Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, October 14
New Rochelle, NY
11 AM
Army West Point
at
Iona
Men's Rugby Readies for Road Matchup with Iona
October 13, 2017 | Men's Rugby
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.- The Army West Point men's rugby team is set to face Iona in a homecoming match on Saturday Oct. 14 with kickoff scheduled for 11 a.m.
This is the third meeting between the two teams, after the Black Knights defeated Iona 16-5 in a hard-fought match in September 2016. In their second year as a varsity program, Army dropped a 43-26 decision to the Gaels on the road.
HOW TO FOLLOW – IONA
VIDEO • ESPN 3
ARMY (3-1, 3-1 RUGBY EAST)
IONA (7-0, 4-0 LIBERTY)
For more information on Army West Point men's rugby, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_MRugby on Twitter.
This is the third meeting between the two teams, after the Black Knights defeated Iona 16-5 in a hard-fought match in September 2016. In their second year as a varsity program, Army dropped a 43-26 decision to the Gaels on the road.
HOW TO FOLLOW – IONA
VIDEO • ESPN 3
ARMY (3-1, 3-1 RUGBY EAST)
- Senior Jon Kim accounted for 11 of 16 points scored in last year's contest.
- Kim also tied the program's varsity record for most penalty kicks in a game with three.
- Senior Ryan Moshak posted one try against Iona to give Army the lead.
- The Black Knights are looking to improve to 2-1 overall against the Gaels.
IONA (7-0, 4-0 LIBERTY)
- The Gaels are coming off an 80-0 shutout against Delaware last weekend.
- They recently clinched the number one spot in the D1A Liberty Conference.
- Senior All-American Michael Scarcella returns as a key contributor for Iona this season.
For more information on Army West Point men's rugby, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_MRugby on Twitter.
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