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Army West Point
11-0, 5-0
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6-5, 2-2
No. 13 Women's Lacrosse Improves to 11-0 With 18-10 Victory at American
April 01, 2023 | Women's Lacrosse
WASHINGTON, D.C. – No. 13 Army West Point women's lacrosse (11-0, 5-0 Patriot League) earned its 11th straight victory to open the season with an 18-10 win over American (6-5, 2-2 Patriot League). The 11-game winning streak marks a new program record for Army while improving on its best-ever start to a season.
Brigid Duffy led the way with five goals for the Black Knights, while Kathleen Sullivan compiled eight points with a pair of goals and six assists. Lindsey Serafine moved to 3-0 on the season in the cage, stopping eight of 12 shots faced in relief.
The Black Knights fell behind early for the second straight contest, conceding the first two goals of the game in the opening five minutes. Carleigh Armstrong got Army on the board off a feed from Sullivan, with American eventually taking a 3-1 lead midway through the first quarter.
Army's offense came alive in the closing two minutes of the frame, scoring three unanswered goals to grab a 4-3 lead. Jolie Riedell used her speed to break free and score her first of the game before Duffy tallied her 40th goal of the season soon after. With 12 seconds to play, Allison Reilly gave Army its first lead of the game with a free-position goal.
The Eagles continued to battle and took a 6-5 lead after scoring three times in the opening 3:10 of the second. True to their nature all season, the Black Knights responded with a 4-0 run of their own. Sullivan continued to be involved through her first goal of the game and third assist on another score from Duffy. Madeline Lenkart then scored her fourth goal of the season which gave Army a 9-6 lead with 4:35 left in the half.
American had a chance to tie the score just before the half after cutting it back to an 9-8 game, but Evelyn Pickett caused an Eagles turnover with 20 seconds to go which allowed Army to run in transition. Duffy moved the ball upfield quickly as Sullivan was then able to cap a five-point first half with a goal with five seconds remaining to make it a 10-8 Army lead at the half. American outshot Army 16-14 in the opening half-hour.
Off the restart, Duffy secured her eighth consecutive game with three or more goals with a score in the first minute of the second half. Riedell quickly secured her hat trick as well with a goal, before an 7+ minute scoreless stretch of the game. Lindsey Serafine made four saves in the third frame off the bench for Army, with an American goal at the 2:33 mark making it a 12-10 lead for Army, as the Eagles hung around.
Serafine stands tall again! She's saved five of eight shots faced in this one ???????
— Army Women's Lacrosse (@ArmyWP_WLax) April 1, 2023
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The Black Knights would go on to end the game on a 6-0 run, with Julia Gorajek scoring twice in 15 seconds with a pair of woman-up goals that gave Army its biggest lead at 14-10. With Sullivan's goal coming with five seconds left in the second quarter, Duffy was able to beat the buzzer even closer with a goal with three seconds left while Army was a woman-down.
Taking a five-goal lead into the fourth, Army was able to see out the remainder of the game behind Serafine, who saved all three shots that she faced in the final 15 minutes. Duffy eventually posted her fifth goal midway through the frame to make it 16-10, marking back-to-back games with five goals for the plebe. Riedell and Gorajek added goals in the closing minutes, as Army's defense shut down the Eagles for the final 17:33 to give Army an 18-10 win on the road.
Brigid Duffy just weaving through traffic to get to the cage ??
— Army Women's Lacrosse (@ArmyWP_WLax) April 1, 2023
She has five goals and has Army ahead by six midway through the fourth quarter.
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"I'm proud of our team's effort today. Lindsey Serafine stepped up in net and made eight saves, our offense had multiple scorers in various ways, and we handled a game that was back and forth for a few quarters well. We continue to stay hungry for the next task ahead of us and get better together in the process." - head coach Michelle Tumolo.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Brigid Duffy scored five goals for the second consecutive game, bringing her season total to 44 which ranks sixth in the country.
- Duffy added a game-high four ground balls while causing a turnover.
- Kathleen Sullivan logged six assists and two goals. It marked the eighth game this season she has recorded multiple assists and ranks eighth in the country with 29 assists.
- Lindsey Serafine collected her third victory in the cage this season, saving eight of 12 shots faced. The plebe has posted a .500 save-percentage in seven appearances this season.
- Malina Hatton caused a game-high three turnovers to lead the defensive effort.
- Jolie Riedell registered a season-high four goals on six shot attempts.
- Julia Gorajek scored three goals, marking the her fourth 3+ goal effort in Army's past five contests.
- Riedell and Gorajek became the fourth and fifth Black Knights to reach the 20-goal plateau this season.
- Carleigh Armstrong scored a pair of goals while collecting a ground ball. Army won the draw control battle 14-9.
- Army has scored 15+ goals in seven of 11 games this season.
- The Black Knights fired ten shots in each of the final three quarters after shooting just four times in the opening quarter.
- Army scored 10+ goals in the first half of a game for the fifth time this season.
