Army West Point Athletics
Friday, August 25
West Point, N.Y.
7:30 p.m.
Army West Point
1
1
vs
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San Diego State
0-1
1
2
OT 2
F
SDSU
0
0
0
0
ARMY
0
0
1
1
Overtime Thriller Lifts Army Past SDSU
August 25, 2017 | Men's Soccer
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Sophomore Rex Epps tallied the game-winner with 43 ticks remaining to hand Army West Point men's soccer a 1-0 overtime victory over visiting San Diego State.
The Black Knights shift to 1-0 and are now 4-1-1 in season openers over the last six years. The Aztecs, who were picked to finish fourth in the Pac-12 Preseason Poll, dip to 0-1.
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
HOW IT HAPPENED
UP NEXT
The Black Knights shift to 1-0 and are now 4-1-1 in season openers over the last six years. The Aztecs, who were picked to finish fourth in the Pac-12 Preseason Poll, dip to 0-1.
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
- Epps netted his sixth career game-winning goal.
- This was the second consecutive year that Army topped its first opponent of the season, as the Black Knights defeated Air Force 3-1 last year at Clinton Field.
- Army's last overtime victory came on the road at Colgate on Oct. 26 of last season, when the Black Knights claimed a 2-1 double-overtime win.
- In their last five overtime appearances, the Cadets hold a 2-1-2 record.
- Freshmen Roman Guiseppi, Christian Takaki and Deco Costa each made their collegiate debut and started for Army, logging valuable minutes.
- Army's win came against a San Diego State program that ranked 10th in the nation last year in goals-against average (0.63), allowing just 13 scores in 19 games.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the 98th minute, a pair of Army shots were blocked in the box, before Kennan O'Shea got a touch on the ball and played it to Epps, who buried the shot in the low right corner to seal the victory for the Black Knights.
UP NEXT
- Army will head out to Long Island on Monday for a 7 p.m. showdown against a Stony Brook squad that finished with a 9-6-3 overall record last year.
Team Stats
SDSU
ARMY
Goals
0
1
Shots
7
13
Shots on Goal
2
3
Saves
2
2
Corners
4
3
Fouls
12
17
Scoring Plays
Epps, Rex (1)
Assisted By: O'Shea, Keenan
scrum in front of net, 9 finishes low ri
99:17
Game Leaders
Shots
5
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
Defender
/ Men's Soccer
Midfielder/Defender
/ Men's Soccer
Midfielder
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