Cadets Clipped by Holy Cross in 2OT

Sunday, October 21

West Point

1 PM

Army West Point

6-5-6, 2-4-2PL

Holy Cross

5-11-0, 3-5-0PL

Team	1	2	OT 3	OT 4	Final F
Holy Cross	0	0	0	1	1
ARMY	0	0	0	0	0

Cadets Clipped by Holy Cross in 2OT

October 21, 2018 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – A rebound goal at 101:59 was the difference in Army West Point women's soccer's 1-0 loss against Holy Cross on Sunday afternoon at Malek Stadium at Clinton Field.

Ang Seslija potted the game-winner after receiving the rebound off a Jenna Barnes shot.

The two sides battled through an evenly matched contest amidst nearly 20 mile-per-hour winds as Army held a slight edge in shots, 11-10, although the Crusaders put more of their shots on target by a 7-3 count.

Senior co-captain Sydney Witham led the Black Knights with four shots and two on goal, while sophomore Morgan Walsh added three of her own. In goal, Sydney Cassalia did all she could to keep Army in the game, coming up with six saves on the afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half

Senior Lauryn Westman had an early chance in the 13^th minute when she dribbled around a defender and fired a shot from 15 yards out. The shot was headed for the back post, but a Holy Cross defender came out to defend and deflected the shot.
Cassalia came up with a big stop early as she extended fully on a shot from 25-yards out by Seslija.

Second Half

Army came out of the break firing offensively, tallying five of its eight shots in the first five minutes of the period.
Capping that run was sophomore Erynn Johns who took a through ball at the top of the box and connected on a one-time shot that goalkeeper Sophia Lettieri kicked away.
The Black Knights had another quality chance with just more than 11 minutes remaining when a collision between Johns and Lettiera deflected the ball to sophomore Emily Torres who took a touch before booting the ball into the open net, but the referee had already blew his whistle to end the play and tend to the injured players.

Overtime

Barnes dribbled from the top of the box to her right and took a shot that forced Cassalia off her feet to make the save. After diving to her right, the rebound landed directly in front of Seslija who put the ball into the vacated net.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Each of Army's last three meetings with Holy Cross have gone to double overtime.
The Black Knights played in their seventh overtime contest of the season, the most in program history.
Comer made the second start of her career and first since Oct. 24, 2016, against Penn.
Cassalia has made at least six saves in each of the last three games.

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