The Penn State men’s team kicked of the 2012 homecoming weekend with another pair of wins. PSU dominated the University of Delaware in this friendly match with the final score reading 58 to 19 when time ran out. Delaware’s only try of the match came in the 39th minute of the second half. The matches were played in a very exciting atmosphere Friday night at 7pm under the lights. After winning both games last weekend and this weekend, Penn State is undefeated in their fall developmental season.
Penn State’s hard work so far this year seems to be paying off, displaying a hard physical defense and starving Delaware of possession. The team also showed a cohesive attack, with a nice interplay between forwards and backs in their relentless attack.
Joe Corrado, Dom DeFalco, Christian Backus, Blaze Feury, Kevin Kimble(2), Chris Vakasisikakala, Sam Lapaille, and VhinVuong all made the score sheet, but it was definitely a whole team effort that kept Delaware out of this game. Freshman flyhalf Will Pazos was 5 for 9 on conversions, and 1 for 1 on penalty kicks for a personal tally of 13 points in his A side debut.
This coming Saturday the A-side men will square off against rival Army, at 6pm. The B and C-side teams will be playing a pair of matches against the country’s newest varsity rugby program, Wheeling Jesuit, as curtain raisers for the Army game. Penn State will be looking to continue their success in their second to last week of games in this developmental season. Army vs Penn State is always a real barn burner, and this should be an incredible weekend with 3 matches and our annual fall recruit weekend all in store. We will definitely be looking for all of our fans, family, and friends to “fill the hill” for this big weekend!
Submitted by Rugby Intern Kevin Casey.
