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Black Knights Drop 13-9 Road Contest To St. Joe's
February 20, 2021 | Women's Lacrosse
PHILADELPHIA, PA - In their first game of the 2021 season, the Army West Point women's lacrosse team fell to Saint Joseph's University in a 13-9 contest.
Army saw five cadets produce offensively against the Hawks including Caroline Raymond (4), Julia Franzoni (2), Madeline Lenkart (1), Cameron Manor (1) and Olivia Carter (1). Raymond led the Army attack with a team-high four goals on five total shots on goal while also adding three ground balls, a caused turnover and a draw control to round out the day. With her four goals, Raymond extends her point streak to 26 games, last dating back to Army's final 2020 matchup with East Carolina on March 7.
The Black Knights and the Hawks each had a a strong day on the clear, both coming away with perfect results, Army completing 16 of 16 attempts. Jackie Brattan came up big for Army on the draw, collecting a game-high six.
Each team scored seven goals in the second half, but SJU used a four-point, first-half advantage to claim victory. Taylor Miller recorded her first collegiate game in net, totaling nine saves and three ground balls.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Saint Joseph's broke the ice with an assisted goal at 25:31.
- Julia Franzoni scored Army's first goal of the season at 22:41 to tie the game at one.
- SJU went on a 5-0 run spanning 15 minutes to take a 6-1 lead.
- With 3:50 remaining in the first half, Caroline Raymond added her first goal to trim SJU's lead to four.
- Army started the second half with a 2-0 run on goals from Raymond and Franzoni.
- Olivia Carter answered an SJU goal with one of her own at 22:00.
- SJU went on a 3-0 run spanning five minutes to extend their lead to 10-5.
- Army answered with a 3-0 run of their own, starting with Raymond's third goal of the game at 15:48. Cameron Manor scored at 15:11 and Madeline Lenkart found the five hole at 12:01, trimming the deficit to 10-8.
- SJU went on another 3-0 run, this one spanning nine minutes and extending their lead to 13-8.
- With 1:44 remaining, Raymond scored her fourth goal, tied with SJU's Riley Evans for the game's high.
Head Coach Kristen Skiera's Thoughts: "Taylor MIller made her college debut in cage today and did a great job. Bottom line is our offense just wasn't clicking today and we had a lot of individual efforts. It took us too long to find the back of the net consistently and we were stagnant. When it came down to it, we didn't rise to the physicality on our shooting and dodging and their goalie made some good saves. Although disappointed with the loss, it's only the starting point and we look forward to growing from it as we face a tough Hofstra team next weekend. We have a lot of unrealized potential on the offensive end and we just need figure out how to put all the pieces together."
Up Next: The Black Knights will return home next weekend to host Hofstra at Michie Stadium Saturday, February 27th, at 3 P.M.
