Army Caps Non-League Slate with Home Win

Sunday, December 30

West Point, NY

1 PM

Army West Point

5-6

Connecticut College

9-3

Connecticut College

Army West Point

Army Caps Non-League Slate with Home Win

December 30, 2018 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's basketball team wrapped up its non-league slate with a 74-48 victory over Connecticut College at Christl Arena on Sunday afternoon.

The Black Knights offense was clicking from the opening tip, producing a season high 46.7 percent field goal percentage (28-of-60). Forward Madison Hovren posted a game-high 27 points on 12-of-20 shooting in the fifth 20-point game of her senior campaign. The Spokane, Wash., native added a game-high 16 rebounds as she collected her ninth double-double of the year.

Jess Lewis dished out a game-high five assists, while Taylor Sullivan and Libby Tacka recorded the only two blocks of the contest. Morgann Yancey earned a game-high three steals.

Three Army players posted career highs in scoring as Sarah Bohn (11 points), Sullivan (9 points) and Julia Gibbs (4 points) all achieved personal-bests.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Jessica Rawls made the first start of her career for the Black Knights.
Yancey has started in each of Army's last three games.
The Dallas, Texas native recorded a career-high three steals.
Hovren reached double digits in scoring for the 10th time this season.
She added her ninth double-double of the season.
Hovren now has 42nd double-doubles in her career.
The Spokane, Wash., native recorded 25+ points and 15+ rebounds for the fourth time in her career.
Lewis dished out at least five assists for the seventh time this season.
Bohn posted career-highs in points (11), field goals (four), three pointers (three) and steals (one).
She became the fifth Army player this season to make at least three triples in a game.
Sullivan notched career-highs in points (nine), field goals (three) and rebounds (five).

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter

The Black Knights offense got off to a fast start as a trey from Yancey and a jumper from Tacka gave the home squad a 5-2 edge 1:20 into the contest.
Army capped the opening stanza with an 11-0 run through the final 3:35, led by Hovren's 10 points on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting from the floor.

Second Quarter

The home side continued their success on the offensive end of the floor as the Cadets shot 57.1 percent from the floor in the second quarter on 8-of-14 shooting.
Sullivan contributed a team-high eight points in the period on 3-of-3 shooting.

Third Quarter

The two sides traded blows before the Camels went on a 9-1 run in the final 1:34 of the frame.
The Camels made all three of their attempts from long-range over that stretch, including a pair from Meggie Corcoran.

Fourth Quarter

The Black Knights went on a 13-4 run over the first half of the final period with six different players scoring in that span.
Army closed out the game with 19 points in the fourth quarter and outrebounded Connecticut College, 17-4.

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