BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Nine of the Patriot League’s 10 teams are in action this weekend, with one game on Friday, seven games on Saturday and two games on Sunday. Fans can catch eight games on ESPN+.
Lehigh opens the weekend’s action when it travels to Iona for a 2 p.m. opening draw on Friday. Live coverage is available at
IonaGaels.com.
On Saturday, undefeated Navy travels to High Point for an 11 a.m. opening draw on ESPN+ to start the day of action. Lafayette hosts Mount St. Mary’s and Loyola Maryland welcomes Princeton with both games starting at noon on ESPN+. Colgate hosts Binghamton for a 1 p.m. meeting before Bucknell welcomes St. Bonaventure for a 3 p.m. matchup, both on ESPN+. Two more League teams travel for games that will be available on ESPN+, with Boston University heading to Yale (3:30 p.m.) and Army West Point meeting Florida State in Atlanta, Ga. (6 p.m.).
On Sunday, American travels across town to meet Howard at 11 a.m. before Lehigh concludes its two-game New York road trip with a noon game at Columbia.
For more information on Patriot League women’s lacrosse dates, times and coverage, visit the women’s lacrosse composite schedule on the League’s official website -
https://patriotleague.org.
Patriot League Women’s Lacrosse This Weekend (2.13-14.26)
| Friday, Feb. 20 |
Time |
Coverage |
| Lehigh at Iona |
2 p.m. |
IonaGaels.com |
| Saturday, Feb. 21 |
Time |
Coverage |
| No. 11/11 Navy at High Point |
11 a.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Mount St. Mary’s at Lafayette |
Noon |
ESPN+ |
| Princeton at No. 19/17 Loyola Maryland |
Noon |
ESPN+ |
| Binghamton at Colgate |
1 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| St. Bonaventure at Bucknell |
3 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Boston University at Yale |
3 :30 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| No. 21/17 Army West Point at Florida State |
6 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Sunday, Feb. 22 |
Time |
Coverage |
| American at Howard |
11 a.m. |
|
| Lehigh at Columbia |
Noon |
ESPN+ |
ONLINE SCHEDULE
This Week in Patriot League Women’s Lacrosse (Monday, Feb. 16 – Thursday, Feb. 19)
*Tuesday, Feb. 17: Boston University downed Marist, 11-8, behind four goals from Elle Stevenson and 12 saves by goalkeeper Natalie Aiosa ... Loyola Maryland fell to No. 10/12 Florida. Elisa Faklaris led the Greyhounds with five points on four goals and one assist, while reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Week Mae Murphy finished with 16 draw controls.
*Wednesday, Feb. 18: American could not keep pace with crosstown rival George Washington in a 15-10 loss. Kellie Linehan led the Eagles with five points with four goals and one assist. … Lafayette fell to Columbia, 19-10, despite a four-goal performance from Emma Toner. … Navy remained undefeated with a 15-10 win over Delaware, as Ava Yovino posted four goals and four assists, and Alyssa Chung finished with four points on three goals and one assist.
*Thursday, Feb. 19: Holy Cross fell to Brown, 15-5. The Crusaders’ Hadley Cepiel scored a team-high two goals. Racheli Levy-Smith finished with nine draw controls, four caused turnovers and three ground balls.
Patriot League Women’s Lacrosse In the Polls
Inside Lacrosse KANE Women’s DI Media Poll
Reigning Patriot League Champion Navy slipped to No. 11 after defeating Villanova (18-5) when the
Inside Lacrosse KANE Women’s DI Media Poll was released this week. Since then, the Mids downed Delaware, 15-10. Army West Point remained No. 17 after falling to No. 2 Northwestern. Loyola Maryland, the 2025 Patriot League regular-season champion, climbed to No. 19 after downing League rival Lehigh, 21-11.
Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Coaches Poll
The Mids checked in at No. 11 in the IWLCA Top 25 Coaches Poll. Loyola Maryland remained No. 19, with Army West Point slipping one spot to 21st.
