Army West Point Athletics
Friday, December 29
West Point, NY
3 PM
Army West Point
vs
Boston U.
League Play Commences Friday for Women's Hoops
December 27, 2017 | Women's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – After having nearly two weeks off for the holiday break, the Army West Point women's basketball team jumps back into action this Friday to host Boston U. in the Patriot League opener slated for 3 p.m. at Christl Arena.
HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • None
AUDIO • Knight Vision
VIDEO • Patriot League Network
LIVE STATS • GoArmyWestPoint.com
GAME NOTES • Army | Boston U.
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_WBB
GAMEDAY STORYLINES
• Army has won its previous two Patriot League openers. In their last 13 league openers, the Black Knights are 12-1.
• In the last seven league openers that the Black Knights have hosted, they are 7-0. The Cadets have not lost at Christl in the first game of league play since the 2003-04 season.
• The Black Knights have claimed eight of the nine previous matchups with the Terriers.
• Junior Madison Hovren is five rebounds shy of reaching 500 for her career. She would be just the 25th Cadet in Academy history to reach that mark.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES
• Series record: Army 8, Boston U. 4
• First meeting: Feb. 14, 1981, Boston U. won, 66-62
• Last meeting: March 1, 2017, Boston U. won, 66-62
ARMY (7-4, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• Hovren tallied 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting to pair with seven boards in Army's win over St. Joseph's Brooklyn on Dec. 16. For her standout performance, she earned her third Patriot League Player of the Week recognition of the season and ninth of her career.
• Senior Destinee Morris knocked down a trio of 3-pointers in Army's game against St. Joseph's Brooklyn to give her 101 career made shots from beyond-the-arc. She is just one of seven Cadets in program history to eclipse 100 made three's.
• Army's 107-point performance in the win over St. Joseph's Brooklyn was the first time since 2013 that a Patriot League school scored over 100 points in a game. (Last time: Army vs. CSI, 108-64). Since 1977, Army has reached 100 points just four times and has won all four contests.
• The Black Knights have outscored seven of its previous eight opponents in the fourth quarter. During that stretch, Army has posted 146 fourth-quarter points compared to the opponent's 86, while connecting on 44 percent of its shots.
BOSTON U. (5-5, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• After starting the 2017-18 campaign with a 5-2 overall mark that featured wins over Northeastern, Delaware, Boston College, Bryant and Vermont, the Terriers have fallen off and dropped their previous three contests.
• During the three-game skid, Boston U. is being outscored 219-152.
• Offensively, the Terriers are being powered by a standout rookie in Katie Nelson. The first-year guard is averaging 11.4 points per game, while handing out a league-best 4.1 assists per outing.
• Boston U. is coming off a 92-68 loss to Brown on the road before the holiday break. Sophomore Nia Irving, who made just her third start of the season, poured in a team-high 19 points to pair with 11 boards, while Naiyah Thompson chipped in with a season-high 13 points and seven rebounds.
TELEVISION • None
AUDIO • Knight Vision
VIDEO • Patriot League Network
LIVE STATS • GoArmyWestPoint.com
GAME NOTES • Army | Boston U.
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_WBB
GAMEDAY STORYLINES
• Army has won its previous two Patriot League openers. In their last 13 league openers, the Black Knights are 12-1.
• In the last seven league openers that the Black Knights have hosted, they are 7-0. The Cadets have not lost at Christl in the first game of league play since the 2003-04 season.
• The Black Knights have claimed eight of the nine previous matchups with the Terriers.
• Junior Madison Hovren is five rebounds shy of reaching 500 for her career. She would be just the 25th Cadet in Academy history to reach that mark.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES
• Series record: Army 8, Boston U. 4
• First meeting: Feb. 14, 1981, Boston U. won, 66-62
• Last meeting: March 1, 2017, Boston U. won, 66-62
ARMY (7-4, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• Hovren tallied 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting to pair with seven boards in Army's win over St. Joseph's Brooklyn on Dec. 16. For her standout performance, she earned her third Patriot League Player of the Week recognition of the season and ninth of her career.
• Senior Destinee Morris knocked down a trio of 3-pointers in Army's game against St. Joseph's Brooklyn to give her 101 career made shots from beyond-the-arc. She is just one of seven Cadets in program history to eclipse 100 made three's.
• Army's 107-point performance in the win over St. Joseph's Brooklyn was the first time since 2013 that a Patriot League school scored over 100 points in a game. (Last time: Army vs. CSI, 108-64). Since 1977, Army has reached 100 points just four times and has won all four contests.
• The Black Knights have outscored seven of its previous eight opponents in the fourth quarter. During that stretch, Army has posted 146 fourth-quarter points compared to the opponent's 86, while connecting on 44 percent of its shots.
BOSTON U. (5-5, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• After starting the 2017-18 campaign with a 5-2 overall mark that featured wins over Northeastern, Delaware, Boston College, Bryant and Vermont, the Terriers have fallen off and dropped their previous three contests.
• During the three-game skid, Boston U. is being outscored 219-152.
• Offensively, the Terriers are being powered by a standout rookie in Katie Nelson. The first-year guard is averaging 11.4 points per game, while handing out a league-best 4.1 assists per outing.
• Boston U. is coming off a 92-68 loss to Brown on the road before the holiday break. Sophomore Nia Irving, who made just her third start of the season, poured in a team-high 19 points to pair with 11 boards, while Naiyah Thompson chipped in with a season-high 13 points and seven rebounds.
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