Army West Point Athletics
Kelsey Minato Earns Pair of Weekly Honors
December 07, 2015 | Women's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point women's basketball senior guard Kelsey Minato was selected as Patriot League Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. Minato was also named the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week for her performances in two games last week.
The Patriot League Player of the Week honor is Minato's second of the season and the 12th of her career. The AAA Athlete of the Week mention is her first of the season and 12th of her career.
A native of Huntington Beach, Calif., Minato posted averages of 21.5 points, 5.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds last week in come-from-behind victories against Yale on Dec. 3 and UAlbany on Dec. 5.
Minato netted a game-high 27 points during a 65-61 win at Yale after Army trailed by 11 points early in the third quarter. Minato set the Army women's basketball program's career scoring record with 27 seconds to play in the third period against Yale, passing the previous mark of 1,941 set by Army Hall-of-Famer Katie Macfarlane (USMA '04). Minato shot 16-of-18 from the free-throw line opposite the Bulldogs and made 3-of-6 attempts from deep.
The senior guard totaled 16 points in the 65-62 win over a UAlbany team that was receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Black Knights trailed, 34-22, early in the third quarter, but outscored the Great Danes, 43-28, over the final 17:34 to come away with the win. Minato totaled 12 points in the second half and converted 4-of-8 from three-point range in helped Army complete its second comeback win of the week.
Minato finished the week with her career point total at 1,967.
The Black Knights enter the week ranked third nationally in three-point percentage (.433; 45-for-104), behind only Arizona (.477) and Notre Dame (.453). Minato leads the Patriot League with 17 three-pointers so far this season.
Off to its best start since beginning 7-1 in 2013-14, Army (6-1) aims for its fourth win in a row on Tuesday, Dec. 8, when it faces St. Francis Brooklyn on the road at 7 p.m.
The Patriot League Player of the Week honor is Minato's second of the season and the 12th of her career. The AAA Athlete of the Week mention is her first of the season and 12th of her career.
A native of Huntington Beach, Calif., Minato posted averages of 21.5 points, 5.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds last week in come-from-behind victories against Yale on Dec. 3 and UAlbany on Dec. 5.
Minato netted a game-high 27 points during a 65-61 win at Yale after Army trailed by 11 points early in the third quarter. Minato set the Army women's basketball program's career scoring record with 27 seconds to play in the third period against Yale, passing the previous mark of 1,941 set by Army Hall-of-Famer Katie Macfarlane (USMA '04). Minato shot 16-of-18 from the free-throw line opposite the Bulldogs and made 3-of-6 attempts from deep.
The senior guard totaled 16 points in the 65-62 win over a UAlbany team that was receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Black Knights trailed, 34-22, early in the third quarter, but outscored the Great Danes, 43-28, over the final 17:34 to come away with the win. Minato totaled 12 points in the second half and converted 4-of-8 from three-point range in helped Army complete its second comeback win of the week.
Minato finished the week with her career point total at 1,967.
The Black Knights enter the week ranked third nationally in three-point percentage (.433; 45-for-104), behind only Arizona (.477) and Notre Dame (.453). Minato leads the Patriot League with 17 three-pointers so far this season.
Off to its best start since beginning 7-1 in 2013-14, Army (6-1) aims for its fourth win in a row on Tuesday, Dec. 8, when it faces St. Francis Brooklyn on the road at 7 p.m.
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