Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
Air Force
Black Knights Defeat Air Force
November 01, 2019 | Men's Rugby
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. - The Army West Point men's rugby team won its third consecutive game Friday, as the Black Knights took down service-academy rival Air Force 39-0.
"The win was good and the shutout was great," said head coach Matt Sherman. "Just being able to play in tough conditions, battling in some pretty cold temperatures, was awesome."
Seven different cadets scored tries for Army (5-4, 2-2), led by Marco Carrabotta dotting his team leading ninth try of the fall season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Army capitalized off an early Air Force turnover, leading to Carrabotta marching his way down the field to give the Black Knights the early lead. After Jack Royston converted the kick, Army led 7-0.
- The Black Knights stayed on the attack for the early part of the first half. Collin Grosse weaved his way into the try zone to extend Army's lead to 12-0 in the 13th minute.
- Physical play by Army led to Nathan Brooks pushing one in for a try to make it 22-0 in the 30th minute.
- Sherman was able Army able to get a lot of guys playing time in the second half, as the Black Knights added three more tries in the final 40 minutes to complete the shutout.
SCORING TIMELINE VS AIR FORCE
1st minute: TRY -- Marco Carrabotta; Conversion (Royston) -- Army leads, 7-0
13th minute: TRY -- Collin Grosse -- Army (Army leads, 12-0)
20th minute: TRY -- Jason Green -- Army (Army leads, 17-0)
30th minute: TRY -- Nathan Brooks -- Army (Army leads, 22-0)
52nd minute: TRY -- Ben Vasta; Conversion (Royston) -- Army (Army leads, 29-0)
63rd minute: TRY -- Paul Adams -- Army (Army leads, 34-0)
72nd minute: TRY -- Jason Blackwood -- Army (Army leads, 39-0)
UP NEXT
Army travels to University Park, Pa. for its final game of the fall season next Saturday, Nov. 9 for a 1 p.m. Rugby East showdown.
Players Mentioned
