Army West Point Athletics
Friday, February 9
Jacksonville, FL
10:30 AM
Army West Point
vs
UCONN
Jacksonville-Bound Cadets to Open Season on Friday
February 08, 2018 | Softball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point softball team will begin its 2018 campaign in the Sunshine State this weekend as the Black Knights take part in the three-day River City Leadoff in Jacksonville, Fla.
The Cadets will open their season with a pair of Friday games against UConn at 10:30 a.m. and Jacksonville State at 1 p.m. Army will return to the field the following day for a 1 p.m. showdown with Jacksonville State before taking on Jacksonville at 6 p.m.
The weekend will come to a close at 10 a.m. on Sunday when the Black Knights meet the Huskies one final time.
HOW TO FOLLOW
LIVE STATS • Game 1
LIVE STATS • Game 2
LIVE STATS • Game 3
LIVE STATS • Game 4
LIVE STATS • Game 5
TWITTER • ArmyWP_Softball
ARMY (0-0)
UCONN (0-0)
JACKSONVILLE STATE (0-0)
JACKSONVILLE (0-0)
The Cadets will open their season with a pair of Friday games against UConn at 10:30 a.m. and Jacksonville State at 1 p.m. Army will return to the field the following day for a 1 p.m. showdown with Jacksonville State before taking on Jacksonville at 6 p.m.
The weekend will come to a close at 10 a.m. on Sunday when the Black Knights meet the Huskies one final time.
LIVE STATS • Game 1
LIVE STATS • Game 2
LIVE STATS • Game 3
LIVE STATS • Game 4
LIVE STATS • Game 5
TWITTER • ArmyWP_Softball
ARMY (0-0)
- The Black Knights were picked to finish third in the Patriot League Preseason Poll.
- Junior Renee Poirier and sophomore Lacey Swafford received Preseason All-Patriot League Team honors.
- Army is coming off a 36-21 season that included a 10-8 mark in league play.
- 16 Cadets return, while the squad welcomes 10 newcomers to the roster.
- The Black Knights are 0-4 against UConn and 0-3 against Jacksonville State all-time.
- The game against Jacksonville will be the first meeting between Army and the Dolphins.
UCONN (0-0)
- The Huskies were chosen to place seventh in the American Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll.
- UConn finished the 2017 slate with a 17-31 record.
- The roster features a lot of young talent with 16 underclassmen to go with three seniors and a pair of juniors.
JACKSONVILLE STATE (0-0)
- Jacksonville State was picked to win the Ohio Valley Conference for the third straight year.
- The Gamecocks made the NCAA Tournament last year after finishing the season with a 41-12 overall record to pair with a 15-1 conference mark.
- The team is upperclassmen dominant with 13 juniors and seniors to go along with a pair of sophomores and three rookies.
JACKSONVILLE (0-0)
- The Dolphins finished the 2017 season with a 30-25 mark and played to an 8-2 record in Atlantic Sun play.
- Jacksonville returns four All-Conference players from last year's squad.
- The Dolphins were chosen to place sixth in the conference preseason coaches' poll.
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