Army West Point Athletics
Wednesday, November 22
West Point, NY
5 PM
Army West Point
vs
NJIT
Army Prepped to Battle with NJIT on Wednesday
November 21, 2017 | Women's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's basketball team will look to grab another victory before the Thanksgiving break as NJIT is welcomed to Christl Arena for a non-conference meeting slated for 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Â
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HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • None
AUDIO • Black Knights Radio
VIDEO • Patriot League Network
LIVE STATS • GoArmyWestPoint.com
GAME NOTES • Army | NJIT
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_WBB
GAMEDAY STORYLINES
• Army comes into Wednesday's contest after defeating LIU Brooklyn, 71-37, on Monday night.
• NJIT has played in back-to-back close games and hopes to break its winless streak against the Black Knights.
• The Cadets look to pick up their third home win of the 2017-18 campaign. Since Feb. 4 of last season, Army is 7-1 at Christl Arena.
• Army and NJIT meet for just the second time in program history.
• Madison Hovren is on a four-game double-digit scoring streak.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES
• Series record: Army 1, NJIT 0
• First meeting: Dec. 11, 2015, Army won, 71-35
• Last meeting: Dec. 11, 2015, Army won, 71-35
ARMY (2-2, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• In Army's convincing, 71-37, win over LIU Brooklyn on Monday night, the Black Knights put together their best defensive performance of the season. The Blackbirds were held to 22-percent shooting on 13 makes and were denied double-digit points in three of four quarters.
• Army ranks inside the top three in the Patriot League in assists per game and has dished out double-digit assists in all four games. Over the past three outings, the Black Knights have assisted on 68 percent of their made shots.
• Army's scoring this season has come predominantly from its six senior cadet-athletes. The group has accounted for 56 percent of the team's points and has put up the most points out of all the other classes in each of the four games.
• Janae McNeal started and had eight points, five assists and four rebounds in Army's last meeting with NJIT.
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NJIT (0-4, 0-0 ATLANTIC SUN)
• NJIT played to an 11-19 overall mark and finished 4-10 in conference play last season, ultimately falling to Kennesaw State, 62-60, in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.
• Tatianna Torres was named to the preseason all-league team and ranks second for NJIT in scoring at 9.5 points per game, while Taj Lewis leads the way with 10.8 points per contest.
• Despite being outscored by a combined 81 points in the first two games of the season, NJIT has improved on both ends of the floor as each of the last two outings have been decided by seven points or fewer. In the last two games combined, Lewis has totaled 31 points and 16 rebounds.
• The Highlanders are beginning a difficult road stretch that includes five games away from Newark, N.J., with a single home contest against LIU Brooklyn penciled in for Nov. 29.
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TELEVISION • None
AUDIO • Black Knights Radio
VIDEO • Patriot League Network
LIVE STATS • GoArmyWestPoint.com
GAME NOTES • Army | NJIT
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_WBB
GAMEDAY STORYLINES
• Army comes into Wednesday's contest after defeating LIU Brooklyn, 71-37, on Monday night.
• NJIT has played in back-to-back close games and hopes to break its winless streak against the Black Knights.
• The Cadets look to pick up their third home win of the 2017-18 campaign. Since Feb. 4 of last season, Army is 7-1 at Christl Arena.
• Army and NJIT meet for just the second time in program history.
• Madison Hovren is on a four-game double-digit scoring streak.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES
• Series record: Army 1, NJIT 0
• First meeting: Dec. 11, 2015, Army won, 71-35
• Last meeting: Dec. 11, 2015, Army won, 71-35
ARMY (2-2, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• In Army's convincing, 71-37, win over LIU Brooklyn on Monday night, the Black Knights put together their best defensive performance of the season. The Blackbirds were held to 22-percent shooting on 13 makes and were denied double-digit points in three of four quarters.
• Army ranks inside the top three in the Patriot League in assists per game and has dished out double-digit assists in all four games. Over the past three outings, the Black Knights have assisted on 68 percent of their made shots.
• Army's scoring this season has come predominantly from its six senior cadet-athletes. The group has accounted for 56 percent of the team's points and has put up the most points out of all the other classes in each of the four games.
• Janae McNeal started and had eight points, five assists and four rebounds in Army's last meeting with NJIT.
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NJIT (0-4, 0-0 ATLANTIC SUN)
• NJIT played to an 11-19 overall mark and finished 4-10 in conference play last season, ultimately falling to Kennesaw State, 62-60, in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.
• Tatianna Torres was named to the preseason all-league team and ranks second for NJIT in scoring at 9.5 points per game, while Taj Lewis leads the way with 10.8 points per contest.
• Despite being outscored by a combined 81 points in the first two games of the season, NJIT has improved on both ends of the floor as each of the last two outings have been decided by seven points or fewer. In the last two games combined, Lewis has totaled 31 points and 16 rebounds.
• The Highlanders are beginning a difficult road stretch that includes five games away from Newark, N.J., with a single home contest against LIU Brooklyn penciled in for Nov. 29.
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