Army West Point Athletics
Army Earns Tie With Navy In Season Star Series
April 19, 2011 | General
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army men's lacrosse team's 14-9 win at Navy on Saturday clinched a tie in the annual "Star Match" series between the two academies. It marked the first time since 1995-96 that the Mids did not win the competition outright.
Trailing the series, 10-7, the Black Knights captured four of the five stars at stake during the spring season to force the tie. In addition to lacrosse, the men's outdoor track, men's tennis and baseball teams each earned the right to wear this year's star on their letter jackets.
The two programs split the eight stars at stake during the fall season. The Black Knights' sprint football, women's soccer, volleyball and women's cross country programs scored wins over their service-academy rival. Navy scored wins in six of the nine Star contests during the winter season. Army counted victories over the Mids in men's indoor track, rifle and women's basketball.
The Black Knights and Mids nearly tied in 2009-10. The Mids claimed an 11-10 win with no star awarded in men's gymnastics. The Star meet scheduled for Annapolis was cancelled because of weather, but Army later travelled to Navy to face the Mids along with William & Mary. The Black Knights defeated both teams at the event, but Navy would not agree to count the results in the standings prior to the contest.
2010-11 "Star Match" Series
| SPORT | W-L vs. Navy |
| Fall | |
| Sprint Football | W* |
| Women's Soccer | W* |
| Volleyball | W*/W |
| Football | L* |
| Women's Cross Country | W* |
| Men's Soccer | L* |
| Men's Cross Country | L* |
| Golf | L* |
| Star Totals | 4-4 |
| Winter | |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field | W* |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | L* |
| Rifle | W* |
| Women's Basketball | L/W* |
| Wrestling | L* |
| Men's Basketball | L/L* |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | L* |
| Gymnastics | L* |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field | L* |
| Star Totals | 3-6 |
| Spring | |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field | W* |
| Men's Lacrosse | W* |
| Men's Tennis | W* |
| Baseball | W*/L/L/W |
| Women's Outdoor Track & Field | L* |
| Star Totals | 4-1 |
| OVERALL STAR TOTALS | 11-11 |
*Star Match
