Second Half Surge Pushes Lehigh Past Army

Saturday, April 8

West Point, NY

3:30 PM

Army West Point

4-9, 0-5PL

Lehigh

9-3, 4-1PL

Lehigh

Army

Second Half Surge Pushes Lehigh Past Army

April 08, 2017 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – After a tight first half, the Army West Point women's lacrosse team fell to Lehigh 15-8 Saturday evening after a second half surge by the Mountain Hawks.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

The Black Knights were fueled by Samantha Stewart and Manuela Cortes' two-goal performances.
Amy Johnston, Maddie Miller, Rachel Hornick and Rilee Scott were also in the goal column today, while Erin Jollota recorded the Black Knights' solo assist.
Kiersten Spencer led the team with three ground balls and two caused turnovers. She also added a draw control in today's efforts.
Yet again, Johnston was a workhorse on the draw with nine controls in the game.
Maddie Burns started in net for Army and made 11 saves.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Mountain Hawks scored first to open the game, but two-straight by Army put the Black Knights ahead 2-1.
Hornick scored first for the Cadets after a gutsy drive and taking a few hits along the way. She scored high from the top of the crease.
Miller converted six minutes later with a low shot on the free position attempt.
Lehigh then went on a 3-0 run in a 3:00 minute span. The Black Knights scored with 12:57 on the clock when Cortes faded to the right elbow and shot stick side hip to bring the game within one.
The Mountain Hawks scored 41 seconds later for the last of the half. They bounced back in the start of the second with an 8-meter goal.
Army answered back with an 8-meter by Stewart, but seven consecutive by Lehigh kept the Black Knights at bay 13-4.
Johnston snapped the streak with a drive up the middle with 10:49 on the clock. The Mountain Hawks netted one more before the Cadets went on a 4-0 run to close-out the game.
Jollota found Cortes streaking up the middle on a fast break off the draw controlled by Stewart.
With 5:29 to go in the game, Scott picked up a ground ball in front off a rebounded shot and beat the Lehigh goalie high to cut the opposition's lead to 14-7.
Stewart netted the final of the game after going coast-to-coast and scoring off a bounce shot before the Mountain Hawks netted the final goal with 0:01 on the clock.