Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
2-1 , 2-1
University of Pennsylvania
1-2 , 1-2
Black Knights Shut Out Penn in 40-0 Victory
September 30, 2022 | Sprint Football
How it Happened
The Black Knights had a slow start offensively while having dominated defensively early on. The Black Knights had four sacks in the first quarter and continued this trend in the second quarter with a sack by Ryan Rast and Sebastian Russell. Army's defense also kept Penn's junior quarterback Andrew Paolini to 180 yards, 13 completed passes out of 28 attempts and one interception.
Toward the end of the first half the Black Knights took an early lead against the Quakers. The offense started with a 27-yard field goal by Ben Abercrombie. Army continued with a 12-yard touchdown from Donovan Mannion to extend the Black Knights lead to 10-0. Army continued to hammer Penn in the second quarter with the help of Donovan Mannion, Traye Carson, and Henry Beck, each scoring a touchdown, extending their lead to 31-0.
Quarterback Mikal Willeke had another strong game, finishing tonight with a career high of 303 yards and four touchdowns. He went 16 for 27 . Black Knights junior quarterback Justin Fitzgerald came into the game halfway through the third quarter. He completed the game with 32-yards on 3-for-7 passing. Army's quarterback Seth Brown also saw playing time tonight. On four rushing attempts he gained 17 yards.
Black Knights junior wide receiver Traye Carson finished tonight's victory with 122 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He and Donovan Mannion both had big plays. Carson with a 59-yard touchdown in the third quarter, and Mannion with a 77-yard touchdown in the second.
Cadets Capsules
- QB Mikal Willeke completed the game with a career-high of 303 yards
- Donovan Mannion had a season-high of 101 receiving yards
- Traye Carson had a season-high of 122 receiving yards
- Ryan Rast had career-high of four sacks
- Brendan Windsor matched a high of 2.5 sacks
- Michael Sullivan had a season-high of two sacks
Up Next
The Black Knights return home to go up against Alderson Broaddus University at Michie Stadium on Saturday, October 8 at 12 pm.
Team Stats
ARMY 3, PENNSFB 0
ARMY - Abercrombie 27 yd field goal 13 plays, 48 yards, TOP 4:02
ARMY 10, PENNSFB 0
ARMY - Mannion 12 yd pass from Willeke, Mikal (Abercrombie kick) 4 plays, 61 yards, TOP 1:12
ARMY 17, PENNSFB 0
ARMY - Mannion 77 yd pass from Willeke, Mikal (Abercrombie kick) 1 plays, 62 yards, TOP 0:11
ARMY 24, PENNSFB 0
ARMY - Carson, Traye 27 yd pass from Willeke, Mikal (Abercrombie kick) 1 plays, 27 yards, TOP 0:07
ARMY 31, PENNSFB 0
ARMY - Beck, Henry 1 yd run (Abercrombie kick), 7 plays, 36 yards, TOP 2:48
ARMY 37, PENNSFB 0
ARMY - Carson, Traye 59 yd pass from Willeke, Mikal (Abercrombie kickfailed) 3 plays, 66 yards, TOP 1:36
ARMY 40, PENNSFB 0
ARMY - Abercrombie 37 yd field goal 6 plays, 21 yards, TOP 6:16
