WEST POINT, New York - The American International College women's rugby team opened their season at Army West Point. The Yellow Jackets faced many obstacles as they fell to the Black Knights 76-20.

FAST FACTS:
FINAL SCORE:AIC 76, Army 20
RECORDS:AIC fell to 0-1, Army West Point goes to 1-1
LOCATION: West Point, New York

STAT LEADERS:
AIC:
Hilaria Lymas: Two tries
Siale Alantini: One try
Elizabeth Harvey: One try

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Black Knights took any early 31-0 lead before the Yellow Jackets got on a board with a try from Lymas.
• At the half, AIC trailed Army West Point 43-5.
• AIC played a player down due to injuries. Despite playing a woman down, AIC scored three more times in the second half.

GAME NOTES:

• Freshmen Ashley Torres and Brooke Bruneault played very well in their first-ever rugby match.
• The Yellow Jackets fall to 0-5 all-time against Army West Point.

COACH'S CORNER:

• "The whole team equipped themselves well in the second half and it was hard to pick any one player out, but Courtney Welsh had a tremendous performance on her birthday," said AIC coach Peter Lang. "Our two walk-ons, Ashley Torres and Brooke Bruneault, equipped themselves tremendously well considering they had never played a game of rugby before."

NEXT UP:

• The Yellow Jackets will travel to Penn State on Saturday September, 16 at 11 a.m.

STAY CONNECTED:

• For For more updates about the AIC women's rugby team, follow @AICwomensrugby on Twitter and @AICwrugby on Instagram. For updates on all AIC Yellow Jackets teams, follow @AICAthletics on Twitter and Instagram, and like AIC Yellow Jackets on Facebook.