No. 19 Women’s Lacrosse to Open 2026 Season at Rutgers

Friday, February 6

Piscataway, NJ

5:00 p.m.

Army West Point

Rutgers

Photo by: Keith Lucas/Sideline Media 2025

No. 19 Women’s Lacrosse to Open 2026 Season at Rutgers

February 05, 2026 | Women's Lacrosse

Game Notes

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point women's lacrosse will begin their 2026 season on the road at Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J., on Friday night at 5 p.m. The Black Knights will look to extend their season opening win streak to two games with a victory and secure Noto Family Head Coach Michelle Tumolo her 50th win at West Point.

Schedule
No. 19 Army West Point vs. Rutgers | Friday Feb. 6 | 5 p.m. ET | Watch |

Last Time Out

Army fell 16-6 to Penn in the First Round of the NCAA tournament in College Park, Md.
Then junior Brigid Duffy paced Army with two goals
The Black Knights finished the 2025 season with a 13-4 record and their second NCAA Tournament Appearance

A Win Would…

Secure the Black Knights their second straight season opening win
Earn Army their second straight victory over Rutgers
Make Noto Family Head Coach Michelle Tumolo the first 50-win coach in Army Women's Lacrosse history

How To Follow
Due to the game being moved indoors, fans are unable to attend. The game will be live streamed on the Rutgers Athletics Facebook, it can be found here. 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.

Series History
The Black Knights and Scarlet Knights are currently tied with a 2-2 record overall. The Black Knights hold a 2-2 record all time against B1G opponents. Last time, the two teams faced off a season ago, the Black Knights opened the 2025 campaign with a 10-9 win at Michie Stadium on Feb. 8, 2025.

Black Knight Bullets

Both Head Coaches have experiences with USA Lacrosse. Michelle Tumolo competed as a player and now is a still involved in coaching, most recently earning a gold medal with the 2025 U.S. Women's Sixes Staff. Rutgers head coach Melissa Lehman was recently named an assistant coach for the 2026 US Women's National Field Team
Senior Brigid Duffy will compete as a member of the 2026 US Women's National Field Team under Boston College head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein and assistant coach Melissa Lehman.
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 preseason rankings in the Inside Lacrosse Kane Media Poll and IWLCA D1 Coaches Poll. Army was ranked No. 19 and No. 21, respectively.
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 is one assist from 100 for her Army lacrosse career after setting a new career high (42) a season ago. Brigid Duffy is 18 goals away from becoming the first 200 career goal scorer in program history.
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.

Army women's lacrosse will open their home campaign on Tuesday Feb. 10 against Marist at 4 p.m. To purchase tickets to see the Black Knights in action at Michie Stadium can be found here.

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.