Jones Nets Six in Win Over Lafayette

Saturday, March 4

West Point, NY

12 PM

Army West Point

4-1, 1-0PL

Lafayette

0-5, 0-2PL

Lafayette

Army West Point

Jones Nets Six in Win Over Lafayette

March 04, 2017 | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. - Attackman Nate Jones scored a career high six goals as the No. 15/16 Army West Point men's lacrosse team downed Lafayette, 14-4, on Saturday in its Patriot League opener at Michie Stadium.

Army (4-1, 1-0 Patriot League) also saw David Symmes and Ted Glesener score twice, while Austin Colvin tallied three points on three assists. Goalie AJ Barretto got the win with seven saves and only four goals allowed. Matt Isnardi came in for the final 6:38 and had three saves for the Black Knights.

Lafayette (0-5, 0-2 Patriot League) was led by Scott McCoy, who had a pair of goals, while Conor Walters and Connar Dehnert found the net as well. Jonathan Anastos did his part on the defensive side with 15 saves in the loss.

HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTES

Army extended its win streak over Lafayette to 36 games and have never lost to the Leopards.
The Black Knights won their fourth straight Patriot League opener and all four have come against Lafayette.
Head coach Joe Alberici inched closer to win No. 100 at Army with his 97th victory at the helm at West Point.
Army moves to 2-0 at home this season and has started for 4-1 overall for the second time in the last three seasons.
Cole Johnson's games started streak ended at 38 games as he didn't start for the first time since his rookie season with the Black Knights.
Jones finished with a career high six goals and seven points for the Black Knights.
Jones had 11 goals and 12 points in the two homes so far this year after seven points today and five goals against VMI on Feb. 20.
The game was played in some tough conditions with the temperature ranging around 25 degrees with a wind chill in the teens.
Griffin Schultz and Tommy Marino earned their first career starts for the Black Knights.
The Black Knights have reached double digits in four of their five games this season and have an average of 17 in two home games at Michie Stadium.
Army has given up five or less goals in three of the five games this year.
The Black Knights scored a season high three goals in man-up situations.
Dan Grabher scored his third goal of the season and was 14-of-21 at the face-off X.

TURNING POINT

Jones scored four of the first six goals from the Black Knights as Army jumped out to a commanding 6-0 lead in the first 19 minutes of the game.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Black Knights jumped out to a big 6-0 lead in the first 24 minutes thanks to four goals from Jones, while Ted Glesener and David Symmes added goals as well.
Lafayette got on the board with 6:49 left in the second quarter as McAvoy scored his eighth of the season.
Grabher answered nine seconds after McAvoy with a faceoff win and scored to make it 7-1.
Jones scored his fifth of the day with 5:21 remaining before halftime to make it 8-1, but Lafayette answered with a pair of scores.
Symmes ended the scoring in the first half with his second of the day coming with 28 seconds left and the Black Knights had a 9-3 lead at the break.
Army continued the momentum in the third quarter with Glesener and Matt Manown finding the net and the Black Knights were ahead 11-3 entering the final quarter.
Gunnar Miller and Conor Glancy tallied goals early in the fourth quarter and then Jones closed out the scoring with his sixth of the day with a man-up tally with 6:38 left.