Army Plays to a 1-1 Draw with Columbia

Friday, September 7

West Point, NY

5 PM

Army West Point

1-2-1

Columbia

1-1-1

OT 1

OT 2

Columbia

ARMY

Army Plays to a 1-1 Draw with Columbia

September 07, 2018 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – After 110 minutes of action, the Army West Point men's soccer team drew even with Columbia, 1-1, in a double-overtime match on Friday night at Malek Stadium at Clinton Field.

"I'm proud of our guys against a strong Columbia team," head coach Russell Payne said. "You could see why they are the defending Ivy League champions. Our guys are a little disappointed not to have capitalized on the momentum we created from our courageous attacking and team defending in the first half. Our focus will now be in continuing to grow as we prepare for Siena on Tuesday."

The two sides were on the attack often and combined for 25 shots but in the end, the Black Knights (1-2-1) and Lions (1-1-1) both earned their first draws of the year.

Columbia, the defending Ivy League champions, managed to place nine shots on the Army goal, but Justin Stoll was stellar in between the pipes, tallying a season-best eight saves.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Stoll's eight stops were the most by an Army goalkeeper in a single game since he recorded nine on Oct. 18, 2016 against Stony Brook.
Ibrahim Seye scored his first collegiate goal.
He is the third different Cadet to tally a score this season.
Keenan O'Shea dished out his first assist of the year.
The junior now has six career assists.
Army and Columbia each took two shots in the two overtime periods.
The two teams combined for 17 corner kicks.
It was the second time in 19 meetings that the Black Knights and Lions played to a draw.

HOW IT HAPPENED

For the first time this year, it was Army getting on the board first. Keenan O'Shea dribbled near the end line before sending the ball into the box to Seye, who booted it into the back of the net.
The Black Knights maintained their 1-0 advantage until the 64th minute. The Lions were awarded a corner kick and John Denis put the ball in front of the goal, setting up Vana Markarian for the header to even the score up at 1-1.

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