Senior team captain Liam Marmion (left), head coach Rich Pohlidal and senior vice captain Cecil Wolberton beam after defeating Navy 24-10 Nov. 20. Photo By MAJ. Neal Peckham/Men's Rugby

The Army men’s rugby team defeated their Navy counterparts 24-10 in the third annual match  Nov. 20 at Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pa. 

Navy jumped out to an early 10-0 lead, but Army took over in the second half. 

Navy won the Mid-Atlantic fall collegiate championship and is expected to go into the national tournament next spring as the No. 1 seed ahead of No. 2 Penn State and No. 3 Maryland. 

Army won the Northeast championship by defeating Dartmouth 46-0 Nov. 14 and will be the No. 1 seed in the NERFU ahead of the Big Green.