Army-Navy Cup Showdown Set for Sunday

WEST POINT, N.Y. – After a week-long break from action, the Army West Point men's soccer team is ready to get back on the pitch and will do so against service-academy rival Navy at the sixth annual Army-Navy Cup at Talen Energy Stadium in Philadelphia Sunday at 2 p.m.

Entering Sunday's rivalry contest, the Black Knights hold an even 2-2 record in league play and an 8-4 mark overall. The Mids are currently the only Patriot League school without a league win, sitting 0-3-1 in the conference and 2-9-1 overall.

Army and Navy have been battling it out on the pitch since 1939 with the Mids leading the all-time series, 40-29-14. However, the Black Knights have claimed the previous two meetings, including a 1-0 win last season.

ARMY-NAVY CUP
Talen Energy Stadium played host to the inaugural Army-Navy Cup in 2012. Since then, the series has been deadlocked with each side holding a 2-2-1 record. The debut edition in 2012 ended in a draw. Navy won in both 2013 and 2014, while Army has taken the contest in each of the last two years.

ARMY (8-4, 2-2 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• Army dropped its most recent league contest, 2-1, to Loyola last Saturday in Baltimore.
• The Black Knights feature the second-best scoring offense in the Patriot League with 17 goals, while boasting the fewest goals allowed (8) to the opposition.
• Army features two of the top-three scorers in the league in sophomores Rex Epps (6) and Keenan O'Shea (5).
• The Cadets have outshot the opposition 174-100 on the season and have held the edge in shots in 11 of 12 games.
• The second half has been very favorable to the Black Knights, with 11 of their 17 goals coming in the second stanza.
• Justin Stoll continues to sit atop the league rankings in goals-against average (.653) and second in save percentage (.778).

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NAVY (2-9-1, 0-3-1 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• The Mids are in the midst of a three-game losing skid and are coming off a 1-0 loss to Lehigh last Saturday in Annapolis, Md.
• Over that three-game stretch, Navy was outscored 6-2.
• Navy is being outshot 184-123 on the season and has allowed the fourth-most goals by a Patriot League team.
• Seniors Daniel Zaremba and Aubrey Jones lead the team in goals with three apiece.
• The Mids have not led in a game since their 3-0 victory over Saint Joseph's on Sept. 26.
• Senior Mac Burke has gotten the starting nod in all 12 games for the Mids in between the pipes, compiling a 1.53 goals-against average and .747 save percentage to go alone with a league-best 56 saves.

Army-Navy Cup Showdown Set for Sunday

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Players Mentioned

Rex Epps

Keenan O'Shea

Justin Stoll

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