Army West Point Athletics
Thursday, March 16
Los Angeles, Calif.
8 PM ET
Army West Point
45
at
19
UCLA
Army Tops UCLA in Spring Opener
March 16, 2017 | Men's Rugby
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The seventh-ranked Army West Point men's rugby team opened its spring 15s season with a 45-19 victory over UCLA on Thursday night.
The Black Knights improved to 10-1 on the season with the win.
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
SCORING TIMELINE vs. UCLA
Fourth minute: Try - James Mbony (Army leads, 5-0)
13th minute: Try - Jake Lachina (Army leads, 10-0)
16th minute: Try - Jake Lachina; Conversion - Jon Kim (Army leads, 17-0)
44th minute: Penalty Kick - Jon Kim (Army leads, 20-0)
52nd minute: Try - UCLA (Army leads, 20-5)
55th minute: Penalty Kick - Jon Kim (Army leads, 23-5)
57th minute: Try - UCLA (Army leads, 23-10)
65th minute: Try - Jake Lachina; Conversion - Jon Kim (Army leads, 30-10)
69th minute: Try - James Mbony (Army leads, 35-10)
72nd minute: Try - Nathan Williams; Conversion - Andrew Fargo (Army leads, 42-10)
78th minute: Try - UCLA; Conversion - UCLA (Army leads, 42-17)
THE TEAM vs. UCLA
1. Connor Parker 2. Austin Rutledge 3. Adam Szott 4. Chris L'Amoureux 5. Mitchell Sanderson 6. Nathan Brooks 7. Ryan Manion 8. Rob Niscior 9. Harrison Farrell 10. Jon Kim 11. Nathan Williams 12. Andrew Fargo 13. Torran Raby 14. James Mbony 15. Jake Lachina
UP NEXT
The Black Knights improved to 10-1 on the season with the win.
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
- The Black Knights topped UCLA in the first meeting between the two sides since Army became a varsity program in 2014-15.
- Junior fullback Jake Lachina led the team with three tries.
- Freshman Nathan Brooks and sophomore Austin Rutledge made their career debuts in the starting lineup tonight.
- Senior Andrew Fargo made his season debut in the starting lineup versus the Bruins.
SCORING TIMELINE vs. UCLA
Fourth minute: Try - James Mbony (Army leads, 5-0)
13th minute: Try - Jake Lachina (Army leads, 10-0)
16th minute: Try - Jake Lachina; Conversion - Jon Kim (Army leads, 17-0)
44th minute: Penalty Kick - Jon Kim (Army leads, 20-0)
52nd minute: Try - UCLA (Army leads, 20-5)
55th minute: Penalty Kick - Jon Kim (Army leads, 23-5)
57th minute: Try - UCLA (Army leads, 23-10)
65th minute: Try - Jake Lachina; Conversion - Jon Kim (Army leads, 30-10)
69th minute: Try - James Mbony (Army leads, 35-10)
72nd minute: Try - Nathan Williams; Conversion - Andrew Fargo (Army leads, 42-10)
78th minute: Try - UCLA; Conversion - UCLA (Army leads, 42-17)
THE TEAM vs. UCLA
1. Connor Parker 2. Austin Rutledge 3. Adam Szott 4. Chris L'Amoureux 5. Mitchell Sanderson 6. Nathan Brooks 7. Ryan Manion 8. Rob Niscior 9. Harrison Farrell 10. Jon Kim 11. Nathan Williams 12. Andrew Fargo 13. Torran Raby 14. James Mbony 15. Jake Lachina
UP NEXT
- The Black Knights conclude their trip to California with a 6 p.m. ET, match against No. 10 San Diego State on Saturday.
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