Army Cruises to 71-37 Win over Blackbirds

Monday, November 20

West Point, NY

7 PM

Army West Point

2-2

LIU Brooklyn

2-2

LIU

ARMY

Army Cruises to 71-37 Win over Blackbirds

November 20, 2017 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's basketball team captured a 34-point victory after defeating LIU Brooklyn, 71-37, in a bounce-back effort at Christl Arena on Monday night.

In a game that saw 15 different Black Knight (2-2) players see action, 12 Cadets put their name in the scoring column, led by Madison Hovren's 14. The junior forward paired that with a game and season-high 15 rebounds. Janae McNeal also reached double-digit scoring against LIU Brooklyn (2-2) with 12 points, while Destinee Morris added nine.

Army controlled the game from the tip and was able to shut down the Blackbirds' offense all night long as LIU Brooklyn was held to 22-percent shooting on 13 made shots.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Madison Hovren posted her third double-double of the season and 19th of her career.
The Spokane, Wash., native has tallied double-digit scoring in all four games this season.
In 12 minutes of action, Lena' Hicks reeled in a season-best eight boards to go with five points.
Army held LIU Brooklyn to under 10 points in three of the four quarters.
Jessica Rawls made her collegiate debut and scored her first career basket.
Julia Gibbs appeared in a game for the first time this season and had a rebound.
The Black Knights shot 50 percent or better in two of the four quarters.
Army never trailed in the game.
The Black Knights eclipsed the 50-rebound total for the first time since Dec. 8, 2016 against Minnesota.
The 37 points by LIU Brooklyn was the fewest allowed by Army since the Black Knights defeated Navy 49-34 on Feb. 20, 2016.
Army's posted a season-best 18 assists on 26 made shots.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After one of the Blackbirds' top scorers, Jeydah Johnson, buried a 3-pointer early in the first quarter, Army's lead was sitting at two, 9-7. However, sparked by a Hovren layup off a dish by McNeal, the Black Knights went on a 16-0 run that spanned over six minutes and carried into the second quarter.
LIU Brooklyn halted the scoreless drought with another score by Johnson, but once again Army responded and went on a 8-2 run that featured back-to-back three-point makes by Libby Tacka and Morris to go ahead by 20, 31-11.
A short 7-1 LIU Brooklyn run later in the second brought the game within 13 points, 36-23. Army was able to bring it back up to 18 though after a pair of Liz Layne free throws and a Morris make from beyond-the-arc with 12 seconds left in the half.
Army shot 4-of-6 from deep in the opening half and was 9-for-11 at the charity stripe.
It was a back-and-forth low-scoring third quarter and Army managed to bring its lead to 23 with less than 30 seconds remaining.
The Black Knights continued to play solid defense in the fourth quarter and with 6:55 left to play, LIU Brooklyn was held without a point until the 1:19 mark. During that stretch, Army grabbed a 34-point advantage by going on a 12-0 run that was capped off by a Rawls' layup, the first of her career.
At that point, the game was well out of reach for the Blackbirds and Army comfortably sealed the 71-37 victory on its home floor.