Males’s Rugby Victorious in Opening Day Match Towards Davenport in Cleveland

LAKEWOOD, Ohio (September 6, 2025) – Mount St. Mary’s males’s rugby reigned victorious of their opening day matchup towards Davenport, with the Mountaineers beating the Panthers by a rating of 29-14. The Mount begins the yr with a 1-0 file, conserving steam from final yr’s opener which noticed the Mount beat Air Force by a rating of 41-12.

The match began with an early penalty conversion for the Mountaineers, as Evan Corbett put by a kick, going up 3-0 inside three minutes. Hayden McKay opened the tries for the Mount within the 19^th minute, with a Corbett conversion following quickly after. Xavier Locke and Fintan Hughes added to the Mount’s rating by the primary earlier than McKay as soon as once more discovered the purpose line to take a 29-0 rating into the halftime break.

Davenport added 14 factors within the second half, however it was too little to late with the Mount’s insurance coverage factors within the first. Locke and Hughes tallied solo tries towards the Panthers whereas McKay contributed to the sport with a brace of scoring. Corbett went 3-4 on conversion kicks after the strive, with a penalty conversion following swimsuit.

UPCOMING

The Mountaineers return the sphere on September 20 at 12:00 p.m. towards Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia.