Whiteman Powers Cadets Past Siena

Tuesday, September 11

Loudonville, NY

3 PM

Army West Point

2-2-1

Siena

0-3-3

Army West Point

Siena

Whiteman Powers Cadets Past Siena

September 11, 2018 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. – Behind a pair of first-half scores by sophomore Eric Whiteman, the Army West Point men's soccer team defeated Siena, 3-0, on Tuesday afternoon at the Siena Turf Field.

The Black Knights (2-2-1) continued their unbeaten streak versus the Saints (0-3-3) and claimed its second road victory of the season. The Cadets are now 7-0-1 opposite Siena.

"We needed to show a collective effort today and we did," head coach Russell Payne said. "It was great to see guys step up and contribute as almost everybody played today. Eric did a great job on both sides of the ball and it was great to see Carter (Kowalewski) get his first goal. But, even more importantly, as a team, we showed a great connectivity and a real sense of purpose."

Justin Stoll quieted the Saints' attack, making four stops in between the pipes for the Black Knights to preserve the shutout for his first of the year.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army outshot its opponent for the fourth time this season.
The Black Knights picked up their seventh all-time victory over the Saints.
Whiteman scored his first collegiate goal.
It was the first time this season that a Cadet had a multi-goal performance.
Carter Kowalewski found the back of the net for the first time in his career.
O'Shea dished out his second assist of the season and seventh of his career.
Zane Rojas and Zac McGraw recorded their first assists of the season.
For Rojas, it was the second of his career, and for McGraw it was his sixth.
Justin Stoll posted his first shutout win of the year.
He now has 13 career shutouts, one shy of tying Dick Machovina '84 and Frank Oprandy '88 for sixth on the all-time list.
The 16 shots were the most by the Army squad this season.
Seven of Army's 16 shots were placed on goal.
The Cadets tallied double-digit shots for the third time this year.
Army has scored in five straight contests, marking the longest streak since scoring in six straight from Nov. 1, 2016-Sept. 1, 2017.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Army struck first in the contest, scoring in the 28th minute. O'Shea sent a ball off a corner toward the back post and Whiteman headed it into the back of the net to put the Black Knights on top, 1-0.
In the 32nd minute, Rojas and McGraw both got a touch on the ball before sending it over to Whiteman for the header score to push Army's advantage to 2-0.
The Black Knights extended their lead to three after Kowalewski got the ball off a Saints' turnover and rifled a shot into an open net in the 79th minute.

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