This Week In Army Athletics

Feb. 27, 2014

Dear Friends,

Patriot League champions and a basketball milestone highlighted the week of competition. Off the fields of friendly strife, we made an exciting announcement about the future of Army Athletics.

WOMEN'S LACROSSE ADDED TO SPORT OFFERINGS
On Monday, we made the announcement that women's lacrosse will join our lineup of NCAA Division I offerings beginning with the 2015-16 season. The program will be the 10th member of the Patriot League, joining American, Boston University, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola and Navy. West Point has fielded a competitive club team since 1979. It is the first addition to the sport roster since women's soccer in 1986.

PAIR OF ROOKIES SHINE AT CHAMPIONSHIP MEETS
Swimming & Diving's Ariana Bullard and Track & Field's Jose Santana were named the Patriot League Women's Rookie of the Meet and Patriot League Men's Rookie of the Meet, respectively, at the conference championship competitions. Bullard won two individual championships, setting school records in the 100-yard and 200-yard butterfly events. She was also part of the championship 200-yard freestyle relay team. Santana won a total of three Patriot League titles, including the 60-meter dash, the 400-meter dash and the 4x400-meter relay. His time of 6.77 seconds in the 60-meter dash was an Academy and Patriot League Championship record. Both Ariana and Jose were also named the Army Athletic Association Co-Athletes of the Week.

MINATO REACHES MILESTONE
Kelsey Minato scored 11 points in Wednesday's win at Boston University to become the first yearling in Army history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. She is the 17th player in program history score 1,000 points. Kelsey needed just 59 games to reach the mark and has scored at least 10 points in a Patriot League best 44 straight games.

BASEBALL SWEEPS UMASS
The baseball team reeled off three straight wins against Massachusetts to improve to 4-2 on the season. Leadoff hitter Jon Crucitti has hit safely in all six games this season. He scored four runs and drove in four more in the three wins over the Minutemen.

HOCKEY GETS IN THE WIN COLUMN
The hockey team earned a 4-3 road win at Connecticut. Willie Faust scored two goals, and C.J. Reuschlein netted the game-winner in the third period. Parker Gahagen made a career-high 42 saves.

LACROSSE WINS SECOND STRAIGHT
John Glesener scored four goals to lead the team to a 12-2 win over Furman on Saturday. The game played at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with Face-Off For A Cause, hosted by the Wounded Warrior Project.

MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SEEDING SET
The men's basketball team will take the floor in Saturday's regular-season finale against Lafayette already knowing its Patriot League quarterfinal match up. Army will be the No. 5 seed and travel to fourth-seeded Bucknell on Wednesday, March 5.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STILL IN TITLE CONTENTION
The women's basketball team clinched a quarterfinal home game on Thursday, March 6 and can still finish anywhere between first and third in the Patriot League standings. Army can claim the top seed for the second year in a row with a win at Lafayette and a Navy loss versus Loyola. Regardless of other outcomes, a win against the Leopards would assure the team of the No. 2 seed.

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We appreciate all of your contributions to our success. Be well.

Go Army!

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Baseballl (4-2, 0-0 Patriot League)

Army swept a three-game series against the University of Massachusetts at the USA Baseball Complex in Cary, N.C.
The Black Knights won the opener, 14-0, swept the doubleheader on Saturday with a 7-6 victory and claimed the series with a 7-3 victory on Sunday.
Several players had outstanding weekends to lead Army. Leadoff hitter Jon Crucitti was hit by a pitch six times, scored four runs, collected four hits, knocked in four runs and stole four bases.  He has hit safely in all six games this season.
Daniel Cortes was 4-of-7 for the weekend with three RBI and three runs scores. Seven players had at least three hits over the weekend.
On the mound, Nick Dignacco allowed just one hit over six innings to post the win in game one.
Carson Meadows earned his first collegiate win on Sunday, firing 3.0 innings in relief. He struck out six hitters and walked none in his second career appearances.
Johnny Griffith knocked in a run in the second game and then struck out both hitters he faced in his collegiate debut.
Army will return to North Carolina next weekend for four games in Buies Creek, N.C. Army will play Towrson at 1 p.m. and host Campbell on 4 p.m. on Friday. Saturday, Army plays Campbell at 3 p.m. and then closes play Sunday against Towson at 11 a.m.

