ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy women's lacrosse team (14-4) will take on rival Army (12-5) in the semifinals of the Patriot League Championship on Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. at the Ridley Athletic Complex in Baltimore, Md. Opening draw between the No. 3-seeded Midshipmen and No. 2-seeded Black Knights is slated for 7:00 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

The two teams met earlier in the season in the annual Star Game, which is part of the overall Army-Navy Star Series presented by USAA with the Black Knights earning a 14-9 decision for their first win in the series history. Despite a loss in the Star Game, Navy will have the opportunity to get a win against Army in the Patriot League Tournament.
 
Every Navy team that has a loss against Army this year – volleyball, men's basketball, women's basketball, women's tennis, and baseball – has at least one victory against the Black Knights as well.
 
Patriot League Championship
Navy is making its 14th appearance in the Patriot League Championship. The Midshipmen have qualified for the conference tournament each season since joining the Patriot League in 2008. After defeating sixth-seeded American, 23-13, in the quarterfinals, the Mids are 18-7 (.720) in the tournament all-time with six conference titles.
 
Navy continues the 2022 Patriot League Championship at the Ridley Athletic Complex against Army. It is the second time the two teams will meet in the conference tournament. The two teams met in the 2019 Patriot League Semifinals in Baltimore, Md. The Mids posted a 20-10 victory in the game. The Midshipmen tied the school record with 26 draw controls on the night as a team. Individually, then freshman Reagan Roelofs (Apple Valley, Minn.) broke the Navy and Patriot League Tournament single-game record with 18 draws in the game.
 
Navy is 10-2 (.833) all-time in the Patriot League Championship semifinals, winning its last five appearances in the semis. The Mids' 2019 semifinal matchup against the Black Knights was the last time that Navy played in a semifinal game. Navy played in 12 consecutive semifinal games from 2008 to 2019, advancing to the final 10 times.
 
The winner of the Midshipmen and Black Knights advances to the championship game against the winner of No. 1 seed Loyola (16-1) and No. 5 seed Lehigh (9-8). Navy is 6-4 (.600) all-time in Patriot League championship games.
 
Navy is 7-4 (.636) all-time in the Patriot League Championship Tournament at the Ridley Athletic Complex in Baltimore.
 
Six Tabbed All-Patriot League for Navy Women's Lacrosse
Six members of the Navy women's lacrosse team were named to the 2022 All-Patriot League Team announced Monday afternoon by the conference office. Four of Navy's six all-league selections were named to the first team.
 
Reagan Roelofs (Apple Valley, Minn.), Gil Eby (Towson, Md.), Alexis Bell (Johns Creek, Ga.), and Christine Fiore (Darien, Conn.) were selected to the first team, while Kasey Dietzel (Warrington, Pa.) and Jo Torres (Prince Frederick, Md.) were named Second Team All-Patriot League.
 
Overall, 34 student-athletes were selected to the two All-Patriot League teams with 17 voted onto the first team and 17 more earning a spot on the second team due to ties in voting.
 
Loyola led the way with nine All-League selections. Navy placed six student-athletes on the two All-League teams with four on the first team, while Army and Lehigh had five selections apiece. American received three All-Patriot League accolades with Bucknell and Colgate collecting two apiece and Boston University and Holy Cross receiving one.
 
Roelofs Selected to Academic All-Patriot League Team
Navy women's lacrosse senior Reagan Roelofs (Apple Valley, Minn.) was named to the Academic All-Patriot League team on Wednesday as announced by the conference office. With Roelofs' selection, the Midshipmen have had at least one student-athlete selected to the All-Academic team each year there was a team since 2011 when the team was founded.
 
Majoring in operations research, Roelofs is a two-time All-Patriot League selection, claiming first-team accolades as a senior and second-team honors as a junior. In the classroom, she is a two-time member of the Superintendent's List, while being named to the Commandant's List six times and the Dean's List four times. Roelofs earned IWLCA All-Academic Honor Roll in 2021, while earning Patriot League Academic Honor Roll each season.
 
