Army Earns Runner-Up Finish at West Point 7s

Sunday, May 21

West Point, N.Y.

9 AM

Army West Point

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Army Earns Runner-Up Finish at West Point 7s

May 21, 2017 | Men's Rugby

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's rugby team closed out the West Point 7s Invitational with a second place finish on Sunday at the Anderson Rugby Complex.

Penn State claimed the championship with a 19-15 decision over Army's silver team, while NEC avenged an earlier loss to Temple in the third place match, 29-7. Army's black team placed fifth after defeating Notre Dame, 12-10, in a highly-contested matchup.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army combined to go 4-5-1 in the tournament.
Jake Lachina led the Black Knights with nine tries on the weekend and scored in all five games for silver.
Austin Rutledge scored his first try of the tournament in the fifth-place match against Notre Dame, dotting down twice in the first half of the victory.

SCORING TIMELINE: Army Silver vs. NEC
3rd minute: Try – Jake Lachina; Conversion – Jon Kim (Army leads, 7-0)
7th minute: Try – NEC (Army leads, 7-5)
12th minute: Try – NEC (NEC leads, 10-7)
14th minute: Try – James Mbony; Conversion – Harrison Farrell (Army leads, 14-10)

SCORING TIMELINE: Army Black vs. Penn State
2nd minute: Try – Penn State; Conversion – Penn State (Penn State leads, 7-0)
5th minute: Try – Penn State (Penn State leads, 12-0)
7th minute: Try – Penn State (Penn State leads, 17-0)
9th minute: Try – Penn State; Conversion – Penn State (Penn State leads, 24-0)
11th minute: Try – Penn State; Conversion – Penn State (Penn State leads, 31-0)
13th minute: Try – Penn State; Conversion – Penn State (Penn State leads, 38-0)
14th minute: Try – Penn State; Conversion – Penn State (Penn State leads, 45-0)

SCORING TIMELINE: Army Black vs. Notre Dame
3rd minute: Try – Austin Rutledge; Conversion – Brendan Cunningham (Army leads, 7-0)
5th minute: Try – Austin Rutledge (Army leads, 12-0)
9th minute: Try – Notre Dame (Army leads, 12-5)
14th minute: Try – Notre Dame (Army leads, 12-10)

SCORING TIMELINE: Army Silver vs. Penn State
3rd minute: Try - Jordan Jurosic (Army leads, 5-0)
6th minute: Try – Penn State; Conversion – Penn State (Penn State leads, 7-5)
7th minute: Try – Torran Raby (Army leads, 10-7)
9th minute: Try – Penn State; Conversion – Penn State (Penn State leads, 14-10)
14th minute: Try – Jake Lachina (Army leads, 15-14)
14th minute: Try – Penn State (Penn State leads, 19-15)

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