Army West Point Athletics
Wednesday, February 24
West Point, N.Y.
7 PM
Army West Point
vs
Boston University
Women’s Basketball Hosts BU on Senior Night
February 23, 2016 | Women's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's basketball team plays at Christl Arena for the final time during the regular season when it hosts Boston University on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • None
RADIO • 1420 WLNA-AM/1260 WBNR-AM
VIDEO • Patriot League Network
AUDIO • Knight Vision • GoArmyWestPoint.com
LIVE STATISTICS • sidearmstats.com/army/wbball • GoArmyWestPoint.com
GAME NOTES • Army Notes
TICKETS • Women's Basketball tickets
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_WBB
STORYLINES
Army is back at Christl Arena for the final time during the regular season to host Boston University. The Black Knights will honor six seniors prior to the game as part of Wednesday's Senior Day ceremony before a short postgame recognition for Army's senior class.
The Black Knights set the program record for longest winning streak with their 13th consecutive victory on Feb 20 at Navy. The 13th straight win passes the previous mark of 12 games set in 2006-07 and matched last season.
Senior Aimee Oertner notched her third double-double of the season, and the 10th of her career, against Navy after finishing with 12 points and 10 rebounds. She also matched her career high with seven blocks opposite the Midshipmen. Oertner's 12 points extend her double-digit scoring streak to six games.
THE ARMY-BOSTON UNIVERSITY SERIES
Army is 5-3 all-time versus Boston University, with all five victories coming since the Terriers joined the Patriot League prior to the 2013-14 season.
ARMY WEST POINT (23-2, 14-1 PATRIOT LEAGUE) NOTES
• Army set a program record for the longest winning streak after securing its 13th straight win with a 49-34 victory at Navy on Feb. 20.
• Oertner notched her third double-double of the season, with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while also finishing with a career-high-tying seven blocks
• Senior Kelsey Minato led all scorers with 13 points and sophomore Destinee Morris contributed a career-high 11 points for the second game in a row
• Army's 49 points on the afternoon marked a season low, but the 34 points allowed by the Black Knights were also the lowest given up by Army this year.
• Navy's 34 points in the contest were the fewest by an Army opponent since St. Francis Brooklyn finished with 34 points in a 57-34 loss on Nov. 27, 2010.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY (3-23, 3-12 PATRIOT LEAGUE) NOTES
• Graduate student Troi Melton posted team highs of 24 points and eight rebounds in Boston University's 72-59 loss to Bucknell on Feb. 20.
• Melton shot 7-of-14 from the field and 10-of-10 on free-throws, while sophomore Meghan Doogan was the team's second-leading scorer with nine points.
• The Terriers have collected all three of their victories over the last 11 games after beginning the year 0-15.
• Junior Meghan Green leads Boston University in scoring (10.2 points per game) and rebounding (5.3 rebounds per game) this season.
SENIOR SALUTE
Seniors Brianna Johnson, Kelsey Minato, Brigette Ocran, Aimee Oertner and Jean Parker play their final regular season home game on Wednesday. This year's seniors own the team record for total wins (93), best winning percentage (.775), consecutive 20-win seasons (4) and consecutive appearances in a national postseason tournament (3).
Additionally, army's senior class is one victory shy of tying Lehigh's Class of 2011 for the most wins by a class in Patriot League history (94 wins) and currently holds the best four-year winning percentage in league history (Holy Cross Class of 2000 is second with .759).
ARMY BY THE NUMBERS
18.8: Army's average number of wins under 10th-year head coach Dave Magarity
20: Consecutive regular-season games Army has won at Christl Arena
40.9: Army's three-point field goal percentage, which leads the Patriot League and ranks third nationally
71: Points Kelsey Minato needs to pass Molly Creamer (2,462) for the Patriot League career scoring record
77.5: Winning percentage for Army's Class of 2016, which is a program record and is currently the top winning percentage over a four-year period in the Patriot League's 25-year history.
