Boltus, Peyer Lead Army Over Rutgers
from press release
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Army sophomore
attackman Jeremy Boltus tallied three goals and two assists, while
senior attackman Jason Peyer added three goals and four assists to
lead the 20th-ranked Black Knights to a 9-6 victory at Rutgers,
Saturday afternoon, at RU Turf Field.
“I was happy with the way our guys played today,” said
Army head coach Joe Alberici. “I thought our guys played a
tough, physical game against a very good Rutgers team. We knew they
were going to come out hungry for a victory and I thought our guys
did a great job shutting them down.”
Army jumped out to a 2-0 lead on consecutive goals by Peyer. He
started with an eight-yard rip off an assist from Boltus at 12:22,
and then made a nice move behind the Rutgers goal to get open and
convert from close range at 8:18. Rutgers got on the board at 1:31
as sophomore attackman Colin Donahue got free after a Black Knight
defender fell down and scored to make it a 2-1 Black Knight edge
after the first quarter.
Rutgers scored two unanswered goals to start the second quarter as
freshman midfielder Jeff Rommel scored on a seven-yard shot at
13:28 before junior midfielder Justin Pennington tallied from five
yards away to make it a 3-2 Scarlet Knight edge at 12:29.
Army bounced back with two-straight man-up goals to retake the
lead. Following an illegal body check penalty, Boltus converted a
feed from junior midfielder Tyler Seymour at 7:56. Rutgers was
whistled for a tripping penalty right before the goal was scored
and Boltus returned the favor to Seymour, who scored on an
eight-yard rip at 7:17, to give Army a 4-3 lead heading into
halftime.
Rutgers tied the game to open the second half as freshman
midfielder Will Mangan converted from six yards away at 13:54, but
Army would finish the quarter with three unanswered goals to lead
7-4. Senior midfielder Kevin LoRusso found senior attackman Brooks
Korvin open on the left edge of the Rutgers crease for a goal at
11:27, before senior midfielder Alex Rhoads ran past a Scarlet
Knight defender and fed junior midfielder Tyler Oates for a goal
from eight yards away at 8:06. Boltus took a Peyer feed from behind
the goal and scored from six yards away to make it a three-goal
Black Knight edge at 1:41.
Army made it a 9-4 game with a pair of goals to start the fourth
quarter. Senior midfieder Zach Jansen came up with the ball after
laying a hard hit on a Rutgers defender and fed Boltus who
converted from close range at 11:47. Peyer took a feed from
sophomore midfielder Rob McCallion and scored a man-up goal from
close range at 9:24.
Rutgers made it a three-goal game with two-straight goals, but it
wasn’t enough. Pennington scored a man-up tally at 6:45
before junior midfielder Brendan Porter got the ball after an Army
turnover and whipped home a goal after a long run for the
game’s final tally.
Sophomore Tom Palesky was solid between the pipes for the Black
Knights, making 11 saves to preserve Army’s third-straight
victory.
BLACK KNIGHT NOTES: Army improved to 52-19-1 in 72 all-time
meetings with the Scarlet Knights … the Black Knights
entered the game 2-for-16 on extra-man opportunities, but converted
three of five of its attempts today … senior defenseman
Scott Rosenshein, who is a native of nearby Montclair, N.J., led
the Black Knights onto the field before the game carrying the
American Flag … Army held a 39-36 edge in shots, including a
team-high 16 by Peyer … Rutgers held a 32-26 advantage in
ground balls and won 14 of 19 faceoffs … the Black Knights
kick off the Patriot League portion of the 2009 schedule this
Tuesday, hosting Lehigh at 7:00 p.m. at Michie Stadium.
