UAlbany Outlasts Women’s Basketball, 65-59

Wednesday, November 16

Albany, N.Y.

5:30 PM

Army West Point

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Albany

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Army West Point

UAlbany

UAlbany Outlasts Women’s Basketball, 65-59

November 16, 2016 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

ALBANY, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's basketball team cut a 14-point deficit down to one point late in the fourth quarter in an eventual 65-59 setback against UAlbany on Wednesday evening at SEFCU Arena.

Army slips to 1-1 on the season, while UAlbany earns its first win to improve to 1-2.

Sophomore Madison Hovren led the Black Knights in scoring for the second game in a row, finishing with a game-high 19 points, while junior Aliyah Murray posted her second career double-double with a career-best 16 points and 11 boards. Junior Destinee Morris also reached a career high with 12 points.

Jessica Ferquiere scored a team-high 18 points for UAlbany. The Great Danes shot 51.1 percent (24-for-47) from the field, while holding the Black Knights to 29.9 percent (20-for-67).

Army forced 29 turnovers after forcing 32 in the last game at LIU Brooklyn. The most turnovers by a Black Knight opponent in 2015-16 was 27 by Boston University on March 2, 2016.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army falls to 6-5 all-time versus UAlbany.
Hovren led the Cadets in scoring for the second contest in a row, finishing with 19 points.
Murray posted the second double-double of her career, with 16 points and 11 boards. Her 16 points marked a career best.
Destinee Morris tallied a college-best 12 points off the bench.
The Black Knights started Hovren, Lena' Hicks, Jess Lewis, Janae McNeal and Daizjah Morris for the second game in a row.
Army forced 29 turnovers and came away with 12 steals after forcing 32 turnovers and tallying 20 steals against LIU Brooklyn on Nov. 12.

KEY MOMENT

UAlbany forced an Army turnover with 21 seconds left in the fourth quarter, as the Great Danes led 62-59. Fequiere buried a pair of free throws with 14 seconds remaining to put the hosts up by five points and all but seal the victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The teams opened up to a 4-4 tie early before the Great Danes closed the opening quarter on a 13-4 run that made the score 17-8 after the first.
Army fell into foul trouble early in the first quarter and was forced to go to the bench, while UAlbany went on its run during the final 4:45 of the frame.
The Cadets put together a 6-0 run early in the second quarter to trim their deficit to seven, 25-18, and force a timeout by the hosts with 6:05 remaining until halftime.
The Great Danes brought the lead back to double digits by the halftime break, as the score stood 35-24.
Murray converted a lay-in to cap an 8-0 run for the Black Knights with 3:37 left in the third quarter to bring the score to 42-34, in favor of the hosts. The run lasted 4:23.
UAlbany finished the quarter with a 6-2 run to boost its lead to 50-38. Cassandra Edwards scored the final points of the period, with a lay-up with 35 seconds left in the third.
Destinee Morris buried a three from the right corner 3:05 into the fourth quarter to finish a 9-4 run that brought the Black Knights to a 54-47 deficit.
Hovren sank a jumper to make the score 60-59, in favor of UAlbany, with 2:22 left in the game to cap a 6-0 run.
The Great Danes scored the final five points of the contest to close out the win.