Army West Point Athletics
Monday, March 5
Bethlehem, PA
6 PM
Army West Point
at
#4 Lehigh (Quarterfinals)
Black Knights Geared for Patriot League Tournament
March 04, 2018 | Women's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – With the Patriot League Tournament in full swing, the Army West Point women's basketball team will head to Bethlehem, Pa., to square off against Lehigh in the quarterfinals at Stabler Arena set to start at 6 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
AUDIO • Black Knights Radio
VIDEO • Patriot League Network
LIVE STATS • LehighSports.com
GAME NOTES • Army | Lehigh
TICKETS • LehighSports.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_WBB
GAMEDAY STORYLINES
• Army and Lehigh meet in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament for the seventh time in program history. The teams have split the previous six meeting, but Lehigh has claimed the last three.
• The two programs have faced off a total of eight times in the league tournament with each side winning at its respected home arena.
• Five of the first six quarterfinal matchups were decided by 10 points or fewer.
• Senior Janae McNeal has reached double-digit scoring in 10 straight outings.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES
• Series record: Army 34, Lehigh 31
• Postseason record: Army 4, Lehigh 4
• First meeting: Jan. 6, 1984, Army won, 74-72
• Last meeting: Feb. 17, 2018, Army won, 55-50
ARMY (16-13, 9-9 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• McNeal was named to the Patriot League All-Defensive Team for the third consecutive season, while Madison Hovren picked up All-Patriot League Second Team Honors.
• Since the 1995-96 season, Army has placed at least one Cadet on an All-Patriot League team.
• Army closed out its 2017-18 campaign with a regular season record of 16-13, marking the sixth straight year that the Black Knights finished with a winning record, a program best. The previous best was five straight from 2004-2009. Over this six-year stretch, Army has compiled an overall record of 137-50.
• The Black Knights have entered the Patriot League Tournament as the fifth seed just three times over a 27-year span. 2011 was the last time that Army was a five seed in the tournament and it resulted in a 54-40 loss to Bucknell on March 5. This is the first time in program history that the Mountain Hawks and Cadets face off as the fourth and fifth seed in the tournament.
LEHIGH (15-14, 9-9 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• After beating Boston U., on Feb. 3, the Mountain Hawks dropped four consecutive outings. However, the team bounced back to claim wins over Loyola and Lafayette before falling on senior day at home to Holy Cross to close out the season.
• Senior Quinci Mann, who is an All-Patriot League Second Team performer, leads Lehigh with 13.9 points per game on 41 percent shooting. She has knocked down a team-best 54 shots from long range, while connecting on 38 percent of her attempts from deep.
• Camryn Buhr was also recognized by the league with All-Patriot League Third Team honors. Buhr has averaged 12.5 points, 2.4 assists and a team-high 6.8 rebounds per game. The sophomore guard has made 44 percent of her shots from the field.
• As a team, the Mountain Hawks have knocked down the third-most 3-pointers (179) at a 34-percent clip. In Lehigh's last two outings, the team has buried 20 shots from deep at a 45-percent mark. However, in those two games, Lehigh has turned the ball over 31 times.
AUDIO • Black Knights Radio
VIDEO • Patriot League Network
LIVE STATS • LehighSports.com
GAME NOTES • Army | Lehigh
TICKETS • LehighSports.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_WBB
GAMEDAY STORYLINES
• Army and Lehigh meet in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament for the seventh time in program history. The teams have split the previous six meeting, but Lehigh has claimed the last three.
• The two programs have faced off a total of eight times in the league tournament with each side winning at its respected home arena.
• Five of the first six quarterfinal matchups were decided by 10 points or fewer.
• Senior Janae McNeal has reached double-digit scoring in 10 straight outings.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES
• Series record: Army 34, Lehigh 31
• Postseason record: Army 4, Lehigh 4
• First meeting: Jan. 6, 1984, Army won, 74-72
• Last meeting: Feb. 17, 2018, Army won, 55-50
ARMY (16-13, 9-9 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• McNeal was named to the Patriot League All-Defensive Team for the third consecutive season, while Madison Hovren picked up All-Patriot League Second Team Honors.
• Since the 1995-96 season, Army has placed at least one Cadet on an All-Patriot League team.
• Army closed out its 2017-18 campaign with a regular season record of 16-13, marking the sixth straight year that the Black Knights finished with a winning record, a program best. The previous best was five straight from 2004-2009. Over this six-year stretch, Army has compiled an overall record of 137-50.
• The Black Knights have entered the Patriot League Tournament as the fifth seed just three times over a 27-year span. 2011 was the last time that Army was a five seed in the tournament and it resulted in a 54-40 loss to Bucknell on March 5. This is the first time in program history that the Mountain Hawks and Cadets face off as the fourth and fifth seed in the tournament.
LEHIGH (15-14, 9-9 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• After beating Boston U., on Feb. 3, the Mountain Hawks dropped four consecutive outings. However, the team bounced back to claim wins over Loyola and Lafayette before falling on senior day at home to Holy Cross to close out the season.
• Senior Quinci Mann, who is an All-Patriot League Second Team performer, leads Lehigh with 13.9 points per game on 41 percent shooting. She has knocked down a team-best 54 shots from long range, while connecting on 38 percent of her attempts from deep.
• Camryn Buhr was also recognized by the league with All-Patriot League Third Team honors. Buhr has averaged 12.5 points, 2.4 assists and a team-high 6.8 rebounds per game. The sophomore guard has made 44 percent of her shots from the field.
• As a team, the Mountain Hawks have knocked down the third-most 3-pointers (179) at a 34-percent clip. In Lehigh's last two outings, the team has buried 20 shots from deep at a 45-percent mark. However, in those two games, Lehigh has turned the ball over 31 times.
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