Cadets Top BU; Claim #1 Seed in Patriot League North Division

Saturday, April 17

Boston, MA

1 PM

Army West Point

4-3, 4-2PL

Boston U.

3-5, 2-2PL

Army

Boston University

Cadets Top BU; Claim #1 Seed in Patriot League North Division

April 17, 2021 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

BOSTON – The Army West Point women's lacrosse team topped Boston University, 15-8, Saturday afternoon to claim the No. 1 seed in the North Division for the Patriot League Tournament. The Black Knights were a perfect 4-0 in division play this season.

"The first thing I told the team was that they should be proud and excited that we went 4-0 in the last four games and secured the No. 1 spot in the north division," Army head coach Kristen Skiera said. "After an 0-3 start I think just the spirit to turn around and keep getting better and improving really showed in the last four games. So, I'm just really proud and happy for the team."

Jackie Brattan and Cameron Manor led the Cadets with six points apiece. Brattan, the reigning Patriot League Attacker of the Week, netted five goals and added one helper. Manor had four assists and two goals.

Brattan played a part in Army's first four goals of the contest, scoring three goals and setting up Manor on the other. Brattan's third goal of the contest put Army ahead 4-2 at the 17:04 mark of the first half.

BU managed to even things up at 4-4 with 14:30 remaining in the half. Caroline Raymond got on the board with 10:08 left, but BU countered with a goal of its own just over a minute later.

The Black Knights, however, closed out the opening stanza on a 3-0 run. Anna Orlando found the back of the net thanks to a feed from Manor with just under eight minutes to go. Then, with less than a minute to go in the first half, Army netted two goals in the span of 30 seconds with the first coming form Megan Raftery and the second from Manor. The Black Knights late spurt put them ahead 8-5 at the break.

The Terriers scored two goals in the early portion of the second half to cut the Cadets lead to one. The Black Knights then went on a 5-0 run with Raymond and Orlando each netting two goals and the other coming from Carleigh Armstrong.

Boston U.'s Makenzie Irvine ended the Black Knights run at the 7:42 mark to make the score 13-8. Brattan added the final two goals of the game.

In net, Hannah Slomkowski recorded four saves. Defensively, Army limited BU to 19 shots and 13-18 on clear attempts.

The Black Knights now own a four-game win streak.

"Out of the last four games that counted towards our seeding, we had to win three big ones on the road against Holy Cross, Colgate and BU," Skiera noted. "To go on the road in these times and take care of business like that shows a lot about the character of this team."

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS

Manor set new career highs in points (6) and assists (4).
The Laguna Hills, Calif., native is up to nine assists on the season. In her first three seasons, she had just seven.
Orlando's three goals is a new career high.
Raymond registered her 15th career hat trick.

UP NEXT
Army will host Buckell on Saturday, April 24. The game is set to start at 2 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+.