Army West Point Athletics
Friday, March 11
West Point, N.Y.
5 PM
Army West Point
vs
Lehigh (Semifinals)
Patriot League Semifinals Come to Christl Arena
March 10, 2016 | Women's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The top-seeded Army West Point women's basketball team will host the first of two Patriot League semifinal games on Friday evening, as the Black Knights face No. 4 Lehigh at 5 p.m. No. 2 Bucknell at No. 3 Loyola will meet in the second contest at 7:30 p.m. Both semifinal games and Saturday's championship contest will be held at Christl Arena.
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
After defeating Colgate in the Patriot League quarterfinals for the second year in a row on March 7, Army faces Lehigh in the league semifinals for the second straight season. The Mountain Hawks defeated the Black Knights, 76-57, on March 9, 2015 at Christl Arena in last year's semifinal round.
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Army shot exactly 50 percent (31-of-62) versus Colgate to mark its seventh 50 percent shooting game this year.
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Senior Aimee Oertner turned in one of the best performances of her career on Monday night against Colgate, finishing one block shy of a triple-double with 18 points, 13 rebounds and nine blocks. Her nine blocks match the team record set by Pam Pearson (USMA '86). Oertner is averaging 13.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks over the last 10 games.
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THE ARMY-LEHIGH SERIES
Army evened up its all-time series against Lehigh at 30 games apiece after a 69-49 over the Mountain Hawks on Feb. 27. Army swept Lehigh during the regular season, but the Mountain Hawks hold a slim 4-3 advantage in postseason games.
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No. 1 ARMY WEST POINT (27-2) NOTES
• Army improved its win streak to 17 games after defeating No. 8 Colgate, 89-62, in the Patriot League quarterfinals on March 7.
• Senior Kelsey Minato led all scorers with 23 points, while classmate Aimee Oertner finished one block shy of a triple-double, with 18 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and nine blocks
• Senior Brianna Johnson netted 12 points and classmate Jean Parker and freshman Madison Hovren finished with nine points apiece.
• The Black Knights shot 50.0 percent (31-of-62) from the field, marking its second consecutive game shooting at least 50 percent.
• Army currently leads the nation with a three-point shooting percentage of .417 (210-for-503) and Minato ranks second in Division I with a mark of .480 (97-for-202) from deep.
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No. 4 LEHIGH (18-12) NOTES
• Lehigh collected a 64-48 home victory over No. 5 Holy Cross in the Patriot League quarterfinal round on March 7.
• Senior Kerry Kinek led the way with 18 points for the Mountain Hawks, while junior Lexi Martins posted a 14-point, 15-rebound double-double.
• Lehigh held a 51-36 advantage in rebounding in the contest and had four players total at least six boards.
• Martins currently leads the nation with 13.8 rebounds per game and paces the Mountain Hawks with 15.2 points per contest.
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ARMY-LEHIGH IN THE PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
Lehigh owns a 4-3 lead against Army in the Patriot League Tournament. The Mountain Hawks wins in the two previous semifinal matchups between the programs, including a 76-57 win at West Point last year. Army is 18-23 in all Patriot League Tournament contests.
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PATRIOT LEAGUE POSTSEASON HONORS
Senior Kelsey Minato was named Patriot League Player of the Year for the third time in her career, as she also became the first player in league history to land on the All-Patriot League first team during all four years. Classmate Aimee Oertner was selected to the All-Patriot League second team and Janae McNeal was one of five players picked for the league's inaugural All-Defensive Team.
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ARMY BY THE NUMBERS
6: Blocks Aimee Oertner needs to reach 95 blocks on the year and pass Pam Pearson's (USMA '86) team single-game record
19.6: Army's average number of wins under 10th-year head coach Dave Magarity
41.7: Army's three-point field goal percentage, which leads the nation
50.2: Army's points allowed this season, which marks the best total in Patriot League history
78.2: The program-record winning percentage of Army's senior class (97-27)
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PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
The Patriot League Championship will feature the winners of both semifinal games and is set for Saturday, March 12 at Christl Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on CBS Sports Network.