The Navy offensive captain led the team in goals (47), points (63), and draw controls (109). She ranked in the Top 15 this season in the Patriot League in Draw Controls Per Game (4th), Goals (5th), Goals Per Game (5th), Points (8th), Points Per Game (8th), and Assists (15th), as well as, shots (4th) and shots on goal (3rd). Roelofs tallied 10 hat tricks in 17 games played with 14 total multi-goal games, including a career high six goals in Navy's 23-13 victory in the Patriot League Quarterfinals against American. In addition, she is the Navy school record holder in draw controls per game (6.71), while ranking second in program history with 376 career draw controls.
 
Bell Selected as YRL Unsung Hero Award Finalist for Second Consecutive Year
Navy women's lacrosse senior Alexis Bell (Johns Creek, Ga.) was named a finalist for the prestigious 2022 Yeardley Reynolds Love (YRL) Unsung Hero Award, the One Love Foundation announced on Tuesday. It is the second consecutive season that Bell has been a finalist for the award.
 
Bell is one of six finalists among NCAA Division I, joining Caitlynn Mossman (Boston College), Carsin Gronbach (Bryant), Cara Scanio (Hofstra), Maren Geiger (Niagara), and Elizabeth Pawlak (Villanova).
 
The Yeardley Reynolds Love Unsung Hero Award recognizes the accomplishments of six student-athletes (two from each division) who help their teams achieve success in ways that may not be measured in goals, saves or ground balls. This honor places value on kindness and generosity, characteristics that are often undervalued in the competitively charged environment of college lacrosse.
 
The award recognizes the athlete who makes a significant contribution to the team while also bringing joy to teammates. The award recipients exhibit leadership as a positive role model and are involved in community service. The recipients are awarded a sum of money from the One Love Foundation to be given to their favorite charity.
 
Scouting the Midshipmen
Offensively, Navy has tallied 341 points on 245 goals and 96 assists in 18 games. Of the 19 players who have scored points, 11 have been upperclassmen (juniors / seniors) and eight have been underclassmen (freshmen / sophomores). Through 18 games, the upperclassmen have registered 156 goals, accounting for 63.7% of the goals scored, while the underclassmen have tallied 89 scores. The upperclassmen have accounted for 64.8% of the total points scored with 67.7% of the team's assists.
 
The Mids are led by Reagan Roelofs (Apple Valley, Minn.), Gil Eby (Towson, Md.), Kasey Dietzel (Warrington, Pa.), Leelee Denton (Nashville, Tenn.), Charlotte Ryan (Tully, N.Y.), and Lindsay Beardmore (Annapolis, Md.).
 
Roelofs paces the offense with a team-high 63 points on a team-best 47 goals with 16 assists. Eby is next with 43 points on 36 goals and seven assists, while Dietzel is third with 42 points on 26 goals with 16 assists. Denton (31g 6a), Ryan (25g 5a), and Beardmore (17g 17a) round out Navy's 30-point scorers with 37, 34, and 34, respectively.
 
The Mids have picked up 359 ground balls, won 283 draw controls, caused 142 turnovers, and tallied 155 saves in 18 games played.
 
Christine Fiore (Darian, Conn.) has grabbed a team-high 41 ground balls, while Grace Loughery (Perkasie, Pa.) added 36, while Eby and Jo Torres (Prince Frederick, Md.) have picked up 32 and 30 GBs.
 
Roelofs leads the team with 109 draw controls. With 10 draws in the PL Quarterfinals against American, she recorded the ninth 100-draw season in school history. The senior had 146 draws as freshman and just missed the 100-draw plateau last season, finishing with 94. Dietzel is second on the squad with 75 draws, while Eby has chipped in 30.
 
Alexis Bell (Johns Creek, Ga.) leads the team with 24 caused turnovers, while Loughery, Erin Carson (New Albany, Ohio), and Fiore follow with 19, 16, and 15 CTs.
 
Torres leads the team with 142 of Navy's 155 saves in 998 minutes of action. Torres has earned 13 victories with a 48.8 save percentage and 8.96 goals against average.
 
Scouting the Opponent
Army enters the Patriot League Tournament 12-5 overall. The Black Knights earned the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament, earning a first-round bye.
 
Army had five student-athletes named All-Patriot League with two first team selections – Julia Gorajek and Jolie Riedell – and three second-team honorees – Carleigh Armstrong, Kathleen Sullivan, and Ceara Sweeney. Additionally, the Black Knights had one representative – Ceara Sweeney – on the Academic All-Patriot League team.
 
