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Army Leaves Buffalo Scoreless in Home Opener
September 09, 2017 | Men's Rugby
West Point, N.Y. - The Black Knights defeated Buffalo 60-0 in their season opener Saturday night from the Anderson Rugby Complex.
Army improves to 1-0 on the season, while the Bulls fall to 0-1 in Rugby East play.
GAME NOTES
- The Black Knights set a new record for most points scored in a season opener in their 15s season.
- They posted their third-consecutive shutout against the Bulls after defeating them 49-0 in 2016, and 48-0 in 2015.
- Senior Jon Kim put the Black Knights on the board with a try in the first minute of the game.
- Kim posted 15 points on a try and five conversions.
- Reserves Andrew Finken, Jordan Jurosic, as well as Drew Zagula scored their first career tries in 15s play.
- Junior Jareth Long-Garrett and Sophomore Nathan Brooks completed 10 points on two tries.
COACH'S CORNER
Head Coach Matt Sherman - "The shut out was the most pleasing thing. Defensively we were very strong, even when our discipline let us down, we were able to hold our line under pressure. Even though it was a win, there's still a lot to improve on."
SCORING TIMELINE VS BUFFALO
1st Minute: Try - Jon Kim (Army leads 5-0)
8th Minute: Try - Nathan Brooks; Conversion - Jon Kim (Army leads 12-0)
13th Minute: Try - Jareth Long-Garrett; Conversion - Jon Kim (Army leads 19-0)
17th Minute: Try - Andrew Finken; Conversion - Jon Kim (Army leads 26-0)
24th Minute: Try - Jareth Long-Garrett (Army leads 31-0)
31st Minute: Try - Andrew Finken; Conversion - Jon Kim (Army leads 38-0)
44th Minute: Try - Nathan Brooks; Conversion - Jon Kim (Army leads 45-0)
46th Minute: Try - James Mbony (Army leads 50-0)
63rd Minute: Try - Jordan Jurosic (Army leads 55-0)
77th Minute: Try - Drew Zagula (Army leads 60-0)
THE TEAM VS BUFFALO
1. Jareth Long-Garrett 2. Ryan Moshak 3. Eli Brown 4. Chris L'Amoureux 5. Will Miller 6. Nathan Brooks 7. Raaqim Rispress 8. Andrew Finken 9. John Royston 10. Jon Kim 11. Jordan Jurosic 12. Jacob Ericksen 13. Torran Raby 14. James Mbony 15. Jake Lachina
UP NEXT
The Black Knights continue Rugby East play hosting Wheeling Jesuit on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 12 p.m. from the Anderson Rugby Complex.
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