No. 15 Men’s Lacrosse Delivers Dominant 15-9 Win at No. 18 Loyola Maryland

Saturday, April 18

Baltimore, Md.

12 p.m.

Army West Point

10-3, 5-2

Loyola Maryland

8-5, 5-2

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Army West Point	4	5	2	4	15
Loyola Maryland	4	1	1	3	9

Sam Ralston and CJ Monturio hugging after a goal at Loyola Maryland on April 18, 2026.

No. 15 Men’s Lacrosse Delivers Dominant 15-9 Win at No. 18 Loyola Maryland

April 18, 2026 | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

BALTIMORE, Md. – In its second to last game of the regular season the Army West Point men's lacrosse team (10-3, 5-2 Patriot League) put on a show at No. 18 Loyola Maryland (8-5, 5-2 Patriot League) in a midday matchup on Saturday and came home with a 15-9 win over the Greyhounds.

The Black Knights were firing on all cylinders in their Saturday matchup as 11 different team members earned points in the contest including goals from nine different Black Knights.

Brayden Fountain led the way with four goals while Hill Plunkett, Aiden Weisenborn, and Gunnar Fellows each tallied two.

Army also shared the defensive load as seven different Black Knights recorded caused turnovers in the matchup – Evan Plunkett, Ben Calabrese, Grant Masterson, Tommy Stines, Gunnar Fellows, CJ Monturio, and John Sullivan.

Sean Byrne earned a .500 save percentage with nine saves against the Greyhounds' 18 shots on goal.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Black Knights threw down the gauntlet early in Saturday's contest as Hill Plunkett cracked open the scoring for Army just 27 seconds after the first whistle as he buried a shot past the Greyhounds' keeper under pressure from the defense.

Loyola's defense closed in in the following minutes as saves from both games held the score at 1-0 for the next six minutes.

After a shot clock violation for the Greyhounds gave Army the ball, the Black Knights strung together a quick set of passes up the field, allowing Mike Harney to sneak around from the back of the goal and slip a shot past the Greyhounds' goalkeeper's left foot and into the back of the goal to double Army's lead.

Harney's tally sparked a push from the black knights with a trio of shots from the Black Knights before Brayden Fountain buried a shot of his own with 6:22 left on the clock after a series of passes gave him an open line at the goal.

Robert Simone held the momentum in Army's favor as he claimed a faceoff win and blitzed up the field to score Army's fourth goal of the day only five seconds after Fountain's goal.

The Greyhounds found their stride in the final minutes of action of the first frame, putting together a 4-0 run of their own over a two and a half minute stretch to bring the score tied at four goals apiece heading into the first quarter break.

The Black Knights renewed their challenge in the second quarter with a quick pair of tallies two minutes into the second frame.

Aiden Weisenborn fed Gunnar Fellows a pass in front of the goal from outside the arc where Fellows turned in place and fired it past Loyola's keeper to take a 5-4 lead.

Army returned on the attack after a faceoff win for the Black Knights as CJ Monturio found Sam Ralston in an open patch of grass for a pole goal at 12:24 on the clock.

The Greyhounds fought back, battling hard on the ground for the next few minutes on the clock before the home team closed the gap to one goal once more at 8:43 on the clock.

The Black Knights picked up the pace, firing off a barrage of shots as the clock ticked down on the second quarter until Brayden Fountain recorded his second goal of the game just under the five-minute mark on a setup from Evan Plunkett.

Army kept its foot on the gas until the final whistle as Jimmy Manley collected a ball from the sideline after a wide shot from the Greyhounds and found Brayden Fountain in front of the goal with one second on the clock for Fountain's second hockey-style chip-in goal of the season to give the Black Knights a 9-5 lead heading into halftime.

The scoring proficiency of Army's sophomore class reared its head in the third quarter as Aiden Weisenborn added a pair of goals to extend Army's lead to six goals.

Weisenborn first hit his mark on the run around the left side of the goal two minutes out of the halftime break before capitalizing on a strong string of passes from Army's attackers midway through the quarter to secure his second goal of the day.

In an effort to regain ground in front of their home crowd, the Greyhounds battled to score the first goal of the fourth frame, sneaking the ball past Sean Byrne in goal 80 seconds into the fourth quarter to cut Army's lead to four goals.

Gunnar Fellows notched his second goal of the day two minutes later to maintain Army's buffer as the Black Knights settled in to fend off an aggressive Loyola offense in the waning minutes of play.

The Black Knights maintained their dominance over the scoresheet through the midpoint of the fourth quarter as Hill Plunkett put away his second goal of the game with a step-down shot at 7:40 on the clock.

Loyola stepped up their efforts as the clock ticked on, notching their eighth and ninth goals of the game in the next three minutes to pull Army back within four goals once more.

Army's squad kept its foot on the gas, however, and the Black Knights regained their six-goal lead as Evan Plunkett got around two defenders with 2:26 on the clock to score on an open goal before Brayden Fountain delivered on a shot to score his fourth goal of the day with 1:09 left on the clock.

Robert Simone claimed his seventh faceoff win of the game and the Black Knights held onto the ball to secure their 15-9 win over the Greyhounds on the road.

BLACK KNIGHT BULLET POINTS

Army earned its 11^th overall win over the Greyhounds and its fourth win over Loyola on the road with the victory.
Nine different Black Knights scored goals in the contest led by Brayden Fountain with four.
Evan Plunkett led the Black Knights and tied for the game high in points with five from a goal and four assists.
Robert Simone and Caleb Caldwell combined for 13 faceoff wins against the Greyhounds with seven for Simone and six for Caldwell.
The Black Knights led the game in total points (24-13), shots on goal (27-18), ground balls (29-28), clears (19-16), and caused turnovers (7-6).
Both teams played a penalty-free game.

UP NEXT
Army returns to the banks of the Hudson for its final game of the regular season as the Black Knights welcome the Colgate Raiders to Michie Stadium on Friday, April 24^th for a 6 p.m. ET matchup. Tickets are on sale now and fans can follow the action on ESPN+.