No. 23/23 Women’s Lacrosse Ships Up to Boston to Open Patriot League Play

Saturday, March 7

Boston, Mass.

11:30 a.m.

Army West Point

Boston U

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No. 23/23 Women’s Lacrosse Ships Up to Boston to Open Patriot League Play

March 06, 2026 | Women's Lacrosse

Game Notes

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point women's lacrosse will open Patriot League play on Saturday morning at Boston U. The Black Knights will be looking for their seventh straight victory over the Terriers and to open Patriot League play with a win for consecutive seasons.

Schedule
No. 23/23 Army West Point vs. Boston U. | Saturday, March 7 | 11:30 a.m. ET | Watch | Listen | Stats

Last Time Out

Army earned a 15-8 victory against Fairfield on Wednesday afternoon
The Black Knights were paced by senior's Allison Reilly and Brigid Duffy's seven points each
Junior Sarah Wood earned her first career hat trick
Senior Brigid Duffy earned her 199th career goal in the win

A Win Would…

Secure the Black Knights their seventh straight win over Boston U.
Be the fifth win in Boston for the Black Knights
Allow the Black Knights to start Patriot League play 1-0 for the second straight season

Series History

Army and Boston U. have met nine times in program history
Army holds a 6-3 record all-time
The Black Knights hold a 4-1 record at Nickerson Field
Army holds a six-game win streak against the Terriers

How to Follow
Fan looks to attend can purchase tickets here to support the Black Knights in person. The game will be live streamed on ESPN+, it can be found here. Please note an ESPN+ subscription is required. Live stats can be found here. The game will also have live updates on Army West Point Women's Lacrosse's official X and Instagram pages @armywp_wlax and @ArmyWP_WLax.
Black Knight Bullets

Junior Sarah Wood earned her first career hat trick against Fairfield and was one of three Black Knights to earn at least three goals.
Brigid Duffy scored four goals against Fairfield and now is 1 goal away from becoming the first 200 career goal scorer in program history.
Lindsey Serafine recorded 12 saves for a season high against No. 11/15 Colorado
With Brigid Duffy's first quarter draw control against Colorado, she became the first 300 draw control Black Knight in program history and the 11th active D1 player to reach the milestone.
Allison Reilly against Florida State recorded 10 points, led by eight assists earned a new program record for assists in a game and the most in the NCAA so far. Reilly ranks second in assists per game in the NCAA and third in total assists, while leading the Patriot League in both categories.
The Black Knights opened home competition against the Marist Red Foxes by a score of 23-7. In the victory, Army tied a program single game goal record with 23 goals. The Black Knights earned 17 assists which ranks second in team assists in the NCAA in a game this season.
Junior Ellie Nawa collected 16 draw controls, earning a new program single game draw control record against Marist.
Senior Allison Reilly recorded 12 points for tying a program single game points record against Marist and the most in a game in the NCAA this season. Reilly currently ranks second in points per game and third in total points while leading the Patriot League in points.
Noto Family Head Women's Lacrosse Coach Michelle Tumolo earned her 50th win at Army, making her the first coach in program history to achieve the feat against Rutgers.
Senior Brigid Duffy will compete as a member of the 2026 US Women's National Field Team.
The Black Knights earned four Patriot League Preseason selections: seniors Sarah Chernik, Brigid Duffy, Allison Reilly, Lindsey Serafine. For Chernik, Reilly and Serafine, it marks the first time in their careers earning the accolades, while Duffy earns the accolade for the third straight season.
Army secured three of the four Patriot League preseason major awards: Attacker of the Year Allison Reilly, Midfielder of the Year Brigid Duffy, Goalkeeper of the Year Lindsey Serafine. Duffy earned preseason Midfielder of the Year for the third straight season.
Brigid Duffy and Allison Reilly earned USA Lacrosse Preseason All-American selections. Duffy earned her first team honors, while Reilly earned third team. Duffy was named a preseason first team All-American for the third straight season. Additionally, she was named the USA Lacrosse preseason Midfielder of the Year.
Duffy and Reilly were named to Inside Lacrosse's Top 50 NCAA Lacrosse Players for the 2026 season. Duffy was named No. 13, the highest player from a non-power 4 conference. Reilly was named No. 29. The duo were two of the three representatives from the Patriot League on the list.
The Black Knights earned rankings in the Inside Lacrosse Kane Media Poll and IWLCA D1 Coaches Poll. Army was ranked No. 23 in both polls.
In the Patriot League, Army was selected to finish third in the preseason poll behind Navy and Loyola Md. and received one first place vote.
Allison Reilly earned her 100th career assist for her Army lacrosse career in the first quarter against Rutgers.
The two-sport phenom, Duffy finished up her career on the soccer pitch earning Army women's soccer's first NCAA berth since 2011 and lead the nation in game-winning goals, while being named the Patriot League's Offensive Player of the Year.
Army lacrosse is a family affair. A pair of freshman, Bella Alberici and Emma Ciocon will join other family members on the lacrosse field at Army. Alberici is the daughter of Joe Alberici who is the Jack Emmer Head Men's Lacrosse Coach. Ciocon is the younger sister of junior Lea Ciocon.
The Army-Navy Star Series match-up was moved to National Television on CBS Sports Network on April 11 at 12 p.m.

Follow the Black Knights
Follow Army Women's Lacrosse on X @ArmyWP_Lax and on Instagram @armywp_wlax. Fans can also like Army West Point Athletics on Facebook and learn more about women's lacrosse and other programs at goarmywestpoint.com.