No. 12 Army Falls to No. 5 Penn State

Saturday, January 21

University Park, PA

4 PM

Army West Point

396.50

414.20

Penn State

No. 12 Army Falls to No. 5 Penn State

January 21, 2017 | Men's Gymnastics

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The 12th-ranked Army West Point gymnastics team fell to No. 5 Penn State, 414.20-396.05, Saturday evening in Happy Valley. The Black Knights improved after the West Point Open last weekend, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Nittany Lions.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MEET NOTES

For the second week in-a-row, the vault was Army's premier event. The Black Knights held a 0.150 point advantage over Penn State thanks to four gymnasts with marks over 14.000.
Ryan Wilson championed the event with a 14.450. He was followed by Dominic DiFulvio (14.450) of PSU and teammates Leo Genders (14.200), Seth Cannon (14.050) and Alejandro Tombrink (14.000).
The Black Knights' combined score of 68.250 in the high bar also topped the Nittany Lions' 67.300.
Nathan Goff (14.050), Cannon (13.950) and Genders (13.850) swept the top three spots to give Army the advantage.

HOW IT HAPPENED

On floor, Cannon was Army's top competitor and finished with a 13.650, while Erik Del Cid, converted a 13.600.
Goff recorded the highest marks for Army on pommel horse with a 13.550, and on the rings with a score of 13.600. Brandon Shively (13.450) and Rex Scott (13.150) also posted marks over 13.000 on pommel, while Elliott Herman posted an impressive 13.000.
In the final event of parallel bars, Nick McAfee (12.850), Elijah-Ty Phelps (12.800) and Cannon (12.800) recorded Army's top marks.

KEY MOMENT

Army's top three sweep on the high bar over the No. 5 Nittany Lions kept the Black Knights in the meet along with the strong performance on vault for the second-straight weekend.

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