Men's Basketball (13-15, 9-8 Patriot League)

The Black Knights are 1-2 in their last three games. Army defeated Colgate, 74-66, before falling at American, 58-54, and to Boston University, 71-70.
Kyle Wilson matched his career high with 29 points in the win against the Raiders. The victory was Army's program-record ninth Patriot League win and ensured another first with the team's second straight non-losing season in conference play.
The Black Knights rallied from a 23-point deficit with less than 13 minutes remaining to cut the Eagles' lead to three with just more than a minute to go. Mo Williams scored a career-high 18 points and matched his career best with three three-pointers. Fourteen of Williams's points came in the second half.
Kevin Ferguson posted a double-double with a career-high 20 points and 10 rebounds against BU. He matched his own single-game record with six blocked shots.
Ferguson extended his Army season record to 69 blocks and became the first Black Knight to block 100 shots in their career (104).
Tanner Omlid increased his season steals total to 54, moving into second on Army's single-season list. Omlid's steal total is No. 1 all-time among Black Knight rookies. He is just one shy of matching the record currently held by Josh Miller.
The Black Knights host Lafayette on Saturday in the regular-season finale. Tip-off is at 3 p.m.
Army will be the No. 5 seed in next week's Patriot League Tournament and play at No. 4 Bucknell on Wednesday, March 5.

Women's Basketball (21-7, 13-4 Patriot League)

After a loss at Colgate (71-60) on Feb. 19, the Black Knights have won three straight, defeating American (64-60), Lehigh (78-69) and Boston University (75-48).
Kelsey Minato scored 11 points in the win at BU to become the first sophomore in program history to reach the 1,000-point mark.
Minato scored 20 at Colgate, 20 versus American and 31 points at Lehigh.
Jen Hazlett posted two double-doubles. She had 20 points and 12 rebounds in a Senior Day win against American, and 21 points and 16 rebounds at BU.
Army will wrap up the regular season on Saturday at Lafayette.
The Black Knights can still finish anywhere between 1^st and 3^rd in the Patriot League standings.  Army will be the No. 1 seed with a win and a Navy loss versus Loyola. If both Army and Navy win on Saturday, Army will be the No. 2 seed. Army can also be the No. 2 seed with a loss and a loss by American at Bucknell. Army will be the No. 3 seed if it loses to Lafayette and the Eagles defeat the Bison.
Army will host the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 6. Tickets are now on sale.

Golf

After finishing second at the Gary Freeman Invitational hosted by Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 16-17, the Black Knights are off before competing in the Seahawk Invitational hosted by UNC Wilmington on March 16-17.

Gymnastics (1-3)

Army was idle this week. The Black Knights are back in action on Feb. 28 against Temple.

Hockey (4-25-0, 4-21-0 AHA)

Army snapped a 13-game losing streak with a 4-3 road win at Connecticut on Feb. 21. The Black Knights lost the rematch at home on Feb. 22, 3-1.
Plebe goaltender Parker Gahagen made a career-high 42 saves in the victory.
Willie Faust scored two goals in Friday's win.
The Black Knights trailed 2-0 early, but tied the game in the first period. Faust put Army on top 3-2 in the second period, but the Huskies were able to tie the game at 3-3. C.J. Reuschlein netted the game-winner on the power play in the third.
Josh Roberts scored Army's lone goal in Saturday's loss. Gahagen made 27 saves.
Army closes out the regular-season with a home-and-home series with Holy Cross next weekend. The Black Knights visit the Crusaders next Friday and play host for Senior Knight on Saturday at Tate Rink. Both games are slated for a 7:05 p.m. start. Fans can watch both Atlantic Hockey showdowns live online via www.americaonesports.com (subscription fees apply).

