Army Extends Winning Streak With Road Victory at East Carolina

Saturday, March 7

Greenville, N.C.

1 PM

Army West Point

East Carolina

Army celebrates after scoring against Monmouth

Army Extends Winning Streak With Road Victory at East Carolina

March 07, 2020 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The Army West Point women's lacrosse team improved to 7-0 on the season following an 11-8 road victory over East Carolina on Saturday afternoon.

A 5-0 run, that began late in the first half and carried over into the early stages of the second, helped the Black Knights (7-0) build a lead over the Pirates (5-2) that proved to be insurmountable.

Five Cadets scored in the win with Caroline Raymond and Kathleen Sullivan each recording a hat trick with three goals apiece. Samantha Stewart and Anna Orlando both chipped in with two goals, while Cameron Manor scored once and dished out a game-high three assists.

Army was dominant on the draw for the second consecutive contest. The Black Knights won 16 of the 20 draws against the Pirates as Juliana Dworschak, Stewart and Raymond all played a pivotal role. Dworschak came away with a game-high six, while Stewart and Raymond had five and four, respectively.

Maddie Burns was stellar in between the pipes, sending away 10 shots to pick up her sixth win of the season. Lauren Bredenburg provided some aid on the defensive end, causing three turnovers.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army improved to 7-0 on the season and tied its program record for longest winning streak.
It's the second straight season that the Cadets started 7-0.
The Black Knights outshot the Pirates, 31-21.
The Army defense held the opposition to single-digit goals for the sixth time this year.
The Cadets are 6-0 in those outings.
Raymond extended her point streak to 25 games.
The second-year attack recorded her fourth hat trick of the year and the 11th of her career.
Sullivan notched her first collegiate hat trick.
She posted her sixth career multi-point outing.
Orlando logged her third multi-goal game of the season.
Stewart recorded her fifth multi-goal performance of the year.
Manor's three helpers were a career-best mark.
Burns had double-digit saves in a game for the second time this season.
Army won all eight draws in the first half.
Five of the Cadets' 11 goals were assisted on.
Dating back to last season, the Black Knights have now scored in double figures in 12 straight contests.
It was the first all-time meeting between Army and East Carolina.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Army dominated the draw in the opening half. The Black Knights took advantage of consistently gaining possession and jumped out to a 3-0 lead after Orlando, Sullivan and Raymond each found the back of the net in the first three minutes of action.
East Carolina trimmed the deficit to one, 3-2, following back-to-back scores. The Cadets were held scoreless for over 17 minutes before capitalizing on two consecutive free position strikes from Stewart and Sullivan.
As time was winding down in the first half, Raymond received the ball, ran through traffic and rifled a shot into the net right before the halftime horn sounded to cap a 3-0 run that put Army ahead, 6-2, at the break.
The Cadets picked up right where they left off and scored within the first three minutes of the second half once Orlando received a pass from Manor from behind the goal and netted the shot to extend the advantage to five, 7-2. Army tacked on one additional goal to make it a 5-0 run and go up by six before East Carolina answered with two straight scores to trim the deficit to four, 8-4, with 18:21 left to play.
Army responded by outscoring the Pirates, 3-1, over a seven-minute stretch to go ahead by six. East Carolina had one final charge left and scored three unanswered goals in the closing 2:19 of play, but there was not enough time to successfully mount the comeback and the Cadets came away with the 11-8 road win.

UP NEXT
Army will trek to Worcester, Mass., next Saturday to open Patriot League play against Holy Cross. The game is slated for 12 p.m.