Army Defeats Colgate 3-0 to Open up Patriot League Play

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Army Defeats Colgate 3-0 to Open up Patriot League Play

September 18, 2021 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

By: Phil Tor

GAME 7
SCORE	Army West Point Black Knights - 3 Colgate Raiders - 0
SCORERS	Army West Point - Jack Eaton 17', Andrew Guerra 56', Justin McStay 82'
RECORDS	Army (4-2-1, 1-0 PL) Colgate (0-7, 0-1 PL)
LOCATION	Malek Stadium at Clinton Field - West Point, N.Y.

WEST POINT, N.Y. - 100 years after the two teams met for the first time the Army West Point men's soccer repeated history by defeating the Colgate Raiders 3-0. The 1921 Black Knights defeated the Raiders by the same result in 1921.

The Cadets powered through the rough weather to pick up a decisive result in the Patriot League opener and improve their record to 4-2-1.

How it Happened
In typical Army men's soccer fashion, the team came out running on the Raiders, keeping the ball in the Colgate half of the field for nearly the entire first seven minutes of play. Andrew Guerra and D'Anthony Brown put two early shots on goal to test the Colgate keeper, but neither were able to find the back of the net.

Oscar Pereira followed up with another shot on goal that was deflected by the Colgate keeper to set up a corner for Army. Cooper Warren took the corner to the Black Knights, putting on a cross on net that found Justin McStay, who then deflected the ball right onto the foot of Jack Eaton, who buried a shot in the back of the net to give Army an early 1-0 advantage.

Army would keep the pressure on Colgate, but were halted by a 20-minute stoppage in play at the 32 minute mark due to rough weather. After returning to the field, both teams were unable to piece anything together, as the score would remain 1-0 going into the break.

Pereira was the first to put a shot on goal in the second half, picking the top right corner that just tipped off the outstretched hands of the Colgate keeper. Pereira would create another opportunity just a few minutes later for his teammate Andrew Guerra, who scored his second goal of the season in the 56th minute to put Army up two.

Starting goalkeeper and team captain, Jacob Suppiah had an excellent game between the posts, anchoring an Army defense that allowed no shots on goal -and only seven total shots- in the contest. Suppiah defensive backline of Jack Eaton, Nick Atkinson, Luke Doyle and D'Anthony Brown gave him and Army everything it needed to hold the lead.

The final score of the game would come in the 86th minute off the head of Justin McStay. The junior midfielder was set up off a breakout play from Pereira and John Poncy.

Colgate was unable to find any offensive success down the stretch and Army would hold on to win 3-0 in a shutout effort.

Coach's Corner
"It was a really good performance by the team tonight. The first game of the league season is always emotional and I thought we used that emotion well and started off the game positively.It was great to get a goal from a set piece and to come away with a shutout which are two things that are very important to getting positive results.

Colgate is a very good team and will do well in the league this year. Erik is a great coach and they have very talented players. We accepted the challenge tonight and took a step forward. It will be nice ot get on the training field this week and work as we prepare for Bucknell next weekend." - Brian Plotkin.

Cadet's Corner
"This team proved that it can play through anything and battle through anything tonight." - Andrew Guerra

"Coming in playing against Colgate knowing we haven't beaten them in three years, it was a really good feeling to come out here, battle through the adversity and the weather and grind for the win." - Nick Atkinson

Inside the Box Score

Oscar Pereira tallied two points with two assists in the win.
Army won the shot battle over the Raiders, 16-7.
Andrew Guerra took three shots in the win, putting all three on goal and scoring for the first time since the season opener.
Army defeated Colgate for the first time since 2017.
These two teams met 100 years ago in 1921, and the contest ended in the exact same result - a 3-0 Army win.

Up Next
Army will return to action this Saturday, September 25th when it travels to Bucknell for a 7 PM match.

FOLLOW ALONG
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