In a season of successes Army has never experienced before, Navy gave its archrival a thrashing that seemed all too familiar.
The Mids were a genuine threat nearly every time they descended upon the crease. Meanwhile, the Black Knights, especially as the game waned down, visited opposing keeper Gab Harchelroad as often as one would visit a second cousin.
Not often.
In the fourth meeting of the series, No. 14 Navy steamrolled Army 21-8 on Saturday afternoon in the first half of a Star Series doubleheader for lacrosse.
The Mids maintained their perfect record against West Point in women’s lacrosse and clipped the Black Knights’ winning streak to three games.
To do so, Navy (11-3, 5-1 Patriot League) outnumbered Army 38-17 on shots, restricting the visitors to just five in the second half.
With women’s lacrosse in the victory column, as well as the men’s tennis win later, Navy clinched the cumulative all-sport season series against Army.
The Midshipmen have claimed 43 of the last 48.
“We do it for our school,” sophomore attack Nicole Victory said.
“That’s what separates us from other colleges. When we play Army… we’re winning for everybody at school, everybody in the stands and everyone on the field with us.”
Victory followed up her five-goal Georgetown performance with a career-high six assists on Saturday, followed by Kelly Larkin, who totaled five.
“Nicole Victory is all about stepping up and making a difference,” Navy coach Cindy Timchal said.
“That’s her constitution. I’m very proud of her. Certainly her teammates are proud and she’s the first to say she doesn’t get those assists without everyone else working hard.”
Navy’s defense continued to shine as it made the Army offense its sixth of the last seven to be limited to single-digit goals. In particular, the first three turnovers Midshipmen defenders forced upon the Black Knights (10-4, 3-3 PL) transformed into goals.
New Hampshire 15, UMBC 10: Catherine Sims (Howard) had three goals and Payton Van Kirk added two goals and an assist, but the retrievers lost their battle with the Wildcats.
No. 11 Loyola 21, Lafayette 9: Sam Fiedler (Garrison Forest) set a personal-best with six points, scoring five goals and adding an assist, and Hannah Powers tied a career-high of seven assists as the Greyhounds (10-4, 6-0 Patriot League) handled the Leopards.
Mount St. Mary’s 11, Wagner 9: Jordan Groover tallied a team-high four points on two goals and a pair of assists as the Mountaineers (11-2, 3-0) knocked off defending Northeast Conference (NEC) Champion Wagner to collect their eighth straight victory, which marks the team's longest win streak since the 2004 season.
No. 17 Johns Hopkins 12, Ohio State 7: Miranda Ibello (Maryvale Prep) accounted for three goals and three assists, while Maggie Schnedereith (Towson) added three goals and two assists and Aurora Cordingley provided three goals and an assist to lead the Blue Jays over the Buckeyes.
Washington College 21, Bryn Mawr 10: Lauren Brenner notched a career-high and game-best seven goals and seven points to tie career-best and lead all players, and Cecily Docktor handed out five assists to lead all participants and tie a personal-high, team-best six draw controls, five ground balls and career-topping four caused turnovers, to lead the Shorewomen over the Owls.
Stevenson 20, Widener 12: Lindsay Seipp had five goals and an assist and Carly Bowes scored her 100th career goal and finished with four goals and three assists as the Mustangs’ scored seven of the final eight goals of the first half en route to the MAC Commonwealth victory over the Pride.
Christopher Newport 21, Frostburg 8: Stephanie King (South River) had three goals and Morgan Cavey (Chesapeake) added two goals and an assist in the Bobcats’ CAC loss against the Captains.
Salisbury 8, The College of New Jersey 7: Gianna Demato recorded four goals and Emma Skoglund registered a pair of goals in the Sea Gulls win over the Lions.
Mary Washington 12, St. Mary’s 5: Caitlin Katchman registered a goal and an assist, while Jayne Barkman (Southern), Lucy Gussio, Sydni Thacker and Ali Collie each scored a goal, but the Seahawks (7-7, 1-2 CAC) were defeated by the Eagles (12-2, 3-1 CAC).
Nation
No. 5 North Carolina 11, No. 3 Syracuse 5: Katie Hoeg had a career-high six assists and Tayler Warehime tied her season high with four goals as the Tar Heels (11-3, 4-2 ACC) beat the Orangemen.
No. 23 Georgetown 12, Villanova 8: Morgan Ryan netted a career-high five goals, while Emily Ehle managed a goal and three assists, as the Hoyas downed the Wildcats.