Not much was expected from this Army lacrosse team, especially after its deflating loss to Air Force to end a four-game losing streak early this season. A run to the Patriot League Championship and an upset over No. 2 Syracuse in the Carrier Dome in the first round of the NCAA Tournament didn’t seem possible. The fairy tale run came to an end, though, at Stony Brook’s Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium after Army fell to Cornell 14-5. Cornell scored the first four goals to establish a lead they never relinquished and continually squashed any momentum Army could muster in front…
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Third time was the charm for Army as the Black Knights earned their first-ever Patriot League title beating Navy 11-8 Sunday. The Midshipmen had denied its longtime rival when the two met the last two times Army advanced to the championship game in 2005 and 2006. Any thoughts of this Army lacrosse team hoisting a league championship trophy in May seemed like a distant possibility back in March. The cadets started the season 1-4 punctuated by an overtime loss to Air Force on March 13. Army coach Joe Alberici said his team had every chance to start pointing fingers during…
