Cadets Topped by Lafayette in Road Tilt

Wednesday, October 2

Easton, PA

7 PM

Army West Point

2-5-1 (0-3)

Lafayette

7-2-1 (3-0)

ARMY

Lafayette

Cadets Topped by Lafayette in Road Tilt

October 02, 2019 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

EASTON, Pa. - The Army West Point men's soccer team dropped a Patriot League road tilt to Lafayette, 5-0, on Wednesday night.

The Black Knights (2-5-1, 0-3-0 Patriot League) were outshot by the Leopards (7-2-1, 3-0-0), 12-7 in the contest, but held the edge in corners, 5-3.

Lafayette went into the half with a 1-0 advantage and used four second-half goals to pull away and secure the league win.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Luke Doyle made his first collegiate start.
Jacob Suppiah made his apppearance in between the pipes this season.
Sam Epitime led Army in shots with three.
Four other Cadets tallied a shot in the contest.
It was the 48th all-time meeting between Army and Lafayette

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Leopards were on a breakaway in the 40th minute before Chris Gomez lofted a cross into the box with his left foot. Hale Lombard leaped in the air and headed it into the top left corner of the net to put Lafayette up, 1-0.
In the 48th minute, Lafayette was once again on the attack and Yiannis Panayides buried a shot to the right of a diving Justin Stoll off the feed from James Gibson.
The Lafayette lead was extended to three in the 62nd minute after Gibson found Martin Ssessanga inside the box for the goal.
Just over two minutes later, Gomez sent a corner into the box and Adam Branson tapped the ball into the net for the team's fourth goal of the night.
The Leopards tacked on one final score in the 86th minute to grab a 5-0 advantage.

UP NEXT
The Black Knights will close out a two-game road stretch on Saturday when they take on Lehigh at 6 p.m. in Bethlehem, Pa.