Black Knights Lift Army-Navy Cup with Star Victory

Men's SoccerOctober 11, 2025

Black Knights Lift Army-Navy Cup with Star Victory

The Army West Point men's soccer team pulled away with three goals in the second half en route to a 4-0 victory in the 14th edition of the Army-Navy Cup at Subaru Park on Friday night in front of a record crowd of 11,363.

Box Score

CHESTER, Pa. - The Army West Point men's soccer team pulled away with three goals in the second half en route to a 4-0 victory in the 14th edition of the Army-Navy Cup at Subaru Park on Friday night in front of a record crowd of 11,363.

The Army-Navy Cup is part of the Army-Navy Star Series presented by USAA.

Army was a stronger side right from the opening whistle, recording a season-high 13 shots on goal en route to the second-largest margin of victory in the Brian Plotkin era.

The Black Knights immediately took control of the game from the opening kickoff and were rewarded for the in the 15th minute after Jack Kryger headed home a beautiful cross from Jack Meyer to give Army the opening goal. Kryger, who made his first start of the season on Friday, now has two goals on the season.

The Black Knights went into the locker room with a goal advantage. Army outshot Navy 9-4 in the first 45 minutes, which included a 6-0 shot on goal advantage.

"Overjoyed for the players. I think over the last few games, we've had some really good performances, but the results haven't gone our way. I think there was a really nice balance going into this game of completive hunger and confidence and belief. To be able to walk into here against your big rival, on this stage in front of 11,000 fans and win the Army-Navy Cup, is really special."

Army head coach Brian Plotkin

Entering the second half, Army returned to the strong play it had in the opening 30 minutes of the game. The Black Knights doubled its lead on an impressive goal by Riley Cullum in the 58th minute after the junior danced around a pair of Midshipman and fired a right-footed shot that snuck inside the right post. Meyer was credited with his second assist of the night. The goal was the first of Cullum's career.

Army continued to add to its lead as Jubril Bamgbala erupted in the 71st minute scoring two goals in the span of 53 seconds to put the game out of reach for the Midshipmen. Owen Ennis recorded an assist on the third goal, with Bamgbala doing all the work on the fourth score of the night. Bamgbala now leads the Black Knights with four goals on the season.

The four-goal margin of victory is the largest in the 14 years of the Army-Navy Cup. The Black Knights won 4-1 in 2018. Army finished the night with 24 shots and 13 on goal, both are season highs.

The Black Knights held the edge in corner kicks, 2-0. Goalie Michael Guiry now moves to 4-2-3 on the year and has five shutouts this season.