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Women’s Rugby Set to Take On Air Force
November 06, 2015 | Women's Rugby
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's rugby team will take part in its final regular season road matchup on Saturday, traveling to Air Force for a service academy meeting with the Falcons.
Army (5-4-0) will kickoff with Air Force at 10 a.m. ET in the first of back-to-back service academy meetings to conclude the regular season slate.
HOW TO FOLLOW
As always, fans can visit www.GoArmyWestPoint.com for up-to-date information and follow the Black Knights on Twitter @ArmyWP_WRugby for live updates and Instagram @armywpwrugby.
THE GAME
The Army West Point women's rugby team will take to Colorado Springs, Colo., for the first of back-to-back meetings with service academy rivals. Army is slated to take on the Falcons of the Air Force Academy on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET.
The game will be the final regular season road matchup of the year as Army will return to Anderson Rugby Complex on Nov. 13 for a season finale with Navy.
ARMY'S LAST TIME OUT
The Black Knights are coming off of a 20-12 loss at the hands of conference rival Quinnipiac on Saturday, surrendering the conference title to the Bobcats.
Mariah Caid-Loos and Lindy Clark recorded tries with Nicole Heavirland successfully converted one kick.
Quinnipiac took the early lead, getting up by a score of 15-0 through 40 minutes of action. The Bobcats kept the pressure on in the second half, scoring in the 54th minute to take the 20-0 advantage.
Army got on the board just five minutes later as captain Caid-Loos dotted down. Heavirland's kick was good as the Black Knights cut the Quinnipiac lead to 20-7.
Clark would score in the 71st minute, but the Black Knights were unable to finish the comeback, as the Bobcats captured the 20-12 win.
CRITTINGTON NAMED AAA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Entering the game in the early portion of the first half, following an injury to the team's vice-captain, Zye Crittington scored three tries in the Army West Point women's rugby team's 68-15 victory over Norwich. For her efforts, Crittington has been named the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week.
Sidelined due to injury, vice-captain Chioma Odocha left the contest early, forcing Crittington into the game at an unfamiliar position. Generally an inside center, Crittington quickly adapted to the wing position, dotting down in the 29th, 44th and 48th minutes.
The tries marked the second, third and fourth, scored in the plebe's young career, as she earned her first collegiate try in the win over American International two weeks prior.
CLARK GARNERS AAA RECOGNITION
Three first half scores in the Army West Point women's rugby team's 43-17 victory over conference rival Norwich earned firstie Lindy Clark Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week recognition.
This is the first career AAA Athlete of the Week honor for Clark and the second consecutive week in which a member of the women's rugby team has earned the distinction.
Clark opened up the scoring for the Black Knights in the eighth minute, cutting the Norwich lead to 10-5. She scored again in the 11th minute to tie the game, as teammate Nicole Heavirland converted the score to put Army up 12-10.
The Cadets regained the lead with a try and conversion in the 16th minute, but Clark's third try of the afternoon in the 37th minute tied it up once again. Heavirland converted her second kick of the afternoon to send the Black Knights into the half with the two-point advantage. From that point on, Army held Norwich off the scoresheet, earning its first win over the national powerhouse in 15s action.
HEAVIRLAND COPS AAA HONORS
After leading the Army West Point women's rugby squad to a 29-24 victory over conference foe Quinnipiac, Heavirland was named the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week on Sept. 14.
This is the first AAA Athlete of the Week nod of the season and second of her career for Heavirland.
Competing in her first collegiate 15s game, Heavirland scored the opening try of the game for the Black Knights in the 38th minute of action, sending Army into the break down 14-7.
With the Bobcats holding a 24-12 advantage mid-way through the second half, Heavirland began her scoring onslaught, rattling off three straight tries in the 61st, 69th and 82nd minutes.
In the 69th minute she tied the game at 24-24 after successfully converting her own try. With stoppage time expiring, she found the try zone in the 82nd minute to put the Black Knights on top 29-24 and ensure the win.
In total, the Whitefish, Mont., native accounted for 22 of the team's 29 points on the afternoon.
MEET YOUR CAPTAINS
Leading the 2015-16 squad will be captain Mariah Caid-Loos and vice-captain Odocha.
Caid-Loos posted four tries in 15s action in the 2014-15 season before falling to injury. Odocha earned three tries in 15s action and four on the 7s pitch.
Since the start of the 2015-16 year, Caid-Loos has posted one score, while Odocha has earned three.
CLASS RINGS
The Class of 2016 received their class rings in a ceremony held at Trophy Point on Aug. 28, 2015. A time-honored West Point tradition, the Class of 2016's rings contain gold from 356 West Point graduates donated to the West Point Association of Graduates in addition to steel melted down from the World Trade Center.
UP NEXT
Army will conclude the regular season on Friday, Nov. 13 when it hosts service academy foe Navy at Anderson Rugby Complex. Last season, the 15s squad bested the Midshipmen 61-20 in the regular season before laying down a 72-12 win in the consolation round of the ACRA Tournament.
