Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
8-3-4, 5-1-2
Colgate University
6-3-7, 2-1-5
Men's Soccer Collects 1-1 Draw on Road Versus Colgate
October 29, 2022 | Men's Soccer
| GAME 15 | |
|---|---|
| SCORE | Army West Point Black Knights 1, Colgate Raiders 1 |
| SCORERS | ARMY- Gage Guerra (77'), Colgate- Bobby Foose (PK, 71') |
| RECORDS | Army West Point (8-3-4, 5-1-2), Colgate (6-3-7, 2-1-5) |
| LOCATION | Beyer-Small '76 Field - Hamilton, NY |
HAMILTON, N.Y. - Army West Point men's soccer earned a point on the road with a 1-1 draw against Colgate on Saturday night. Gage Guerra scored the equalizing goal in the 77th minute after the Raiders went ahead in the 71st minute through a penalty kick.
In an unchanged starting XI for Army, Gage Guerra made himself known early by way of firing the first shot on goal in the 8th minute, forcing a save from Andrew Cooke in net for the Raiders. The Black Knights had an early chance off a corner in the 11th minute, with Max Andrews seeing his effort well saved.
The first half was anything but end-to-end, with Colgate winning the corner battle 3-1 while Army held the advantage in shots 5-4. The teams went into the half tied scoreless. Army seemingly came out the stronger side after the break, with both Sam Epitime and Colgate's Aidan Davock seeing tame efforts saved.
With 20 minutes remaining, it seemed destined for a 0-0 draw until pinball in the Army box led to a handball and penalty awarded to the Raiders. Tomas Hut did everything he could in net, getting a palm on the strike from Bobby Foose but the power was simply too much to keep the ball out of the back of the net.
However, the Black Knights quickly responded with Epitime drawing a foul to set Cooper Warren up with a free kick within the Colgate half. Warren's ball was met first by Nick Atkinson, who was able to flick it onto the goal line. Dylan Mitchiner was then there to head the ball square in front of net, with Gage Guerra beating the Colgate goalie to the spot and tapping home his ninth goal of the season in the 77th minute.
Army kept the pressure on following the goal, seeing three corners in the ensuing minutes, with Guerra and Justin McStay seeing shots to no avail. Ultimately, both teams took the point as Guerra's goal proved the difference for Army who have not lost on the road since their opening game of the season at Michigan State.
Cadets Capsules
- Gage Guerra has been at his best on the road, with six of his goals coming in Army's four Patriot League contests away from home.
- Guerra currently leads the Patriot League in goals (9), points (21), shots on goal (44) and goals per game (.692).
- Dylan Mitchiner picked up an assist and has registered one goal and two assists across his past five contests from center back.
- Nick Atkinson collected his second assist of the season. His 12 points (5G, 2A) currently ranks second on the Black Knights.
- Tomas Hut recorded three saves in net and extends his unbeaten streak to five games.
"Tonight's game was something we gained a lot of experience from. Colgate is a well coached team and was up for the game. It was a great response by the group after they went down a goal to get it back right away and keep pushing on. We will get back to work and prepare for Lafayette Wednesday at home." - head coach Brian Plotkin
Up Next
The Black Knights will return home on Wednesday, November 2nd to close out the regular season against Lafayette at 6:00 p.m.
Team Stats
Bobby Foose
COL Bobby Foose PENALTY KICK GOAL.
71:08
Gage Guerra (9)
Assisted By: Dylan Mitchiner , Nick Atkinson
GOAL by ARMY Guerra, Gage Assist by Mitchiner, Dylan and Atkinson, Nick.
76:48