Offensively, Army is led by Kathleen Sullivan and Julia Gorajek. The duo has amassed 76 and 69 points, respectively. Sullivan has 45 goals to go along with a team-high 31 assists, while Gorajek leads the way with 52 goals while adding 17 helpers. Jolie Riedell (49), Carleigh Armstrong (45), and Caroline Raymond (41) have also notched 40 or more points.
 
In goal, Lacey Bartholomay has played a lion-share of the minutes between the pipes. She has tallied 839 minutes with 134 saves and 165 goals allowed for a .448 save percentage and 11.80 goals against average.
 
All-Time Series
The game marks the eighth meeting between the two teams and the second time the two teams will meet in the Patriot League Tournament. Navy holds a 6-1 (.857) overall record against Army with a 1-0 mark in the conference tournament.
 
The two teams met in the 2019 Patriot League Semifinals in Baltimore, Md. The Mids posted a 20-10 victory in the game. The Midshipmen tied the school record with 26 draw controls on the night as a team. Individually, then freshman Reagan Roelofs broke the Navy and Patriot League Tournament single-game record with 18 draws in the game.
 
Navy is 4-0 against Army in games played away from Annapolis. The Mids are 3-0 in West Point and 1-0 against the Black Knights in Baltimore at the Ridley Athletics Complex.
 
As an athletics department, the Midshipmen are 26-9 in all competitions against the Black Knights this year. Women's Lacrosse lost in the Star Game, but will have the opportunity to get a win against Army in the Patriot League Tournament. Every Navy team that has a loss against Army – volleyball, men's basketball, women's basketball, women's tennis, and baseball – has at least one victory against the Black Knights as well.
 
Last Time Out: Navy 23, American 13 (May 1, 2022)
The Navy women's lacrosse team advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League Championship on Sunday afternoon with a 23-13 victory over American at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. With the win, Navy will take on No. 2 seed Army in the semifinals at Ridley Athletic Complex in Baltimore on Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m.
 
Offensively, the Midshipmen tallied a season-high 23 goals with a season-best 13 assists. The Mids were led by Reagan Roelofs (Apple Valley, Minn.), Gil Eby (Towson, Md.), and Christine Fiore (Darien, Conn.). The trio combined for 14 goals with each athlete posting a hat trick in the game.
 
Roelofs paced the squad with a team-high six goals, while Eby finished with a career-best five goals. Fiore also notched a career-high with three goals on the afternoon. Kasey Dietzel (Warrenton, Pa.) and Lola Leone (Bay Shore, N.Y.) added two scores apiece, while Lindsay Beardmore (Annapolis, Md.), Leelee Denton (Nashville, Tenn.), Bobbie Haney (Woodbine, Md.), Charlotte Ryan (Tully, N.Y.), and Jade Torres (Prince Frederick, Md.) notched goals.
 
Navy finished with a season-best 13 assist with eight different Mids registering helpers. Grace Loughery (Perkasie, Pa.), Beardmore, Fiore, Haney, and Roelofs notched two assists apiece, while Dietzel, Eby, and Ryan added helpers.
 
Defensively, the Mids caused seven of the Eagles' 19 turnovers. Seven different players caused turnovers in the game. Navy finished with 18 ground balls with 11 Mids picking up at least one ground ball each. Fiore paced the team with three ground balls, while Athena Corroon (Greenwich, Conn.), Eby, Haney, Loughery, and Roelofs added two GBs each.
 
At goal, Jo Torres (Prince Frederick, Md.) earned the victory with six saves in just under 54 minutes of action. She gave way to Emma Richardell (Bethesda, Md.) who worked four minutes of scoreless action, while Anne Culicerto (Charlotte, N.C.) closed out the final two minutes without allowing a goal.
 
Navy won 24 of 40 draw controls on the day. Roelofs won 10 draws, giving the senior her 16th career double-digit DC performance in her career. During the game, Roelofs topped 100 draw controls on the season, marking the ninth 100-plus draw control performance in Navy history and the second of Roelofs' career. Dietzel added six draws, while Eby picked up a three. Caroline Stefans (Coral Springs, Fla.) added two draws, while Haney won one.