Cadets Capture, 2-1, Road Win at Seton Hall

Tuesday, October 29

South Orange, NJ

5 PM

Army West Point

4-6-4, 1-3-3

Seton Hall

5-8-1, 2-4-1

ARMY

Seton Hall

Cadets Capture, 2-1, Road Win at Seton Hall

October 29, 2019 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Army West Point men's soccer team closed out the non-league portion of its 2019 schedule with a 2-1 road win over Seton Hall on Tuesday night.

The Black Knights (4-6-4, 1-3-3 Patriot League) were up for the challenge against a Seton Hall (5-8-1, 2-4-1 Big East) squad that was fresh off a 1-1 draw with No. 4 St. John's. Jake Burgess and Tyler Mitchiner were the two goal scorers for the Black Knights, while Keenan O'Shea and Zac McGraw both tallied an assist.

In between the pipes, Jacob Suppiah came away with four stops, including three in the closing five minutes to help the Cadets hang on for the win.

"It was a solid team win tonight on the road," head coach Russell Payne said. "Jacob Suppiah, Jake Burgess and Matt Flynn are a few of the many guys that really stepped up tonight when the team needed them. Tonight's win was a momentum builder going into the next few days of focused preparation for our next league contest."

The Pirates outshot Army, 14-11 in the contest and held a 6-5 edge in corners.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Burgess netted his first collegiate goal.
Mitchiner scored his first goal of the season and fifth of his career.
McGraw handed out his first helper of the year and ninth of his career.
O'Shea notched his third assist of the season.
The senior took sole possession of 10th in all-time assists in program history.
He also grabbed sole possession of eighth in all-time points with 59.
Suppiah tied his career-high in saves.
The sophomore tallied his second collegiate win.
The Black Knights recorded double-digit shots for the 12th time in 14 matches.

HOW IT HAPPENED

In the third minute, Burgess dribbled the ball just outside the box before ripping a shot into the back of the net to give Army an early, 1-0, advantage.
The Pirates did not flinch and responded in the sixth minute. With Army defending deep in its own zone, Suppiah dove for the ball on a cross but was unable to corral it. Camil Koreichi then charged into the box and buried a shot to even the score at 1-1.
In the 73rd minute, O'Shea subbed into the match and inserted the ball into the box on a corner. The ball was played deep to McGraw and the senior headed it to Mitchiner, who used his head to score what turned out to be the game-winning goal.

UP NEXT
Army will travel to Washington, D.C., this Saturday for a 2 p.m. Patriot League tilt against American.