Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, September 26
Brookville, N.Y.
1:00 p.m.
Army West Point
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at
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LIU
Women’s Rugby Falls to LIU in Saturday Bout
September 26, 2026 | Women's Rugby
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – Army West Point women's rugby fell to the LIU Sharks on Saturday morning in a hard-fought loss by a score of 38-36. The Black Knight scored 31 points in the first half which is the most in a first half this season so far. In the victory, Chloe de Leon scored four tries, all in the first half.
The Black Knights struck first on de Leon's first try of the match to take a 5-0 lead five minutes into the match and Leila Galarza added a conversion a minute later to make it 7-0. LIU struck with a try of their own at 9:34 to make it 7-5. The Black Knights scored 24 unanswered points with three tries from de Leon, a try from Molly Kennedy and a conversion from Galarza and Emily Vizcarra, each to make it 31-5. LIU scored the eventual final points of the first half at 38:37 with a try and conversion to make it 31-12 going into the halftime break.
Starting the second half, LIU scored a try and conversion to make it 31-19 at 8:53 before Army secured a try in response from Karlee Richards at 13:42. The Sharks scored the final 19 points of the match to secure a victory by a score of 36-38.
Coaches' Corner
"Credit to LIU for playing hard until the final whistle, said Head Coach Jenn Solomon-Clayton. "It was great to get valuable minutes for our development players in the wet conditions."
Up Next
The Black Knights will return to action in North Carolina taking on Queens in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday Oct. 10 at 11 a.m.
The Black Knights struck first on de Leon's first try of the match to take a 5-0 lead five minutes into the match and Leila Galarza added a conversion a minute later to make it 7-0. LIU struck with a try of their own at 9:34 to make it 7-5. The Black Knights scored 24 unanswered points with three tries from de Leon, a try from Molly Kennedy and a conversion from Galarza and Emily Vizcarra, each to make it 31-5. LIU scored the eventual final points of the first half at 38:37 with a try and conversion to make it 31-12 going into the halftime break.
Starting the second half, LIU scored a try and conversion to make it 31-19 at 8:53 before Army secured a try in response from Karlee Richards at 13:42. The Sharks scored the final 19 points of the match to secure a victory by a score of 36-38.
Coaches' Corner
"Credit to LIU for playing hard until the final whistle, said Head Coach Jenn Solomon-Clayton. "It was great to get valuable minutes for our development players in the wet conditions."
Up Next
The Black Knights will return to action in North Carolina taking on Queens in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday Oct. 10 at 11 a.m.
Army West Point Athletic Association, Inc. (AWPAA)
AWPAA is an IRS code 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established to execute the United States Military Academy's intercollegiate athletics program. AWPAA is led by a board of directors that provides guidance to the director of athletics, who serves as the primary advisor to the USMA Superintendent and the USMA leadership on all NCAA operations. The AWPAA mission is to recruit, educate, train and inspire leaders of character who are committed to the Army values through an extraordinary Division I athletic experience.
AWPAA is an IRS code 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established to execute the United States Military Academy's intercollegiate athletics program. AWPAA is led by a board of directors that provides guidance to the director of athletics, who serves as the primary advisor to the USMA Superintendent and the USMA leadership on all NCAA operations. The AWPAA mission is to recruit, educate, train and inspire leaders of character who are committed to the Army values through an extraordinary Division I athletic experience.
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