Army Hosts Conference Rival Kutztown on Saturday

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's rugby team will close out the Rugby East portion of its schedule on Saturday as it welcomes 13th-ranked Kutztown to the Anderson Rugby Complex for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

Kutztown has been ranked each of the previous two times they have contested the Black Knights as the Golden Bears were third in 2014 and sixth in 2015.

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ARMY (7-1, 6-1 Rugby East)
• The Black Knights rebounded last time out against Wheeling Jesuit team with a 53-7 victory after their first loss of the season.
• Army is 1-1 against Kutztown since the fall of 2014, dropping last year's match on the road, 39-26.
• The Cadets are 1-1 against ranked opponents this season.
• Junior fly half Jon Kim continues to lead the team offensively with 102 points, 28 conversions and 12 penalty kicks.
• Fellow junior Jake Lachina has scored the most tries for Army this season with seven.
• The Black Knights have one of the best defensive units in the country, allowing just 7.6 points per game.

KUTZTOWN (4-1, 4-1 Rugby East)
• The Golden Bears have scored at least 60 points in each of their four victories this season, highlighted by a 95-point effort in the season-opener against West Virginia.
• Kutztown is riding a two-match winning streak after being upset by Wheeling Jesuit, 33-22, on Oct. 8.
• Freshman forward Joseph Thatcher was named the D1A Rugby Player of the Week after scoring four tries last week against Delaware.

For more information on Army West Point men's rugby, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_MRugby on Twitter.

Army Hosts Conference Rival Kutztown on Saturday

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Jon Kim

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