Men’s Soccer Hosts American Saturday

Saturday, October 17

West Point, N.Y.

7 PM ET

Army West Point

American

Men’s Soccer Hosts American Saturday

October 16, 2015 | Men's Soccer

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's soccer team plays the second match of its three-game homestand on Saturday, Oct. 17 when it welcomes American to Clinton Field at 7 p.m.

Fresh off their first Patriot League victory of the season, the Black Knights will look to build some momentum as they face an American squad ranked fifth in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America Northeast Region poll.

Army came away with its first come-from-behind victory of the year with a 3-2 win over Lehigh on Oct. 11. Senior Cody Guerry scored a pair of goals in the win, including the game winner in the 89th minute. Guerry, who also scored during a 1-1 draw at Holy Cross last week, earned Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week praise.

American owns a 10-3-3 advantage in its all-time series against Army, but the Black Knights are 1-0-2 against the Eagles in the last two seasons. Army earned a 2-1 win in overtime at Clinton Field in 2013 before the teams played to the pair of 0-0 draws in Washington, D.C., last season. The second tie came in the Patriot League quarterfinals, with the Black Knights advancing, 4-3, on penalty kicks.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Army West Point vs. American
Live Video: Patriot League Network
Live Stats: GoArmyWestPoint.com
Twitter Updates: @ArmyWP_MSoccer

ARMY WEST POINT (3-4-3, 1-1-1 PL) NOTES
• After dropping its first three games of the season, Army has gone 3-1-3, including its first Patriot League victory of the year against Lehigh on Oct. 11.
• The Black Knights trailed the Mountain Hawks 1-0 at halftime before junior Nick Williams and Guerry scored in the 54th and 57th minutes, respectively. Lehigh knotted the game at 2-2 with a goal in the 88th minute, but Guerry struck for his second marker of the contest just 20 seconds later to send the Black Knights to victory.
• Juniors Christian Clark, Trase Stapley and Tanner Vosvick provided assists in the win.
• Guerry leads Army with three goals on the season, while Williams, junior Christian Ollen and sophomore Shaban Abousaud all have two.

AMERICAN (9-4-1, 2-2-0 PL) NOTES
• American enters the weekend on a three-match winning streak, during which it has outscored opponents, 5-0.
• The Eagles are coming off a 1-0 shutout over No. 19 Virginia on the road on Oct. 13.
• Joe Iraola netted the only goal in the victory for his second of the season. Joel Hart leads American with five goals and ranks tied for second in the Patriot League in the category. Vinny Barone is second on the team with four goals, while five others have three goals.
• American leads the Patriot League with 29 goals on the year. The Eagles have won two straight league games coming into the weekend, including victories over Loyola and Lafayette.

UP NEXT
Army closes out its current three-game homestand on Tuesday, Oct. 20 when it faces Rutgers in its nonconference finale at 7 p.m.