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Jaclyn Crane
Trey Welch
9
NIAGARA NIA 1-2
15
Winner ARMY ARMY 2-2
NIAGARA NIA
1-2
9
Final
15
ARMY ARMY
2-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
NIAGARA NIA 3 2 4 0 9
ARMY ARMY 5 4 4 2 15

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Army Downs the Purple Eagles, 15-9

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Niagara (1-2) dropped its midweek contest with Army (2-2) by the final score of 15-9 Thursday evening in non-conference women's lacrosse action from Mitchie Stadium at West Point Academy.

Game Recap
First Quarter
• Niagara tied the game at 1-1 with a goal from Lois Garlow 4:22 into the contest.
• The Cadets would score twice in 40 seconds to take a 3-1 lead over NU.
• Back-to-back goals for the Purple and White tied the game at three. The first goal was scored by Jaclyn Crane on a free-position, followed by a goal from Lucy Rugaber, who Rachel Crane set up.
• Army would have a 5-3 lead over NU by the time the first quarter came to a close.

Second Quarter
• Army would make it three-unanswered goals to start the second, doubling up the Purple Eagles, 6-3.
• Niagara would get one back thanks to Garlow's free-position goal at the 10:43 mark of the stanza.
• Another 3-0 run by Army made the score 9-4.
• Brenna Duffy would find Andra Savage for Niagara's fifth goal of the contest, putting NU down 9-5 moments before the end of the half.

Third Quarter
• Niagara would make it a three-goal game to start the second half when R. Crane found the back of the net 1:21 into the third.
• Less than three minutes later, the Army lead would be trimmed to two, 9-7, as Allison McCormick beat the Cadet netminder for the tally.
• Army would score two to regain its four-goal advantage over Niagara.
• A woman-up opportunity would lead to a Jenna Brill goal, her first goal of the season. The tally made the score 11-8 in favor of Army.
• The Purple Eagles and Cadets would trade goals in the final 3:38 of play, giving Army the 13-9 lead heading into the game's final 15 minutes of action.

Fourth Quarter
• Army added two goals in the final period of play to give the game its 15-9 final.
• Niagara took seven shots in the fourth, with four going on target.

Niagara Notes
• Thursday was the first-ever meeting between Army and Niagara.
• Garlow and R. Crane scored twice and are now tied for the team lead in goals with four.
• Duffy finished the contest with two helpers, followed by Garlow and R. Crane with one apiece.
• Jess Foley and TaNia Cunningham led NU with three ground balls each.
• R. Crane finished the game with three caused turnovers.
• Maren Geiger and Jordan Roy would split time in goal for NU. The senior would finish with eight saves and the sophomore stopped one of nine shots faced. 
• Lexi Braniecki recorded a team-best three draw controls.
• Savage's goal in the second was her first as a Purple Eagle.
• The Purple and White recorded season-highs in assists (4), shots on goal (21), saves (9), ground balls (18), and clears (11). 

Up Next
• Niagara heads to Youngstown, Ohio for a bout with Youngstown State on Sunday, Feb. 27, at 2 p.m.
 
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