Four Patriot League Student-Athletes Named to Tewaaraton 2026 Watch List
Four Patriot League women’s lacrosse student-athletes were named to the 2026 Tewaaraton Award Watch List when it was announced. Army West Point’s Brigid Duffy (Sr. M) and Allison Reilly (Sr. A) and Navy’s Alyssa Chung (So. A) and Mikayla Williams (Jr. M)
Tewaaraton Announcement
2026 Patriot League Women’s Lacrosse Standings (as of February 20, 2026)
| School |
PL |
PL Pct. |
Overall |
Overall Pct. |
| Loyola Maryland |
1-0 |
1.000 |
1-2 |
.333 |
| Navy |
0-0 |
.000 |
3-0 |
1.000 |
| Colgate |
0-0 |
.000 |
2-0 |
1.000 |
| Boston University |
0-0 |
.000 |
3-1 |
.750 |
| Army West Point |
0-0 |
.000 |
2-1 |
.667 |
| Bucknell |
0-0 |
.000 |
2-1 |
.667 |
| Lafayette |
0-0 |
.000 |
1-1 |
.500 |
| Holy Cross |
0-0 |
.000 |
1-3 |
.250 |
| American |
0-0 |
.000 |
0-3 |
.000 |
| Lehigh |
0-1 |
.000 |
0-2 |
.000 |
STATs (.XML) |
NCAA RANKING SUMMARY (.PDF)
Army West Point’s Reilly and Bucknell’s Krestinski Rank Among NCAA DI Points Leaders
Army West Point’s Allison Reilly and Bucknell’s Megan Krestinski are tied for fourth in NCAA DI with 7.0 points per game through three games. Reilly posted a Patriot League season-high 12-point performance in the Black Knights’ win over Marist on Feb. 10. Krestinski’s 10-point performance against UMBC on Feb. 13 is the second-highest single-game total this season.
Loyola Maryland’s Murphy Among the Nation’s Draw Control Leaders
Loyola Maryland freshman Mae Murphy has made an immediate impact during her first collegiate campaign. In three games, the reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Week ranks second in NCAA DI with 15.0 draw controls per game. She won a career-high 17 draws in the Greyhounds’ 21-11 victory over Lehigh in their League season-opener. Colgate’s Josie Cavallo is sixth in the nation, averaging 11.0 draw controls per game.
Patriot League Women’s Lacrosse Active Leaders
Several active Patriot League women’s lacrosse student-athletes rank among the Patriot League’s career leaders entering the 2026 season.
200 POINTS CLUB
Army’s Duffy is 15th in League history and second among all active NCAA Division I players with 275 points, while Reilly is 18th in the League and third among active players after a 12-point performance in a 23-7 win against Marist.
Rank Name (School) – Points
15. Brigid Duffy (Army West Point) – 277
18. Allison Reilly (Army West Point) – 262
100 GOALS CLUB
Duffy moved into the Patriot League’s career top 20 with a four-goal performance in the Black Knights’ 23-7 win over Marist. Reilly is 37th in League history and eighth among active goal scorers. Colgate’s Caroline Panzirer eclipsed 100 career goals with a four-goal performance in the Raiders’ 16-10 win over Niagara on Feb. 14.
Rank Name (School) - Goals
18. Brigid Duffy (Army West Point) - 193
37. Allison Reilly (Army West Point) – 151
91. Caroline Panzirer (Colgate) - 102
300 DRAW CONTROL CLUB
Holy Cross’ Racheli Levy-Smith became the 10th player in Patriot League history to eclipse 300 career draw controls. Army’s Duffy is six draw controls away from reaching 300. Levy-Smith and Duffy are sixth and eighth among NCAA DI active leaders, respectively.
Rank Name (School) – Draw Controls
10. Racheli Levy-Smith (Holy Cross) – 315
11. Brigid Duffy (Army West Point) – 294
Yovino Named IWLCA National Offensive Player of the Week
Navy’s Ava Yovino (Sr. M) was named the Division I National Offensive Player of the Week by the International Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) after the first week of the 2026 season. Yovino posted six points on two goals and four assists to go with seven draw controls, three ground balls and two caused turnovers in the Mids’ upset victory over then-No. 10 Virginia.
IWLCA Release
Army West Point Collects Three Patriot League Preseason Major Awards; Navy Claims One
Army West Point placed four student-athletes on the 18-member Preseason All-Patriot League Women’s Lacrosse Team, including three of the four major awards. Senior Allison Reilly was named Patriot League Preseason Attacker of the Year, senior Brigid Duffy earned Patriot League Preseason Midfielder of the Year and senior Lindsey Serafine claimed Patriot League Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year. Navy placed a League-high five student-athletes on the squad, including junior Jaclyn Johns, who was voted the Patriot League Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
Duffy Recognized as USA Lacrosse Magazine Division I Women’s Lacrosse Midfielder of the Year
Army West Point’s Duffy was selected as the Preseason Midfielder of the Year after breaking the Black Knights’ single-season records for goals (64), ground balls (47) and caused turnovers (32). The three-time All-American is among the Patriot League’s career leaders in points (262), goals (182) and draw controls (283).
