Men’s Soccer Holds Off Siena for 3-2 Win

Tuesday, September 13

West Point, N.Y.

7 PM

Army West Point

2-3-0

Siena

1-4-1

Siena

Army West Point

Men’s Soccer Holds Off Siena for 3-2 Win

September 13, 2016 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's soccer team matched its season high with three goals to defeat visiting Siena, 3-2, during a nonconference match on Tuesday evening at Clinton Field.

Army improves to 2-3-0 this year following the win, while Siena drops to 1-4-1.

Freshman Rex Epps scored what would ultimately become the game-winning goal in the 69th minute, while senior Nick Williams and junior Okheem Riley contributed first-half tallies.

Junior Rosero found the back of the net for Siena in the opening half to make the score 1-1 before the Saints took advantage of an Army own goal in the 75th minute, which made the score 3-2.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army stays unbeaten in its series with Siena, as the Black Knights improve to 5-0-1 all-time versus the Saints.
Riley and freshman Alex Grave de Peralta added assists for Army.
Riley becomes the third Black Knight this season to contribute to multiple goals in a game, joining Epps and senior Christian Clark, who had a hand in two goals against LIU Brooklyn and Air Force, respectively.
Junior Christian Nolasco earned his second consecutive start in net and made one save to improve to 2-2-0.
Epps netted his team-leading fourth goal of the season. The Irmo, S.C., native has goals in three of Army's five games.
Senior Tanner Vosvick came on as a reserve in the seventh minute and played the remainder of the match. The appearance was Vosvick's first since suffering an injury early in the Air Force game.
Senior Trase Stapley made his season debut off the bench in the 86th minute.

KEY MOMENT

Epps buried a shot from close range after taking a pass from Riley to put the Cadets ahead, 3-1, in the 69th minute. Army would surrender an own goal in the 75th minute, but the two-goal cushion provided by Epps' strike was enough to keep the hosts ahead for the remainder of the contest.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Williams gave the Black Knights a 1-0 advantage in the 12th minute after using a heavy touch to put the ball through a defender's legs before scoring at an angle from just outside the right post.
Rosero sent a high shot from close to 30 yards out just over the fingertips of Nolasco to knot the game at 1-1 in the 21st minute.
Riley netted his first tally of the season in the 44th minute after receiving a through ball from Grave de Peralta to send Army into the halftime break with a 2-1 advantage.
Epps scored his team-leading fourth goal of the year off a pass from Riley in the 69th minute.
Siena sent a hard cross into the 18-yard box that deflected sharply off an Army defender and into the goal to make the score 3-2 in the 75th minute.

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