Lafayette Shuts Out Men’s Soccer

Saturday, October 1

West Point, N.Y.

4 PM

Army West Point

4-4-1, 1-1-0PL

Lafayette

5-5-0, 1-1-0PL

Lafayette

Army West Point

Lafayette Shuts Out Men’s Soccer

October 01, 2016 | Men's Soccer

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WEST POINT, N.Y. – Lafayette posted a 2-0 Patriot League win over the Army West Point men's soccer team to end the Black Knights' four-game unbeaten streak on Saturday afternoon at Clinton Field.

The Black Knights drop their first Patriot League match of the season, falling to 4-4-1 overall and 1-1-0 in the conference, while the Leopards improve to 5-5-0 and 1-1-0.

Lafayette grabbed an early 1-0 advantage when Evan Vare scored his league-leading sixth goal of the season on a penalty kick in the ninth minute. The visitors doubled their lead with another set-piece goal, this time coming off a free kick from Ryan Egan in the 57th minute.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army falls to Lafayette for the second year in a row to drop to 17-15-13 in the all-time series between the schools.
Freshman Justin Stoll earned his third consecutive start and made four saves, with two coming in each half.
Stoll posted a pair of big saves in the 49th minute, first stopping a shot on a breakaway from Egan before saving a chance through traffic by Adam Bramson.
The Black Knights outshot their opponent 15-11, including an 8-6 advantage in shots on target.
Along with Stoll, seniors Christian Clark and Tanner Vosvick, junior Marcos Arroyo, and freshman Zac McGraw were on the field for the full 90 minutes.
Army's shutout loss comes following two straight 1-0 shutouts by the Black Knights.
The Cadets were held scoreless for the second time this season.

KEY MOMENTS

Lafayette goalkeeper Brad Seeber made a pair of key saves as Army threatened to tie the game at 1-1 in the first half. Seeber stopped a shot from Army senior Nick Williams in the 15th minute, after Williams sent a bouncing header on frame that was knocked over the crossbar by Seeber.
The Lafayette keeper stopped Williams for a second time in the 22nd minute, as Williams dribbled quickly down the right wing and Seeber came out to challenge and make a sliding save.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Vare buried a penalty shot in the left side of the net following an Army foul in its own 18-yard box in the ninth minute.
Egan scored on a free kick from close to 30 yards out, beating Stoll on the right side to give the Leopards a 2-0 lead.

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