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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
After defeating Colgate in the Patriot League quarterfinals for the second year in a row on March 7, Army faces Lehigh in the league semifinals for the second straight season. The Mountain Hawks defeated the Black Knights, 76-57, on March 9, 2015 at Christl Arena in last year's semifinal round.
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Army shot exactly 50 percent (31-of-62) versus Colgate to mark its seventh 50 percent shooting game this year.
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Senior Aimee Oertner turned in one of the best performances of her career on Monday night against Colgate, finishing one block shy of a triple-double with 18 points, 13 rebounds and nine blocks. Her nine blocks match the team record set by Pam Pearson (USMA '86). Oertner is averaging 13.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks over the last 10 games.
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THE ARMY-LEHIGH SERIES
Army evened up its all-time series against Lehigh at 30 games apiece after a 69-49 over the Mountain Hawks on Feb. 27. Army swept Lehigh during the regular season, but the Mountain Hawks hold a slim 4-3 advantage in postseason games.
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No. 1 ARMY WEST POINT (27-2) NOTES
• Army improved its win streak to 17 games after defeating No. 8 Colgate, 89-62, in the Patriot League quarterfinals on March 7.
• Senior Kelsey Minato led all scorers with 23 points, while classmate Aimee Oertner finished one block shy of a triple-double, with 18 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and nine blocks
• Senior Brianna Johnson netted 12 points and classmate Jean Parker and freshman Madison Hovren finished with nine points apiece.
• The Black Knights shot 50.0 percent (31-of-62) from the field, marking its second consecutive game shooting at least 50 percent.
• Army currently leads the nation with a three-point shooting percentage of .417 (210-for-503) and Minato ranks second in Division I with a mark of .480 (97-for-202) from deep.
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No. 4 LEHIGH (18-12) NOTES
• Lehigh collected a 64-48 home victory over No. 5 Holy Cross in the Patriot League quarterfinal round on March 7.
• Senior Kerry Kinek led the way with 18 points for the Mountain Hawks, while junior Lexi Martins posted a 14-point, 15-rebound double-double.
• Lehigh held a 51-36 advantage in rebounding in the contest and had four players total at least six boards.
• Martins currently leads the nation with 13.8 rebounds per game and paces the Mountain Hawks with 15.2 points per contest.
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ARMY-LEHIGH IN THE PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
Lehigh owns a 4-3 lead against Army in the Patriot League Tournament. The Mountain Hawks wins in the two previous semifinal matchups between the programs, including a 76-57 win at West Point last year. Army is 18-23 in all Patriot League Tournament contests.
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| Date | Seed | Round | Location | Result |
| 2/28/91 | 3 | QF | Worcester, Mass. | W, 54-47 |
| 3/1/02 | 6 | QF | Upper Marlboro, Md. | W, 71-66 |
| 3/7/03 | 6 | QF | Upper Marlboro, Md. | W, 78-70 |
| 3/5/04 | 6 | QF | Upper Marlboro, Md. | L, 53-63 |
| 3/3/07 | 2 | QF | Annapolis, Md. | L, 53-57 |
| 3/8/09 | 5 | SF | Bethlehem, Pa. | L, 42-61 |
| 3/9/15 | 2 | SF | West Point | L, 57-76 |
PATRIOT LEAGUE POSTSEASON HONORS
Senior Kelsey Minato was named Patriot League Player of the Year for the third time in her career, as she also became the first player in league history to land on the All-Patriot League first team during all four years. Classmate Aimee Oertner was selected to the All-Patriot League second team and Janae McNeal was one of five players picked for the league's inaugural All-Defensive Team.
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ARMY BY THE NUMBERS
6: Blocks Aimee Oertner needs to reach 95 blocks on the year and pass Pam Pearson's (USMA '86) team single-game record
19.6: Army's average number of wins under 10th-year head coach Dave Magarity
41.7: Army's three-point field goal percentage, which leads the nation
50.2: Army's points allowed this season, which marks the best total in Patriot League history
78.2: The program-record winning percentage of Army's senior class (97-27)
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PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
The Patriot League Championship will feature the winners of both semifinal games and is set for Saturday, March 12 at Christl Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on CBS Sports Network.
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