Women’s Lacrosse Secures First-Ever Win Over No. 24 Navy

Saturday, April 23

Annapolis, MD

2:30 PM

Army West Point

11-5, 6-2PL

Navy

13-3, 7-1PL

Army

Navy

Women’s Lacrosse Secures First-Ever Win Over No. 24 Navy

April 23, 2022 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Game 16
SCORE	Army Black Knights 14, No. 24 Navy Midshipmen 9
RECORDS	Army (11-5, 6-2 Patriot) \| Navy (13-3, 7-1 Patriot)
LEADING SCORERS	Army – Julia Gorajek, Jolie Riedell (4) \| Navy – Gil Eby (4)
LOCATION	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Army West Point women's lacrosse team earned a historic victory on Saturday when the Black Knights defeated the 24^th-ranked Navy Midshipmen, 14-9, as part of the Star Series presented by USAA for the program's first-ever win over the Mids.

GAME SUMMARY
The Black Knights accomplished a pair of program's firsts in the victory with their first-ever win over Navy in seven attempts while also handing the Mids their first defeat in league play and the Black Knights' first-ever win over a ranked opponent.

Army took over the game in the third quarter. The score was tied at 6-6 with 12 minutes left in the third quarter before the Black Knights outscored the Mids 8-3 to end the game.

Jolie Riedell put Army ahead with a goal at the 10-minute mark. Two minutes later, Kathleen Sullivan scored for an 8-6 lead. After Navy scored 34 seconds later, Riedell answered with her third goal of the game one minute later as the Black Knights took a 9-7 lead into the fourth quarter.

Army held a 10-8 advantage with 11 minutes left in the game. The Black Knights maintained control of the contest and eventually went on a 3-0 scoring run. Julia Gorajek scored to make it 11-8 with 10:46 on the clock. Five minutes later, Sullivan added another goal and was followed by a goal from Carleigh Armstrong for a 13-8 lead. Riedell capped the scoring with 37 seconds on the clock.

Navy scored 37 seconds into the game but the score was tied at 2-2 after the first quarter. Riedell's goal to open the second quarter gave Army its first lead of the game. The score was knotted at 3-3 when Gorajek scored a pair of goals for a 5-3 lead; Armstrong scored her first of the game for a 6-3 lead with three minutes left in the first half. Navy scored two goals before halftime and tied the game at 6-6 early in the third quarter.

Heading back to West Point with the ????#GoArmy | ?????? ???? | #Determined | #BEATnavy pic.twitter.com/sChILmP0ki
— Army Women's Lacrosse (@ArmyWP_WLax) April 23, 2022

CADET CAPSULES

Lacey Bartholomay set a new career-high in saves with 17 which are the second-most in program history.
Julia Gorajek scored four goals, including a career-high three goals on free-position attempts, to finish with four points.
Jolie Riedell netted four goals, won three draw controls, and had two caused turnovers.
Caroline Raymond had three points on a team-high two assists and one goal. She won three draw controls and had one ground ball.
Kathleen Sullivan had two points from two goals to set the single-season points record (68).
Carleigh Armstrong scored twice.
Ceara Sweeney had a game-high four ground balls.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Army won its first-ever game against a nationally-ranked opponent.
The Black Knights won their first-ever game over Navy in seven attempts.
The nine goals are the fewest goals allowed against Navy and are the tied for the fewest the Mids have scored this season.
The 17 saves are the second-most in program history.
The Black Knights have four 40-goal scorers – Julia Gorajek (48), Jolie Riedell (46), Carleigh Armstrong (42), and Kathleen Sullivan (41) – which are the most in the nation.
Army's 11 wins are the second-most in program history. The program record for wins is 14 (2019).

Let's goooooo ????#GoArmy | ?????? ???? | #Determined | #BEATnavy pic.twitter.com/0uiVHnvPZG
— Army Women's Lacrosse (@ArmyWP_WLax) April 23, 2022

CADETS' CORNER
"It was a super hard-fought game the whole time, but we stayed composed and relied on each other to come out on top. We trusted in the work we put in all season and I'm just so proud of everyone and what we did today. It's an inexplicable feeling!" – Ceara Sweeney

"This is a great win for our program and we are super excited. Everyone played all out today and we have such amazing support from our coaching staff. I'm proud of this team and the work that we put in to get to this moment." – Caroline Raymond

"The game was a full team effort and an incredible thing to be a part of. We made history today and I'm so incredibly proud of this team. We couldn't have done it without our amazing coaches and the incredible family they have created on our team. I just feel so lucky that I got to make history with my sisters today." – Lacey Bartholomay

"We are on cloud 9 knowing that we made history today! Beating Navy is our goal every year and it's gratifying knowing that all of the hard work we've put in the past seven years to make it happen has paid off. It's so humbling to know that we have a competitor like Navy to not only bring out our full potential during the season and inspire us to be our best, but also to have later on after lacrosse ends and we start our new chapters in the military. I'm looking forward to the next two years!" - Julia Gorajek

"It was electric. This rivalry means so much to us and to win by five (goals) is insane. I'm so proud of this team because we truly showed what we were capable of at the right time. I've learned so much from my coaches and I can wholeheartedly say that they are why we won because of their knowledge, care, and support for us. It was such a fun game to be a part of, but we knew that we couldn't get too excited right away. We had to keep our composure down to the last second. Celebrating on that field was so emotional and a true testament to all of the hard work we've been putting in since August!" – Jolie Riedell

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