Rugby 10/1/2016 12:18:00 PM Chris Myers

WJU Rugby Pounces on West Virginia

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The vastly-improved Cardinals play on the pitch continued on a wet Friday night. The Wheeling Jesuit men's rugby team pounced on West Virginia University to the tune of 72-12.

With the win, WJU recorded its fifth-straight victory and improved to 5-1 on the season. The Cardinals won their last five matches by an average of 31 points with Friday's night win over the Mountaineers of 60 points being the largest margin.

In the winning effort, WJU Male Athlete of the Week Allan Hanson scored the first try of the match and added four conversion kicks and one penalty kick.

Pete Malcolm and Andrew Waggoner crossed the end line twice apiece. Both Ryan Graggs and Cullen Buckley scored one try each.

In the late match, the WJU Junior Varsity team recorded a dominate 69-0 shutout of WVU.

The Cardinals finally return to the Bishop Schmitt Field pitch next Saturday, October 8. WJU hosts nationally-ranked Kutztown University starting at 1 p.m.

Scoring Summary
Varsity WJU 72 - 12 WVU
2:08 WVU #5. Try 5 pt
2:23 WVU #14 con 3 pt
12:04 Cards Hanson Try 5 pt
12:45 Cards Hanson Conv 2 pt
24:35 Cards Waggoner Try 5pt
25:14 Cards Hanson Conv 2 pt
27:56 Cards Malcolm Conv Try 5 pt
No Conv
36:07 Cards Hanson Pent kick 3 pt
48:25 WVU #14 try 5 pt
48:55 WVU #14 conv. 2 pt
49:10 Cards Waggoner Try 5 pt
49: 55 Cards Hanson Conv 2 pt
61:25 Cards Malcolm try 5 pt
No conv
65:25 Cards Graggs try 5 pt
No conv
72:42 Cards Graf ts try 5 pt
No conv
77:28 Cards Buckley try 5 pt
78:05 Cards Hanson conv 2 pt
JV WJU 69-0 WVU

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Players Mentioned

Cullen Buckley: F; 6' 1"; Sophomore

Ryan Graggs: W/C; 5' 7"; Junior

Allan Hanson: C/SH; 5' 10"; Graduate Student

Andrew Waggoner: LF; 5' 10"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Cullen Buckley
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: F

Ryan Graggs
: 5' 7"; Junior
: W/C

Allan Hanson
: 5' 10"; Graduate Student
: C/SH

Andrew Waggoner
: 5' 10"; Senior
: LF