Women's Lax Tripped Up By No. 17 Rutgers

Wednesday, February 16

Piscataway, NJ

5 PM

Army West Point

2-0

Rutgers

0-2

ARMY

Rutgers

Photo by: Army Athletics

Women's Lax Tripped Up By No. 17 Rutgers

February 16, 2022 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

By: Phil Tor

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Noto Family Head Women's Lacrosse Coach, Michelle Tumolo, and her team have plenty of things to be excited about moving forward. After dropping its season opener, Army West Point women's lacrosse was back on the field tonight against another nationally ranked opponent in No. 17 Rutgers.

The Black Knights (0-2, 0-0 Patriot) were not able to upset the Scarlet Knights (2-0, 0-0 B1G), but the team fought hard, battling in a loss. The score, however, did not indicate how close the contest truly was. Army was within two goals of the lead at the end of the third quarter but were unable to stop the Rutgers run as the B1G team went on to win, 16-9.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Army and No. 17 Rutgers met on the lacrosse field for the first time ever on Wednesday night under the lights at SHI stadium. The Black Knights came out running, scoring the first goal of the game off a shot from Carleigh Armstrong. The Army defense matched the offensive energy, holding Rutgers to zero shot attempts through the first five minutes of game action.

Army would put four more shots on goal and add another tally on the scoreboard, courtesy of Malina Hatton, in the first period.

The Cadets continued to work in the second period, opening up the scoring with an early goal from Julia Gorajek. After Kathleen Sullivan found the back of the net to give Army its fourth score of the game, Gorajek scored her second goal of the night with just nine seconds left in the first half. The goal cut the deficit to just two goals, as Army trailed at the halfway point, 7-5.

Lacey Bartholomay recorded four of her 10 saves in the second quarter to keep it close heading into the second half.

Kathleen Sullivan was the star of the third quarter for Army. The junior played a part in all four scoring plays in the period, netting three goals herself and assisting on the fourth goal after connecting with Caroline Raymond for a terrific one-touch goal midway through the quarter. Sullivan;s fourth goal of the game came with only 1:23 remaining in the period and brought the score to 11-9 going into the final frame.

Rutgers used a 5-0 run to close out the game and seal the win over Army.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Kathleen Sullivan led the team with four goals and two assists to total six points in the contest
Her goal and point numbers were career-highs
Lacey Bartholomay had a strong game in goal for Army, making 10 saves in between the posts
Army successfully converted on 17-of-21 clear attempts
Julia Gorajek was the team's second leading scorer, adding two goals
The first of the pair served as her first career goal
Caroline Raymond notched two points with a goal and an assist
Raymond is now only four assists shy of the program record of 42
Raymond also extended her goal scoring streak to eight games
Ceara Sweeney dished out an assist and has now recorded a point in back-to-back contests
Sweeney also grabbed a team-high three ground balls
Paige Lennon caused a team-high two turnovers

UP NEXT
Army will continue its tough non-conference slate this Saturday when it opens up Michie Stadium against Hofstra. The first draw is set for 12 PM.