Thanks to a balanced offense, the No. 15/16 Army West Point men's lacrosse team continued its hot streak at Michie Stadium with a 15-10 win over Binghamton on a rainy Tuesday afternoon. The Black Knights improve to 5-2 overall and 5-0 on home turf. Miles Silva led the team with five goals, while Nichtern posted a trio of goals and a trio of assists for six points. Bobby Abshire posted a career-high four points today thanks to a tally and three helpers. Gunner Philipp, Sean O'Brien and Danny Kielbasa also finished with multiple point performances for the Cadets. Wyatt Schupler recorded 10 saves and backed the Army defense on its 13 caused turnovers and 36 ground balls. HOW IT HAPPENED The Black Knights were tested early by Binghamton after the Bearcats took a 2-1 lead in the first two minutes of the game. Jacob Morin got the scoring rolling off a feed from Abshire, but back-to-back Binghamton goals gave Army's opponent the advantage. During a man-up opportunity, Nichtern connected with Silva in front for the score. Binghamton tallied another to re-take the lead 3-2. The Black Knights bounced back with a 6-0 run though to make it 8-3. Nichtern found Silva again before Philipp notched two-straight tallies. Nichtern then scored a pair of goals spaced two minutes apart. O'Brien found the back of the net off a pass from Abshire to give Army an 8-3 advantage. Binghamton scored three of the next four goals to bring it within three at halftime. Kielbasa was responsible for the Cadets' goal in the stretch. The Black Knights shutout the Bearcats in the third quarter with a 4-0 run. Matt Manown found Silva for a goal on top of the crease and then Nichtern, Abshire and Silva all recorded unassisted scores. Binghamton kept things interesting with four in a row to start off the final period, but the Black Knights netted two more to clinch the game. Silva had a highlight reel worthy score with 3:13 left in the game to put things out of reach for the Bearcats. He received a pass from Philipp and had a diving goal. O'Brien scored on an empty net off an assist from Nichtern as Binghamton was trying to gain possession. HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES In just the second meeting between the two teams, Army came out victorious for the second-straight season. The Black Knights improved to 5-0 at Michie Stadium. Army had seven different goal scorers today, while nine of the team's 15 goals were assisted. Nichtern continues to climb the record charts and has now jumped to 26th all-time in points (119) passing Chad Hadlock '98 and is slated tied for ninth in career assists (74) alongside Steve Heller '93 and John Glesener '15. Silva notched a season-high five goals today and now leads the Cadets this season with 17 total. Abshire had a standout performance as well with a goal and a career-high three assists. His four points were also a career-high. Philipp contributed two goals on the day as well as his first-career assist for a personal best three points. O'Brien tallied two scores for the Black Knights as Kielbasa posted a goal and an assist for the second game in a row. Schupler recorded 10 saves in the contest. Defensively, Marcus Hudgins posted another three caused turnovers to tie his career-high. Tom Rigney posted two caused turnovers as well as picking up three ground balls. Silva, Hudgins and Anthony George garnered three ground balls apiece, while Kyle Beyer had five. Stevie Grabher went .500 from the faceoff x today and picked up five ground balls for the Black Knights. Morin recorded a goal for Army as well today and Manown produced an assist. As a team, the Black Knights went 1-for-1 on the extra man and held an advantage in ground balls (36-32), caused turnovers (13-5) and had fewer turnovers (16-22). The Bearcats outshot the Cadets 37-35. UP NEXT The Black Knights travel to Lafayette this Saturday for a noon matchup.