Stef was named Patriot League Coach of the Year this week as she and her West Point ladies head into the Patriot League Tournament on Friday with an NCAA bid on the line. Soccer has always been a major part of the Gene Kraay family, and Stef's accolade will now top the list. Here are some other notes about Stef's Black Knights that may interest you.
*Army scored 22 goals in the regular season and allowed just five ... the record for fewest goals against Army is nine set in 2002 when the Black Knights were touched for seven during the regular season and two in the tournament ... Brown is the only team to score more than a goal against Army this season.
*In seven league games, Army has scored five goals by five different players along with a stingy 0.13 GAA, while posting six shutouts (three scoreless overtime draws).
*Army is 7-1-1 at home and unbeaten in its last four matches.
*Freshman Kim An leads the league in goals (nine) and points (20), and is tied for first in game winners (four).
*Senior goalkeeper Alex Lostetter is first in the league in shutouts (10), GAA (0.22) and wins (eight) ... she is ranked No. 2 by the NCAA in GAA and save percentage (.930).
*Army has allowed just two goals in the first half this season in a loss to Fordham and win over Bucknell.
*Army has outscored its opponents 7-2 in the first half, 13-2 in the second, and 2-1 in the first overtime and 0-0 in the second.
*Army has had six games go into overtime to show a 2-1-3 mark.
*Army's 15 shutouts shattered the school mark of 13 set in 1993.
*Army put together a six-game shutout win streak early in the season, three off the mark set at the start of 1993.
*Army tied the school shutout mark in conference play at six, first set in 2008.
*Coach Stefanie Golan is the second Army coach tabbed for Patriot League Coach of the Year honors ... second time for the Black Knights in three years ... Army's first coach, Gene Ventriglia, was a six-time selection.
*Four freshmen have been regulars in Army's starting lineup, with three (Molly McGuigan, Katie Wacker, Melissa McLaws) in the back and the other (Kim An) at midfield ... three others have drawn duty in a majority of the games.
*The freshman class has scored 13 of Army's 22 goals with the senior class registering three goals, five tallied by the junior class and a goal from the sophomore class.
*Army is ranked No. 5 in the Mid-Atlantic Region for the second consecutive week ... its highest ranking was third on 10/21
*Army has ranked No. 1 in GAA in the last four NCAA statistical releases and has been No. 1 in shutout percentage in the last five releases.
*STATISTICALLY
Kim An is the leading scorer in the league with nine goals and 20 points and tied for the most game-winning goals (four).
Alex Lostetter is the top goalkeeper in GAA both league (0.13) and overall (0.22) along with 10 shutouts (six in league play)
Army has allowed just one goal in league matches (0.13 GAA) , that to Bucknell, and five overall for a 0.25 GAA that ranks first nationally
Army has scored 22 goals this season with five in league play
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