’s series with Holy Cross. Get your men’s and women’s basketball tickets now as we begin both seasons in the week ahead at Christl Arena.
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.
Football (3-6)
- Cow Chris Carnegie took home four national honors this week for his performance in the win over UConn that included two interceptions.
- Carnegie’s 99-yard interception return was the second-longest in Academy history and the second defensive touchdown this season.
- Firstie Angel Santiago was named the FBS Independent Player of the Week after rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.
- It was announced on Saturday that ESPN College Gameday is set to broadcast from the Army-Navy Game Presented by USAA for the first time.
- Football is back in action this coming Saturday with a visit to Western Kentucky for a noon Eastern start.
Men’s Rugby (8-0)
- The third-ranked Army men's rugby team capped off a perfect season with a 34-29 victory over No. 13 Wheeling Jesuit in Wheeling, W.Va., on Saturday afternoon.
- Firsties Cody Brown and Collum Magee, along with cow Andrew Borer, yearling Andy Sullivan and plebe David Huff, all factored in for the Black Knights on the scoresheet.
- The team will head to Charlotte, N.C. for the American Collegiate Rugby Conference Championships, to take on second-ranked Life University.
Women’s Rugby (5-5)
- The Army women's rugby team claimed a 41-14 victory in the Plate Match of the American Collegiate Rugby Association (ACRA) Conference Tournament.
- Firstie Kate Roose, cow Carissa Pekny, yearling Chandler Cole, firstie Allison Wilson and cow Allie McDonald all scored for the Black Knights in their second victory of the season over UConn.
- The Black Knights will face Quinnipiac in the Sweet Sixteen of the ACRA Championships on Saturday, Nov. 15.
Volleyball (13-14, 8-6 Patriot League)
- The Army volleyball team controls its postseason destiny with two matches remaining on the regular season schedule.
- Army is tied with Colgate at 8-6 in conference matches and both sit one game behind Navy at 9-5 with two contests remaining for each squad.
- By virtue of Army’s season sweep of Colgate, the Black Knights hold the tiebreaker over the Raiders if they finish tied in the final standings.
- This past weekend Army swept Loyola 3-0 and lost to Patriot League leader American 3-0.
- Army hosts Lafayette on Friday night at 7 p.m. and closes the regular season by hosting Navy on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Men’s Soccer (6-7-6)
- Army fell to Navy, 1-0, in double overtime for the second year in a row at PPL Park on Friday evening.
- Firstie goalkeeper Winston Boldt made five saves against American in the Patriot League Quarterfinals.
- Stopped four stops in the first overtime period, to help the Black Knights advance to the conference semifinals against Boston University on Friday.
- Boldt also picked up his eighth shutout of the season and the 24th of his career.
- Plebe midfielder Shaban Abousaud buried Army’s final penalty shot to clinch the 4-3 decision in the penalty kick shootout after cow Alex Clark, yearling Tanner Vosvick and plebe Marcos Arroyo converted their attempts.
Hockey (2-6-1, 2-5-1 Atlantic Hockey)
- Head coach Brian Riley faced off against his son Jack for the first time as the Black Knights went to Mercyhurst for two.
- Plebe Tyler Pham tallied four points on two goals and two assists in a 7-5 loss on Saturday after the team was shut out on Friday.
- Pham is third in the nation among rookies in points with eight this season.
- Firstie Maurice Alvarez had a multi-point game on Saturday and leads Atlantic Hockey in points by a defenseman with six on the year.
- Army is back at Tate Rink this weekend with Holy Cross stopping by West Point for two games.
Women’s Soccer (7-9-3)
- Fourth-seeded and host Army fell to No. 5 Bucknell, 2-1, in a Patriot League quarterfinal round.
- It was the second straight year that Army hosted a quarterfinal round since the league expanded to 10 teams and went to the six-team format last year.
- Cow Katie Holder was among a field of 11 women's soccer student-athletes named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team.
- A first team All-Patriot League selection, Holder led the Black Knights with six goals for 12 points along with three game winners.
- Yearling Jordan Cassalia closed out the year with a league-leading 117 saves.
Women’s Swimming & Diving (2-2)
- The Army women swimming and diving team defeated Iona Friday in the team’s home opener at Crandall Pool by a score of 199-88.
- The Black Knights won 12 swimming events and claimed first in the 1-meter diving segment.
- Army claimed the top four spots in the 50 free, 200 free and 200 back.
- The Black Knights placed in the top three in the 200 medley relay, and individually had finishers claim the first through third spots in the 100 breast and 200 back.
- Firstie Maggie Churchill won the 1-meter event with a score of 206.80, her best score of the season.
- The women are in action in two weeks at Terrier Invitational on Nov. 21-23.
Men’s Swimming & Diving (3-2)
- The Army men swimming and diving team split with Iona and Columbia Friday at Crandall Pool for the home opener, beating the Gaels 253-45 and losing to the Lions 157-143.
- In diving, firstie Josh Urnezis qualified for NCAA Zone Diving Championships in the 1-meter after scoring a 300.25, his season-best and earned Patriot League Diver of the Week honors.
- Firstie Casey Woudenberg claimed the 1000 free in 9:36.56 and was closely followed by yearling Clay Harmon. Cow Chris Szekely won the 50 free in 20.87, a season-best.
- The men are back in the pool in a couple of weeks at the Terriers Invitational on Nov. 21-23.
Wrestling
- Finished in fourth place at the Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational in first showing of the season.
- Firstie Chandler Smith took first place at the 165-pound weight class.
- Cow Brian Harvey (174), yearling Russell Parsons (157) and plebe Andrew Mendel (149) all earned runner-up finishes for the Black Knights.
Rifle (3-4, 3-2 GARC)
- Army suffered a pair of back-to-back road losses over the weekend to Murray State and No. 4 Kentucky.
- Yearling Danielle Cuomo set a career-high with 588 points and was runner-up against Murray State, just one point off the medalist.
- Yearling Allen Solida fired a career-high 589 in air rifle against Kentucky.
- Rifle hosts Ole Miss on Friday afternoon, followed by West Virginia on Sunday in their final match of the fall.
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