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Women’s Rugby Gets NCWVRA Championships Underway, Hosts Harvard
November 14, 2015 | Women's Rugby
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's rugby team will get postseason action underway this weekend, welcoming Harvard for the opening round of the National Collegiate Women's Varsity Rugby Association (NCWVRA) Championship.
Kickoff with the Crimson is slated for 11 a.m. from Anderson Rugby Complex.
TICKETS & PARKING
Admission to Anderson Rugby Complex is free to the public. Tickets are not required. Fans are encouraged to park along the fence line surrounding Anderson Rugby Complex on Upton Road. Parking will also be available along Upton Road by Shea Stadium and Gillis Field House. Only authorized and handicapped vehicles will be permitted to park inside of Anderson Rugby Complex.
HOW TO FOLLOW
A live stream of the game will be provided by Knight Vision, with Zack Daly on the call. Fans can purchase a 24-hour pass to Knight Vision for $6.95, a monthly subscription for $9.95 or a yearlong plan for $79.95. Follow the link here to purchase a subscription.
As always, fans can visit www.GoArmyWestPoint.com for up-to-date information and follow the Black Knights on Twitter @ArmyWP_WRugby for live updates.
THE GAME
The Army West Point women's rugby team gets postseason play underway as the Black Knights host Harvard from Anderson Rugby Complex in the opening round of the National Collegiate Women's Varsity Rugby Association (NCWVRA) Championships. Army earned the second seed in the Northeast Conference with a league record of 5-1 while Harvard enters the tournament as the third seed in the Ivy League Conference.
"We're not looking too bad," said head coach Bill LeClerc. "We've got a few little nagging injuries, a couple of girls that won't be able to start. That's alright, we'll fill in. That's one of the advantage of having a long season is that you get time and opportunity to see lots of girls perform and they get an idea of what they have to do to prepare themselves to get ready. I think we're going to be fine.
"It's going to be a big weekend with Navy on Friday and Harvard on Sunday, so it's going to be a lot of player management and we'll have to see how things play out. I think we'll be able to put two good squads out in three days and I'm really looking forward to it."
ARMY'S LAST TIME OUT
The Black Knights are coming off of another win over a service academy rival, sinking Navy 62-15 under the lights from Anderson Rugby Complex.
The win is the Black Knights' second consecutive victory over a service academy as they earned a 43-0 win over Air Force last weekend. Army honored eight members of the class of 2016. The Black Knights played tribute to Mariah Caid-Loos, Marissa Caid-Loos, Lindy Clark, Allie McDonald, Chioma Odocha, Carissa Pekny and Kaeleigh Warfield. In addition, Army honored manager Hannah Jones and junior Tranelle Patterson, who is competing in her final season of eligibility.
Navy got scoring underway in the first minute, converting a penalty kick to take the 3-0 lead. Army responded in the seventh minute as Mackenzie Garner dotted down to put Army up 5-3.
The Midshipmen got back on top just seven minutes later with a try, but Army took control from that point forward, never again surrendering the lead.
In the 19th minute, Clark dotted down as Nicole Heavirland successfully booted the conversion to put Army up 12-8. Just three minutes later, Marissa Caid-Loos would score down the far corner of the try zone, with Heavirland again converting the score to put Army on top 19-8.
Heavirland scored her first of three tries in the 27th minute, adding the kick to give the Black Knights the 24-8 advantage.
After being held off of the board for more than 20 minutes, Navy dotted down in the 35th minute, successfully booting the kick to cut the Black Knights' lead to 26-15.
Army would close out the half with a burst of momentum as vice-captain Odocha would score to send Army into the break with the 31-15 lead.
Heavirland kept the pressure on in the opening minutes of the second half, scoring in the 44th minute, adding her fourth conversion of the evening. Just two minutes later, Pekny dotted down, putting Army up 43-15.
