WEST POINT N.Y. – Top-seeded Army West Point and No. 2 Loyola Maryland advanced to Sunday’s 2026 Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse Championship Game after winning their respective semifinal round contests on Friday at Michie Stadium.

The Black Knights and Greyhounds will meet for the League title for the fourth time (2016, 2017, 2023), with Loyola Maryland winning two of three previous meetings.

Trailing 5-4 at halftime, No. 1 Army West Point (12-3) outscored No. 6 Lehigh (8-8) 9-1 in the second half to earn the victory and advance to the title game for the first time since 2023. Two-time Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year Sean Byrne finished with 11 saves, while 10 different Black Knights found the back of the net, including two goals each from senior midfielder Cal Lambert, sophomore attack Brayden Fountain and senior attack Gunnar Fellows.

Powered by a Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse Tournament single-game record seven goals from Loyola Maryland sophomore attack Mason Cook, the second-seeded Greyhounds (10-5) defeated No. 5 Colgate (6-9), 13-8, to advance to the championship game for the first time in three years. Senior goalkeeper Max Watkinson finished with a career-high 20 saves, while senior attack Matthew Mincus and junior attack Kenan Everhart combined for nine points on four goals and five assists.

Live coverage of Sunday’s 2026 Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse Championship Game begins at noon on CBS Sports Network. Dave Ryan and Evan Washburn will be on the call, while Paige Messier will report from the sidelines.

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2026 Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse Championship Schedule
First Round - Tuesday, April 28 | Hosted by higher seed 
No. 6 Lehigh 16 at No. 3 Boston University 15 (OT) | Box Score
No. 5 Colgate 6 at No. 4 Bucknell 5 (OT)| Box Score
 
Semifinal Round - Friday, May 1| Hosted by U.S. Military Academy
No. 1 Army West Point 13, No. 6 Lehigh 6 | Box Score
No. 2 Loyola Maryland 13, No. 5 Colgate 8 | Box Score

Championship Game - Sunday, May 3 | Hosted by U.S. Military Academy
No. 1 Army West Point vs. No. 2 Loyola Maryland | 12 p.m. | CBS Sports Network

NO. 1 ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS 13, NO. 6 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS 6
Michie Stadium/West Point, N.Y. | 4 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Despite trailing by one goal at halftime, top-seeded Army West Point went on to defeat No. 6 Lehigh, 13-6, in the first semifinal game of the 2026 Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse Championship.

*Ten different Black Knights scored at least one goal and two-time Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year senior Sean Byrne totaled 11 saves and a .688 save percentage.
*Sophomore attack Brayden Fountain and senior attack Gunnar Fellows each registered four points on two goals and two assists, while senior midfielder Cal Lambert poured in two goals.
*Two-time Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year Evan Plunkett added one goal and one assist, while his brother, sophomore attack Hill Plunkett, finished with one goal, two assists and six ground balls.
*Black Knights’ junior faceoff specialist Robert Simone finished 14-for-21 (.583) at the ‘X’ to go along with a game-high seven ground balls and his first goal of the season.
*The 2026 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, senior John Sullivan, scooped up two ground balls and limited Lehigh’s Rookie of the Year Finn Morgan to two assists.
*Sophomore attack Ben Calabrese, sophomore attack Tyler Clark, freshman attack Tyler Mathews and junior attack Mike Harney each added goals for the Black Knights.
*Army West Point finished with the advantage in caused turnovers (10-9), ground balls (36-29) and faceoff wins (15-8).
*For the Mountain Hawks, junior midfielder Luke Winkler and senior attack Andrew Kelly each had two goals.
*Sophomore attack Luke Breslin added two points on one goal and one assist, while sophomore midfielder Peter Debusschere scored one goal.
*Junior goalkeeper Kasey Heath totaled 14 saves and finished his tournament with 29 saves across two games.

RECAPS: ARMY WEST POINT| LEHIGH

NO. 2 LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS 13, NO. 5 COLGATE RAIDERS 8
Michie Stadium/West Point, N.Y. | 7:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Loyola Maryland sophomore attack Mason Cook poured in a Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse Tournament single-game record seven goals to power the two-seeded Greyhounds past No. 5 Colgate, 13-8, in the second semifinal of 2026 Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse Championship.

*Loyola Maryland senior attack Matthew Minicus and junior attack Kenan Everhart combined for nine points on four goals and five assists.
*Graduate student defender Joe Houlian scooped up five ground balls, caused two turnovers and scored his second goal of the season, while senior midfielder Brady West added a goal.
*Junior defender Jake Wilson collected five ground balls and assist and senior defender Chase Gregory tied for the game-high with three caused turnovers.
*Colgate sophomore attack Casey Quinson finished with a team-high three goals to go along with two caused turnovers and a pair of ground balls.
*Sophomore attack Freddy Fowler totaled four points on two goals and two assists, while junior midfielder Quinn Spillett, senior attack Hunter Drouin and senior attack Ryan Favaro each scored a goal.
*Junior defender John Carrabine matched the game-high with three caused turnovers and sophomore goalkeeper Andrew Lehrman made 10 saves.
*The Raiders finished with the edge in caused turnovers (12-11), faceoff wins (14-9) and ground balls (38-29).

RECAPS: COLGATE | LOYOLA MARYLAND

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