Army Rebounds with Statement Victory Over WJU

Saturday, October 15

Wheeling, W. Va.

1 PM

Army West Point

Wheeling Jesuit

Army Rebounds with Statement Victory Over WJU

October 15, 2016 | Men's Rugby

WHEELING, W. Va. – The Army West Point men's rugby team defeated Wheeling Jesuit 53-7 at Bishop Schmitt Field on Saturday.

The Black Knights improved to 7-1 on the season and 6-1 in Rugby East play, while the Cardinals fell to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in conference.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Today's 53 points scored by Army marked the fifth time in nine matches that the Black Knights have eclipsed the 50-point mark. It was also the sixth time they have held opponents to fewer than 10 points in the 2016-17 campaign.
Junior Austen Deppe made his collegiate debut in the starting 15 versus the Cardinals.
Junior fly half Jon Kim's 28-point performance ranks second in Army's varsity rugby history behind only Andrew Borer's 30 points against Oklahoma last season.
Kim now holds the varsity record for points in a single season with 102 and is six away from the career record. He also set the varsity single-game record for penalty kicks with five, surpassing the previous varsity record of three held by himself, Thomas Del Pino (vs. Wheeling Jesuit in 2015-16) and Borer (vs. Oklahoma in 2015-16).
Junior Jake Lachina scored his seventh try of the season, which leads the Black Knights. He now ranks fifth on Army's all-time varsity scoring list with 85 points, while his 17 career tries ranks him second all-time since the fall of 2014.

SCORING BREAKDOWN vs. WHEELING JESUIT

Jon Kim – One try, four conversions, five penalty kicks, 28 points
Sean Berry – One try, five points
Jeff Malm-Annan – One try, five points
Andy Sullivan – One try, five points
Raaqim Rispress – One try, five points
Jake Lachina – One try, five points

THE TEAM vs. WHEELING JESUIT
1. Connor Parker 2. Ryan Moshak 3. Austen Deppe 4. Sean Berry 5. Mitchell Sanderson 6. Raaqim Rispress 7. Alec Smith 8. Bailey Abercrombie 9. John Royston 10. Jon Kim 11. Andy Sullivan 12. Luke Heun 13. Torran Raby 14. Jeff Malm-Annan 15. Jake Lachina

COACHES CORNER

Head Coach Matt Sherman – "This was a strong performance against a quality opposition on the road that we can be very proud of. It was particularly pleasing to see the team bounce back from our loss last weekend, learn the lessons that experience taught us and move forward with a much improved performance."

UP NEXT

The Black Knights will take a week off before welcoming Rugby East foe Kutztown to the Banks of the Hudson on Saturday, Oct. 29. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.