Silva’s Career Day Lifts Army Past Binghamton

Tuesday, March 12

Vestal, NY

4 PM

Army West Point

5-2

Binghamton

0-5

Army

Binghamton

Silva’s Career Day Lifts Army Past Binghamton

March 12, 2019 | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

VESTAL, N.Y. – Led by junior attacker Miles Silva's career-high eight goals, the No. 18 Army West Point men's lacrosse team topped Binghamton on the road, 15-6.

Silva scored six goals in a row for the Black Knights including a natural hat trick.

Nate Jones contributed a goal and four assists to also post a career-high in points with five. Brendan Nichtern tied his career-high four helpers in the game.

AJ Barretto led the team in ground balls with four and made eight saves in the victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED

For the seventh-straight game, the Black Knights were the first to get on the board.
Jeremy Angle recorded his first tally of the year 6:07 into the action.
A minute later, Nicholas Garofano drove to the right side of the cage, pulling Nate Jones' defender off him for the easy dump and score.
With 5:38 on the clock, Johnny Surdick caused a turnover in Army's defensive zone. Marcus Hudgins picked up the ground ball and set up a quick transition goal for James Pryor, the first of his career.
To start off the second quarter, Angle netted another off the iso play.
Matt Manown put the Black Knights ahead 5-0 after he split three Binghamton defenders.
The Bearcats scored their first of the day with 11:04 on the clock, but 20 seconds later the Cadets forced a failed clear to set up a score.
Silva initiated the caused turnover and Jones picked up the loose ball. He found Pryor in the middle of the zone and the rookie scored his second of the game.
Binghamton cut Army's lead to four, 6-2, with 9:45 to go in the half. However, Silva would go on to score four of the next five goals in the game.
The junior recorded his first natural hat trick in a seven-minute span.
Anthony George set up a transition goal after scooping up the ball in the Cadets' defensive zone and carrying it up the field.
Brendan Nichtern then found Silva in front for the quick goal.
With 1:23 on the clock, Jones fired a pass to the top of the crease where Silva was waiting, and he shoveled one in past the Binghamton goalie.
The Bearcats slowed Army's run with 34 seconds to go in the half on a crease roll.
Nichtern and Silva connected again, however, with seven seconds remaining to bring the Black Knights' lead to seven, 10-3, after the first 30 minutes of play.
Silva continued his hot streak and made it six straight goals for Army in the second half.
The junior connected with Nichtern on both plays to record the only two scores in the third frame.
Ethan Barangan opened the fourth quarter with his first-career goal off the faceoff.
Binghamton halted Army's 4-0 run with a goal of its own at the 12:25 mark of the fourth quarter.
Manown connected with Silva for the Black Knights' 14th score of the day before the Bearcats netted one from the right side.
Silva posted his eighth goal of the day to increase Army's lead to 10, 15-5, off a feed from Jones.
Despite the Bearcats netting the final score of the game, the Black Knights came away with the 15-6 road victory.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

The Black Knights held the Bearcats scoreless in two of the quarters today.
Army netted seven goals in the second frame for a season-high by the team.
Silva had a standout performance with eight goals, two shy of an Army record of single goals in a game.
He recorded a natural hat trick during and scored six goals in a row for the Black Knights.
Silva added one ground ball on the night.
Jones had the second-most points with five on a goal and four assists.
The four helpers was a career-high, while the five points tied his career-high.
Nichtern tied his career-high of four assists in today's contest.
For the sixth time this season, Manown notched a multi-point game.
The junior contributed a goal and assist in the effort.
Angle and Pryor posted career-highs in the game with two goals apiece.
Angle improves his career tally to nine, while Pryor posted his first scores in an Army jersey.
Barangan won eight faceoffs, caused his first-career turnover and scored his first-career goal.
Garofano posted an assist for the second game in a row.
The Black Knights were led in ground balls by Barretto. He made eight saves for the victory.
Matt Koziol played for the final 6:23 in the game and turned aside a shot.
Barangan followed with three and Manown, Griffin Schultz, Surdick, Tom Rigney, Connor DeWitt, Hudgins, Laim Davenport, Bennett Taylor and Kyle Beyer each had two.
Hudgins was the lone Cadet with more than one caused turnover.
The 15 goals scored was the highest by the Black Knights this year. Today also marked the highest margin of victory.
Army is now 4-1 against non-conference opponents.

UP NEXT

The Black Knights will play their third consecutive road game this Saturday when they travel to Worcester, Mass., for a Patriot League matchup at Holy Cross.
The game will begin at 12 p.m.