HIGH POINT, N.C. – Sophomores Alyssa Chung and Taylor Miles combined for 10 of #11 Navy women's lacrosse's 14 goals on the day as the Midshipmen (4-0) notched a road victory over High Point (0-3) at Vert Stadium in High Point, N.C. The Mids opened the game on a 5-0 run, powered by two goals apiece by Chung and Miles, and never looked back en route to a 14-6 victory.
 
"After our game on Wednesday at Delaware, we knew we wanted to come out fast today," head coach Cindy Timchal said after the game. "I thought Maura Murphy rebounded from an off day earlier this week to command the draw circle. That helped us generate some early offense and take control of the game. AC and Taylor played extremely well today. I thought our defense did a good job of causing turnovers and disrupting their offense. It was a really good day for Navy women's lacrosse. I am proud of the team's effort today and we will now turn our attention to a very talented, nationally-ranked Florida team."
 
Offensively, Navy finished the day with 14 goals and seven assists. Chung and Miles paced the team with seven points apiece, matching one another with five goals and two assists. Mikayla Williams followed with three goals for her first hat trick of the season. Emma Kennedy scored a goal and added a pair of assists, while Anna Gotterup rounded out the point scorers with an assist.
 
On defense, the Midshipmen held their second opponent in the last three games to single digits. The Navy defense caused 11 of High Point's 15 turnovers on the day. Felicia Giglio led the team with three caused turnovers, while Chung, Caroline Gage, and Jalin Jenkins added two takeaways apiece. Giglio paced the squad with four ground balls with Gage and Ava Yovino following with three apiece.
 
Giglio earned the win in the cage. The junior finished with five goals allowed and seven saves in 52 and a half minutes of action. She gave way to Angelina Price, who registered a pair of saves in her second collegiate appearance. Lila Stachowski worked the final 90 seconds of action, marking the sophomore's first collegiate appearance.
 
The Midshipmen dominated the draw circle, winning 16 of 22 draws. Maura Murphy paced the squad with 14 draw wins, recording double-digit draw controls for the first time in her career. Yovino and Chloe Brown also added draws on the day.
 
For High Point, Shannon Smith and Kate Pentice led the team with two goals apiece, while Tatum Goettelmann and Laney Schmith finished with two assists each. Ava Welsh worked a complete game at goal, finishing with 10 saves and 14 goals allowed.
 
In the first quarter, the Midshipmen started the game with a 5-0 run. Miles started the scoring with her first goal of the afternoon. Chung followed with her first score of the contest. Williams made the game 3-0 before Miles and Chung each notched their seconds goals to push the lead to five. Following a High Point goal, Miles completed her first-quarter hat trick with her third goal of the period to give Navy a 6-1 advantage.
 
Chung and Miles once again started the second quarter with goals, pushing the lead to 8-1. The Panthers countered with a goal, but four straight goals by Navy's Kennedy, Miles, Chung, and Williams extended the Mids' advantage to 12-2. The home team ended the run with a goal to send the game into halftime with Navy in front, 12-3.
 
In the second half, Williams and Chung found the back of the net to push the lead to 14-3. High Point was able to find the back of the net with 41 ticks remaining in the third quarter to cut the margin to 10. In the fourth quarter, Midshipmen held the Panthers to two goals, while taking advantage of their depth to get all 37 Navy players who made the trip into the game.
 
Up next, Navy returns home to take on #10/12 Florida on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 9:30 a.m. The game will be broadcast on the CBS Sports Network. In addition, the game will be aired on the radio on WNAV and live stats will be available.