ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS 2013 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS GAME 6 MARCH 9 ARMY 10, RUTGERS 8 PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Sophomore attackman John Glesener led all players with a career-high four goals as the Army lacrosse team edged Rutgers, 10-8, on Saturday afternoon at the RU Stadium Complex. A back-and-forth contest all afternoon, Glesener scored a clutch insurance goal with 1:31 remaining to clinch the Black Knights’ victory. In the 66th-straight meeting between the two programs, Army (4-2) out-shot Rutgers (2-5) 41-28 and scored two man-up goals en route to the win. Senior attackman Garrett Thul netted a pair of scores in his home state, while Alex Newsome, Pat Brennan, Alex Van Krevel and Matt Ghidotti each scored single goals. The Black Knights scored four of the first five goals of the game to build a 4-1 lead midway through the second quarter. The Scarlet Knights scored twice in the final three minutes of the half to pull within 4-3 at intermission. Army scored a game-high four goals in the third quarter and led 8-6 on a Thul goal with 20 seconds left in the quarter. The teams traded goals a combined four goals in the fourth quarter, including Glesener’s clutch goal and a timely face-off win for rookie Alex Daly to keep possession and keep the ball out of Rutgers’ stick. A wild final 15 minutes saw each team score twice, but Daly won three of four face-offs to help Army possess the ball throughout much of the final frame. Brennan scored his second goal of the season on a pass from junior middie Tyler Kamide to make it 9-7 Army with 8:05 to play. The Scarlet Knights scored man-up with 6:54 on the clock to inch within 9-8 as DePaolera beat Somers. More than five scoreless minutes ensued before Glesener netted his fourth goal of the day, a rocket with 1:31 remaining just after a Rutgers penalty had expired. Daly won the face-off and Army hung on for the victory. Game Notes: John Glesener tied his career-high with five points (4G, 1A) for the second game in a row … he led Army in scoring last season against Rutgers as well (3G, 2A) … former Army great Scott Finlay ’79 was in attendance … Finlay held the program’s goalscoring record (140) for 35 years before Garrett Thul broke it last weekend against Michigan … the victory was Army’s sixth-straight against Rutgers ... the series dates back to 1923 … senior goalkeeper Evan Danahy carried the American flag onto the field pregame.
BOX SCORE SCORE BY PERIOD ARMY #18/18 SYRACUSE
1 0 1
2 2 4
3 0 1
4 0 0
Total 2 6
SCORING ARMY: Glesener 1-0, Kamide 1-0, Brennan 0-1. SYRACUSE: Donahue 1-1, Maltz 1-0, Loy 1-0, Ward 1-0, Cometti 1-0, DeJoe 1-0, Marasco 0-1, Rice 0-1, Walters 0-1. GOALIES ARMY: Somers - 60:00, 6 GA, 18 saves SYRACUSE: Wardwell - 60:00, 2 GA, 11 saves Shots Saves Face-Offs Ground Balls Clears Ex. Man Opp. Penalties Att: 3,614
ARMY 6-7-6-6=25 3-7-4-4=18 6/12 6-5-6-4=21 23-23 0-2 3/2:00
SYRACUSE 8-18-9-9=44 4-3-2-2=11 6/12 8-13-7-6=34 24-26 2-3 2/1:00
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GAME 7 MARCH 16 #16/15 LEHIGH 10, ARMY 6
2013 Defensive Player of the Year Brendan Buckley against Lehigh last spring at Michie Stadium.
WEST POINT, N.Y. - For the second week in a row, Army sophomore attackman John Glesener put up a hat trick to lead the Black Knights, but this Saturday it was not enough to produce a victory as his team suffered a 10-6 loss to No. 16/15 Lehigh in the Patriot League opener for both teams at Michie Stadium. Glesener paced Army’s (4-3) attack with three goals en route to his third hat trick of the season. Senior attackman Garrett Thul punched in one goal and added a career-high two assists, while sophomore Alex Newsome and freshman Will Mazzone added single goals. Earning its second-straight victory, Lehigh (5-3) got three goals out of middie Brian Hess and two each from David DiMaria and Alex Drake. Reigning Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year Matt Poillon, making his second start of the season, finished with 15 saves. A sluggish first half cost the Black Knights in the four-goal setback. Army trailed 6-2 at the half, while both teams tallied four second-half goals. Thul, Newsome and Mazzone all scored as Army out-tallied the Mountain Hawks 3-1 in the third quarter and pulled within 7-5. Lehigh responded with a 3-1 run to close the game and escape with its third-straight win over the Black Knights. Lehigh out-shot Army 34-29 and held a 3721 advantage in ground balls. The Mountain Hawks won 14-of-20 face-offs - 13 of which were courtesy of second team all-league performer Ryan Snyder. Lehigh committed 21 turnovers on the day, while Army surrendered 18. The Black Knights scored the only man-up goal of the afternoon. The Mountain Hawks jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but the Glesener got the Black Knights on the board with a goal with 56 seconds left in the opening quarter to slice Lehigh’s lead in half. The second quarter was all Lehigh, scoring four goals to Army’s one - Glesener’s eight-yard score from Tyler Kamide. The Mountain Hawks took a 6-2 lead into the locker room. Army came out swinging to open the third, as
Thul fed Mazzone for goal just outside the crease at the 11:08 mark for the Black Knights’ third goal of the game. Lehigh answered less than four minutes later to lead 7-3, but Thul and Newsome scored back-to-back over the final 3:04 to inch Army within 7-5 at the end of 45 minutes of action. Thul’s goal came just after a Lehigh penalty expired as fellow senior Kip Haddock tallied his first assist of the season. The Mountain Hawks were called for a cross check not long after - capping a stretch of three-straight Lehigh penalties - which allowed Newsome to net the lone man-up goal of the game. Glesener earned the assist to round out his four-point effort. Lehigh went back up by three, 8-5, less than two minutes into the fourth quarter on a Dan Taylor goal. The Mountain Hawks continued to wear down Army’s defense with long possessions and cashed in again with 9:17 remaining to go up 9-5. Glesener’s third goal of the game with 6:11 left sparked the Black Knights, but Lehigh quickly took possession and continued to eat up the clock. The Mountain Hawks scored their final goal with 1:17 remaining.
BOX SCORE SCORE BY PERIOD #16/15 LEHIGH ARMY
1 2 1
2 4 1
3 1 3
4 3 1
Total 10 6
SCORING ARMY: Glesener 3-1, Thul 1-2, Newsome 1-0, Mazzone 1-0, Haddock 0-1, Kamide 0-1. LEHIGH: Hess 3-1, DiMaria 2-1, Drake 2-0, Taylor 1-1, Fantoni 1-1, Corbett 1-0. GOALIES ARMY: Somers - 60:00, 10 GA, 7 saves LEHIGH: Poillon - 60:00, 6 GA, 15 saves Shots Saves Face-Offs Ground Balls Clears Ex. Man Opp. Penalties Att: 1,278
ARMY 2-5-10-12=29 1-2-2-2=7 6/20 5-9-1-6=21 14-18 1-6 6/5:30
LEHIGH 10-9-7-8=34 1-4-4-6=15 14/20 13-8-6-10=37 14-17 0-5 7/6:00