Attacker-midfielder Ellie Lecker was so physically exhausted late in the second half the Navy coaching staff wondered whether she could make it to the final whistle.
Goalie Jo Torres has barely practiced this season because of a personal health issue and the three-week Navy athletic pause.
Those two players — a seasoned senior and inexperienced plebe — were the heroes for Navy women’s lacrosse Saturday at West Point.
Lecker scored four goals to spark an offense that did just enough, while Torres registered 10 saves in 30 minutes of action to anchor a defense that rose to the occasion down the stretch as 16th-ranked Navy rallied to defeat archrival Army, 13-12, in the Star game at Michie Stadium.