Army Claims League Win over Colgate, 62-54

Wednesday, January 24

Hamilton, NY

7 PM

Army West Point

10-10 (3-6PL)

Colgate

4-16 (0-9PL)

Army West Point

Colgate

Army Claims League Win over Colgate, 62-54

January 24, 2018 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's basketball team pieced together a 20-point fourth quarter effort to build a large enough lead and left Cotterell Court with a 62-54 Patriot League victory on Wednesday night.

The Black Knights (10-10, 3-6 Patriot League) had three Cadets in double-figures on the offensive end, led by Madison Hovren's 15-point performance on 7-of-11 shooting. The junior paired that with six boards against the Raiders (4-16, 0-9 Patriot League). Aliyah Murray put in 13 points and collected six rebounds, while Janae McNeal added 10 points.

Morgann Yancey and Margaret Anne Hubbell provided a spark off the bench, combining to score 18 points.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Murray extended her double-digit scoring streak to nine games.
Hovren tallied her 16th double-digit scoring performance of the season and 48th in her career.
Jess Lewis dished out a season-best six assists, the most in a game by the Denver native since handing out seven against Bucknell on Jan. 1, 2017.
Colgate held a 26-13 rebounding advantage over Army in the first half, but the Black Knights held the edge in the second, 19-7.
Army scored 40 of its 62 points from inside the paint.
The Cadets recorded 15 assists on 26 makes.
The Black Knights outscored the Raiders 36-24 in the second half, while shooting 59 percent from the field.
Army is now 7-1 when three Cadets reach double-figures in scoring.
The Black Knights racked up 22 bench points and are 7-1 when the non-starters score 20 or more points.
Army is 9-0 when shooting 40 percent or better for the game.
The Cadets scored 20 points off of 17 Raider turnovers.
McNeal appeared in her 100th career game.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Despite seven first-quarter turnovers by the Raiders, it was just a three-point game, 15-12, when the buzzer sounded to end the opening frame. Colgate outrebounded the Black Knights, 14-5, including 7-3 on the offensive glass. The Raiders capitalized on their extra opportunities and put in six second-chance points.
It remained a close game throughout the second quarter. Army grabbed a six-point advantage after back-to-back baskets inside by Lena' Hicks and Hovren. The Raiders chipped into the deficit and with 5:47 left in the half, went on a 12-3 run and went into the break with a 30-26 lead. During that run, Colgate shot 50 percent from the field (4-for-8).
At the break, Army was shooting 11-for-31 from the field as a team and 2-for-10 from long range. Hovren was the lone Cadet to get into a rhythm offensively, knocking down four of her six tries from the floor. Colgate faced similar offensive struggles from deep, but made up for it by posting 20 of its 30 points from inside the painted area.
Colgate struggled to take care of the ball in the first 2:16 of the new half and turned it over three times. Army took advantage of the Raider miscues and used a 6-0 run to go ahead 32-30. Following a Colgate score, Hovren scored on put backs on two consecutive Army possessions.
The Raiders pulled within one after a Tegan Graham 3-pointer sparked a 9-4 run. However, a Murray basket with seconds remaining put Army back on top, 42-41.
Army turned it up offensively in the final quarter and went on a 9-2 run over the first 3:56 with Hubbell scoring four points to give the Black Knights a 51-43 lead. It was a seven-point game, 57-50, with 3:46 remaining, but Colgate got a pair of good looks from inside and scored to pull within three.
That would be as close as the Raiders would get though as McNeal came up with a clutch steal with 29 seconds left, which led to a Hubbell layup. From that point on, Colgate did not make another shot and Army escaped with the league win.

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