BETHLEHEM, Pa. – No. 6 Lehigh upset No. 3 Army West Point in double overtime and No. 4 Holy Cross downed No. 5 Colgate to advance to the 2024 Patriot League Women’s Lacrosse Championship Semifinals on Thursday, May 2, at Loyola Maryland’s Ridley Athletic Complex.
 
Lehigh graduate student attack Emma Eberhardt scored the game-winning goal in double overtime to lift the sixth-seeded Mountain Hawks over No. 3 Army West Point at Michie Stadium. Senior goalkeeper Hayley Hunt posted made 12 saves in Lehigh’s win.
 
The No. 4 Crusaders scored the game’s last four goals to outlast No. 5 Colgate, 14-9, behind junior attack Isabela Miller’s five points (3g, 2a).
 
No. 6 Lehigh will face regular-season champion Loyola Maryland in the first semifinal matchup at 3 p.m. The fourth-seeded Crusaders meet No. 2 Navy at 7 p.m. Both games will be available live on ESPN+ with Jason Knapp and Leah Secondo on the call.
 
For more information about the 2024 Patriot League Women’s Championship, visit CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL.
 
2024 Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Championship

DATE	GAME | COVERAGE	SCORE | TIME
Sunday, April 28	Quarterfinal: No. 6 Lehigh at No. 3 Army West Point | ESPN+	Lehigh, 12-11 (2OT)
Sunday, April 28	Quarterfinal: No. 5 Colgate at No. 4 Holy Cross | ESPN+	Holy Cross, 14-9
Thursday, May 2	Semifinal: No. 6 Lehigh at No. 1 Loyola Maryland | ESPN+	3 p.m.
Thursday, May 2	Semifinal: No. 4 Holy Cross vs. No. 2 Navy | ESPN+	7 p.m.
Saturday, May 4	Women’s Lacrosse Championship Game | CBS Sports Network	2:30 p.m.

 
NO. 6 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (8-8, 3-6 PL) 12, AT NO. 3 ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (9-8, 7-2 PL) 11 (2OT)
Michie Stadium/West Point, N.Y.                                      Noon ET (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Graduate student Emma Eberhardt scored the game-winning goal in double overtime to lift No. 6 Lehigh to a 12-11 upset win over No. 3 Army West Point at Michie Stadium on Sunday to advance to the semifinal round of the 2024 Patriot League Women’s Lacrosse Championship.
*Senior goalkeeper Hayley Hunt made 12 saves and allowed 11 goals to lead the Mountain Hawks to a quarterfinal victory.
*Mountain Hawks’ graduate student attack Gabby Schneider finished with five points on three goals and two assists, while senior midfielder Cassie Marte totaled five points on four goals and one assist. Marte also had a team-high nine draw controls.
*Army West Point sophomore attack Allison Reilly scored a team-high four goals, while sophomore attack Brigid Duffy added two goals, two assists, four ground balls and six draw controls.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | ARMY WEST POINT
 
AT NO. 4 HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (12-5, 6-3 PL) 14, NO. 5 COLGATE RAIDERS (3-14, 3-6 PL) 9
Kuzniewski Field/Worcester, Mass.                                 1 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – No. 4 Holy Cross scored the game’s last four goals to outlast No. 5 Colgate, 14-9, advancing to the semifinal round of the 2024 Patriot League Women’s Lacrosse Championship for the first time since 2014.
*Crusaders’ junior attack Isabela Miller posted a team-high five points on three goals and two assists, and freshman midfielder Annabel Brennan added three goals.
*Senior goalkeeper Tori Cini made eight saves, and sophomore Racheli Levy-Smith finished with seven draw controls and seven ground balls for Holy Cross.
*Colgate sophomore attack Ella Bishara scored a team-best three goals, while junior Lucy Licata finished with two goals and five draw controls.
RECAPS: COLGATE | HOLY CROSS
 
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