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2
Winner Holy Cross HCC (9-6-3, 5-2-2)
1
Army West Point ARMY (10-7-1, 7-1-1)
Winner
Holy Cross HCC
(9-6-3, 5-2-2)
2
Final
1
Army West Point ARMY
(10-7-1, 7-1-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Holy Cross HCC 2 0 2
Army West Point ARMY 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women's soccer defeats Army West Point in regular-season finale, will host Loyola (Md.) in Patriot League Quarterfinals

WEST POINT, N.Y.-  Fifth-year midfielder Sam Halligan and senior forward Allison Tighe set the tone early with a pair of first-half goals, leading the Holy Cross women's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over top-ranked Army West Point on Wednesday, Nov. 4. With the win, the Crusaders secured the No. 3 seed in the 2026 Patriot League Women's Soccer Championship and will host a quarterfinal match on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 12:00 p.m.

Holy Cross finishes the 2026 regular season with a 9-6-3 overall record and a new program best 5-2-2 mark in Patriot League play, while Army falls to 10-7-1 overall and 7-1-1 in league play, dropping its first Patriot League match of the year.

The Crusaders became the first Patriot League team to score against Army this season, snapping the Black Knights' nearly 900-minute scoreless streak dating back to Sept. 6. Holy Cross secured its first winning regular season since 2014 and recorded its most victories in a season since that year.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Senior forward Charlotte Hanchar set up Tighe for a score in the 15th minute to give the Crusaders an early lead. Tighe drew Army goalkeeper Karalyn Dail off her line before sending a shot into the lower-left corner of the net to put Holy Cross ahead, 1-0.
  • Halligan doubled the Crusaders lead in the 28th minute, scoring on a penalty kick.
  • Army's Kamryn McWhinney found Daisy West who broke the shutout with a score in the 86th minute.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: 
  • Holy Cross has won its last three matches against Army and has earned results in its last four.
  • The Black Knights held a 6-5 advantage in shots while the crusaders led 4-2 in shots on goal.
  • Army led 3-2 on corners and 2-1 in saves.
  • Halligan recorded her eighth goal of the season, 12th as a Crusader and the 23rd of her collegiate career.
  • After scoring her eighth goal of the season, Halligan is now tied for 10th all-time in program history for single-season goals.
  • Tighe recorded the first goal of her collegiate career.
  • Hanchar tallied her second assist of the season and the sixth of her career.
IN GOAL:
  • Holy Cross: Antriana Mila (W, 9-5-2), one save
  • Army West Point: Karalyn Dail (L, 10-6-1), one save
UP NEXT:
  • The No. 3 seed Holy Cross women's soccer team will host No. 6 seed Loyola (Md) in Patriot League Women's Soccer Championship Quarterfinals on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 12:00 p.m.
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