Black Knights Claim Patriot League Regular Season Title

Wednesday, October 26

Boston, MA

7 P.M.

Army West Point

8-4-6, 6-1-2PL

Boston University

10-8-0, 6-3-0PL

Army West Point

Black Knights Claim Patriot League Regular Season Title

October 26, 2022 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Game 18
SCORE	Army Black Knights 3, Boston University Terriers 2
RECORDS	Army Black Knights (8-4-6, 6-1-2 PL) \| Boston University Terriers (10-8-0, 6-3-0 PL)
GOAL SCORERS	Army-Lauren Drysdale (12'), Brigid Duffy (55'), Kaelan Bradley (89') Boston-Julianna Stureman (36'), Sophia Woodland (80')
LOCATION	Nickerson Field, Boston Mass.

Boston – In the final game of the regular season, the Army women's soccer team defeated the Boston University Terriers in a five-goal thriller, 3-2, to become the Patriot League Regular Season Champions and the No. 1 seed in the Patriot League Tournament.

How it Happened
First Half

At the 2' minute mark, Madison Niebish struck first in an attempt to put Army on the board, but her shot went wide.
In the 8^th minute of action, sophomore Keira Vesy attempted a shot that the Terriers goalkeeper Celia Braun saved.
At the 12' minute mark, senior Lauren Drysdale put the Black Knights on the board with a penalty kick goal, giving Army a 1-0 lead.
17 minutes into the game, goalkeeper Sage Strohman saved a shot taken by Terriers Jenna Oldman.
With 28 minutes of action, Drysdale attempted to extend Army's lead, but her shot went high.
Boston University's Julianna Stureman tied everything up with a goal at the 36' minute mark.
In the 39^th minute, Kaitlin Palaian attempted to retake the lead, but her shot was blocked.
Sophomore Keira Vesy's defense helped keep the score tied at 1-1 by denying a scoring chance.

Here's the video evidence!!

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— Army Women's Soccer (@ArmyWP_WSoccer) October 26, 2022

What a save!!

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— Army Women's Soccer (@ArmyWP_WSoccer) October 26, 2022

Second Half

In the opening minute of the second half, Brigid Duffy's attempt to extend Army's lead; her shot was saved by Gretchen Bennett.
At the 54^th minute mark, with an assist by Kaelan Bradley, Duffy scored, extending the Black Knights lead 2-1.
At the 60-minute mark, Strohman saved a shot taken by Boston's Lily Matthews.
In the 68^th minute, Cami Silvestro attempted to further extend the Black Knights lead but was saved by Bennett.
In the 75^th minute of action, Strohman had a save that prevented Boston from tying the game.
At the 80^th minute, the Terriers equalized the game 2-2, with a goal from Sophia Woodland.
Strohman had a save in the 84^th minute, keeping the score 2-2.
With 37 seconds left, at the 89' minute mark, Bradley showed great poise by rounding the keeper to score the game-winning goal giving the Black Knights the Regular Season Title.

What a goal!!

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— Army Women's Soccer (@ArmyWP_WSoccer) October 27, 2022

Kaelan Bradley with the game winning goal!!

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— Army Women's Soccer (@ArmyWP_WSoccer) October 27, 2022

CADETS CAPSULES

Forward Lauren Drysdale's goal was her third of the season (all from the penalty spot).
Brigid Duffy's goal tonight was her second of the season.
Kaelan Bradley's game winning goal was her third of the season; she also had one assist.
Goalkeeper Sage Strohman had four saves.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

For the first time since 2010, the Army women's soccer team won the Patriot League Regular Season.
The Black Knights are now 6-1-3 in the Patriot League.
Army outshot Boston University 11-10.
Tonight's win was Army's first road win of the season.

Black Knights are @PatriotLeague Regular Season Champions!!#GoArmy pic.twitter.com/I5psUi0ExL
— Army Women's Soccer (@ArmyWP_WSoccer) October 27, 2022

COACH'S CORNER
"Could not be more proud of this team. Thought that was a fantastic game against a quality BU team and just the fight until the last second. This team's relentless mentality this evening was brilliant. It's always been about our process and our journey, and in each segment, they have trusted every aspect of what this entails. All eyes on the tournament now."-Head Coach Tracy Chao

CADET'S CORNER
"I thought we battled tonight and always were pushing for more. We had reflected on our journey before the game, and we wanted to go out on top. It was a full team effort tonight everyone contributed to that win. Now it's time to prepare for the next challenge ahead and keep working hard."-Sophomore Kaelan Bradley

UP NEXT
The No. 1 seed Black Knights earn a quarterfinals bye and will host the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals on Thursday, November 3 at 6 p.m.

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