Army West Point Athletics
No. 7 Army Falls to No. 6 Penn State on Senior Day
March 31, 2018 | Men's Rugby
WEST POINT, N.Y.- The Army West Point men's rugby team dropped a 41-40 decision in a hard fought match to Penn State Saturday afternoon at the Anderson Rugby Complex.
The Black Knights maintained the lead in the 76th minute, until the Nittany Lions regained possession and scored on a penalty kick in the 81st.
Army now falls to 10-4 on the season, while Penn State improves to 9-3 overall.
ARMY GAME NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
THE TEAM VS. PENN STATE
1. Austen Deppe 2. Ryan Moshak 3. Marco Carrabotta 4. Collin Grosse 5. Mitchell Sanderson 6. Austin Rutledge 7. Raaqim Rispress 8. Matthew Meehan 9. Harrison Farrell 10. Jon Kim 11. Jordan Jurosic 12. Jayden Demmy 13. Jake Lachina 14. Drew Zagula 15. Nathan Williams
SCORING TIMELINE
13th Minute - Try; Jake Lachina - (Army leads 5-0)
16th Minute - Try; PSU - Conversion - (PSU leads 7-5)
22nd Minute - Try; PSU - (PSU leads 12-5)
25th Minute - Penalty Kick - Jon Kim - (PSU leads 12-8)
28th Minute - Try; Jayden Demmy - Conversion; Jon Kim (Army leads 15-12)
33rd Minute - Try; Jon Kim - (Army leads 20-12)
36th Minute - Try; PSU - Conversion - (Army leads 20-19)
37th Minute - Try; Nathan Williams - Conversion; Jon Kim - (Army leads 27-19)
47th Minute - Try; PSU - Conversion - (Army leads 27-26)
56th Minute - Try; Matthew Meehan - (Army leads 32-26)
59th Minute - Try; PSU - (Army leads 32-31)
69th Minute - Try; Mitchell Sanderson - (Army leads 37-31)
73rd Minute - Try; PSU - Conversion - (PSU leads 38-37)
76th Minute - Penalty Kick; Jon Kim - (Army leads 40-37)
81st Minute - Penalty Kick; PSU - (PSU leads 41-40)
UP NEXT
Army will compete in the round of 16 at the USA Rugby College National Championships.
The Black Knights maintained the lead in the 76th minute, until the Nittany Lions regained possession and scored on a penalty kick in the 81st.
Army now falls to 10-4 on the season, while Penn State improves to 9-3 overall.
ARMY GAME NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
- Four seniors posted tries in today's match; Jon Kim, Nathan Williams, Mitchell Sanderson, and Jake Lachina.
- Lachina put the Black Knights on the board first with a try in the 13th minute.
- Kim led the team in total points with 15 on one try, two conversions, and two penalty kicks.
- Freshmen Jayden Demmy and Matthew Meehan also notched one try each for the Black Knights.
THE TEAM VS. PENN STATE
1. Austen Deppe 2. Ryan Moshak 3. Marco Carrabotta 4. Collin Grosse 5. Mitchell Sanderson 6. Austin Rutledge 7. Raaqim Rispress 8. Matthew Meehan 9. Harrison Farrell 10. Jon Kim 11. Jordan Jurosic 12. Jayden Demmy 13. Jake Lachina 14. Drew Zagula 15. Nathan Williams
SCORING TIMELINE
13th Minute - Try; Jake Lachina - (Army leads 5-0)
16th Minute - Try; PSU - Conversion - (PSU leads 7-5)
22nd Minute - Try; PSU - (PSU leads 12-5)
25th Minute - Penalty Kick - Jon Kim - (PSU leads 12-8)
28th Minute - Try; Jayden Demmy - Conversion; Jon Kim (Army leads 15-12)
33rd Minute - Try; Jon Kim - (Army leads 20-12)
36th Minute - Try; PSU - Conversion - (Army leads 20-19)
37th Minute - Try; Nathan Williams - Conversion; Jon Kim - (Army leads 27-19)
47th Minute - Try; PSU - Conversion - (Army leads 27-26)
56th Minute - Try; Matthew Meehan - (Army leads 32-26)
59th Minute - Try; PSU - (Army leads 32-31)
69th Minute - Try; Mitchell Sanderson - (Army leads 37-31)
73rd Minute - Try; PSU - Conversion - (PSU leads 38-37)
76th Minute - Penalty Kick; Jon Kim - (Army leads 40-37)
81st Minute - Penalty Kick; PSU - (PSU leads 41-40)
UP NEXT
Army will compete in the round of 16 at the USA Rugby College National Championships.
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