Army Suffers Setback to Boston on the Road

Saturday, April 7

Boston, MA

3:30 PM

Army West Point

5-5, 2-4PL

Boston U.

6-6, 2-4PL

Army West Point

Boston University

Army Suffers Setback to Boston on the Road

April 07, 2018 | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

BOSTON, Mass. – The Army West Point men's lacrosse team suffered an 8-7 setback to Boston University on the road Saturday.

The Black Knights took a 7-5 lead through the first three periods, but a 3-0 run by the Terriers forced the deficit.

HIGHLIGHTS & GAME NOTES

Conor Glancy was the Black Knights' top scorer with two goals and two assists.
One of his goals was on the man-up opportunity.
Glancy's two helpers came during Army's run to kick off the second half.
Nate Jones reached the 100-career point milestone with his three-point performance today.
The junior gained the 100 points off a no-angle top shelf shot and followed that up with another tally and assist in the game.
Sean O'Brien and Matthew Donovan each added a goal and an assist in the game for the Black Knights.
Connor DeWitt netted a solo goal for Army.
AJ Barretto had a standout game with six saves and three groundballs.
Glancy, John Ragno and Jon LaMonica led the team with five groundballs apiece.
LaMonica and Jones both recorded two caused turnovers.
The Black Knights netted their first man-up goal since playing Lehigh on March 10.
The two teams tied in shots (38) and groundballs (28).
Army held an 11-8 advantage in faceoffs and caused eight turnovers to Boston's seven.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Army took a 2-0 lead through the first quarter.
Glancy notched the first goal of the game on a quick stick after a feed by O'Brien 52 seconds in.
The Black Knights netted their second with a crease roll and low shot to beat Joe McSorley.
Jones scored Army's third consecutive goal off a no-angle shot from the left side to mark his 100th-career point.
Boston went on to score two goals in under a minute to bring it to a one-goal game. The first was on a delayed penalty and the second during a man-up opportunity.
Army netted a man-up goal of its own with four minutes left in the first half with a goal by Glancy and assist from Donovan.
The Terriers ended the half with a goal with two seconds remaining to bring the score to 4-3 in favor to Army.
Glancy connected with Jones on the Cadets' opening possession of the second half to spark a 2-0 run.
Army went ahead 6-3 after O'Brien scored less than a minute later with the assist also coming from Glancy.
Boston came back to score two goals to Army's one to keep the game within two heading into the final frame.
The Black Knights' goal in the stretch came from DeWitt with an assist from Jones.
Boston went ahead to score three goals in the fourth quarter to win the game.
The final goal was scored with 29 seconds remaining.