Men's Soccer Plays to 1-1 Draw at Columbia

Friday, September 13

New York, NY

7 PM

Army West Point

1-1-1, 0-0-0

Columbia

0-1-2, 0-0-0

Army West Point

Columbia

Men's Soccer Plays to 1-1 Draw at Columbia

September 13, 2019 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

NEW YORK – In its first true road test of the year, the Army West Point men's soccer team played to a 1-1 draw with Columbia on Friday night.

The Black Knights (1-1-1) earned their first tie of the season, while the Lions (0-1-2) recorded their second. Columbia won the battle in shots (15-9) and corners (9-4), but the Army defense held its ground to prevent the Ivy League foe from grabbing a second score.

"I thought we showed some real good quality in our ability to adapt throughout the game," head coach Russell Payne said. "There were a few things that we let ourselves down with, but I thought there were more positives than negatives in this game. I can't be more pleased with our guys effort and application of detail. We will turn our attention and focus on getting ready for Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday."

Justin Stoll played a key role in stopping the Lions as the senior goalkeeper came away with a season-best seven saves.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

O'Shea notched his second goal of the season.
He became just the 11th cadet in program history to reach 50 career points.
The senior has now scored in back-to-back games for the fifth time in his career.
Epitime handed out his second collegiate helper in as many games.
Stoll jumped to eighth in all-time saves with 164.
Army and Columbia tied for the third time in series history.
It was the 19th all-time meeting between the two squads.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Black Knights controlled the ball near the Columbia goal in the 34th minute when a Christian Takaki pass was deflected by a Lions' defender. However, the ball bounced to Epitime and the rookie put it past a diving Columbia player to O'Shea, who ripped a shot off the crossbar that rattled into the net for the goal.
In the 41st minute, Columbia's Beto Carillo dribbled the ball at the top of the box and dished it over to Uri Zeitz. After getting a touch on the ball, Zietz sent it into the box past a swarm of Army defenders, but John Denis came charging in and sent a shot into the back of the net to even the score.

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