Lacrosse (2-1)

Army scored a 12-2 win over Furman on Feb. 22. The game was played at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with Face-Off For A Cause, hosted by the Wounded Warrior Project.
John Glesener scored a game-high four goals, while Will Mazzone and Cole Johnson each registered a hat trick.
Alex Daly won 10 of his 16 face-off tries and collected a team-high six ground balls.
Jake Gavin made 13 saves in net.
Army's three-game road swing comes to a close when the team opens Patriot League play on Saturday, March 1, at Lafayette. The Black Knights are 32-0 all-time against the Leopards. The game will air live online, free of charge, on the Patriot League Network.

Rifle (7-5,  3-4 GARC)

Joseph Todaro was the top scorer in smallbore and Olivia Nardone set a career-best beating the field in air rifle as seventh-ranked Army swept a triangular in its NCAA Qualifier Saturday at Tronsrue Marksmanship Center.
The Black Knights ecorded a 4657 in outpointing SUNY-Maritime (4243) and USP (3879) on Senior Day for Todaro, Michael Matthews, Richard Calvin and Zachary Wells.
Todaro led an Army sweep of the top 10 places in smallbore with a 583 as he edged classmate Matthews by a point to earn first-place honors for the third time this season.
Nardone shattered her career mark in air rifle by five points recording a 592 in outdistancing the field. Calvin was runner-up with a 586.
Nardone, Calvin, Gestl and Matthews comprised Army's four-man firing team that combined for a 2347 as the Black Knights dominated both disciplines in closing out a solid performance in the Black Knights' bid to qualify for the NCAA Championships for the 11th straight year. Army will learn its postseason fate late in the day on Thursday.
Next up for Army is the GARC Championships in Oxford, Miss., next weekend.

Softball (1-8, 0-0 Patriot League)

Army went 1-3 at the UNCG Spartan Classic in Greensboro, N.C. The Black Knights lost the host Spartans (6-1), Minnesota (12-1) and Hampton (6-1) before scoring their first win of the year against George Washington (4-2).
Plebe Kristen West earned her first collegiate win in the circle. West allowed two runs on eight hits and struck out two in the complete-game victory.
Marah House hit a three-run home run in the top of the fifth to break a 1-1 tie.
Kasey McCravey went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Four freshman drew starting assignments against George Washington -- Alee Rashenskas (2B), House (DP), Karena Gonzalez (LF) and West.
McCravey leads Army in hits (14), doubles (4), RBI (5), total bases (21), slugging percentage (.778). on-base percentage (.536) and batting (.519). She has not committed an error in 40 chances and is tied for the team lead in runs (4).
Army travels to the Patriot Classic hosted by George Mason. The tournament gets underway Saturday, March 1. The Black Knights will play Rider, George Mason twice and Cornell.

Men's Swimming  & Diving (9-3, 7-1 Patriot League)

The Black Knights placed second at the Patriot League Championships. It was the third time in the last four seasons that the Army men have been the league runner-up.
Chris Szekely and Chris Woods highlighted Army's individual finishers with second-place showings. Szekely was runner-up in the 100-yard freesytle, while Woods placed second in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving competitions.
The Black Knights had seven cadets earn All-Patriot League honors, including first-team selections Szekely and plebe Sean Regan.
Szekley placed in seven events. He was part of four relays (200 medley, 2^nd; 200 freesytle, 4^th; 400 freestyle, 3^rd; 800 freestyle, 3^rd). In addition to his runner-up finish in the 100 free,  he finished third in the 50-yard freestyle and fourth in the 200-yard freestyle.
Regan finished in the top eight in three events. He was sixth in the 200 individual medley, third in the 100 butterfly and fourth in the 200 butterfly.
Army  had five second-team All-Patriot League honorees - Woods, Will Viana, Michaael Dustin, Sam Mo and Devin McCall.
The Army swimmers completed their season, but the divers will compete in the NCAA Zone "A" Diving Championships beginning March 9.

