Black Knights the class of the Patriot League
Army sophomore midfielder Conor Hayes’ goal with 4:20 left in the fourth quarter not only pushed the Black Knights past their arch-rival in Annapolis, it also set up Army to host the Patriot League...
View ArticleArmy clinches top seed for Patriot League Tourney
Army barely held onto what was once a six goal second half lead to beat Lafayette and clinch the top seed in next week’s Patriot League Tournament. The Leopards outscored the Black Knights 9-3 in the...
View ArticleNavy shocks Hopkins to break 35-year losing streak
Midshipmen didn’t get a day off like they did when the football team beat Notre Dame in 2007 to break its 43-game losing streak against the Fighting Irish, but the Navy lacrosse team’s win over Johns...
View ArticleArmy tops Navy a second time to win conference title
Third time was the charm for Army as the Black Knights earned their first-ever Patriot League title beating Navy 11-8 Sunday. The Midshipmen had denied its longtime rival when the two met the last two...
View ArticleNavy women’s lax makes first NCAA trip
The Navy women’s lacrosse team will open the NCAA tournament Saturday at noon at third-seeded North Carolina. It’s the first time Navy, which drew the 14th seed, has qualified for NCAA play. Navy...
View ArticleThis Army-Syracuse upset is a pretty big deal
I’m no lacrosse expert, but it’s difficult to exaggerate how big Army’s 9-8 overtime victory over two-time defending NCAA champion Syracuse on Sunday was. In the lax world, Syracuse just doesn’t lose...
View ArticleArmy’s upset makes PTI. Almost.
Tonight I was watching the 6:30 rerun of Pardon The Interruption on ESPN2 when I noticed “Army/’Cuse” at the bottom of the rundown. Holy hell, I thought. That’s pretty damn impressive. I mean, the...
View ArticleLacrosse world still in shock over Army’s upset
It has been three days since the Black Knights turned the lacrosse world upside down and people are still trying to make sense of Army’s collosal upset over Syracuse. How was this possible? Following...
View ArticleArmy’s dream season ends with a thud against Cornell
Not much was expected from this Army lacrosse team, especially after its deflating loss to Air Force to end a four-game losing streak early this season. A run to the Patriot League Championship and an...
View ArticleArmy lax player named Freshman of the Year by InsideLacrosse.com
Army freshman Garrett Thul is getting some major recognition for his outstanding rookie campaign. Thul was named Freshman of the Year by InsideLacrosse.com, the first Black Knight to ever receive that...
View ArticleFormer Navy lacrosse player killed in Afghanistan helo crash (updated)
A former Naval Academy lacrosse player was one of the nine U.S. troops killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash Tuesday in Afghanistan. Lt. Brendan Looney, a Navy SEAL and a 2004 Naval Academy graduate,...
View ArticleLooney, Manion now side-by-side at Arlington National Cemetery (updated with...
Lt. Brendan Looney, a Navy SEAL and former standout lacrosse player at the Naval Academy, was buried yesterday at Arlington National Cemetery next his best friend, Marine 1st Lt. Travis Manion. Looney,...
View ArticleSoldier named Major League Lacrosse Rookie of the Year
Talk about your first-assignment dream job. Freshly minted 2nd Lt. Jeremy Boltus was a last-round pick by the Hamilton Nationals in the Major League Lacrosse draft shortly after graduating from West...
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