Men’s Soccer Hosts Rutgers in Nonleague Match

Tuesday, October 20

West Point, N.Y.

7 PM ET

Army West Point

Rutgers

Men’s Soccer Hosts Rutgers in Nonleague Match

October 19, 2015 | Men's Soccer

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's soccer team finishes its three-game homestand on Tuesday evening when it hosts Rutgers at Clinton Field at 7 p.m.

Army played to a scoreless draw against American on Saturday to move to 3-4-4 overall and 1-1-2 in the Patriot League to pick up its fifth point of the year in league competition. Senior Chris Britt notched his second shutout of the season with a three-save performance against the Eagles.

Rutgers defeated Northwestern, 4-2, on Friday to extend its winning streak to four matches. Four different Scarlet Knights found the back of the net in the victory, while goalkeeper David Greczek finished with five saves.

Army holds an 18-8-2 lead in an all-time series against Rutgers that dates back to the 1931 season. The Scarlet Knights defeated the Black Knights, 1-0, last season in Piscataway, N.J., with the lone goal coming from Mitchell Taintor in the 20th minute.

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

ARMY WEST POINT (3-4-4, 1-1-2 PL) NOTES
• Army played into double overtime for the fifth time this season when it battled to a 0-0 draw versus American on Saturday. The Black Knights' record in double overtime moved to 0-1-4.
• After dropping its first three games of the season, Army has gone 3-1-4 since.
• Britt finished with three saves, making one stop in the first half and two more in the second half.
• Senior Cody Guerry leads Army with three goals on the season, while juniors Christian Ollen and Nick Williams and sophomore Shaban Abousaud all have two.

RUTGERS (8-4-1, 3-3-0 BIG TEN) NOTES
• Rutgers grabbed its fourth consecutive victory with a 4-2 win over Northwestern on Friday.
• The Scarlet Knights received goals from Miles Hackett, Brian Hawkins, Drew Morgan and Jason Wright in the match.
• Wright paces Rutgers with 11 goals on the season and ranks fourth nationally in the category.
• The Scarlet Knights lead the Big Ten with 32 goals (2.46 goals per game) this season, which is 10 more than second-place Michigan (22 goals).

UP NEXT
Army plays its first road game since Oct. 7 on Saturday, when the Black Knights travel to Baltimore, Md., to face Loyola in a Patriot League match scheduled for 7 p.m.