GRR: West Point
West Point held off Penn State 19-15 Saturday at the Anderson Rugby Complex to start their Rugby East conference season 1-0.
In a game that saw both teams lead at various points in the match, Army did enough.
US Military Academy co-captain Logan Pearce was named Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week for his performance in helping Army Rugby defeated Cornell 49-0.
Below is a video interview with the senior, who was a firt-team all-academic HS football player in Ohio and is from Lakewood, Ohio. He is a chemical engineering major and will graduate this coming spring.
Call it the Redemption Bowl, or maybe just call it the biggest college game of the weekend, either way, Penn State visiting Army at West Point has its share of stories.
Cornell University hosts West Point this weekend in the opening match for both teams for this fall.
As Goff Rugby Report reported on July 18 that they would, the US Military Academy made men’s and women’s rugby varsity Friday, marking a dramatic turnaround for the men’s program.