Army Men's Soccer Shuts Out Longwood, 2-0

Saturday, September 4

6 P.M.

Army West Point

2-1-0, 0-0-0

Longwood

1-2-0, 0-0-0

Longwood

Army West Point

Army Men's Soccer Shuts Out Longwood, 2-0

September 04, 2021 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

GAME 3

SCORE

Army West Point Black Knights - 2
Longwood Lancers - 0

SCORERS

Army West Point
18' Oscar Pereira (2), 47' Jack Eaton (1)

RECORDS

Army (2-1-0)
Longwood (1-1-0)

LOCATION

Malek Stadium at Clinton Field - West Point, N.Y.

WEST POINT, N.Y. - In the final game of its three-game homestand, the Army West Point men's soccer team ran past the Longwood Lancers for a 2-0 victory.

How it Happened
The Black Knights jumped on the Lancers from the very first whistle, using a steady attack to create a number of early scoring chances. The front line of Sal Rasizzi, Andrew Guerra, Brandon Bryant and Oscar Pereira helped lead Army into the Lancer zone and create three shots for the Cadets.

On the third chance, Guerra was able to collect the ball off a throw-in and feed Pereira who made a series of moves before finding the bottom left corner of the net for Army's first goal of the match.

Army controlled the tempo for the rest of the half thanks in large part to outstanding defensive efforts from Jack Eaton, D'Anthony Brown and Dylan Mitchiner. The back line held off the Lancer attack for much of the game and gave freshman goalkeeper, Tomas Hut, room to breathe in the backfield.

Hut would only need to make one save off a shot in the 58th minute on his way to his first career shutout.

The Black Knights got some insurance off the head of Jack Eaton, when he scored his first career goal off a corner kick and deflection from Sean Lee.

Army nearly had another goal just moments later when John Poncy made a terrific play to control a bouncing ball, sliding past a defender before firing a shot that rang off the right post.

The defense once again held on strong down the stretch, holding off the Longwood surge to keep the zero on their side of the scoreboard and secure Army's second win of the season.

Coach's Corner
"The team continues to have a great attitude and is improving. Longwood has some very talented players and posed unique problems." said Army men's soccer head coach Brian Plotkin. "Our Captains are asserting themselves and setting high standards for the group and our other firsties (seniors) have done a great job bringing the plebes (first years) into the program. We are looking forward to our first road test of the season on Tuesday at Fairfield."

Cadet's Corner
"Tomas [Hut] really had a great game," said Jack Eaton. "We played as a family tonight, we played connected and in high spirits and I think the result showed that."

"It was a great opportunity to get the chance to play in my first college game. It definitely helped having the underclassmen in front of me and with their support and spirit from the sidelines," said Hut. "It was a great way to finish the game. I'm proud that we played as a family tonight and it showed on the scoreboard."

Inside the Box Score

Tomas Hut recorded his first career start against Longwood, shutting out the Lancers while recording one save.
Sophomore Jack Eaton scored his first career goal off a corner kick in the 46th minute.
Senior Oscar Pereira broke the scoreless tie in the 18th minute with the ninth goal of his career off an assist from Andrew Guerra.
Army out-shot the Lancers 16-6 and put six shots on goal.
The Black Knights kicked a season high nine corners in the contest, a season high.

Up Next
Army will return to action Tuesday, Sept. 7 when they travel to Fairfield University.

FOLLOW ALONG
For complete coverage of Army West Point men's soccer, follow the Black Knights on Twitter and Instagram at @ArmyWP_MSoccer and online at www.goarmywestpoint.com.