Westman’s Late Heroics Guides Army Past Iona

Tuesday, August 21

New Rochelle, N.Y.

3 PM

Army West Point

2-0-1

Iona

1-1

Army

Iona College

Westman’s Late Heroics Guides Army Past Iona

August 21, 2018 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Senior midfielder Lauryn Westman's goal in the 87th minute propelled the Army West Point women's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Iona on Tuesday afternoon.

For the second year in-a-row, the Black Knights defeated the Gaels 1-0 with Westman providing the only score in the final 10 minutes of regulation. Army improved to 2-0-1 on the year, its best start since the 1997 season. The Gaels were handed their first loss of the season and are now 1-1-0.

After Iona controlled play for much of the first half, the Cadets went on the offensive and recorded six of their eight shots in the final 45 minutes. Army led the Gaels in shots (6-3), shots on goal (3-0) and corner kicks (3-1) in the second half.

Sophomore Erynn Johns tallied a game-high three shots and assisted on Westman's goal, while fellow sophomore Sydney Cassalia made one save in her second shutout of the year.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half

Cassalia was tested early, but was up to the task as she stopped a shot from distance at the 1:40 mark for the only save of the half by either team.
Johns gave Army its first scoring chance of the afternoon after getting her head on a cross from Morgan Walsh at the 30-minute mark, but her shot sailed over the crossbar.
At 38:00, Sarah Chamberlin started the play with a pass to Kalie Rosenberger who threaded a through ball for Johns, putting her one-on-one with the Gaels' goalkeeper. Johns sent her second shot just left of the far post after taking a shot from the top of the box.

Second Half

Iona posed a threat early in the second half as Faith Preziosi stopped a pass near the touch line, dribbled back toward the middle of the box and fired a turn-around shot that missed right of the target.
At the 57:28 mark, Walsh sent in a cross from the right toward the far post where she found a cutting Emily Torres who pulled her volley left of the goal.
Army broke the scoreless tie in the 87th minute when a Johns' cross made its way through three Gaels' defenders and onto the foot of Westman. The senior midfielder needed just one touch before burying her shot into the top left corner of the goal past the diving Iona goalie.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army is undefeated through the first three games of the season for the first time since 1997.
The Black Knights have scored a goal in three consecutive games for the first time since Sept. 18-28, 2016, when they potted four against Fairleigh Dickinson (Sept. 18), two against Lafayette (Sept. 24) and one against Holy Cross (Sept. 28).
Westman scored the second goal of her career and first of the season.
The Louisville, Ky., native's other tally came against the Gaels last year when she broke the scoreless tie in the 83rd minute to give the Black Knights a 1-0 win in the season opener.
She became the fifth different Army player to score a goal this season.
Johns dished out her team-leading third assist and posted her fifth point of her sophomore campaign.
The Austin, Texas, native became the first Army player to record a point in four straight games since Katie Holder did so in 2015 against Lafayette (Sept. 26), Holy Cross (Sept. 30), Lehigh (Oct. 3) and Princeton (Oct. 7).
Cassalia documented her second shutout of the season and ninth of her career.

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