Epps Nets 10th of the Season in 1-0 Win

Tuesday, November 1

Teaneck, N.J.

7 PM

Army West Point

9-6-2, 4-3-1Patriot

Fairleigh Dickinson

1-2-33-10-3. NEC

Team	1	2	Final F
Army West Point	0	1	1
Fairleigh Dickinson	0	0	0

Epps Nets 10th of the Season in 1-0 Win

November 01, 2016 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

TEANECK, N.J. – Freshman Rex Epps scored his Patriot League-leading 10th goal of the year to send the Army West Point men's soccer team to a 1-0 victory in a nonconference match against Fairleigh Dickinson on Tuesday night at University Stadium.

Army improves to 9-6-2 overall following the victory, while Fairleigh Dickinson falls to 3-10-3.

Epps netted the only goal of the game in the 75th minute on an assist from senior Trase Stapley. Stapley beat a pair of Fairleigh Dickinson defenders before sending a low cross to the middle of the 18-yard box, where Epps scored on a high, hard shot that cleared the reach of goalkeeper Sebastian Ferreira.

Freshman Justin Stoll made two saves in the first half for the Black Knights and junior Christian Nolasco didn't face a shot during the second half, as the two combined for Army's fifth clean sheet of the season.

"It's a huge win for the team," said head coach Russell Payne. "Rex scored another important goal and Trase had a man-of-the-match performance in his first start of the year. We got a huge lift and the guys are excited to go into this weekend's game against Bucknell."

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army defeats Fairleigh Dickinson by a score of 1-0 for the second year in a row to improve to 2-1-0 all-time versus the Knights.
Epps found the back of the net for the 10th time this season to become Army's first 10-goal scorer since John Brence (USMA '91) scored 12 goals in 1988.
Epps now stands alone in first among Patriot League goal scorers. He also ranks tied for 18th nationally in goals and is one of five freshmen in Division I to have at least 10 goals.
The Cadets finish the regular season 5-3-1 against nonconference opponents.
Stapley's assist came as his first point of the season.
Nolasco played the entire second half in net for his first appearance since starting the St. Francis Brooklyn game on Sept. 18.
Stapley, senior Christian Ollen and freshman Alex Grave de Peralta drew their first starts of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Epps scored off a low cross from the right side by Stapley after the senior back split a pair of Fairleigh Dickinson defenders to free up enough space to send in the pass.

UP NEXT

The Black Knights close out their regular season with a home match against Bucknell on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. Army has already clinched a spot in next week's Patriot League Tournament and can finish as the No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 or No. 6 seed in the six-team field.