Army Men’s Lacrosse Claims Critical Star Point in Thrilling Win over Navy

The rivalry between the Army West Point Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen knows no bounds, no matter the sport. That includes men’s lacrosse, where the two teams faced each other in Annapolis in what became a match for the ages at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium this weekend. Army came into the match with the high national ranking and Navy was in chase mode. With this being a rivalry match, it went to overtime, where the No. 5 Black Knights slipped away with a 12-11 win over the Midshipmen. The match became a defensive showdown in overtime, as both Army (10-1, 5-1 Patriot League) and Navy (7-5, 3-3 Patriot League) leaned on its goaltenders before a Black Knights charge into Navy set up the game-winner. Army’s Jackson Eicher saw his first shot fly wide of the goal. But, 30 seconds later, he got the ball back and found the back of the net to clinch the win and the all-important point in the “Star Series” between the two schools. For the Black Knights, it was their 39th all-time win over Navy, its 36th S