Army Black Knights women's lacrosse
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| Army Black Knights women's lacrosse | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 2016 |
| University | United States Military Academy |
| Head coach | Michelle Tumolo (since 2021 season) |
| Stadium | Michie Stadium (capacity: 38,000) |
| Location | West Point, NY |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Nickname | Black Knights |
| Colors | Black, gold, and gray[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2023 | |
| Conference regular season championships | |
| North Division: 2021 | |
The Army Black Knights women's lacrosse team is an NCAA Division I college lacrosse team representing the United States Military Academy as part of the Patriot League. They play their home games at Michie Stadium in West Point.
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Head coach
[edit]The Black Knights were led by coach Kristen Skiera, who was named the team's inaugural head coach prior to the 2016 season. Prior to assuming the duties of Army's NCAA Division I program, Skiera was the coach of Army's club team for its final year.
Michelle Tumolo was named head coach in June 2021.[2] Prior to becoming the head coach at Army, Tumolo spent three seasons as the head coach at Wagner Seahawks.
Individual career records
[edit]Reference:[3]
| Record | Amount | Player | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 131 | Jackie Brattan | 2018–21 |
| Assists | 86 | Kathleen Sullivan | 2020–23 |
| Points | 181 | Kathleen Sullivan | 2020-23 |
| Ground balls | 99 | Samantha Stewart | 2017–20 |
| Draw controls | 223 | Samantha Stewart | 2017–20 |
| Caused turnovers | 63 | Lauren Bradenburg | 2018–21 |
| Saves | 390 | Maddie Burns | 2017–20 |
| Save %* | .526 | Brooke Allen | 2019–22 |
| GAA** | 10.7 | Maddie Burns | 2017–20 |
*Minimum 20 saves
**Minimum 500 minutes
Individual single-season records
[edit]| Record | Amount | Player | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 63 | Jackie Brattan | 2019 |
| Assists | 44 | Kathleen Sullivan | 2023 |
| Points | 95 | Allison Reilly | 2024 |
| Ground balls | 43 | Kayla Rowley
Brigid Duffy |
2016
2024 |
| Draw controls | 114 | Julia Franzoni | 2023 |
| Caused turnovers | 28 | Brigid Duffy | 2024 |
| Saves | 141 | Lacey Bartholomay | 2022 |
| Save %* | .506 | Maddie Burns | 2020 |
| GAA** | 10.65 | Maddie Burns | 2018 |
*Minimum 20 saves
**Minimum 250 minutes
Individual game records
[edit]| Record | Amount | Player | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 9 | Allison Reilly | 4/22/23 |
| Assists | 7 | Kathleen Sullivan | 3/18/23 |
| Points | 10 | Kathleen Sullivan | 3/18/23 |
| Ground balls | 7 (3) | Maddie Burns (1), Maddie Burns (2), Samantha Stewart | 3/8/17, 4/19/17, 2/15/20 |
| Draw controls | 14 | Julia Franzoni | 2/11/23 |
| Caused turnovers | 6 | Malina Hatton | 3/9/22 |
| Saves | 19 | Lacey Bartholomay | 2/16/23 |
| Goals Allowed* | 4 (2) | Maddie Burns (1), Maddie Burns (2) | 2/11/17, 2/13/20 |
*Minimum 30 minutes played & 10 shots faced
Team Captains
[edit]Reference:[4]
| Year | Captains |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Erin Jollota, Shelby Lindsay, Leah Wasserman |
| 2017 | Erin Jollota, Shelby Lindsay, Amy Johnston, Kiersten Spencer |
| 2018 | Amy Johnston, Kiersten Spencer |
| 2019 | Maddie Burns, Nia Crump, Rilee Scott |
| 2020 | Samantha Stewart, Taylor Korpela, Maddie Burns, Rilee Scot |
| 2021 | Megan Raftery, Jackie Brattan, Hannah Slomkowski |
| 2022 | Brooke Allen, Ceara Sweeney, Sidney Weigand |
| 2023 | Evelyn Pickett, Jolie Riedell, Kathleen Sullivan, Sidney Weigand |
| 2024 | Lacey Bartholomay, Madeline Lenkart, Sofia Micklovic |
Seasons
[edit]| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA Division I (Patriot League) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Kristen Skiera | 5-12 | 0-9 | 10th | |||||
| 2017 | Kristen Skiera | 5-12 | 1-8 | T-9th | |||||
| 2018 | Kristen Skiera | 10-7 | 4-5 | T-6th | |||||
| 2019 | Kristen Skiera | 14-5 | 6-3 | T-3rd | |||||
| 2020 | Kristen Skiera | 7-0 | 0-0 | T-1st | |||||
| 2021 | Kristen Skiera | 5-4 | 5-2 | 1st (North) | |||||
| 2022 | Michelle Tumolo | 12-6 | 7-1 | T-2nd | |||||
| 2023 | Michelle Tumolo | 15-4 | 8-1 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Total: | 64-46 (.532) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ Army Brand Guidelines (PDF). April 13, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- ^ "Michelle Tumolo Named Head Coach at Army", USA Lacrosse Magazine, June 28, 2021. Accessed September 5, 2021. "Michelle Tumolo is leaving Wagner to become the head coach at Army, the service academy officially announced Monday."
- ^ "2021 Women's Lacrosse Record Book" (PDF). Army Sports. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ "2021 Women's Lacrosse Record Book" (PDF). Army Sports. Retrieved April 7, 2020.