Black Knights Downed by Bucknell

Saturday, March 25

West Point, NY

12 PM

Army West Point

4-6, 0-2PL

Bucknell

6-3, 1-1PL

Team	1	2	Final F
BUCKNELL	6	5	11
Army	4	4	8

Black Knights Downed by Bucknell

March 25, 2017 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's lacrosse team was topped by Bucknell, 11-8, Saturday afternoon at Michie Stadium.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

The Black Knights fell to 4-6 overall and 0-2 in the Patriot League, while Bucknell improved to 6-3, 1-1 PL.
Manuela Cortes led Army's offense with four goals as Rachel Hornick netted three. Rilee Scott scored the Black Knights' other goal on the day.
Amy Johnston posted two assists, while Samantha Stewart, Erin Jollota and Juliana Dworschak each had one helper.
Kayla Rowley picked up four groundballs in the game to lead Army and also added a team-leading three caused turnovers for a career-high. Johnston, Cortes and Shelby Lindsay recorded two groundballs each, while Johnston and Nia Crump also added two caused turnovers apiece.
Johnston had two draw controls in the game as Stewart added two herself.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Bucknell opened the game with a 3-0 run before the Black Knights could get on the board.
Army then scored two straight with both goals coming from Hornick. The first was assisted by Jollota, while the second was setup by Stewart who won the draw control.
The Bison would go on to score three more to bring the score to 6-2 in its favor with 7:30 to go in the half.
An unassisted goal by Cortes would give the Black Knights some momentum going into the second half after taking an iso from the left wing.
She would then skim the pipe, but Johnston found Hornick in front for a quick stick goal with 1:31 left to close the half at 6-4 in favor of Bucknell.
Army continued its hot streak into the second with a quick goal 2:20 in when Johnston assisted Scott. This brought the Cadets within one, but three more by the Bison kept Army at bay.
At the 20:53 minute mark, Dworschak found Cortes with a quick pass into the eight. Cortes then scored the next goal three minutes later off a free position attempt.
The Bison clipped its 17:22 minute dry spell with a goal with 6:30 left on the clock and added another goal 2:30 later.
Cortes struck again when she connected with Johnston to bring the score to 11-8, still in favor of Bucknell.
The Bison would keep the Black Knights off the score for the remainder of the game.

TURNING POINT

Army staged a comeback in the second half and held Bucknell scoreless for 17:22 minutes of the half. The Bison's goal with 6:30 left in the game gave them a 10-7 lead to pull away from the Black Knights.

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