WEST POINT, N.Y. – Sophomore Nathan Harmon and junior Salif Leintu each scored in the second half to lift the Yale men's soccer team to a 2-0 road victory over Army on Monday evening in West Point, N.Y. The Bulldogs picked up their first win of the season and overcame an early road test.
With the victory, Yale improved to 1-1 overall. The Bulldogs handed the Black Knights their first loss of the season. Army dropped to 1-1-2 overall.
"This was a great result against a good Army team," said Kylie Stannard, the 5K Corral Head Coach of the Bulldogs. "I'm very proud of the entire group. It's not easy to rebound from the tough loss on Friday and to put that behind us."
"We didn't have a great first half tonight, but we still did what was needed to get to half 0-0 and then make a couple of adjustments," Stannard said. "I thought our second half showed a good balance of being tough and disciplined defensively, but also finding some great moments to be on the ball for longer spells and control more territory."
Stat of the Game
• 5 – Saves from goalkeeper Josh Linebaugh in his first collegiate start.
Scoring Summary
• 52' | YALE GOAL! Ethan Otterberg dribbled the ball past midfield and patiently delivered a through pass to Sven Meacham up the far side. Meacham crossed it on the ground to a streaking Harmon, who found the back of the net on a sliding attempt. 1-0 YALE
• 88' | YALE GOAL! Andrew Myerson took the ball past midfield and was tripped up by an Army defender. He maintained possession and delivered a pass toward the sideline to Meacham. Meacham sent a perfect, left-footed cross into the box toward Leintu, who tapped it in to seal the victory for the Bulldogs. 2-0 YALE
Game Notes
• Yale and Army squared off for the first time since 2018, a 2-1 victory for the Bulldogs. The Black Knights have not defeated the Bulldogs since 1977.
• The Bulldogs earned their first road victory since Sept. 24, 2024.
• Harmon scored his first goal of the season and second as a Bulldog. Leintu registered his first collegiate goal.
• Meacham recorded a pair of assists. Otterberg tallied his first assist of the season.
• Linebaugh made his first collegiate start in goal for Yale. He stopped five shots to earn the shutout victory.
• David Pousseu and David Leidl made their first collegiate starts.
Up Next
"It's always extra nice to get the first win under the belt and we have some great foundation to build on from the past two games," Stannard said.
The Bulldogs will play at Penn State on Friday, Sept. 4, at 7 p.m.
