Army Falls in Star Game to Navy, 55-46

Saturday, February 10

West Point, NY

11 AM

Army West Point

12-12, 5-8PL

Navy

20-4, 10-3PL

Navy

ARMY

Army Falls in Star Game to Navy, 55-46

February 10, 2018 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's basketball team was defeated 55-46 by Navy in the 30th installment of the Star Game on Saturday afternoon at Christl Arena.

Madison Hovren paced the Black Knights (12-12, 5-8 Patriot League) with a 20-point effort, her third in her last four outings. She added a game-high 16 rebounds and a trio of steals. Janae McNeal reached double-figure scoring as well, finishing the game with 14 points on 6-of-13 shooting to pair with six boards against the Midshipmen (20-4, 10-3 Patriot League), while Libby Tacka chipped in with seven.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Hovren recorded her 16th double-double of the season and 32nd in her career.
It was the seventh time this season that she reached the 20-point threshold.
The Spokane, Wash., native posted double-digit rebounds in her fourth consecutive game.
She passed Mary Langendorf '92 for 15th in all-time scoring with 1,066 points.
Her and McNeal extended their double-digit scoring streaks to five games.
Daizjah Morris moved ahead of Laurie Goetz 87' for 10th all-time in career steals with 170.
26 of Army's 46 points were scored from inside the paint.
The Cadets corralled 19 offensive rebounds, versus the nine by the Midshipmen, while winning the overall rebounding battle, 43-40.
It was the fourth time in the last five meetings that an Army-Navy game was decided by single digits.

HOW IT HAPPENED

It was a back-and-forth start to the game as there were six lead changes in the opening frame. With Army turning the ball over eight times, Navy generated five more shots than the Black Knights, but only managed to make six shots on 17 attempts from the field. All but two points from the Midshipmen came from down low.
Navy went on an 8-0 run with 5:35 to go in the quarter. However, Army responded with five unanswered points, which included a 3-pointer at the buzzer, to go ahead 14-2.
In the second quarter, the Black Knights struggled offensively, shooting 18 percent from the field. With 6:31 left in the half, the Midshipmen went on an 11-4 run that lasted over five minutes. The Navy lead was three, 23-20, when Hovren converted on a timely three-point play to even things up. The Midshipmen would get the last laugh of the half though after making a shot at the buzzer to take a 25-23 lead into the break.
Army got 20 shots up in the third quarter, compared to Navy's 10, but it was the Midshipmen who led by eight, 39-31, after finishing the frame on a 9-2 run.
Despite Hovren and McNeal combining for 13 of Army's 15 fourth-quarter points, the Black Knights were only able to pull as close as eight, 52-44, before Navy closed it out and captured the 55-46 win.

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