Army West Point Athletics
Wednesday, February 22
Boston, Mass.
7 PM
Army West Point
at
Boston University
Army Looks to Rebound at Boston U.
February 21, 2017 | Women's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army West Point women's basketball team travels to Boston University for a 7 p.m. tip-off at Case Gym on Wednesday night.Â
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HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • None
RADIO • 1420 WLNA-AM/1260 WBNR-AM
VIDEO • Patriot League Network
AUDIO • Knight Vision
LIVE STATS • GoTerriers.com
GAME NOTES • Army
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_WBB
GAMEDAY STORYLINES
• Army meets Boston U. for the 11th time on Wednesday, with the Black Knights owning a 7-3 lead in the series.
• Wednesday night's game has Patriot League tournament implications as the Terriers sit one game back of Army with three to play and two contests coming against the Black Knights.Â
• Sophomore Madison Hovren has been Army's most consistent offensive player this season, but the Black Knights have had more balanced scoring of late. At least three Army players have scored in double figures in five of its last six games, with Hovren reaching double digits in five, and junior Aliyah Murray reaching double digits in four of those six outings. Murray finished with a career-high 20 points at Navy last Saturday, and is nearly averaging a double-double over the last six games.
• Daizjah Morris is averaging 9.0 ppg in the last five contests after averaging 4.7 ppg in the previous 20.
• Janae McNeal paces Army with 5.3 ppg and 2.8 rpg in four career outings versus Boston University.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES
• Series record: Army 7, Boston U. 3
• First meeting: Feb. 14, 1981, Boston U. won, 66-62
• Last meeting: Mar. 2, 2016, Army won, 79-44
ARMY (19-7, 10-5 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• Junior Aliyah Murray posted her fifth double-double of the year with a career-high 20 points and 11 rebounds. Murray shot 10-of-16 from the floor and also matched a career best with five steals.
• Junior Destinee Morris also reached double figures with 14 points, and classmate Janae McNeal tallied nine points, eight boards and a career-high-tying seven assists.
• The Black Knights controlled a narrow 41-39 advantage on the glass.
• Navy's Sarita Condie made a pair of three-pointers in the final 5:03 of the game, including one with 2:12 left, to put Navy up by five, 59-54. Army got back to three points down twice, but didn't get any closer the rest of the way.
BOSTON U. (11-15, 9-6 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• Bucknell scored 25 points in the third quarter to pull away against the Terriers on Saturday in a 73-56 win for the Bison.
• Sophie Beaudry had her streak of 10 straight games scoring in double figures come to an end.
• Beaudry leads the way for the Terriers with 12.9 points per game, while Sarah Hope is averaging 12 points per game.
UP NEXT
• The Black Knights have their final two home games of the season at home in Christl Arena and the stretch begins on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. as Army hosts Lehigh.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • None
RADIO • 1420 WLNA-AM/1260 WBNR-AM
VIDEO • Patriot League Network
AUDIO • Knight Vision
LIVE STATS • GoTerriers.com
GAME NOTES • Army
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_WBB
GAMEDAY STORYLINES
• Army meets Boston U. for the 11th time on Wednesday, with the Black Knights owning a 7-3 lead in the series.
• Wednesday night's game has Patriot League tournament implications as the Terriers sit one game back of Army with three to play and two contests coming against the Black Knights.Â
• Sophomore Madison Hovren has been Army's most consistent offensive player this season, but the Black Knights have had more balanced scoring of late. At least three Army players have scored in double figures in five of its last six games, with Hovren reaching double digits in five, and junior Aliyah Murray reaching double digits in four of those six outings. Murray finished with a career-high 20 points at Navy last Saturday, and is nearly averaging a double-double over the last six games.
• Daizjah Morris is averaging 9.0 ppg in the last five contests after averaging 4.7 ppg in the previous 20.
• Janae McNeal paces Army with 5.3 ppg and 2.8 rpg in four career outings versus Boston University.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES
• Series record: Army 7, Boston U. 3
• First meeting: Feb. 14, 1981, Boston U. won, 66-62
• Last meeting: Mar. 2, 2016, Army won, 79-44
ARMY (19-7, 10-5 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• Junior Aliyah Murray posted her fifth double-double of the year with a career-high 20 points and 11 rebounds. Murray shot 10-of-16 from the floor and also matched a career best with five steals.
• Junior Destinee Morris also reached double figures with 14 points, and classmate Janae McNeal tallied nine points, eight boards and a career-high-tying seven assists.
• The Black Knights controlled a narrow 41-39 advantage on the glass.
• Navy's Sarita Condie made a pair of three-pointers in the final 5:03 of the game, including one with 2:12 left, to put Navy up by five, 59-54. Army got back to three points down twice, but didn't get any closer the rest of the way.
BOSTON U. (11-15, 9-6 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• Bucknell scored 25 points in the third quarter to pull away against the Terriers on Saturday in a 73-56 win for the Bison.
• Sophie Beaudry had her streak of 10 straight games scoring in double figures come to an end.
• Beaudry leads the way for the Terriers with 12.9 points per game, while Sarah Hope is averaging 12 points per game.
UP NEXT
• The Black Knights have their final two home games of the season at home in Christl Arena and the stretch begins on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. as Army hosts Lehigh.
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