Army Defends Home Turf for First League Win

Wednesday, October 3

West Point, NY

7 PM

Army West Point

4-5-1, 1-2PL

Lafayette

4-4-2, 0-2-1PL

Lafayette

ARMY

Army Defends Home Turf for First League Win

October 03, 2018 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – An early second half score by junior Tyler Mitchiner helped propel the Army West Point men's soccer team to a 1-0 Patriot League victory over Lafayette on Wednesday night at Malek Stadium at Clinton Field.

The Black Knights (4-5-1, 1-2 Patriot League) secured their first league win of the season and the second consecutive victory against the Leopards (4-4-2, 0-2-1 Patriot League).

Mitchiner's goal turned out to be all the Cadets needed on the night as the defense held strong against the Lafayette offensive attack. Justin Stoll tallied four saves in between the pipes in a shutout performance.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Mitchiner's score was the first of the season for the junior and the fourth of his career.
Keenan O'Shea delivered his 10th career assist and the fourth of his junior campaign.
Zac McGraw picked up his second assist of the season and seventh as a Cadet.
Army won in shutout fashion for the third time this year.
Stoll posted his second clean sheet of the season and the 14th of his career.
The third-year goalkeeper tied Dick Machovina and Frank Oprandy for fifth in career shutouts.
The Black Knights improved to 18-15-13 all-time versus the Leopards.
Army reached double-digit shots for the fourth time this season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

In the 40th minute, a ball trickled onto Army's side of the field and past Stoll, who was playing away from the net in an attempt to clear it. Lafayette got a clean touch on the ball and Will Echeverria sent a strike toward the open Army net. However, Grayson Naquin never gave up on the play, running just over half the length of the field to make a sliding save and keep the Leopards off the scoreboard.
It remained a scoreless contest until the Black Knights broke through in the 51st minute of action. O'Shea sent a corner kick into the box, where McGraw got a touch on it before Mitchiner rifled it into the net to put the Cadets ahead 1-0.

UP NEXT
The Black Knights will look to build off the win when they play host to Loyola on Sunday at 5 p.m. at Malek Stadium at Clinton Field.