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                         May 3, 2002

Women's lax edges Navy, 15-14

By Jim Fox
Staff Writer

The Army women’s lacrosse team beat the top ranked team in the country Saturday when they held off a Navy comeback to secure a 15-14 win at Daly Field.

The Mids took an 8-6 advantage into halftime, but Army erased the deficit as the teams battled back and forth until the Black Knights took the lead for good at 12-11.

Army managed to widen that margin to 15-12 before holding on while the Mids rally fell short.

Army junior goalkeeper Jennifer Neely made 15 saves on the afternoon managing several keys saves to hold off the Navy attack.

Black Knight senior Angela McConnell and junior Maria Chavez paced the Army attack with four goals each. Sophomore