Army Drops Overtime Decision to Crusaders

Wednesday, January 17

West Point, NY

7 PM

Army West Point

9-9, 2-5PL

Holy Cross

9-9, 4-3PL

OT 1

Holy Cross

ARMY

Army Drops Overtime Decision to Crusaders

January 17, 2018 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's basketball team fell to Holy Cross, 70-62, in a Patriot League overtime game on Wednesday night at Christl Arena.

Madison Hovren led all Black Knight scorers with a double-double, collecting 12 rebounds to pair with a team-high 16 points. Margaret Anne Hubbell poured in 14 on 6-of-11 shooting, while Murray chipped in with 10 points and eight boards. Janae McNeal and Destinee Morris finished the outing with nine and eight points, respectively.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Hovren posted her 12th double-double of the season and 28th of her career.
She passed Nalina Hawkins '11 for 22nd in all-time scoring with 946 career points.
The Spokane, Wash., native also moved past Cara Enright '08 for 16th in all-time rebounds with 566 boards.
Ten of her 16 points came from the charity stripe.
Hubbell's 14 points was a career-best.
Murray reached double-figure scoring for the seventh straight game.
Army had 12 assists on 20 made shots.
The Black Knights recorded 16 second-chance points.
The Army bench put up 25 points against Holy Cross, the most by a Black Knight team in a Patriot League game this season.
Army scored in double-figures in all five periods.
It was the first overtime game since the triple-overtime thriller against Lafayette last season on Jan. 5 and the team's first overtime loss since Nov. 12, 2010 at Wagner.
It also marked the first home overtime loss under head coach Dave Magarity's tutelage.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After the first quarter ended with Holy Cross leading by three, 16-13, the Crusaders put in the first five points of the second to extend their lead. However, the Black Knights responded by outscoring the Crusaders, 15-2, in the final 6:47 of the frame. The two sides went into the break with Army on top, 28-23.
Both teams displayed a poor shooting performance in the third as Holy Cross connected on just 29 percent of its shots, while Army made just three of its nine attempts from the field. The Crusaders did bury a pair of long balls, but the Black Knights maintained their lead by getting to the free throw line and sinking four foul shots.
In the final quarter of regulation, Holy Cross' offense turned it around as the team shot 8-of-12 form the field. On the other end, the Black Knights continued to struggle offensively, but once again found success at the charity stripe, knocking down eight-of-10 attempts.
With 5:40 left to play, Holy Cross trailed by four, 46-42, after a Tricia Byrne 3-point shot went in. That make sparked a 13-4 Crusader run and Holy Cross grabbed a two-point advantage with 50 seconds remaining in the game.
Shortly after, McNeal made the game-tying basket and neither side scored again in the closing seconds of regulation, sending the game into overtime.
In the overtime period, Holy Cross led by six after a Lauren Manis jumper at the 2:26 mark. Army was unable to overcome the deficit as the Crusaders went to the line 14 times and made 10 foul shots the rest of the way, while the Black Knights failed to convert on enough 3-point tries to put a dent into the Holy Cross lead.

UP NEXT