Tranelle Patterson would score in the 54th minute with Zye Crittington dotting down in the 66th to put the Black Knights on top 55-15. Heavirland concluded the scoring in the 78th minute with a try and successful conversion to send Army to the 62-15 win.
CRITTINGTON NAMED AAA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Entering the game in the early portion of the first half, following an injury to the team's vice-captain, Zye Crittington scored three tries in the Army West Point women's rugby team's 68-15 victory over Norwich. For her efforts, Crittington has been named the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week.
Sidelined due to injury, vice-captain Chioma Odocha left the contest early, forcing Crittington into the game at an unfamiliar position. Generally an inside center, Crittington quickly adapted to the wing position, dotting down in the 29th, 44th and 48th minutes.
The tries marked the second, third and fourth, scored in the plebe's young career, as she earned her first collegiate try in the win over American International two weeks prior.
CLARK GARNERS AAA RECOGNITION
Three first half scores in the Army West Point women's rugby team's 43-17 victory over conference rival Norwich earned firstie Lindy Clark Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week recognition.
This is the first career AAA Athlete of the Week honor for Clark and the second consecutive week in which a member of the women's rugby team has earned the distinction.
Clark opened up the scoring for the Black Knights in the eighth minute, cutting the Norwich lead to 10-5. She scored again in the 11th minute to tie the game, as teammate Nicole Heavirland converted the score to put Army up 12-10.
The Cadets regained the lead with a try and conversion in the 16th minute, but Clark's third try of the afternoon in the 37th minute tied it up once again. Heavirland converted her second kick of the afternoon to send the Black Knights into the half with the two-point advantage. From that point on, Army held Norwich off the scoresheet, earning its first win over the national powerhouse in 15s action.
HEAVIRLAND COPS AAA HONORS
After leading the Army West Point women's rugby squad to a 29-24 victory over conference foe Quinnipiac, Heavirland was named the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week on Sept. 14.
This is the first AAA Athlete of the Week nod of the season and second of her career for Heavirland.
Competing in her first collegiate 15s game, Heavirland scored the opening try of the game for the Black Knights in the 38th minute of action, sending Army into the break down 14-7.
With the Bobcats holding a 24-12 advantage mid-way through the second half, Heavirland began her scoring onslaught, rattling off three straight tries in the 61st, 69th and 82nd minutes.
In the 69th minute she tied the game at 24-24 after successfully converting her own try. With stoppage time expiring, she found the try zone in the 82nd minute to put the Black Knights on top 29-24 and ensure the win.
In total, the Whitefish, Mont., native accounted for 22 of the team's 29 points on the afternoon.
MEET YOUR CAPTAINS
Leading the 2015-16 squad will be captain Mariah Caid-Loos and vice-captain Odocha.
Caid-Loos posted four tries in 15s action in the 2014-15 season before falling to injury. Odocha earned three tries in 15s action and four on the 7s pitch.
Since the start of the 2015-16 year, Caid-Loos has posted one score, while Odocha has earned three.
CLASS RINGS
The Class of 2016 received their class rings in a ceremony held at Trophy Point on Aug. 28, 2015. A time-honored West Point tradition, the Class of 2016's rings contain gold from 356 West Point graduates donated to the West Point Association of Graduates in addition to steel melted down from the World Trade Center.
UP NEXT
A win would advance Army into the semifinals, where it would face the winner of Ivy No. 1 Dartmouth and Northeast No. 4 Norwich. That match would take place on Friday, Nov. 20 at 11 a.m. with the final to follow on Nov. 22 at 1 p.m.
"I don't think the quick turnaround really affects them too much, to be fair," added LeClerc. "Just telling them that there's eight days left and four games to go and then we're done with the season, but not to really hurry and be excited to get to the end, but let's get to the end in the right way. We're trying to break it down and we'll worry about Navy, finish Navy up on Friday, rest Saturday and then prepare again for Harvard on Sunday. Then put that one to bed and we have to worry about whoever we have to play in the semifinals or finals, presuming that we get past Harvard first. I don't want to be too presumptuous, but I think we should be fine there."
