Army Cruises to Win in Non-Conference Finale

Saturday, December 16

West Point, NY

1 PM

Army West Point

7-4

107

St. Joseph's Brooklyn

5-6

SJCBK

ARMY

107

Army Cruises to Win in Non-Conference Finale

December 16, 2017 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's basketball team came one point shy of tying the academy record for most points in a single game when the Black Knights defeated St. Joseph's Brooklyn, 107-46, on Saturday afternoon at Christl Arena.

Three Cadets eclipsed the double-digit scoring mark with Madison Hovren leading the way with a game-high 23 on 10-of-12 shooting. Janae McNeal and Margaret Anne
Hubbell combined for 29 points, while Destinee Morris added nine.

It was an all-around effort for the Black Knights (7-4), who had all 16 Cadet-athletes see action against the Bears (5-6) with 14 putting their name in the scoring column.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

The 107 points was one shy of a Christl Arena record of 108, which was set against the College of Staten Island on Dec. 29, 2013.
The 61-point victory was the largest by an Army team since a 93-28 win against Coast Guard on Dec. 14, 2000 at West Point.
Army is now 8-0 coming off back-to-back losses in its last eight opportunities.
The Black Knights are 32-1 in their previous 33 non-conference home games.
Hovren posted her fourth 20-point game of the season and 16th of her career.
McNeal's 16 points was a season-high.
The 13 points by Hubbell bested her previous career-high of 12, which was set against Air Force this season.
Gabby White put in a career-best five points.
Jessica Rawls had a career-high four points.
Shelby Haynes swiped a career-best four steals.
Army had 29 assists on 41 made shots.
That was the most amount of assists in a single game by an Army team since Feb. 26, 2014 against Boston U. when the squad tallied 25 helpers.
Army put up 37 first-quarter points – the most by the Black Knights in a single quarter since the NCAA rule change moved the format from halves to quarters.
The Cadets' eight turnovers was the fewest in a game since March 7, 2016 against Colgate.
As a team, Army shot the ball at a season-best 52-percent clip for the game.

HOW IT HAPPENED

St. Joseph's Brooklyn hung with the Black Knights for the opening 3:30 of the game, but a 14-2 Army run made it a 14-point game, 23-9. Despite four unanswered points by the Bears, Army would expand its lead once again, this time by closing out the quarter on a 14-3 run. In the first, Army shot 63 percent from the field and 8-of-10 from the charity stripe.
With a commanding lead already, Army pulled away and went ahead by 36, 57-21, after a 20-5 run that spanned the first 6:14 of the second frame. The Black Knights buried three shots from deep during that stretch, including a pair from Morris.
Army's 30-point advantage pushed to 40 after a 19-5 run. The Bears' top scorer, Victoria Porcasi, was responsible for all five of her team's points during that span.
Following a three-point play by Hovren with 1:46 left to play in the third quarter, Army led by 52, 87-35.
With the game already out of reach, the Cadets outscored the Bears 18-5 for over nine minutes of action in the final quarter and claimed their seventh win of the season.

UP NEXT

The Black Knights will have some time off for the holidays before returning to West Point to kick start Patriot League play on Dec. 29 at Christl Arena against Boston U. at 3 p.m.