Women’s Lacrosse Rolls To Fifth Straight Win

Wednesday, March 9

Newark, DE

4 PM

Army West Point

5-2

Delaware

1-5

ARMY

DELAWARE

Women’s Lacrosse Rolls To Fifth Straight Win

March 09, 2022 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Game 7
SCORE	Army Black Knights 19, Delaware Blue Hens 9
RECORDS	Army (5-2) \| Delaware (1-5)
LEADING SCORERS	Army – Kathleen Sullivan (11) \| Delaware – Riley Gillin (3)
LOCATION	Delaware Stadium

NEWARK, Del. – Behind Kathleen Sullivan's program-record 11 points, the Army Black Knights defeated the Delaware Blue Hens, 19-9, on Wednesday for their fifth straight win.

GAME SUMMARY
After trailing 3-1, Army outscored Delaware 18-6 for the rest of the game. The Black Knights scored the next five goals with Sullivan netting a hat-trick for a 4-3 lead to end the first quarter. Carleigh Armstong and Julia Gorajek got on the board with goals in the second quarter for a 6-3 lead. Sullivan assisted on Army's next two goals as the Black Knights took an 8-5 lead at the break.

Army opened the second half scoring three straight goals with Sullivan leading the way with a pair 42 seconds apart (10:53 and 10:11). Armstrong made it 11-5 with nine minutes remaining. Delaware scored two straight before Army went on a 6-1 run which spread into the fourth quarter. Gorajek and Jolie Riedell scored two goals and Sidney Weigand and Sullivan added one. Riedell and Moira Callahan scored Army's last two goals to tie a season-high in goals with 19.

CADET CAPSULES

Kathleen Sullivan set a program record with 11 points after posting career-highs in goals with six and in assists with five. Sullivan's five assists are tied for the most and her six goals are tied for third most in a game by a Black Knight. She also set the Delaware Stadium record for goals and points.
Julia Gorajek netted four goals and added one assist for five points, and had two draw controls.
Carleigh Armstrong scored three goals.
Jolie Riedell netted three goals and won four draw controls.
Moira Callahan added two points.
Lacey Bartholomay made eight saves for a .471 save percentage which is her second highest of the season.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

The Black Knights set season-highs in points (28), assists (9), caused turnovers (14), and clears (20) while tying season-highs in goals (9), ground balls (18), and margin of victory (10).
Four Black Knights had 3 goals game – Kathleen Sullivan, Julia Gorajek, Jolie Riedell, Carleigh Armstrong.

COACH'S CORNER

"It was a dominant performance by our team today. I'm proud of how we responded after a slow start. We stayed focused and got better as the game went, especially on the defensive end and in the draw circle. Our offense connected on all areas, as nine of our goals were assisted. Huge performance by Kathleen Sullivan with 11 points. Lacey Bartholomay stepped up in the cage with 8 saves. Our team continues to fight and get better every game. It's a joy to watch our team succeed and have fun while doing it." – Michelle Tumolo

CADET'S CORNER

"I think that it was a very strong team win against a good opponent. We had a slow start but really picked it up in the second half. On each end of the field, we had multiple people making big plays and on the offensive end we converted on most of our first shot opportunities. Our team has made huge strides since our first game, yet we still have more in us and are still continuing to improve. We have lost a lot of people to injuries, but it has not derailed us. Everyone on our bench has been so prepared to step up and while that's on the players, that is also on our coaches who have kept everyone dialed in and invested in getting better during every game and every practice this season." Kathleen Sullivan

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