Black Knights Remain Undefeated With 40-14 Win At Penn State

Saturday, October 15

State College, PA

11 a.m.

Army West Point

Penn State

Black Knights Remain Undefeated With 40-14 Win At Penn State

October 15, 2022 | Men's Rugby

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The Army West Point men's rugby team improved to 5-0 on the fall season with a resounding 40-14 victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday.

Game Summary
The Black Knights scored 26 straight points to start the game. Army opened the scoring one minute into the contest when Michael Amberg scored a try. However, the Black Knights had to wait 35 minutes before adding to their lead. Connor Fay made it 10-0 after scoring a try and Jonny Haley made it 12-0 after a conversion.

Army had a furious scoring run to begin the second half. The Black Knights scored 14 points in five minutes. Nathan Gould scored a try two minutes into the second half, followed by a Haley conversion. At the 47-minute mark, Lucas Pattinson made it 24-0 with Haley making his third conversion of the game for a 26-0 lead.

Penn State got on the board with a try and conversion in the 63^rd minute and 64^th minute, respectively. Jack Simpson scored a try to give Army a 31-7 lead with 12 minutes remaining. Leading 33-14 in the final five minutes, the Black Knights added the last seven points from a try by Matthew Doyle and a conversion by Haley – his fifth of the game – in the 80^th minute.

Cadets' Corner
"We came out hot in the first few minutes which is always hard when you're on the road. We lost our way a little bit in the middle of the game, but we were able to come together and beat a good Penn State team. We fixed a lot with our set piece which enabled us to have a solid platform to attack off, which we started to take advantage of in the second half. Overall, we were able to push through some tough conditions to get a great team win on the road." - Lucas Pattinson

"The brothers played really hard today. There are still a few pieces we need to work on to take us to the next level; however, today was a great win for the team. There were several great moments from all around the team and I'm excited to take this energy into next week. We know what to focus on and will continue to climb." - Mike Amberg

SCORING RUNDOWN
First Half
1:13 – Army – Try (Amberg) – Army 5-0
36:46 – Army – Try (Fay) – Army 10-0
37:50 – Army – Conversion (Haley) – Army 12-0

Second Half
42:28 – Army – Try (Gould) – Army 17-0
43:43 – Army – Conversion (Haley) – Army 19-0
47:36 – Army – Try (Pattinson) – Army 24-0
48:47 – Army – Conversion (Haley) – Army 26-0
63:47 – Penn State – Try – Army 26-5
64:53 – Penn State – Conversion – Army 26-7
68:52 – Army – Try (Simpson) – Army 31-7
70:09 – Army – Conversion (Haley) – Army 33-7
75:48 – Penn State Penalty Try – Army 33-14
79:30 – Army – Try (Doyle) – Army 38-14
80:00 – Army – Conversion (Haley) – Army 40-14

Up Next
The Black Knights play at Mount St. Mary's on Saturday, October 22 at 12 p.m.

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