Women’s soccer falls 4-3 to Army

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – In a dramatic back-and-forth between service academy rivals, the Air Force women's soccer team was able to buy an early lead over Army West Point, but it was the Black Knights that sung second on Friday night, claiming a 4-3 win over the Falcons.

Air Force (4-2-1) claimed a rapid 2-0 lead in the contest, gaining the lead from a one-on-one between sophomore Kendall Rippley and Army goalkeeper Sage Strohman in the 22^nd minute, shortly followed by junior Caeli Sherman arcing off the crossbar into the Army net off a hitch from Peyton Ferrell just above the 18.

From there, Army turned to junior Brigid Duffy and Jordan Follenweider, who combined for a trio of goals inside of six minutes to even the score and ultimately claim a lead in the 40^th minute which they would never give back to the Falcons.

At 55', Rippley, charging once again up the apex of the Army defense, chipped a pass up to freshman Mai Mateaki, who was able to slip her attempt underneath past Strohman to even the score once again. But Army's Kaelan Bradley was able to notch the game winner in the 63^rd minute, finding open space at the top of the Air Force 18, and firing into the top-right of the Falcon net.

Sherman led Air Force with six shots on the evening (four on goal); Mateaki and Rippley both combined for four apiece; Air Force finished the evening with a 20-13 edge over Army in total shots; The Falcons forced Strohman into eight saves on the evening; Three goals scored against Army matches a season high for the Black Knights.

Up Next:
Air Force opens Mountain West play hosting Colorado State on Sept. 26 at Cadet Soccer Stadium.

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Team Stats

Kendall Rippley

Caeli Sherman

Mai Mateaki

Chase Borntreger

Players Mentioned

Peyton Ferrell

Mai Mateaki

Kendall Rippley

Caeli Sherman

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