Army West Point Athletics
Sunday, September 18
West Point, N.Y.
1 PM
Army West Point
2-7-0, 0-1-0PL
4
vs
1
Fairleigh Dickinson
1-7-0, 0-0-0NEC
1
2
F
FDU-W
0
1
1
ARMY
3
1
4
Strong First Half Fuels Women’s Soccer Past FDU
September 18, 2016 | Women's Soccer
WEST POINT, N.Y. –A three-goal first half by the Army West Point women's soccer fueled the team to a 4-1 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson.
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MATCH NOTES
HOW IT HAPPENED
UP NEXT
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MATCH NOTES
- Four is the most goals that Army has scored in a single match all season. And it doubles the number of goals scored for 2016.
- The Black Knights improved to 2-7-0 overall with today's victory.
- Jordan Cassalia recorded her second win of the season after allowing no goals on 14 shots faced. She recorded five saves in 82 minutes of play.
- Samantha Sullenger notched two goals in the match, her first pair of the season, while Clare Shea led with two assists.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Black Knights jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first 35 minutes of play.
- Madison McGinn kicked things off for the Cadets when she received a pass from Nicole Bautista who lifted the ball over the Fairleigh Dickenson defender. McGinn was then able to break away and shoot from 20-yards out to the left corner for the tally just 10 minutes in the match.
- Sullenger notched Army's second goal when she rebounded her initial shot then buried it into the left side of the goal from the right edge of the box at the 28:29 mark.
- Army padded its lead to 3-0 when Shea put the ball up the middle on a clear by Jordan Cassalia, which allowed Brianna Nicholas to free up and score from 25-yards out. She crossed the ball to the lower left side of the net for the score with just 10 minutes left in the half.
UP NEXT
- The Black Knights will continue Patriot League play this week as they take on Lafayette on Sept. 24 to continue their three-match home stand. The game is slated for 7 p.m. on Clinton Field.
Team Stats
FDU-W
ARMY
Goals
1
4
Shots
15
15
Shots on Goal
6
11
Saves
7
5
Corners
3
4
Fouls
6
14
Scoring Plays
McGinn, Madison (2)
Assisted By: Bautista, Nicole
Close shot into the lower left corner
10:39
Sullenger, Samantha (1)
scored on her own rebound to the left ha
28:29
Nicholas, Brianna (1)
Assisted By: Shea, Clare
Clear up the middle and broke away to sc
33:30
Sullenger, Samantha (2)
Assisted By: Shea, Clare
Lob on a free kick rebound to Sullenger
78:44
HEATLEY, Tara (1)
FDU-W HEATLEY, Tara PENALTY KICK GOAL, goal number 1 for season.
85:18
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
2
Players Mentioned
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