Army’s High Tempo Offense Breezes Past Colgate

Saturday, March 23

West Point, NY

12 PM

Army West Point

7-2, 3-1PL

Colgate

3-5, 1-2PL

Colgate

Army

Army’s High Tempo Offense Breezes Past Colgate

March 23, 2019 | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The 18th-ranked Army West Point men's lacrosse team topped Colgate 13-8 Saturday thanks to its high tempo offense.

Ten of the Black Knights' 13 goals were assisted to give Army 23 points on the day. Five players recorded double-digit goals in the victory, while seven garnered multiple points in the performance.

Brendan Nichtern netted a goal and dished out a career-tying four assists in the effort while picking up a career-high eight ground balls.

Tommy Marino posted a career-high two goals in the game as Sean O'Brien, Miles Silva, Matt Manown and Nate Jones were also in the double-digit goal category.

AJ Barretto made eight stops versus the Raiders and Johnny Surdick and Jordan Cole led the team with three caused turnovers.

HOW IT HAPPENED

For the ninth time this season, the Black Knights were the first team to strike.
Manown fed a short pass into the slot where Miles Silva was waiting for the score to put Army ahead 1-0.
Less than a minute later, Alex Alacqua passed across the offensive zone to Jeremy Angle who fired a shot and goal from the right side.
The Raiders scored three straight however to claim a 3-2 lead to start the second quarter.
Nichtern connected with Jones at the 12:30 mark to tie things up at 3-3, but Colgate scored again to take its final lead of the game.
A 3-0 run by the Cadets allowed them to take control of the game.
Nichtern garnered a ground ball behind the net and scored on a wide lefty crease roll before assisting on the next two goals in the streak. O'Brien and Jones were the goal scorers.
Colgate broke the run by scoring a man-up goal, but Army answered back with a man-up goal of its own.
Marino netted his first of the game with 7:22 on the clock in the third quarter.
Jones fed across the crease where Marino was able to find the back of the net.
With 2:11 to go in the quarter, Manown utilized a quick restart at the top of the Army box and ran the ball in for a score during a personnel change by both teams. This gave the Black Knights an 8-5 advantage.
He scored the first Cadet goal in the fourth quarter off an assist from Nicholas Garofano.
The Raiders converted another man-advantage goal before Nichtern's shovel pass to O'Brien in the middle set up a goal for the Black Knights.
Colgate scored yet again on man-up, but so did Marino.
Alacqua was on the assist for the second goal as Marino faked out the Raiders' goalie for Army's 11th goal of the game.
The Black Knights bookended a Raiders score to close out the game with the score 13-8 in favor of Army.
Silva and O'Brien were credited with the final goals of the game.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Surdick surpassed the 150-career ground ball mark in today's game.
The senior captain now boasts 152 in his four years after his five today.
Nichtern led the way offensively with five points.
O'Brien had a career performance in goals (3) and points (4).
Manown, Marino, Jones and Silva all posted two goals apiece.
Jones finished the day with three points and Manown had three.
Jones' career total for goals resides at 97 which ranks him 11th all-time at Army.
Angle had a lone goal in the effort and Garofano notched a solo helper.
After earning his first career assist earlier this season against Syracuse, Alacqua registered a career-high two against the Raiders.
Barretto recorded eight saves and now totals 485 in his four-year career.
He continues to climb in the Army record books and currently resides at eighth.
Cole had a career-high three caused turnovers today alongside Surdick who also had three.
Anthony George posted two in the effort which was also a career-high.
Nichtern's eight ground balls blew away his previous high of three.
Surdick followed with five and George and Evan Condon produced a trio each.