Cadets Championship Bound After Upset Over Loyola

Friday, November 9

Baltimore, MD

4 PM

Army West Point

8-9-2

#1 Loyola (Semifinals)

12-4-1

ARMY

Loyola

Cadets Championship Bound After Upset Over Loyola

November 09, 2018 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's soccer team pulled off the upset and knocked off top-seeded Loyola, 1-0, in the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament on Friday night to secure the Black Knights' first appearance in the championship match since 1996.

Army was edged in shots, 10-7, and did not have a single corner while the Greyhounds generated 12. However, the Cadets kept battling and a late score by Keenan O'Shea sealed the tournament victory.

Justin Stoll kept the Black Knights in the match and was key in the win over the Patriot League's top-scoring offense, sending away five shots to preserve the clean sheet.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army halted the Greyhounds' seven-game winning streak.
Loyola was ranked 23rd nationally prior to tonight's contest.
The Cadets captured back-to-back Patriot League Tournament shutouts for the first time in program history.
O'Shea tallied his league-best 12th goal of the season.
He tied Chip Ciupak, John Brence, Sean Mitchiner and Pete Cramblet for 11th in single season goals.
With 28 points, the Chesterfield, Va., native is now tied for 15th in single season points alongside Walter Roy.
Stoll posted his third clean sheet of the season.
The junior tied Tim Miller for third in all-time shutouts with 16.
Loyola was held scoreless for the first time in a match since Oct. 3.
Oscar Pereira recorded his second career assist and first postseason point.
Today's match marked the first meeting between Army and Loyola in the Patriot League Tournament.
The Black Knights improved to 4-2-1 all-time versus Loyola.
Army will make its sixth championship appearance in program history.

HOW IT HAPPENED

In the 82nd minute, Pereira had the ball on the far right side of the field and sent a cross into the box. O'Shea was awaiting the feed and headed the ball to the right of Loyola's goalkeeper for what turned out to be the game-winning score.

UP NEXT
A Patriot League Tournament title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament will be on the line on Sunday at 2 p.m. when Army faces off against the winner of Lehigh and Colgate at the Ridley Athletic Complex in Baltimore.