Army West Point Athletics
No. 14 Women's Lacrosse Readies for No. 7 James Madison in First Round of NCAA Tournament
May 11, 2023 | Women's Lacrosse
HARRISONBURG, VA - No. 14 Army West Point women's lacrosse (15-3, 8-1 Patriot League) will play its first ever NCAA Tournament game on Friday at 2:00 p.m., taking on host No. 7 James Madison (17-2. 8-1 AAC) in an NCAA first round matchup on ESPN+.Â
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Last Time Out
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Last Time Out
- Army fell by a score of 13-8 in the Patriot League Championship to Loyola.
- Army won 13 of 24 draw controls, marking the second time this that Loyola has lost the draw control battle.
- Brigid Duffy led the Black Knights with four points through a pair of goals and assists.
- Duffy was named to the Patriot League All-Tournament team along with Kathleen Sullivan, Cathleen Parker and Julia Franzoni.
- Brigid Duffy was recently named a USA Lacrosse Magazine Second Team All-American, the only freshman to earn recognition on the list.Â
- Duffy and Sullivan were each named to the IWLCA Northeast All-Region Second Team.
- Franzoni and Jolie Riedell joined Duffy and Sullivan as first team All-Patriot League selections.
- Duffy set the program record for points in a season with 29 through 55 goals and 24 assists.
- Allison Reilly has scored a goal in nine straight games and now ranks fourth on the Black Knights with 44 points this season.Â
- Franzoni ranks fourth in the conference with 112 draw controls and second on Army with 38 goals.
- The Black Knights rank 12th in the country with 16.28 draw controls per game.
- Lindsey Serafine ranks second in the Patriot League with a 10.06 GAA. Serafine made a career-high ten saves in Army's semifinal victory over Navy.
- Army ranks sixth in the country with 34.11 shots per game.
- Army joins Marquette and Sacred Heart as first time attendees to the NCAA Tournament.
- This marks the first meeting between the two programs.
- James Madison bookended its season to this point with losses, winning all 17 games in between. The Dukes were defeated 9-8 by Florida in the AAC Championship game.
- The Dukes are led by Tewaaraton Award finalist Isabella Peterson offensively, who ranks third in the country with 78 goals this season.
- James Madison ranks third in the country allowing just 7.26 goals per game.Â
- Mairead Durkin leads the defensive effort, ranking fifth in the country in caused turnovers with 43.
- The Dukes defeated Rutgers on the by a score of 14-7 on April 23rd while Army defeated the Scarlet Knights by a score of 10-5 on February 25th.
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