Two Black Knights scored their first career goals on September 23 and CDT Keanu Likewise ’27 pitched a clean sheet in goal as Army West Point Men’s Soccer defeated Rider 2-0 at Malek Stadium.
CDT Kai Thomas ’28 opened the scoring in the 15th minute, finishing a ball on the edge of the six-yard box and recording a point for the second consecutive match.
Likewise also recorded two of his six saves in the first half to keep the one-goal lead into the intermission. The Colorado Springs native added another pair of spectacular saves after halftime to preserve the shutout, one on a shot from outside the 18-yard box with 32 minutes to play, and another seven minutes later on a free kick header.
Army won just two corner kicks, but a 78th minute corner led to an Army goal when CDT Miles Hadley ’28 found the back of the net for the first time in his West Point career. Thomas and fellow plebe CDT Ronald Zhai ’28 were credited with assists on the goal.
The win came in the programs’ first meeting since 2010.
Excerpt and image taken from https://goarmywestpoint.com.
