Army West Point Athletics
Monday, March 7
West Point, N.Y.
7:30 PM
Army West Point
vs
Colgate (Quarterfinals)
Women’s Basketball Opens Postseason Play Monday
March 06, 2016 | Women's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The top-seeded Army West Point women's basketball team begins Patriot League Tournament action on Monday, March 7, when it hosts No. 8 Colgate in a quarterfinal contest scheduled for 7:30 p.m. 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
Army and Colgate are set to meet for the 10th time since the 2012-13 season, and for the third time in the postseason during that span. Army's nine games and two postseason games against Colgate in the last three seasons are the most in that time period.
The Black Knights and the Raiders previously met in the Patriot League quarterfinals in 2012-13 and 2014-15, with Colgate taking a 48-40 victory in 2012-13 and Army coming away with a 48-45 overtime win last year.
Senior Kelsey Minato was named Patriot League Player of the Year for the third time in her career after reaching 2,477 career points at Boston University and passing Molly Creamer for first on the league's career scoring list. She also became the first player in league history to be honored on the all-league first team four times.
THE ARMY-COLGATE SERIES
Army leads Colgate, 39-21, in the all-time series between the programs. The Black Knights have won five straight against the Raiders, including a pair of wins this season.
No. 1 ARMY WEST POINT (26-2) NOTES
• Army picked up a 79-44 road win over Boston University on March 2 to finish the regular season on a 16-game winning streak.
• Minato scored a game-high 32 points to pass Molly Creamer's Patriot League scoring record. Minato's point total currently stands at 2,477.
• Senior Aimee Oertner finished with nine points and eight rebounds and sophomore Janae McNeal tallied nine points and five boards.
• The Black Knights shot 10-of-20 from deep in the Boston University game to mark their seventh game with at least 10 three-pointers.
• Army faces Colgate in the Patriot League quarterfinals for the second year in a row, and for the third time in the last four years. The Black Knights are 1-1 versus the Raiders during that stretch in the postseason.
No. 8 COLGATE (7-22) NOTES
• Colgate earned an 80-68 home win over No. 9 Lafayette in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament on March 5.
• Four players reached double figures for the Raiders, including senior Josie Stockill, who totaled 19 points and 12 rebounds.
• Colgate erased a seven-point Lafayette lead near the end of the first quarter after holding the Leopards to just over 29 percent shooting (9-of-31) in the second half.
• Stockill was named to the All-Patriot League second team and the All-Defensive Team last week.
ARMY-COLGATE IN THE PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
Army and Colgate are knotted up at 3-3 in Patriot League Tournament meetings. The Raiders own a 3-2 advantage in Patriot League quarterfinal matchups, but the Black Knights collected a 48-45 overtime victory during last year's quarterfinal round. Army is 17-23 in all Patriot League Tournament contests.
Date Seed Round Location Result
3/3/94 4 QF West Point W, 69-45
3/3/00 6 QF West Point L, 49-59
3/3/05 3 QF Bethlehem, Pa. L, 75-78
3/4/06 1 SF West Point W, 73-55
3/7/13 1 QF West Point L, 40-48
3/6/15 2 QF West Point W, 48-45 (OT)
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.
ARMY BY THE NUMBERS
19.5: Army's average number of wins under 10th-year head coach Dave Magarity
23: Points Kelsey Minato needs to reach 2,500 for her career
41.5: Army's three-point field goal percentage, which leads the Patriot League and ranks tied for first nationally
49.8: Army's points allowed this season, which marks the best total in Patriot League history
78.0: The program-record winning percentage of Army's senior class (96-27)
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 and Colgate are set to meet for the 10th time since the 2012-13 season, and for the third time in the postseason during that span. Army's nine games and two postseason games against Colgate in the last three seasons are the most in that time period.
The Black Knights and the Raiders previously met in the Patriot League quarterfinals in 2012-13 and 2014-15, with Colgate taking a 48-40 victory in 2012-13 and Army coming away with a 48-45 overtime win last year.
Senior Kelsey Minato was named Patriot League Player of the Year for the third time in her career after reaching 2,477 career points at Boston University and passing Molly Creamer for first on the league's career scoring list. She also became the first player in league history to be honored on the all-league first team four times.
THE ARMY-COLGATE SERIES
Army leads Colgate, 39-21, in the all-time series between the programs. The Black Knights have won five straight against the Raiders, including a pair of wins this season.
No. 1 ARMY WEST POINT (26-2) NOTES
• Army picked up a 79-44 road win over Boston University on March 2 to finish the regular season on a 16-game winning streak.
• Minato scored a game-high 32 points to pass Molly Creamer's Patriot League scoring record. Minato's point total currently stands at 2,477.
• Senior Aimee Oertner finished with nine points and eight rebounds and sophomore Janae McNeal tallied nine points and five boards.
• The Black Knights shot 10-of-20 from deep in the Boston University game to mark their seventh game with at least 10 three-pointers.
• Army faces Colgate in the Patriot League quarterfinals for the second year in a row, and for the third time in the last four years. The Black Knights are 1-1 versus the Raiders during that stretch in the postseason.
No. 8 COLGATE (7-22) NOTES
• Colgate earned an 80-68 home win over No. 9 Lafayette in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament on March 5.
• Four players reached double figures for the Raiders, including senior Josie Stockill, who totaled 19 points and 12 rebounds.
• Colgate erased a seven-point Lafayette lead near the end of the first quarter after holding the Leopards to just over 29 percent shooting (9-of-31) in the second half.
• Stockill was named to the All-Patriot League second team and the All-Defensive Team last week.
ARMY-COLGATE IN THE PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
Army and Colgate are knotted up at 3-3 in Patriot League Tournament meetings. The Raiders own a 3-2 advantage in Patriot League quarterfinal matchups, but the Black Knights collected a 48-45 overtime victory during last year's quarterfinal round. Army is 17-23 in all Patriot League Tournament contests.
Date Seed Round Location Result
3/3/94 4 QF West Point W, 69-45
3/3/00 6 QF West Point L, 49-59
3/3/05 3 QF Bethlehem, Pa. L, 75-78
3/4/06 1 SF West Point W, 73-55
3/7/13 1 QF West Point L, 40-48
3/6/15 2 QF West Point W, 48-45 (OT)
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.
ARMY BY THE NUMBERS
19.5: Army's average number of wins under 10th-year head coach Dave Magarity
23: Points Kelsey Minato needs to reach 2,500 for her career
41.5: Army's three-point field goal percentage, which leads the Patriot League and ranks tied for first nationally
49.8: Army's points allowed this season, which marks the best total in Patriot League history
78.0: The program-record winning percentage of Army's senior class (96-27)
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