Kickoff with the Crimson is slated for 11 a.m. from Anderson Rugby Complex.
TICKETS & PARKING
Admission to Anderson Rugby Complex is free to the public. Tickets are not required. Fans are encouraged to park along the fence line surrounding Anderson Rugby Complex on Upton Road. Parking will also be available along Upton Road by Shea Stadium and Gillis Field House. Only authorized and handicapped vehicles will be permitted to park inside of Anderson Rugby Complex.
HOW TO FOLLOW
A live stream of the game will be provided by Knight Vision, with Zack Daly on the call. Fans can purchase a 24-hour pass to Knight Vision for $6.95, a monthly subscription for $9.95 or a yearlong plan for $79.95. Follow the link here to purchase a subscription.
As always, fans can visit www.GoArmyWestPoint.com for up-to-date information and follow the Black Knights on Twitter @ArmyWP_WRugby for live updates.
THE GAME
The Army West Point women's rugby team gets postseason play underway as the Black Knights host Harvard from Anderson Rugby Complex in the opening round of the National Collegiate Women's Varsity Rugby Association (NCWVRA) Championships. Army earned the second seed in the Northeast Conference with a league record of 5-1 while Harvard enters the tournament as the third seed in the Ivy League Conference.
"We're not looking too bad," said head coach Bill LeClerc. "We've got a few little nagging injuries, a couple of girls that won't be able to start. That's alright, we'll fill in. That's one of the advantage of having a long season is that you get time and opportunity to see lots of girls perform and they get an idea of what they have to do to prepare themselves to get ready. I think we're going to be fine.
"It's going to be a big weekend with Navy on Friday and Harvard on Sunday, so it's going to be a lot of player management and we'll have to see how things play out. I think we'll be able to put two good squads out in three days and I'm really looking forward to it."
ARMY'S LAST TIME OUT
The Black Knights are coming off of another win over a service academy rival, sinking Navy 62-15 under the lights from Anderson Rugby Complex.
The win is the Black Knights' second consecutive victory over a service academy as they earned a 43-0 win over Air Force last weekend. Army honored eight members of the class of 2016. The Black Knights played tribute to Mariah Caid-Loos, Marissa Caid-Loos, Lindy Clark, Allie McDonald, Chioma Odocha, Carissa Pekny and Kaeleigh Warfield. In addition, Army honored manager Hannah Jones and junior Tranelle Patterson, who is competing in her final season of eligibility.
Navy got scoring underway in the first minute, converting a penalty kick to take the 3-0 lead. Army responded in the seventh minute as Mackenzie Garner dotted down to put Army up 5-3.
The Midshipmen got back on top just seven minutes later with a try, but Army took control from that point forward, never again surrendering the lead.
In the 19th minute, Clark dotted down as Nicole Heavirland successfully booted the conversion to put Army up 12-8. Just three minutes later, Marissa Caid-Loos would score down the far corner of the try zone, with Heavirland again converting the score to put Army on top 19-8.
Heavirland scored her first of three tries in the 27th minute, adding the kick to give the Black Knights the 24-8 advantage.
After being held off of the board for more than 20 minutes, Navy dotted down in the 35th minute, successfully booting the kick to cut the Black Knights' lead to 26-15.
Army would close out the half with a burst of momentum as vice-captain Odocha would score to send Army into the break with the 31-15 lead.
Heavirland kept the pressure on in the opening minutes of the second half, scoring in the 44th minute, adding her fourth conversion of the evening. Just two minutes later, Pekny dotted down, putting Army up 43-15.
Tranelle Patterson would score in the 54th minute with Zye Crittington dotting down in the 66th to put the Black Knights on top 55-15. Heavirland concluded the scoring in the 78th minute with a try and successful conversion to send Army to the 62-15 win.
