Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, October 28
University Park, PA
1:45 PM
Army West Point
at
Penn State
Men's Rugby Set for Conference Championship
October 26, 2017 | Men's Rugby
STATE COLLEGE, Pa.- The No. 9 ranked Army West Point men's rugby team is on the road Saturday for their conference championship matchup against No. 8 Penn State, with kickoff slated for 1:45 p.m.
In their last meeting during 15s play, the Black Knights dropped a 29-13 decision to the Nittany Lions at the Anderson Rugby Complex.
ARMY (5-1, 4-1 RUGBY EAST)
PENN STATE (5-0, 5-0 RUGBY EAST)
For more information on Army West Point men's rugby, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_MRugby on Twitter.
In their last meeting during 15s play, the Black Knights dropped a 29-13 decision to the Nittany Lions at the Anderson Rugby Complex.
ARMY (5-1, 4-1 RUGBY EAST)
- The Black Knights are looking to improve to 3-2 overall against Penn State.
- In 2016, Senior Jon Kim broke the program record for career penalty kicks, surpassing Thomas Del Pino.
- Kim currently leads the Black Knights offensively with 67 points on 24 conversions, two tries, and three penalty kicks.
- Sophomore Nathan Brooks leads the team in tries with six.
PENN STATE (5-0, 5-0 RUGBY EAST)
- The Nittany Lions currently sit at the number eight spot in the D1A Rugby poll.
- Penn State is entering the match undefeated in 15s play.
- Collegiate All-American honorable mention Jimmy Ronan returns as a key contributer for the Nittany Lions.
- Ronan documented eight points on four conversions in their 98-17 victory against Buffalo last weekend.
For more information on Army West Point men's rugby, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_MRugby on Twitter.
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