Lehigh Earns Patriot League Tournament Spot Following 12-7 Win Over No. 21 Navy

Saturday, April 10

Bethlehem, Pa.

12 p.m.

Lehigh University

5-3, 4-1PL

Navy

4-3, 1-2PL

Navy

Lehigh

Photo by: Justin Lafleur

Lehigh Earns Patriot League Tournament Spot Following 12-7 Win Over No. 21 Navy

4/10/2021 10:04:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – On Saturday afternoon, the Lehigh women's lacrosse team picked up its first win over Navy since 2011, beating the 21st-ranked Midshipmen 12-7 to earn the program's seventh straight Patriot League Tournament berth. Lehigh scored the game's final six goals to turn a 7-6 deficit into a runaway victory. The Mountain Hawks improve to 5-3 on the season, 4-1 in the Patriot League. Lehigh finishes 3-1 in its division to earn the No. 2 seed in the South. The Mountain Hawks' final two regular season games – at Lafayette and vs. American – will factor into their overall Patriot League Tournament seeding.

"Our team was deserving," said Lehigh head coach Jill Redfern. "Lots of credit to our coaching staff for a solid game plan. Our players played hard and are talented. We're relieved to be in the tournament, which is our ultimate goal."

Sophomore Katia Carnevale led the offense with six goals while graduate student Sondra Dickey added four goals and an assist, along with three groundballs, three draw controls and four caused turnovers. Sophomore Gabby Schneider recorded two goals and three assists while classmate Emma Eberhardt dished three assists.

Defensively, senior Hannah Cermack caused three turnovers, including a big caused turnover with 4:29 remaining and the Mountain Hawks ahead 9-7.

How about this caused turnover by Hannah Cermack in crunch time today?! Big-time defensive play. pic.twitter.com/QFtTPLhVdO
— Lehigh W Lacrosse (@LehighWLacrosse) April 11, 2021

The Mountain Hawks held early leads of 2-0 and 3-2 before Navy took its first lead at 4-3. The teams traded leads through the remainder of the first half and beginning of the second. The Mids used a two-goal surge to take a 7-6 advantage midway through the stanza, but that's when Dickey took over.

Dickey went on to score three straight goals – with 12:53, 9:26 and 5:58 remaining – to put Lehigh ahead 9-7. After Cermack's big caused turnover, Carnevale scored on a tough angle via a free position, then scored again. Schneider rounded out the scoring with 1:02 remaining for the 12-7 final.

Katia Carnevale somehow found a way to score from this tough angle, good for the fifth of her six goals in today's win over No. 21 Navy! pic.twitter.com/0tYyMPrIUZ
— Lehigh W Lacrosse (@LehighWLacrosse) April 11, 2021

Final shots were 30-20 in favor of Lehigh while groundballs were even at 15. The Midshipmen held a 14-7 edge in draw controls, but the Mountain Hawks won four of the last seven to help spark the strong finish. In goal, senior Samantha Sagi made nine saves across Navy's Joe Torres, who also made nine.

Samantha Sagi stood TALL in goal this afternoon, including this point-blank stop on the fast break, one of her nine saves in a 12-7 win over No. 21 Navy. pic.twitter.com/01XYzAEKq5
— Lehigh W Lacrosse (@LehighWLacrosse) April 11, 2021

Lehigh returns to action next Saturday when it travels to Lafayette to face the Leopards. Gametime is set for 4 p.m.

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