Read More from USA Lacrosse Magazine
Army’s Duffy and Reilly, Navy’s Chung Earn Nike Lacrosse Media All-America Honors
Three Patriot League women’s lacrosse student-athletes were selected to one of the three Nike Lacrosse Media All-America Teams when it was announced by
Inside Lacrosse. Three-time All-America honoree Brigid Duffy (Army, Sr., M) earned a spot on the Media All-America Second Team, along with reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Year Alyssa Chung (Navy, So., A). Allison Reilly (Army, Sr. A) earned third-team honors.
Four Receive USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-America Honors
Army West Point’s Brigid Duffy earned Preseason All-America First Team honors from
USA Lacrosse Magazine when it was announced. Army West Point’s Allison Reilly and Navy’s Mikayla Williams (Jr., M). Navy’s Alyssa Chung earned Honorable Mention All-America recognition.
Reigning Patriot League Champion Picked First in 2026 Patriot League Women’s Lacrosse Preseason Poll
Head coach Cindy Timchal and the Mids received 80 points and eight first-place votes to rank atop the preseason poll after winning the program’s seventh League crown last season. Loyola Maryland, the 2025 regular-season champions, received 71 points and one first-place vote. They enter the 2026 season on a 93-game regular-season League-winning streak.
Army West Point placed third in the preseason poll with 68 points and one first-place vote. Holy Cross (51), Colgate (48) and Boston University (41) ranked fourth through sixth, with Lehigh (35), Bucknell (23), American (15) and Lafayette (13) rounding out the 10-team preseason poll.
Army’s Duffy Named to US Lacrosse Women’s National Field Team
Courtesy of Army West Point Athletics Communications
Army West Point Women's Lacrosse senior Brigid Duffy has been named to the U.S. Women's National Team as announced by USA Lacrosse on Thursday, Jan. 15. Duffy is the first Black Knight to make the National Field Team.
The Queensbury, N.Y., native will represent the United States of America this upcoming summer at the 2026 U.S. Women's World Lacrosse Championships, which are set to be held from July 24 to August 2 in Tokyo, Japan. Duffy will be one of nine current collegiate players on the roster and the only player from the Patriot League. This will mark her second national tournament after she has already represented Team USA on the national stage in 2024 on the U.S. U20 team alongside fellow senior Allison Reilly and was coached by Noto Family Head Women's Lacrosse Coach Michelle Tumolo.
Three Patriot League Women’s Lacrosse Players Make IL Top 50 List
Three Patriot League women’s lacrosse student-athletes were selected among the
Inside Lacrosse Top 50 Women’s NCAA Lacrosse Players for 2026, including Army West Point’s Brigid Duffy and Allison Reilly and Navy’s Alyssa Chung.
Rank, Name, Pos., School
No. 13 Brigid Duffy, M, Army
No. 23 Alyssa Chung, A, Navy
No. 29 Allison Reilly, A, Army
Read More from Inside Lacrosse
Steph Lazo Selected to Lead Lehigh Women’s Lacrosse Program
Courtesy of Lehigh Athletics Communications
Lehigh University Athletics has tabbed
Steph Lazo to lead the Mountain Hawks' women's lacrosse program. The ninth head coach in Lehigh women's lacrosse history, Lazo was a standout attacker at Penn State and spent the 2025 season at her alma mater, where she served as an assistant coach and the Nittany Lions' offensive coordinator.
Patriot Women’s Lacrosse on CBS Sports Network
Four Patriot League women’s lacrosse games will be featured on CBS Sports Network in 2026. Navy opens the nationally televised slate of games when it hosts Florida on Saturday, Feb. 28, with live coverage beginning at 9:30 a.m. The regular-season rematch of the 2025 Patriot League Women’s Lacrosse Championship Game featuring Navy at Loyola Maryland is scheduled for Saturday, March 28, with live coverage beginning at 11 a.m. The Mids will host rival Army West Point on Saturday, April 11, at Noon. The 2026 Patriot League Women’s Lacrosse Championship Game will be aired on Saturday, May 2, with live coverage beginning at 3:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.
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