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Mountain Hawks Set to Host Navy in Patriot League Quarterfinals Monday
5/2/2021 1:18:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh women's lacrosse team is set to kick off the Patriot League Tournament on Monday when it hosts Navy at 1 p.m. in the Patriot League Quarterfinals. It will mark a rematch of a matchup from just 23 days prior when the Mountain Hawks broke open a tight contest with the game's final six goals to pull away, 12-7. The winner of Monday's game will play Army West Point (the winner of the North Division) in the semifinals on Thursday at Loyola.
Recently, the Patriot League announced the reinstatement of the quarterfinal round (rather than four teams advancing to the postseason). The Mountain Hawks own the league's second-best Patriot League record, but the new format features the No. 2 and 3 seeds in each division meeting in the quarterfinals, then facing the No. 1 seed in the opposite division in the semifinals. In the other quarterfinal matchup Monday, Boston University travels to Colgate.
Ever since an 0-2 start, the Mountain Hawks have won seven of their last eight - with the only loss coming at No. 13 Loyola, 15-11, in an extremely competitive contest. Defensively, Lehigh has allowed seven or fewer goals in six of the last eight games while offensively, the Mountain Hawks have scored 18 or more in two straight and three of the last five. In its last two games, Lehigh beat Lafayette, 18-5, then American, 21-6. It marks the first time since the 2011 season that Lehigh has won consecutive games by 10+ goals and first time since 2009 that Lehigh has won consecutive games by 13+ goals. The Mountain Hawks' 21 goals on Wednesday were their most since 2009.
Monday will mark Lehigh's seventh straight appearance in the Patriot League Tournament, with all beginning in the quarterfinal round. The Mountain Hawks are 3-0 at home in the previous six and 3-0 on the road. Monday will be the sixth meeting between Lehigh and Navy in the Patriot League Tournament, with the Mids winning the previous five. The teams met in back-to-back years in 2017 and 2018, with Navy winning a close 9-8 final in '17.
After more than a 10-day layoff, the Mountain Hawks returned to the field on Wednesday vs. American and didn't miss a beat. Lehigh had 10 goals less than midway through the first half and a 14-3 lead with 9:48 still remaining in the first half. Graduate student Sondra Dickey filled up the stat sheet again with five goals, two assists, seven draw controls, two groundballs and a caused turnover. Senior Cecily Redfern tied career highs in goals (3) and points (5). After scoring eight goals in the first meeting with American (a 12-10 Lehigh win), sophomore Katia Carnevale added four more. In the end, the Mountain Hawks allowed just 18 shots and only 12 on goal.
Navy enters the postseason with an 8-3 record and 4-2 Patriot League mark. The Mids entered the season in the national top 25, but dropped out after three straight losses against Loyola, Drexel and at Lehigh. Since, Navy has won four straight - at George Mason (18-9), vs. Colgate (12-5), at American (20-13) and against Bucknell (14-8). Nicole Victory leads the team in goals (26), assists (14) and points (40). She is followed by Reagan Roelofs (29 points: 18 goals, 11 assists) and Marina Lazarides (28 points: 21 goals, seven assists). Roelofs also leads the Patriot League in draw controls with 84. Christine Fiore leads the team in groundballs (25) and caused turnovers (14). Jo Torres has played the majority of time in goal, tallying a 10.69 goals against average and 46.7 save percentage.
Navy leads the all-time series 13-5 after the Mountain Hawks' snapped a streak of 11 straight Midshipmen wins earlier this season. Lehigh won the first two all-time meetings and four of the first six. In the Mountain Hawks' 11 straight defeats, there were some close contests, including a pair of one-goal defeats - both by 9-8 finals (in 2014 then 2017 in the Patriot League semifinals).
If the Mountain Hawks win on Monday, they would advance to the Patriot League Semifinals to face Army West Point on Thursday in a neutral-site game at Loyola. Gametime for that contest would be 7 p.m.
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Recently, the Patriot League announced the reinstatement of the quarterfinal round (rather than four teams advancing to the postseason). The Mountain Hawks own the league's second-best Patriot League record, but the new format features the No. 2 and 3 seeds in each division meeting in the quarterfinals, then facing the No. 1 seed in the opposite division in the semifinals. In the other quarterfinal matchup Monday, Boston University travels to Colgate.
Ever since an 0-2 start, the Mountain Hawks have won seven of their last eight - with the only loss coming at No. 13 Loyola, 15-11, in an extremely competitive contest. Defensively, Lehigh has allowed seven or fewer goals in six of the last eight games while offensively, the Mountain Hawks have scored 18 or more in two straight and three of the last five. In its last two games, Lehigh beat Lafayette, 18-5, then American, 21-6. It marks the first time since the 2011 season that Lehigh has won consecutive games by 10+ goals and first time since 2009 that Lehigh has won consecutive games by 13+ goals. The Mountain Hawks' 21 goals on Wednesday were their most since 2009.
Monday will mark Lehigh's seventh straight appearance in the Patriot League Tournament, with all beginning in the quarterfinal round. The Mountain Hawks are 3-0 at home in the previous six and 3-0 on the road. Monday will be the sixth meeting between Lehigh and Navy in the Patriot League Tournament, with the Mids winning the previous five. The teams met in back-to-back years in 2017 and 2018, with Navy winning a close 9-8 final in '17.
After more than a 10-day layoff, the Mountain Hawks returned to the field on Wednesday vs. American and didn't miss a beat. Lehigh had 10 goals less than midway through the first half and a 14-3 lead with 9:48 still remaining in the first half. Graduate student Sondra Dickey filled up the stat sheet again with five goals, two assists, seven draw controls, two groundballs and a caused turnover. Senior Cecily Redfern tied career highs in goals (3) and points (5). After scoring eight goals in the first meeting with American (a 12-10 Lehigh win), sophomore Katia Carnevale added four more. In the end, the Mountain Hawks allowed just 18 shots and only 12 on goal.
Navy enters the postseason with an 8-3 record and 4-2 Patriot League mark. The Mids entered the season in the national top 25, but dropped out after three straight losses against Loyola, Drexel and at Lehigh. Since, Navy has won four straight - at George Mason (18-9), vs. Colgate (12-5), at American (20-13) and against Bucknell (14-8). Nicole Victory leads the team in goals (26), assists (14) and points (40). She is followed by Reagan Roelofs (29 points: 18 goals, 11 assists) and Marina Lazarides (28 points: 21 goals, seven assists). Roelofs also leads the Patriot League in draw controls with 84. Christine Fiore leads the team in groundballs (25) and caused turnovers (14). Jo Torres has played the majority of time in goal, tallying a 10.69 goals against average and 46.7 save percentage.
Navy leads the all-time series 13-5 after the Mountain Hawks' snapped a streak of 11 straight Midshipmen wins earlier this season. Lehigh won the first two all-time meetings and four of the first six. In the Mountain Hawks' 11 straight defeats, there were some close contests, including a pair of one-goal defeats - both by 9-8 finals (in 2014 then 2017 in the Patriot League semifinals).
If the Mountain Hawks win on Monday, they would advance to the Patriot League Semifinals to face Army West Point on Thursday in a neutral-site game at Loyola. Gametime for that contest would be 7 p.m.
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