ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The No. 24 Navy women's lacrosse team (13-2, 7-0 Patriot League) registered a 16-10 victory over American (8-6, 3-3 PL) on Wednesday evening at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium to remain unbeaten in Patriot League play.
 
"It was a great night for Navy women's lacrosse," head coach Cindy Timchal said of her team after the game. "American is a much-improved team and they played extremely hard tonight. They are a veteran team with some really good goal scorers and a solid goalie. We were able to get some shots to fall and our defense continued to play really tough and limit American's opportunities. With this game behind us, we will now turn our attention to Army for this weekend's game."
 
Offensively, the Midshipmen tallied 16 goals on 40 shots. Seven different Mids scored goals in the game with five athletes registering multiple goals, including three hat tricks. Freshman Tori DiCarlo (Rosemont, Pa.) led the team with a career-high four goals, marking her first collegiate hat trick. Lindsay Beardmore (Annapolis, Md.) and Leelee Denton (Nashville, Tenn.) finished with three goals apiece. For Beardmore, it was the sophomore's first collegiate hat trick. Kasey Dietzel (Warrington, Pa.) and Gil Eby (Towson, Md.) chipped in a pair of scores each, while Christine Fiore (Darien, Conn.) and Bobbie Haney (Woodbine, Md.) added one goal apiece.
 
The Mids won 18 of 28 draws on the night. Reagan Roelofs (Apple Valley, Minn.) and Dietzel paced the team with five draws apiece, while Caroline Stefans (Coral Springs, Fla.) added a pair.
 
Defensively, Navy held American to 10 goals on 22 shots, while recording nine saves with 23 ground balls. The Mids' backline caused 13 of the Eagles' 19 turnovers. Jo Torres (Prince Frederick, Md.) finished the game with nine saves and a ground ball with eight goals allowed in 57 and a half minutes of work. Emma Richardell (Bethesda, Md.) closed out the final two and a half minutes allowing two goals. Alexis Bell (Johns Creek, Ga.) led the team with a career high four caused turnovers, while Grace Loughery (Perkasie, Pa.) paced the squad with four ground balls, adding two CT. Fiore added three ground balls with a pair of caused turnovers, while Haney picked up three ground balls.
 
For American, Alyssa Apuzzo (4 goals) and Bella Frank (3 goals, 1 assist) led the team with four points apiece. Goalie Mary Alice Collins finished the game with 11 saves in a losing effort.
 
Navy was the first team to scratch the scoreboard as Dietzel broke the scoreless tie with just under 10 minutes remaining in the first quarter. American responded with back-to-back goals to take a 2-1 lead. The Midshipmen used a goal by Eby to knot the score and Denton gave the home team the lead with a free-position shot.
 
In the second quarter, the Mids opened the frame with a 3-0 run to push the advantage to 6-2. Fiore, Eby, and DiCarlo each scored goals in the run. Following an Eagle goal, DiCarlo's second goal sent the game into halftime with the Midshipmen in front 7-3.
 
The Mids started the second half with a Denton goal. AU answered, but Beardmore pushed the advantage back to five goals, 9-5. The visitors used a 3-0 run to trim the Midshipmen's lead, but Beardmore's second goal of the quarter put Navy in front 10-7 through three periods.
 
Dietzel, Beardmore, and Denton started the fourth quarter with goals to push the advantage to 13-7. Following an American goal, Haney extended the edge back to six goals. The visitors used a goal to cut the margin down to five, but back-to-back goals by DiCarlo extended the Navy lead to 16-9. The Eagles provided the final margin, scoring a goal as time expired.
 
Navy returns to action on Saturday, April 23, as the Midshipmen take on rival Army in the annual Army-Navy Game. The contest is part of the overall Army-Navy Star Series presented by USAA. The game, which is slated for 2:30 p.m., will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.