Army West Point Athletics
Friday, September 16
Springfield, Mass.
7 PM
Army West Point
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Women’s Rugby Tops AIC on the Road
September 16, 2016 | Women's Rugby
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Army West Point women's rugby team defeated National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) rival AIC, 39-14, on Friday night.
The Black Knights improve to 2-1 overall and in conference, while AIC falls to 0-3 in NIRA matches.
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
TURNING POINTS
SCORING TIMELINE VS. AIC
THE TEAM vs. AIC
1. Taylor Jessop (Hannah Whisnant) 2. Sarah Meier (Olivia Capasso) 3. Reilly Kissinger 4. Tosha Wilson-Lattimore 5. Sara Emsley 6. Sydney Dossett 7. Elexa Leach 8. Giovanna Ferguson-Lewis 9. Mackenzie Garner 10. Megan Rogers 11. Sydney Hawkins 12. Zye Crittington (Bayleigh Gable) 13. Jill Bottarini 14. Rebecca Stipp (Courtney Smith) 15. Kirsten Redmon
UP NEXT
The Black Knights improve to 2-1 overall and in conference, while AIC falls to 0-3 in NIRA matches.
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
- Army won its fourth-consecutive match against the Yellow Jackets to improve to 4-2 all-time.
- Junior Sydney Hawkins is the only Black Knight to score a try in all three games this season.
- Hawkins documented her second-consecutive multi-try performance against AIC.
TURNING POINTS
- Sophomore Taylor Jessop's try before halftime to give Army a two-score lead.
SCORING TIMELINE VS. AIC
- Sixth minute: Try – AIC; Conversion – AIC (AIC leads, 7-0)
- 21st minute: Try – Reilly Kissinger (AIC leads, 7-5)
- 24th minute: Try – Zye Crittington; Conversion – Rebecca Stipp (Army leads, 12-7)
- 38th minute: Try – Taylor Jessop; Conversion – Rebecca Stipp (Army leads, 19-7)
- 48th minute: Try – Megan Rogers (Army leads, 24-7)
- 59th minute: Try – Sydney Hawkins (Army leads, 29-7)
- 66th minute: Try – Sydney Hawkins (Army leads, 34-7)
- 70th minute: Try – Bayleigh Gable (Army leads, 39-7)
- 76th minute: Try – AIC; Conversion – AIC (Army leads, 39-14)
THE TEAM vs. AIC
1. Taylor Jessop (Hannah Whisnant) 2. Sarah Meier (Olivia Capasso) 3. Reilly Kissinger 4. Tosha Wilson-Lattimore 5. Sara Emsley 6. Sydney Dossett 7. Elexa Leach 8. Giovanna Ferguson-Lewis 9. Mackenzie Garner 10. Megan Rogers 11. Sydney Hawkins 12. Zye Crittington (Bayleigh Gable) 13. Jill Bottarini 14. Rebecca Stipp (Courtney Smith) 15. Kirsten Redmon
UP NEXT
- Army will head out to the west coast as it faces Central Washington on Sept., 24, for a 2 p.m. ET kickoff.
Players Mentioned
Wing
/ Women's Rugby
Hooker
/ Women's Rugby
Center
/ Women's Rugby
Flanker
/ Women's Rugby
Lock
/ Women's Rugby
Flanker
/ Women's Rugby
Fly Half
/ Women's Rugby
Scrum Half
/ Women's Rugby
Wing
/ Women's Rugby
Prop
/ Women's Rugby
Prop
/ Women's Rugby
Hooker
/ Women's Rugby
Hooker
/ Women's Rugby
Wing
/ Women's Rugby
Fly Half
/ Women's Rugby
Wing
/ Women's Rugby
Wing
/ Women's Rugby
Prop
/ Women's Rugby
Flanker
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