ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The No. 24 Navy women's lacrosse (11-2, 5-0 Patriot League) rolled to a 16-6 victory over Boston University (1-12, 0-6) on Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The game, which was presented by First Command, was Senior Day for the Midshipmen.
 
Prior to the game, the Mids recognized the nine seniors – Alexis Bell (Johns Creek, Ga.), Kasey Dietzel (Warrington, Pa.), Gil Eby (Towson, Md.), Erin Finley (Downingtown, Pa.), Christine Fiore (Darien, Conn.), Bobbie Haney (Woodbine, Md.), Grace Loughery (Perkasie, Pa.), Reagan Roelofs (Apple Valley, Minn.), and Jade Torres (Prince Frederick, Md.) – for their impact on the Navy women's lacrosse team.
 
"It was a big game for us with Senior Day," head coach Cindy Timchal said. "Boston is always a tough team. They may be having a tough season now, but we expected them to come out strong and hard to start. I thought we responded really well. I am very proud of Navy women's lacrosse stepping out to today and getting a big win for our program as well as our senior captains and senior class that we honored today."
 
Offensively, the Mids scored 16 goals on 39 shots. Navy tied the school record with eight free-position goals on the day. Roelofs led the team with a career-high seven points on a career-best five goals, including a pair of free-position goals with two assists. Leelee Denton (Nashville, Tenn.) also notched a hat trick, finishing with three goals and adding a helper for four points. Dietzel, Haney, and Charlotte Ryan (Tully, N.Y.) each added a pair of goals, while Eby and Tori DiCarlo (Rosemont, Pa.) added goals. Eby and Lindsay Beardmore (Annapolis, Md.) contributed assists in the game.
 
Roelofs and Dietzel paced the squad with eight and seven draw controls, respectively. The Mids finished the day winning 19 of 26 draws in the game.
 
Defensively, Navy caused 11 of Boston's 18 turnovers on the day. Erin Carson (New Albany, Ohio), Bell, and Fiore led the team with two caused turnovers apiece. Carson and Jo Torres (Prince Frederick, Md.) led the team with four ground balls apiece, while Beardmore, Denton, and Fiore added two GB each.
 
Jo Torres earned the victory at goal for the Mids. The sophomore logged 57:23 minutes in the cage, recording six saves with four ground balls and a caused turnover. She surrendered six goals, limiting the Terriers to two or fewer goals per quarter. Emma Richardell (Bethesda, Md.) worked the final 2:37 between the pipes, finishing with no goals allowed. The Navy defense has held its last four opponents to single-digit goals with a 5.75 goals against average.
 
As a team, Boston finished with six goals, including a team-high two goals by Jennifer Barry. Reilly Agres tallied nine saves in a complete game losing effort.
 
Barry opened up the scoring for BU with a goal two and a half minutes into the contest. Navy responded with three consecutive goals to take a lead that it would not relinquish. Denton knotted the game with a free-position goal. Ryan followed with a goal to give the Mids the advantage. Roelofs continued the scoring with her first goal of the game. Following a Terrier goal, Haney closed out the quarter by converting a free-position opportunity to put Navy in front 4-2.
 
In the second quarter, the Midshipmen used a 6-0 run to take control of the game. Roelofs opened the run with a free-position goal. Haney followed with her second score. Four free-position goals by Dietzel (2), Denton, and Roelofs put Navy in front 10-2. A BU goal sent the game into halftime with the Mids ahead 10-3.
 
Defense for both teams shined in the third quarter. Eby scored a goal early in the period and Boston responded with a goal to trim the deficit to seven, 11-4. Neither team was able to find the back of the net as the back lines stood strong.
 
In the fourth quarter, the Terriers cut in to the Mids' lead with a goal, but Roelofs answered with her fourth goal of the day. Following a BU score, Navy closed out the game with four goals. Denton buried a free-position opportunity in the back of the net to put the Midshipmen up, 13-6. Ryan and Roelofs followed with back-to-back goals. DiCarlo closed out the scoring with her second goal of the season, providing the final margin of 16-6.
 
Navy returns to action on Saturday, April 16, as the Midshipmen travel to Worcester, Mass. to take on Holy Cross in a Patriot League game slated for 12:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live stats will be provided.