Men's Soccer Edges Lafayette in League Tilt

Wednesday, October 4

Easton, Pa.

7 p.m.

Army West Point

8-3, 2-1

Lafayette

1-9, 1-2

ARMY

Lafayette

Men's Soccer Edges Lafayette in League Tilt

October 04, 2017 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

EASTON, Pa. – An early second-half score proved to be enough as the Army West Point men's soccer team defeated Lafayette, 1-0, in a Patriot League road game on Wednesday night at Oaks Stadium.

Army improved to 8-3 overall with the win and 2-1 in league play, while the Leopards fell to 1-9 on the season and 1-2 in conference action.

The Lafayette defense tempered the Army attack early With a five-man backline, limiting the Black Knights to three shots in the first half. However, the Cadets broke through in the second stanza and held on to grab the win.

"We had trouble finding space in different moments in first half," head coach Russell Payne said. "I was very pleased with the way we started the second half though. We were aggressive and good things happen when you play like that. I am very proud of our defense and Justin (McGraw) did a great job again to keep things tight in the back. Now we shift our attention to a very good Loyola team and it should be a good match on Saturday."

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAMES NOTES

Sophomore Keenan O'Shea scored his fifth goal of the season.
The Army defense did not allow a single shot on goal for the first time this season.
Senior Marcos Arroyo recorded his third assist of the year.
The Cadets grabbed their third consecutive win, tying their longest winning streak in 2017.
Army's double-digit shot streak ended at 17 games after being held to nine shots against the Leopards.
The Black Knights have now won five games this season that have been decided by one goal.

HOW IT HAPPENED

In the 47th minute, Arroyo found space and sent the ball toward the net, but it was deflected by the Lafayette keeper before ricocheting off the right post to O'Shea, who had an open net and buried it to give Army a 1-0 advantage.

UP NEXT
The Black Knights will continue their road stretch and meet up with Loyola for a Saturday afternoon tilt slated for 2:30 p.m. in Baltimore.