Saturday, March 22
West Point, N.Y.
12:00 PM
Lehigh University
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Army
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Lehigh
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Army comes back for 6-5 win over #17/20 Mountain Hawks
3/22/2014 7:41:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
WEST POINT, N.Y. - Army scored half its six goals in a 5:59 span to turn a 5-3 fourth-quarter deficit into a 6-5 lead as the Black Knights held off the #17/20 Lehigh men's lacrosse team on Saturday afternoon in Michie Stadium. Junior Dan Taylor scored three of Lehigh's five goals while junior Matt Poillon made nine saves in goal, but the Black Knight's nation-leading defense allowed just 22 shots on the afternoon.
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The Mountain Hawks struggled at the faceoff X, which proved critical as Army won 12-of-15 draws and held a 29-15 edge in groundballs and 36-22 advantage in shots. Lehigh made the most of its 10 first-half shots, putting seven on goal including four that beat Army goalie Sam Somers. However, Lehigh only scored one second-half goal and none over the game's final 22:25.
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Taylor posted his ninth-career hat trick and third in the last four games while sophomore Alex Eaton had a goal and assist. Junior Kurtis Kaunas scored as well. Senior Ty Souders led the defense with three groundballs and a caused turnover.
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Kaunas got the scoring started at 10:45 of the first quarter then Taylor added his first of the day (from Eaton) at 6:19. Taylor took a feed from sophomore Reid Weber and beat Somers to make it 3-0 at 11:17 of the second quarter.
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After more than 21 minutes without a goal, Will Mazzone got Army on the scoreboard at 8:56 of the second then John Glesener made it 3-2 just 29 seconds later. Glesener's second straight goal tied the score at three at 5:42, but Taylor quickly answered just 12 seconds later  to make it 4-3 Lehigh, which stood as the halftime score.
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Eaton scored the only third-quarter goal, but after another scoreless drought eclipsing 21 minutes, the Black Knights scored twice in a 2:01 span early in the fourth to tie the score. Henry White then tallied his first of the season to give Army a 6-5 lead with 7:54 still remaining.
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The Mountain Hawks had their chances to pull even, but couldn't put another one past Somers as they dropped their first road Patriot League game since April, 2012 at Colgate.
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Poillon was strong throughout, making nine saves including six in the first half. Somers made seven stops for the Black Knights.
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Lehigh will return home on Wednesday to host Monmouth at 7 p.m. for a nonleague matchup. The Mountain Hawks then remain home to host Holy Cross next Saturday (Mar. 29) at 2 p.m.
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Team Stats
LEHIGH
ARMY
Shots
22
36
Turnovers
15
12
Caused Turnovers
7
6
Faceoffs Won
3
12
Extra-Man Opps
1
5
Ground Balls
15
29
Game Leaders
Players
G
3
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
1-60
GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
0
A
0
FO
2-10
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
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