Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, April 18
West Point, N.Y.
12:00 p.m.
Army West Point
12-3, 7-1
17
vs
10
Lehigh
6-9, 1-7
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Army West Point | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
Photo by: Lynn Fern
No.13/14 Women’s Lacrosse Comes out Victorious on Senior Day over Lehigh
April 18, 2026 | Women's Lacrosse
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point women's lacrosse secured their 12th win of the season against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (6-9, 1-7 Patriot League) on senior day by a score of 17-10. For Army (12-3, 7-1 Patriot League), the senior class accounted for 21 of the 29 Black Knight points. Senior Emma Grace Helper recorded a new single game points and goals record.
Notables
Lehigh scored first at 11:54, but the Black Knights responded immediately. Senior Emma Grace Hepler scored twice in 21 seconds, first off, a feed from senior Brooke Stocku and then from senior Allison Reilly, to give Army its first lead. After Lehigh tied it again, Stocku found sophomore Paige Moretti at 8:01, and senior Lily Valentini converted a man-up chance at 2:53 to secure Army a 4-3 lead after the first quarter.
Lehigh briefly surged ahead 6–4 to start the second quarter, but Moretti scored again at 4:46, and Valentini tied it at 3:06 off a Reilly feed. With 45 seconds left in the half, junior Geneva Milch Cesoni buried a pass from Reilly to give Army a 7–6 halftime lead.
Junior Ryan Remaly opened the second half with a man-up goal, and after Lehigh tied it twice, Valentini and Milch Cesoni answered with goals at 6:58 and 2:52. Senior Brigid Duffy added a powerful unassisted finish at 1:16 to push the lead to 11–9, and though Lehigh scored with nine seconds left, Army carried an 11–10 advantage into the fourth.
Army dominated the final frame, winning draws, forcing turnovers, and holding Lehigh scoreless for the final 15 minutes. Milch Cesoni scored twice in the first six minutes, including a finish off a Valentini assist. Duffy added back-to-back goals at 8:07 and 6:15, and Valentini delivered her fifth of the day at 5:09. Milch Cesoni capped the run with her fourth goal at 1:37, assisted by Reilly, sealing a 6–0 quarter.
Up Next
The Black Knights will finish the regular season on Wednesday, April 22 in Hamilton, N.Y., taking on the Colgate Raiders at 5 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
Notables
- Senior Lily Valentini recorded five goals for back-to-back games
- Senior Allison Reilly earned six assists and now sits as 100 points for the season
- Junior Geneva Milch Cesoni tied a single game career high with four goals
- Senior Lindsey Serafine tied a season high with 12 saves in net
- Senior Brooke Stocku earned two assists and Emma Grace Hepler had two goals and an assist
- Senior Sarah Chernik tied a program single high of 16 draw controls set by Ellie Nawa earlier this season against Marist
- Goals: Lily Valentini (5)
- Assists: Allison Reilly (6)
- Points: Two Tied (6)
- Shots: Lily Valentini (11)
- Shots on Goal: Lily Valentini (7)
- Ground Balls: Sarah Chernik (4)
- Caused Turnovers: Reilly Sullivan (4)
- Draw Controls: Sarah Chernik (16)
- Saves: Lindsey Serafine (12)
Lehigh scored first at 11:54, but the Black Knights responded immediately. Senior Emma Grace Hepler scored twice in 21 seconds, first off, a feed from senior Brooke Stocku and then from senior Allison Reilly, to give Army its first lead. After Lehigh tied it again, Stocku found sophomore Paige Moretti at 8:01, and senior Lily Valentini converted a man-up chance at 2:53 to secure Army a 4-3 lead after the first quarter.
Lehigh briefly surged ahead 6–4 to start the second quarter, but Moretti scored again at 4:46, and Valentini tied it at 3:06 off a Reilly feed. With 45 seconds left in the half, junior Geneva Milch Cesoni buried a pass from Reilly to give Army a 7–6 halftime lead.
Junior Ryan Remaly opened the second half with a man-up goal, and after Lehigh tied it twice, Valentini and Milch Cesoni answered with goals at 6:58 and 2:52. Senior Brigid Duffy added a powerful unassisted finish at 1:16 to push the lead to 11–9, and though Lehigh scored with nine seconds left, Army carried an 11–10 advantage into the fourth.
Army dominated the final frame, winning draws, forcing turnovers, and holding Lehigh scoreless for the final 15 minutes. Milch Cesoni scored twice in the first six minutes, including a finish off a Valentini assist. Duffy added back-to-back goals at 8:07 and 6:15, and Valentini delivered her fifth of the day at 5:09. Milch Cesoni capped the run with her fourth goal at 1:37, assisted by Reilly, sealing a 6–0 quarter.
Up Next
The Black Knights will finish the regular season on Wednesday, April 22 in Hamilton, N.Y., taking on the Colgate Raiders at 5 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
Team Stats
LEHIGH
ARMY WES
Shots
30
41
Turnovers
15
15
Caused Turnovers
6
11
Draw Controls
7
22
Free-Position Shots
2
7
Ground Balls
14
15
Game Leaders
G
5
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-60
GB
2
CT
1
G
4
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
3
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
3
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
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