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The Army West Point Black Knights are the 24th team in our 2018 schedule preview series and the seventh team from the Patriot League. The Black Knights had a great 2017, but could not get past Loyola for the second straight season in the Patriot League Championship.
Here’s the entire 2018 schedule:
Army West Point’s 2018 Schedule
| Date | Road Team | Home Team | Special Notes | Last Year's Meeting(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Road Team | Home Team | Special Notes | Last Year's Meeting(s) |
| 2/10 | UMass | Army West Point | 9-2 W | |
| 2/17 | Rutgers | Army West Point | 12-10 L | |
| 2/19 | NJIT | Army West Point | 19-6 W | |
| 2/24 | Army West Point | Syracuse | 14-13 W | |
| 3/3 | Army West Point | Lafayette | Patriot League | 14-4 W |
| 3/10 | Lehigh | Army West Point | Patriot League | 6-4 W |
| 3/17 | Holy Cross | Army West Point | Patriot League | 10-4 W |
| 3/24 | Army West Point | Colgate | Patriot League | 10-8 W |
| 3/31 | Bucknell | Army West Point | Patriot League | 11-10 W |
| 4/7 | Army West Point | Boston University | Patriot League | 11-10 W, 10-7 W |
| 4/14 | Navy | Army West Point | Patriot League | 10-6 L |
| 4/20 | Army West Point | Loyola | Patriot League | 14-6 L, 13-4 L |
| 5/5 | Army West Point | Notre Dame | 10-9 W/OT |
One change to the schedule, which is the exclusion of VMI. NJIT moves up in their place.
Let’s check out some notable games on this schedule:
Best Nonconference Game: @ Syracuse
After coming a post short of tying the game at the end of regulation in 2016, the Black Knights came out on the better end of a last-second shot by David Symmes. They’re always a tough team to prepare for on the Syracuse end, and they’ve slowly been making progress as a squad altogether.
Best Conference Game: vs. Navy
There is no need to explain why this is the best conference game, even though Loyola will also be good. It’s Army-Navy. And if Army doesn’t beat Navy after their football team did it again this year, bring in football head coach Jeff Monken to coach the team.
Under The Radar Game: vs. Lehigh
Loyola, BU, and Navy will be tough games for sure, but Lehigh might be a darkhorse to make some noise in the Patriot League this season. They have a stud junior class led by Tristan Rai and Craig Chick, and only lost to the Black Knights by two goals last year in Bethlehem. There’s also a chance both teams could meet in the Patriot League quarterfinals.
Possible Upset: @ Colgate
Eight of their games last year were decided by three goals or fewer. Colgate was one of those games, which was a two-goal game. Army needs to be stronger in Patriot League play if they want to leave a stronger mark heading into May and as a possible at-large team if they don’t win the Patriot League, which will probably mean beating Loyola.