May 6, 2007
Box Score
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy women's lacrosse team held arch-rival Army scoreless for over 53 minutes and routed the Black Knights, 19-2, at a wind-swept Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The win moves Navy's record to 15-4 overall, entering this week's USL WDIA national tournament.
"It was a good performance for us and good to end the home season on a high note," said Navy head coach Cindy Timchal. "I was happy to see all three seniors (Elise Chapdelaine, Katie Neff, Stephanie Homick) score goals. Obviously, our defense played well. It's good to go into nationals with a strong performance like this."
Navy started slow, leading just 2-0 10 minutes into the contest. However, the Mids exploded for 12 goals in the final 19:45 of the first half to take a 14-0 lead after the opening 30 minutes. The Mids outshot Army, 23-3, in the first half, scooped up 27 ground balls to Army's 12 and won 11 of the 15 draw controls.
In the second half, Navy pushed the lead to 17-0 before Army finally got on the board with 6:32 to play, the first of two straight Army tallies to cut the lead to 17-2. Navy, however, scored the final two goals of the game for the final margin.
For the contest, Navy outshot Army 34-15 and had 43 ground balls to Army's 19. The Mids won 17 draw controls to Army's six and forced 23 Army turnovers.
Freshman Erin Rawlick surpassed the 100-point mark for the season with her third 10-point effort of the weekend. She led the Mids with five goals and five assists. Classmate Mary Ruttum added eight points (5 g, 3 a). Amanda Towey dished out six assists and Chapdelaine scored three goals. Five other players scored goals for the Mids.
In goal, Natalie Blandon saw the majority of time, registering three saves. Vanessa Nieves added three saves and Ellyn Creasey stopped one shot.
Navy will be the second seed in this week's USL WDIA national tournament. Navy will battle 15th-seeded Oregon on Wednesday at 10:00 am (MST) in Denver, Colo.
# GO NAVY #
