Academy sports recap: Women upset Army 2-1 in soccer

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFPN) --  In a heated service academy showdown that featured three cautions and a wild finish, the Air Force women's soccer team upset Army 2-1 in the opening match at the Toys for Tots Tournament in St. Louis.

With the scored tied 1-1 on an Army penalty kick at the 75:21 mark, Air Force freshman Katherine Taylor scored the winning goal just 22 seconds later.

Army entered the weekend ranked 6th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Northeast Regional Poll, and 11th in the SoccerBuzz.com Northeast Regional Poll.

The Falcons took an early 1-0 lead in the 18th minute on a goal by senior midfielder Meredith Benson.

The two teams played the next 57 minutes without a score until the Black Knights tied the match up on the penalty kick in the 75th minute.

With the win, the Falcons improve to 3-3-1 on the season, while the Black Knights fall to 5-2-0.

However, on Sept. 18, St. Louis defeated the Air Force women 3-0. The Falcons were in the game until St. Louis put it away with two late scores to seal the win.

In cross country action, Air Force men took first-place honors Sept. 17 in Nebraska when four of five senior scorers finished in the top 10 at 29-team Woody Greeno Invitational. On the women’s side, Air Force finished seventh of 31 teams.

Nick Wilson led the way with a fifth-place time of 25:19. Classmate Jeff Gosselin was on his heels with a sixth-place time of 25:20. Mark Walter clocked a 25:31 to take seventh, while Travis Patterson crossed the finish line in 25:34 to finish ninth. The team’s final scoring runner, Calvin Glass, finished 15th with a time of 26:01.

Nicole Graham led the women’s team with a fourth-place time of 22:06. Teammate Andrea Pinchak also recorded a top-20 finish, taking 19th, behind a time of 23:02.

In golf, Junior Tyler Goulding notched his second top-five finish of the season to lead the Air Force golf team Sept. 17 at the 51st Annual William H. Tucker Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M. The Falcons finished 18th in the team standings with a three-round score of 902.

Goulding, who entered the final round at even par, put in another solid performance Sept. 17 firing a 69 to end the tournament tied for fifth at 3-under-par (213).

At the All-Armed Forces Tournament, the women’s volleyball team took a 3-0 victory from The Citadel on Sept. 17 during the second day of action here. Brooke Akers’ 12 kills and Kristina Stewart’s 10 helped the Falcons claim a 30-28, 30-20, 31-29 win over the Bulldogs in the first-ever meeting between the two teams.

However, a seven-match winning streak over Army came to an end for Air Force on the same day as the Black Knights defeated the Falcons in four games during the final match of the tournament. Air Force picked up the early 30-26 win in the first set, but the Black Knights rolled off straight 30-21, 30-23, 30-22 wins to take home the tournament title.