Army West Point Athletics
Friday, September 9
West Point, N.Y.
6 PM
Army West Point
vs
Iona
Men’s Rugby Welcomes Iona for Rugby East Opener
September 08, 2016 | Men's Rugby
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's rugby team continues its three-game home stand by welcoming the Gaels of Iona for the first Rugby East match of 2016 on Friday.
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Both sides are looking to preserve their respective spotless records. The all-time series between the Black Knights and Gaels is 1-1 with the home team emerging victorious on both occasions. Last season, Iona handed a fourth-ranked Army team its first loss of the season, 43-26.
ARMY (1-0, 0-0 Rugby East)
• The Black Knights defeated Stony Brook, 49-3, to open the 2016-17 campaign.
• Junior Jon Kim stole the show, setting a new program single-game record for conversions with seven in his collegiate debut.
• Juniors Jake Lachina and Jareth Long-Garrett each dotted down twice, while Harrison Farrell, Luke Heun and Connor Parker scored once.
• Army enters the match with a record of 16-1 at Anderson Rugby Complex.
IONA (2-0, 0-0 Rugby East)
• Iona defeated Fordham, 36-20, and Fairfield, 48-0, in its previous two matches in 2016.
• The Gaels' key returners are flanker Jon Pettereti, center Mike Searella and flanker John V'allarra.
• Despite being undersized without a player taller than six feet or heavier than 200 pounds, Iona has a very experienced, veteran squad.
UP NEXT
The Black Knights will conclude their three-game home stand by hosting Rugby East foe West Virginia at the Anderson Rugby Complex on Saturday, Sept. 17, for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
For more information on Army West Point men's rugby, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_MRugby on Twitter.
VIDEO • Knight Vision
TWITTER • ArmyWP_MRugby
Both sides are looking to preserve their respective spotless records. The all-time series between the Black Knights and Gaels is 1-1 with the home team emerging victorious on both occasions. Last season, Iona handed a fourth-ranked Army team its first loss of the season, 43-26.
ARMY (1-0, 0-0 Rugby East)
• The Black Knights defeated Stony Brook, 49-3, to open the 2016-17 campaign.
• Junior Jon Kim stole the show, setting a new program single-game record for conversions with seven in his collegiate debut.
• Juniors Jake Lachina and Jareth Long-Garrett each dotted down twice, while Harrison Farrell, Luke Heun and Connor Parker scored once.
• Army enters the match with a record of 16-1 at Anderson Rugby Complex.
IONA (2-0, 0-0 Rugby East)
• Iona defeated Fordham, 36-20, and Fairfield, 48-0, in its previous two matches in 2016.
• The Gaels' key returners are flanker Jon Pettereti, center Mike Searella and flanker John V'allarra.
• Despite being undersized without a player taller than six feet or heavier than 200 pounds, Iona has a very experienced, veteran squad.
UP NEXT
The Black Knights will conclude their three-game home stand by hosting Rugby East foe West Virginia at the Anderson Rugby Complex on Saturday, Sept. 17, for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
For more information on Army West Point men's rugby, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_MRugby on Twitter.
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