POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist women's lacrosse team dropped its season opener to Army West Point (2-0) by a score of 18-9 on Wednesday at Tenney Stadium.
 

Summary

• After a scoreless 14:37 to start the contest, sophomore Camille Renaud got the Red Foxes on the scoreboard first.
• Army West Point's Cameron Manor tied the score 31 seconds later, which began a run of four straight goals for the Black Knights.
• Army West Point built its lead to 7-2, but Marist answered with three goals in a span of 1:39 late in the first half. Two came from junior Samantha Mehalick, and one came from Renaud. The Red Foxes trailed 7-5 at the intermission.
• The Black Knights pulled away with nine straight goals in the second half as they built their lead to 17-6.
• Sophomore Devon Connolly scored three straight goals to cut Marist's deficit to 17-9 before Juliana Dworschak's goal for the Black Knights with six seconds remaining closed out the scoring.

 

Key Stats

• Four Red Foxes had three points. Mehalick and Connolly had three goals apiece, Renaud had two goals and an assist, and junior Jana Rothman had three assists.
• Mehalick, Rothman, and senior Caroline Polymeros led the Red Foxes with three ground balls apiece.
• Sophomore Romy Villemure paced Marist with three caused turnovers.
• Connolly's eight draw controls led the Red Foxes.
• Manor had a game-high four goals for the Black Knights.
• Army West Point's Jackie Brattan finished with three goals and eight draw controls.
• The Black Knights led in shots, 35-30, and draw controls, 19-10. They were a perfect 15-for-15 in clears.
• The Red Foxes held a 24-22 edge in ground balls.

 

Notes

• Mehalick now has 105 career goals.
• Going back to last season, Renaud now has three points in three straight games.
• Rothman's three assists were the first of her career.
• Connolly's three goals were a career high.
• This is the third straight year Marist has opened its season with Army West Point, which accounts for all three meetings between the teams. The Black Knights now lead the series, 2-1.

 

Up Next

Marist returns to action on Saturday at Rutgers (1-1), which is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start.