PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!
— #19 Inside & Outside Army (@InOutArmy) May 5, 2019
Army opened the game on fire, Connor Dewitt scored the first two goals and Nate Jones scored a third goal. Goalie AJ Barretto was also making save after save. Army led 3-0 after one. It felt like Army was just going to pull away and not be challenged en route to winning the Patriot League title.
But Lehigh would respond in a big way. They won the second quarter 5-0 to take a two-goal lead into half time. It was an amazing performance by the Mountain Hawks and one of the worst quarters Army has played all season.
The third quarter was a lot better for the Black Knights, Nicholas Garofano scored early one in the quarter and Matt Manown scored a clutch goal to trim the Lehigh lead to 6-5.
Let’s swing the momentum! #GoArmy #FamilyToughnessTradition pic.twitter.com/7IYloFlh7M
— Army M.Lacrosse (@ArmyWP_MLax) May 5, 2019
The fourth quarter was all Brendan Nichtern. The Plebe put the team on his back scoring three goals and assisting on another one.
Oooohhhh ?
And we are tied, 7-7 #GoArmy pic.twitter.com/lVRX0MKi9H
— Army M.Lacrosse (@ArmyWP_MLax) May 5, 2019
Didn’t even see it coming. #GoArmy #FamilyToughnessTradition pic.twitter.com/8ryLS8KnLM
— Army M.Lacrosse (@ArmyWP_MLax) May 5, 2019
Stick-side high ??#GoArmy pic.twitter.com/Icv2e3XMMo
— Army M.Lacrosse (@ArmyWP_MLax) May 5, 2019
Army put six in the back of the net in the fourth to win the Patriot League Championship 11-7. It is the Black Knights first Patriot League Championship since 2010. That 2010 team went on to upset #2 Syracuse in the Carrier Dome in the first round.
The Black Knights will find out where they are playing tonight at 9 p.m. est.
Also, this is Army’s third Patriot League Championship in the last week (Golf and Women’s Tennis).
