ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The top-ranked Navy men's rugby team (6-0) returns to the pitch Saturday to begin the spring season when it welcomes ninth-ranked Mount St. Mary's (4-4) to the Prusmack Rugby Center in Annapolis. The action is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
The game will not have video coverage. Fans are encouraged to follow @navymrugby on X for up-to-date action.
Notes for Fans Attending
There is no admission charge for rugby games at the Prusmack Rugby Center.
Spectator parking is available in the lots on the north side of the Brigade Sports Complex (64 Greenbury Point Road, Annapolis, MD 21402). Overflow parking is available in the open space on the west side of the facility.
Alcohol consumption is prohibited at the Prusmack Rugby Center and surrounding parking areas.
Fall Season Highlights
Navy turned in another stellar fall season highlighted by its fourth-consecutive Rugby East championship. The Midshipmen have won the crown every season since joining the conference in 2022.
The fall was capped in dramatic fashion when Navy defeated fifth-ranked Army, 21-16, in the annual Army-Navy Star Game. Trailing 13-0 late in the first half and for more than 77 minutes overall, the Mids surged behind a pair of second-half tries before
Avion Ganse broke two tackles and dove across the line at the 77:78 mark for the game-winning score.
Navy also knocked off last season's College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) national runner-up, Life, 29-21.
The Mids placed a league-best 11 athletes on the All-Rugby East teams, highlighted by
Andrew Baublitz,
Roanin Krieger,
Edmund Soeder,
Michael Strehle and
Austin Taylor earning first-team honors.
Krieger led Rugby East in scoring (77 points) for the third-consecutive season. He totaled 26 conversions, five penalty kicks and two tries against conference opponents. Krieger is the program's all-time leading scorer with 591 career points.
Baublitz, Krieger and
Max Smith tied for the team lead with four tries apiece during the fall.
Navy's defense was stout throughout the fall, holding five of its six opponents under 20 points.
Scouting Mount St. Mary's
• The Mountaineers concluded the fall season with a 4-4 record, including a 2-3 mark in Rugby East play.
• The Mount dropped its final game of the fall season to Arkansas State, 33-27, in the Spartan Regiment Bowl.
• Bastian Brunello led the team in scoring with 30 points on six conversions and penalty kicks.
Navy vs. Mount St. Mary's
• The two programs will meet for the second time this year. The Mids scored 42-consecutive points to roll past the Mount, 59-19, on Sept. 27.
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Roanin Krieger led the Midshipmen with 19 points in the 40-point victory, converting all eight attempts and adding a penalty kick.
• Saturday's matchup will mark the sixth meeting since the series began in 2022, with Navy holding a 5-0 advantage.
• The Mids have defeated the Mountaineers by at least 19 points in four of the five meetings.