UP NEXT
Army finishes the regular season with two away games, beginning with a matchup at Lehigh on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • None
RADIO • 1420 WLNA-AM/1260 WBNR-AM
VIDEO • Patriot League Network
AUDIO • Knight Vision • GoArmyWestPoint.com
LIVE STATISTICS • sidearmstats.com/army/wbball • GoArmyWestPoint.com
GAME NOTES • Army Notes
TICKETS • Women's Basketball tickets
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_WBB
STORYLINES
Army is back at Christl Arena for the final time during the regular season to host Boston University. The Black Knights will honor six seniors prior to the game as part of Wednesday's Senior Day ceremony before a short postgame recognition for Army's senior class.
The Black Knights set the program record for longest winning streak with their 13th consecutive victory on Feb 20 at Navy. The 13th straight win passes the previous mark of 12 games set in 2006-07 and matched last season.
Senior Aimee Oertner notched her third double-double of the season, and the 10th of her career, against Navy after finishing with 12 points and 10 rebounds. She also matched her career high with seven blocks opposite the Midshipmen. Oertner's 12 points extend her double-digit scoring streak to six games.
THE ARMY-BOSTON UNIVERSITY SERIES
Army is 5-3 all-time versus Boston University, with all five victories coming since the Terriers joined the Patriot League prior to the 2013-14 season.
ARMY WEST POINT (23-2, 14-1 PATRIOT LEAGUE) NOTES
• Army set a program record for the longest winning streak after securing its 13th straight win with a 49-34 victory at Navy on Feb. 20.
• Oertner notched her third double-double of the season, with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while also finishing with a career-high-tying seven blocks
• Senior Kelsey Minato led all scorers with 13 points and sophomore Destinee Morris contributed a career-high 11 points for the second game in a row
• Army's 49 points on the afternoon marked a season low, but the 34 points allowed by the Black Knights were also the lowest given up by Army this year.
• Navy's 34 points in the contest were the fewest by an Army opponent since St. Francis Brooklyn finished with 34 points in a 57-34 loss on Nov. 27, 2010.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY (3-23, 3-12 PATRIOT LEAGUE) NOTES
• Graduate student Troi Melton posted team highs of 24 points and eight rebounds in Boston University's 72-59 loss to Bucknell on Feb. 20.
• Melton shot 7-of-14 from the field and 10-of-10 on free-throws, while sophomore Meghan Doogan was the team's second-leading scorer with nine points.
• The Terriers have collected all three of their victories over the last 11 games after beginning the year 0-15.
• Junior Meghan Green leads Boston University in scoring (10.2 points per game) and rebounding (5.3 rebounds per game) this season.
SENIOR SALUTE
Seniors Brianna Johnson, Kelsey Minato, Brigette Ocran, Aimee Oertner and Jean Parker play their final regular season home game on Wednesday. This year's seniors own the team record for total wins (93), best winning percentage (.775), consecutive 20-win seasons (4) and consecutive appearances in a national postseason tournament (3).
Additionally, army's senior class is one victory shy of tying Lehigh's Class of 2011 for the most wins by a class in Patriot League history (94 wins) and currently holds the best four-year winning percentage in league history (Holy Cross Class of 2000 is second with .759).
ARMY BY THE NUMBERS
18.8: Army's average number of wins under 10th-year head coach Dave Magarity
20: Consecutive regular-season games Army has won at Christl Arena
40.9: Army's three-point field goal percentage, which leads the Patriot League and ranks third nationally
71: Points Kelsey Minato needs to pass Molly Creamer (2,462) for the Patriot League career scoring record
77.5: Winning percentage for Army's Class of 2016, which is a program record and is currently the top winning percentage over a four-year period in the Patriot League's 25-year history.
UP NEXT
Army finishes the regular season with two away games, beginning with a matchup at Lehigh on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
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