Women's Lacrosse Seeks Third Consecutive Star Series Victory at No. 21 Navy

Saturday, April 13

Annapolis, Md.

4:15 PM

Army West Point

Navy

Women's Lacrosse Seeks Third Consecutive Star Series Victory at No. 21 Navy

April 11, 2024 | Women's Lacrosse

WEST POINT, NY - Army West Point women's lacrosse (6-6, 4-1 Patriot League) will head to Annapolis for a matchup with No. 21 Navy (10-3, 4-1 Patriot League) on Saturday at 4:15 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.

The Black Knights will look for their third straight victory in the Star Series presented by USAA after claiming the past two regular season fixtures.

LAST TIME OUT

Army took down American by a score of 22-9 on Senior Day at Michie Stadium.
The 22 goals marked a season-high for the Black Knights.
Army got out to an 8-0 first quarter lead before taking a 13-6 advantage into halftime.
Senior Carleigh Armstrong matched a career-high with five goals.
Sophomores Allison Reilly and Brigid Duffy each logged eight points in the effort.
Duffy added ten draw controls, four ground balls and four caused turnovers.
Sarah Chernik recorded five ground balls, her second-such effort in her past four games.

QUICK HITS

Brigid Duffy and Allison Reilly each rank in the top-five nationally in points per game.
Duffy has earned Patriot League Midfielder of the Week in three consecutive weeks and four times this season.
Reilly leads the Patriot League in conference play with 39 points while Duffy is second with 36.
The duo has each recorded eight-plus points in four straight contests.
Duffy has paced the conference in caused turnovers this season with 22 while ranking third with 81 draw controls.
Reilly ranks 11th in the country with 13 free-position goals this season.
Duffy and senior Madeline Lenkart are two of three to average two or more caused turnovers per game in conference play.
Sophomore Sarah Chernik is second in the Patriot League with 16 ground balls in conference play.
Senior Julia Gorajek has logged nine goals across her past three contests.
Sophomore Lindsey Serafine has an 8.21 GAA in conference play which ranks second among goalies with at least 40 minutes played in the cage.
Army has won every game by a double-digit margin in its four-game winning streak.
The Black Knights lead the Patriot League with 17.6 goals per game in conference play.
Army's .914 clearing percentage ranks 18th nationally.

SERIES HISTORY

The all-time series is currently 7-3 in favor of Navy.
Army has claimed three of the past four tilts across the past two seasons.
The most recent fixture in Annapolis (4-24-22) saw the Black Knights top the Mids for the first time ever by a score of 14-9.
Army won the regular season matchup 15-11 in 2023 before a 12-11 triumph in double overtime in the Patriot League Semifinals.
Allison Reilly delivered a program record nine goals and 12 points in the regular season victory at Michie Stadium.
Lindsey Serafine made her first career start in the Star Series matchup in 2023 and is 2-0 against the Mids with 19 saves.

SCOUTING THE MIDSHIPMEN

Navy comes in at No. 21 in the weekly IWLCA/ILWomen poll.
The Mids enter play with a 10-3 record including a 4-1 mark in Patriot League play.
Navy was selected third in the Patriot League preseason poll after a 6-3 mark in the conference in 2023.
The Mids are led by juniors Emily Messinese (49 goals) and Tori DiCarlo (42) offensively.
Freshman Felicia Giglio has commanded the cage, tabbing a 10-2 record and .422 save-percentage this season.
Four different Mids have earned conference defensive player of the week honors including Caroline Stefans, Jaclyn Johns, Caroline Gage and Alyssa Daley.