CRITTINGTON NAMED AAA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Entering the game in the early portion of the first half, following an injury to the team's vice-captain, Zye Crittington scored three tries in the Army West Point women's rugby team's 68-15 victory over Norwich. For her efforts, Crittington has been named the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week.
Sidelined due to injury, vice-captain Chioma Odocha left the contest early, forcing Crittington into the game at an unfamiliar position. Generally an inside center, Crittington quickly adapted to the wing position, dotting down in the 29th, 44th and 48th minutes.
The tries marked the second, third and fourth, scored in the plebe's young career, as she earned her first collegiate try in the win over American International two weeks prior.
CLARK GARNERS AAA RECOGNITION
Three first half scores in the Army West Point women's rugby team's 43-17 victory over conference rival Norwich earned firstie Lindy Clark Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week recognition.
This is the first career AAA Athlete of the Week honor for Clark and the second consecutive week in which a member of the women's rugby team has earned the distinction.
Clark opened up the scoring for the Black Knights in the eighth minute, cutting the Norwich lead to 10-5. She scored again in the 11th minute to tie the game, as teammate Nicole Heavirland converted the score to put Army up 12-10.
The Cadets regained the lead with a try and conversion in the 16th minute, but Clark's third try of the afternoon in the 37th minute tied it up once again. Heavirland converted her second kick of the afternoon to send the Black Knights into the half with the two-point advantage. From that point on, Army held Norwich off the scoresheet, earning its first win over the national powerhouse in 15s action.
HEAVIRLAND COPS AAA HONORS
After leading the Army West Point women's rugby squad to a 29-24 victory over conference foe Quinnipiac, Heavirland was named the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week on Sept. 14.
This is the first AAA Athlete of the Week nod of the season and second of her career for Heavirland.
Competing in her first collegiate 15s game, Heavirland scored the opening try of the game for the Black Knights in the 38th minute of action, sending Army into the break down 14-7.
With the Bobcats holding a 24-12 advantage mid-way through the second half, Heavirland began her scoring onslaught, rattling off three straight tries in the 61st, 69th and 82nd minutes.
In the 69th minute she tied the game at 24-24 after successfully converting her own try. With stoppage time expiring, she found the try zone in the 82nd minute to put the Black Knights on top 29-24 and ensure the win.
In total, the Whitefish, Mont., native accounted for 22 of the team's 29 points on the afternoon.
MEET YOUR CAPTAINS
Leading the 2015-16 squad will be captain Mariah Caid-Loos and vice-captain Odocha.
Caid-Loos posted four tries in 15s action in the 2014-15 season before falling to injury. Odocha earned three tries in 15s action and four on the 7s pitch.
Since the start of the 2015-16 year, Caid-Loos has posted one score, while Odocha has earned three.
CLASS RINGS
The Class of 2016 received their class rings in a ceremony held at Trophy Point on Aug. 28, 2015. A time-honored West Point tradition, the Class of 2016's rings contain gold from 356 West Point graduates donated to the West Point Association of Graduates in addition to steel melted down from the World Trade Center.
UP NEXT
A win would advance Army into the semifinals, where it would face the winner of Ivy No. 1 Dartmouth and Northeast No. 4 Norwich. That match would take place on Friday, Nov. 20 at 11 a.m. with the final to follow on Nov. 22 at 1 p.m.
"I don't think the quick turnaround really affects them too much, to be fair," added LeClerc. "Just telling them that there's eight days left and four games to go and then we're done with the season, but not to really hurry and be excited to get to the end, but let's get to the end in the right way. We're trying to break it down and we'll worry about Navy, finish Navy up on Friday, rest Saturday and then prepare again for Harvard on Sunday. Then put that one to bed and we have to worry about whoever we have to play in the semifinals or finals, presuming that we get past Harvard first. I don't want to be too presumptuous, but I think we should be fine there."
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