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Two Seed Men's Lacrosse Set for Patriot League Semis

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WEST POINT, NY – The Patriot League Tournament has arrived, and No. 2 seeded Army West Point Men's Lacrosse is set for a semifinal matchup with No. 3 seed Lehigh on Friday night in Boston.

The game is set for 7 p.m. and will air on CBS Sports Network.

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LAST TIME OUT

  • Army fell to Boston in a heartbreaker 12-11
  • Knox Dent made a career high 17 saves
  • Reese Burek led the Black Knights with three goals
  • Will Coletti broke the Army single season ground ball record by picking up his 114th of the year in the first quarter

ARMY QUICK HITS

  • Head Coach Joe Alberici was named Patriot League Coach of the Year by the coaches in the conference
  • Evan Plunkett was named Patriot League Rookie of the Year and to the All-Patriot League First Team
  • AJ Pilate earned Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year honors as well All-Patriot League First Team
  • Knox Dent was named Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year and also made the All-Patriot League First Team
  • Reese Burek and Jacob Mornin were also named to the All-Patriot League First Team
  • Will Coletti and Christian Fournier earned spots on the All-Patriot League Second Team
  • As a team, the Black Knights have collected 130 more ground balls than their opponents
  • The third quarter is Army's best quarter, outscoring opponents a stellar 44-19 this season

SCOUTING LEHIGH

  • Lehigh is coming into the game after a quarterfinal win over Lafayette by a score of 12-8
  • After going into halftime down 3-2, the Mountain Hawks outscored the Leopards 10-5 in the second half
  • Scott Cole who led the league in goals with 48 was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year and Mike Sisselberger won Faceoff Specialist of the Year
  • Lehigh has Nick Pecora in net who is fourth in league in goals against average, fifth in save percentage and second in saves per game.