Army Heads West for Weekend Tests

Friday, September 8

USAF Academy, Colo.

8 p.m. (6 p.m. MT)

Army West Point

Air Force

Army Heads West for Weekend Tests

September 07, 2017 | Women's Soccer

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's soccer team is headed out to the Centennial State for matches against service-academy rival Air Force and Colorado College this weekend.

The Black Knights return from an eight-day hiatus versus the Falcons on Friday at 6 p.m. MT (8 p.m. ET) before taking on the Tigers Sunday at 12 p.m. MT (2 p.m. ET).

ARMY (1-3-1, 0-0 Patriot League)
• The Black Knights have outshot their opponents in four of the five contests this year.
• Three Cadets have found the back of the net this season, including Lauryn Westman and Lizzie Harper who notched the first tallies of their career.
• Firstie co-captain Clare Shea converted Army's lone penalty kick of the season against Syracuse before assisting on Harper's goal.
• Cow Sydney Witham notched the team's other assist on Westman's game-winner versus Iona.
• Army is seeking its first win since the season-opener against Iona.
• Rookie goalkeeper Sydney Cassalia has played all 485 minutes between the pipes this year, earning a goals-against average of 1.11 and a .700 save percentage with 14 saves on 20 shots.
• The Black Knights have yet to score on the road in 2017, sporting a record of 0-1-1 away from the Hudson Valley.

HOW TO FOLLOW – AIR FORCE

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AIR FORCE (2-3-0, 0-0-0 Mountain West)
• The Black Knights are meeting Air Force for the 15th time, holding a 7-6-1 advantage in the all-time series.
• Air Force collected a 3-1 victory over Army on Sept. 12, 2008, in the last meeting.
• The Falcons enter Friday's contest on a two-match winning streak after defeating Eastern Washington, 3-1, and McNeese State, 1-0.
• Air Force's offense has been balanced early this season as it has four different goal scorers and four different players with assists.
• Kaitlyn Cook leads the team with a goal and an assist, while Brooke Rittman, Erin Speer and Kristen Shimkus have also found the back of the net.
• Jennifer Hiddink has laced up as the starting goalkeeper in all five games, allowing six goals for a 1.19 goals-against average. She has 22 saves to her credit, good enough for a .786 save percentage.

HOW TO FOLLOW – COLORADO COLLEGE

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COLORADO COLLEGE (1-3-0, 0-0-0 Mountain West)
• Army is facing Colorado College for just the second time in program history.
• The Tigers defeated the Black Knights, 3-0, back in 2008.
• Colorado College will play South Dakota on Friday before facing Army on Sunday.
• The Tigers have currently won one of their last two matches with a 2-1 decision against Albany.
• Riley Prillwitz, Camille Weaver and Kelli Sullivan have all scored a goal in 2017, while Annesophie Lapointe dished out the team's only assist.
• Jade Odom has seen the majority of time in net, starting the last three matches.
• Odom sports a 1.28 goals-against average with a .765 save percentage with 13 stops on 17 shots.

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