Women's Swimming & Diving (6-6, 4-4 Patriot League)

The Black Knights finished fourth at the Patriot League Championships.
Plebe Ariana Bullard copped Women's Rookie of the Meet accolades after earning a total of 55 points at the event. She placed in the top eight in seven events, including Academy record efforts in the 100 and 200 butterfly races. She was the conference champion in both events en route to first team All-Patriot League honors.
Joining Bullard on the All-Patriot League First Team were Kelly Hamilton and Molly Mucciarone.
Hamilton was the conference champion in the 50-yard freestyle. She finished sixth in the 100-yard butterfly, fifth in the 100-yard backstroke and eight in the 200-yard backstroke. She was also part of the first-place 200 freestyle relay team and the 200-yard medley quartet that finished second.
Mucciarone was second in the 100-yard butterfly and third in the 100-yard freestyle. She was also part of the 200 and 400-yard medley relays and the 200 and 400-yard freestyle relays.
Army had two second-team All-Patriot League selections, diver Daniell Ullman and Jessica Burkett. The Black Knights' five all-league citations were the most since 2006.
The Army swimmers completed their season, but the divers will compete in the NCAA Zone "A" Diving Championships beginning March 9.

Men's Tennis (6-1, 0-0 Patriot League)

The Black Knights went 2-1 at  the Army shootout, defeating St. Bonaventure (7-0) and Drexel (6-1), but falling to Binghamton.
Sam Lampman and Peter Sienko led the way against the Bonnies, securing the doubles point with a victory at No. 3 and winning individual matches at No. 1and No. 5, respectively.
 Lampman also earned a pair of wins versus Drexel. He teamed with Harrison McCormick for a victory at No. 1 doubles and won his match at No. 1 singles. Sienko followed suit, pairing with Alex Van Velzer for a win at No. 3 doubles and recording a win at No. 5 singles.
The Black Knights head to Charleston, S.C., to face The Citadel on Friday, Feb. 28 and Air Force on Monday, Mar. 2.

Women's Tennis (10-1, 0-0 Patriot League)

The Black Knights were victorious in both their matches last week, defeating FDU-Florham and Albany by identical 4-3 scores on Feb. 21. Saturday's match against St. John's was postponed.
Against FDU, Jamila Paul and Carolyn Pitman led the way with a win at No. 1 doubles and singles victories in the No. 1 and No. 2 positions, respectively. Margaret Iliev scored the other singles point with a win at No. 6.
Paul and Pitman again teamed up for a doubles win against Albany, but the Great Danes were able to win the point. Pitman (No. 1), Maya Parker (No. 3), Nancy Porter (No. 4) and Caroline Lorenzini (No. 6) all earned points in singles play to secure the win for the Black Knights.
The Black Knights will continue to host at Lichtenberg Tennis Center for three matches next weekend on Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday March, 1. Army will go up against NJIT at 4 p.m. on Friday and will finish out the weekend versus Marist at 10 a.m. and Quinnipiac at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Indoor Track & Field

The men's team finished third at the Patriot League Championships, while the women were sixth in their championship event.
Army captured Patriot League titles in five individual events and two relays.
Plebe Jose Santana was the Men's Rookie of the Meet after winning the 60-meter dash, the 400-meter dash and being a part of the victorious 4x400-meter relay. His 6.77 clocking in the finals of the 60-meter dash was both an Academy and Patriot League Championship record. His time of 48.41 in the 400-meter dash ranked sixth on Army's all-time top 10 list.
Christopher Kittle, Chris Smith and Clyde Wilson also won individual events. Kittle captured the heptathlon crown, Smith won the 500-meter run and Wilson hit the tape first in the 800-meter run.
Joining Santana on the 4x400-meter relay squad were Xavier Moss, Smith and Wilson.
Nathan Fisher, Ian MacPherson, Wilson and Dylan Chamberlen made up the winning 4x800-meter relay team.
The Army women had one individual champion. Ashley Zeitvogel earned the Patriot League title in the pole vault.
Those cadets that reached qualifying marks during the season will compete at the ECAC/IC4A Championships in Boston on March 8-9.

Wrestling (8-4, 7-4 EIWA)

 Army suffered a 29-6 loss at Navy. Paul Hancock and Ryan Tompkins were victorious at the 157 and 184, respectively.
The Black Knights have a week off before competing at the EIWA Championships in Philadelphia on March 8-9.

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