Following the battle against Navy, the Black Knights will kick off postseason play as the NCWVRA Tournament is slated to get underway on Nov. 14.
Army (5-4-0) will kickoff with Air Force at 10 a.m. ET in the first of back-to-back service academy meetings to conclude the regular season slate.
HOW TO FOLLOW
As always, fans can visit www.GoArmyWestPoint.com for up-to-date information and follow the Black Knights on Twitter @ArmyWP_WRugby for live updates and Instagram @armywpwrugby.
THE GAME
The Army West Point women's rugby team will take to Colorado Springs, Colo., for the first of back-to-back meetings with service academy rivals. Army is slated to take on the Falcons of the Air Force Academy on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET.
The game will be the final regular season road matchup of the year as Army will return to Anderson Rugby Complex on Nov. 13 for a season finale with Navy.
ARMY'S LAST TIME OUT
The Black Knights are coming off of a 20-12 loss at the hands of conference rival Quinnipiac on Saturday, surrendering the conference title to the Bobcats.
Mariah Caid-Loos and Lindy Clark recorded tries with Nicole Heavirland successfully converted one kick.
Quinnipiac took the early lead, getting up by a score of 15-0 through 40 minutes of action. The Bobcats kept the pressure on in the second half, scoring in the 54th minute to take the 20-0 advantage.
Army got on the board just five minutes later as captain Caid-Loos dotted down. Heavirland's kick was good as the Black Knights cut the Quinnipiac lead to 20-7.
Clark would score in the 71st minute, but the Black Knights were unable to finish the comeback, as the Bobcats captured the 20-12 win.
CRITTINGTON NAMED AAA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Entering the game in the early portion of the first half, following an injury to the team's vice-captain, Zye Crittington scored three tries in the Army West Point women's rugby team's 68-15 victory over Norwich. For her efforts, Crittington has been named the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week.
Sidelined due to injury, vice-captain Chioma Odocha left the contest early, forcing Crittington into the game at an unfamiliar position. Generally an inside center, Crittington quickly adapted to the wing position, dotting down in the 29th, 44th and 48th minutes.
The tries marked the second, third and fourth, scored in the plebe's young career, as she earned her first collegiate try in the win over American International two weeks prior.
CLARK GARNERS AAA RECOGNITION
Three first half scores in the Army West Point women's rugby team's 43-17 victory over conference rival Norwich earned firstie Lindy Clark Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week recognition.
This is the first career AAA Athlete of the Week honor for Clark and the second consecutive week in which a member of the women's rugby team has earned the distinction.
Clark opened up the scoring for the Black Knights in the eighth minute, cutting the Norwich lead to 10-5. She scored again in the 11th minute to tie the game, as teammate Nicole Heavirland converted the score to put Army up 12-10.
The Cadets regained the lead with a try and conversion in the 16th minute, but Clark's third try of the afternoon in the 37th minute tied it up once again. Heavirland converted her second kick of the afternoon to send the Black Knights into the half with the two-point advantage. From that point on, Army held Norwich off the scoresheet, earning its first win over the national powerhouse in 15s action.
HEAVIRLAND COPS AAA HONORS
After leading the Army West Point women's rugby squad to a 29-24 victory over conference foe Quinnipiac, Heavirland was named the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week on Sept. 14.
This is the first AAA Athlete of the Week nod of the season and second of her career for Heavirland.
Competing in her first collegiate 15s game, Heavirland scored the opening try of the game for the Black Knights in the 38th minute of action, sending Army into the break down 14-7.
With the Bobcats holding a 24-12 advantage mid-way through the second half, Heavirland began her scoring onslaught, rattling off three straight tries in the 61st, 69th and 82nd minutes.
In the 69th minute she tied the game at 24-24 after successfully converting her own try. With stoppage time expiring, she found the try zone in the 82nd minute to put the Black Knights on top 29-24 and ensure the win.
In total, the Whitefish, Mont., native accounted for 22 of the team's 29 points on the afternoon.
MEET YOUR CAPTAINS
Leading the 2015-16 squad will be captain Mariah Caid-Loos and vice-captain Odocha.
Caid-Loos posted four tries in 15s action in the 2014-15 season before falling to injury. Odocha earned three tries in 15s action and four on the 7s pitch.
Since the start of the 2015-16 year, Caid-Loos has posted one score, while Odocha has earned three.
CLASS RINGS
The Class of 2016 received their class rings in a ceremony held at Trophy Point on Aug. 28, 2015. A time-honored West Point tradition, the Class of 2016's rings contain gold from 356 West Point graduates donated to the West Point Association of Graduates in addition to steel melted down from the World Trade Center.
UP NEXT
Army will conclude the regular season on Friday, Nov. 13 when it hosts service academy foe Navy at Anderson Rugby Complex. Last season, the 15s squad bested the Midshipmen 61-20 in the regular season before laying down a 72-12 win in the consolation round of the ACRA Tournament.
Following the battle against Navy, the Black Knights will kick off postseason play as the NCWVRA Tournament is slated to get underway on Nov. 14.
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