Army West Point Athletics
Wednesday, February 14
Worcester, MA
7 PM
Army West Point
at
Holy Cross
Army Heads to Holy Cross for Wednesday Showdown
February 13, 2018 | Women's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's basketball team will look to avenge an overtime loss earlier in the season when the Black Knights gear up for a Patriot League rematch with Holy Cross on Wednesday scheduled for 7 p.m. in Worcester, Mass.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
AUDIO • Black Knights Radio
VIDEO • Patriot League Network
LIVE STATS • GoHolyCross.com
GAME NOTES • Army | Holy Cross
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_WBB
GAMEDAY STORYLINES
• Wednesday's game is the 64th meeting between Army and Holy Cross.
• Junior Madison Hovren is 10 points shy from passing Jennifer Fleming '90 for 14th in all-time scoring.
• Army has not lost in Worcester, Mass., since Jan. 25, 2012. The Black Knights are 5-0 since that game.
• The Crusaders look to right the ship, having dropped three straight outings and five of their last six.
• Janae McNeal needs five more assists to break into the top-10 in program history.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES
• Series record: Holy Cross 35, Army 28
• First meeting: Jan. 23, 1991, Holy Cross won, 67-57
• Last meeting: Jan. 17, 2018, Holy Cross won, 70-62 (OT)
ARMY (12-12, 5-8 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• After recording a pair of steals in the game against Navy on Feb. 10, Daizjah Morris took sole possession of 10th all-time in team history in career steals with 170. She needs just six more to pass Julie Del Giorno '86 for ninth on the all-time list.
• Since the 1990-91 season, only two Cadets in program history have compiled more double-doubles in their career than Hovren. (Katie Macfarlane - 49 (200-04), Erin Anthony - 37 (2007-11)).
• It is also the third time in her career that she has been on a double-double streak of four games or longer.
• The Black Knights have scored 57 percent of their points from down low over the last 16 games.
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HOLY CROSS (10-14, 5-8 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• Holy Cross is in a five-way tie for fifth place in the Patriot League standings after dropping its past three games. The Crusaders have struggled as of late, falling in five of their last six. Four out of the five losses have been by single digits.
• Sophomore Lauren Manis and senior Infiniti Thomas-Waheed are the Patriot League's top-two scorers. Manis has had a stellar sophomore campaign, leading the league with 18.2 points per outing, while ranking fourth with 9.1 rebounds per game. Thomas-Waheed's 17.2 points per game are good for second in the league. The two are both shooting over 40 percent from the field this season.
• Manis and Thomas-Waheed each posted a new career mark this past week. Against Navy on Feb. 7, Manis had a 20-point game with a career-high 20 rebounds. Thomas-Waheed then went for a career-best 31 points against Patriot League foe and in-state rival Boston U. on Saturday.Â
• In league games, Holy Cross has been one of the poorer shooting teams in the league, ranking ninth in field goal percentage (.358). The Crusaders have struggled on the glass, ranking last in rebounding margin (-4.6).
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HOW TO FOLLOW
AUDIO • Black Knights Radio
VIDEO • Patriot League Network
LIVE STATS • GoHolyCross.com
GAME NOTES • Army | Holy Cross
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_WBB
GAMEDAY STORYLINES
• Wednesday's game is the 64th meeting between Army and Holy Cross.
• Junior Madison Hovren is 10 points shy from passing Jennifer Fleming '90 for 14th in all-time scoring.
• Army has not lost in Worcester, Mass., since Jan. 25, 2012. The Black Knights are 5-0 since that game.
• The Crusaders look to right the ship, having dropped three straight outings and five of their last six.
• Janae McNeal needs five more assists to break into the top-10 in program history.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES
• Series record: Holy Cross 35, Army 28
• First meeting: Jan. 23, 1991, Holy Cross won, 67-57
• Last meeting: Jan. 17, 2018, Holy Cross won, 70-62 (OT)
ARMY (12-12, 5-8 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• After recording a pair of steals in the game against Navy on Feb. 10, Daizjah Morris took sole possession of 10th all-time in team history in career steals with 170. She needs just six more to pass Julie Del Giorno '86 for ninth on the all-time list.
• Since the 1990-91 season, only two Cadets in program history have compiled more double-doubles in their career than Hovren. (Katie Macfarlane - 49 (200-04), Erin Anthony - 37 (2007-11)).
• It is also the third time in her career that she has been on a double-double streak of four games or longer.
• The Black Knights have scored 57 percent of their points from down low over the last 16 games.
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HOLY CROSS (10-14, 5-8 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
• Holy Cross is in a five-way tie for fifth place in the Patriot League standings after dropping its past three games. The Crusaders have struggled as of late, falling in five of their last six. Four out of the five losses have been by single digits.
• Sophomore Lauren Manis and senior Infiniti Thomas-Waheed are the Patriot League's top-two scorers. Manis has had a stellar sophomore campaign, leading the league with 18.2 points per outing, while ranking fourth with 9.1 rebounds per game. Thomas-Waheed's 17.2 points per game are good for second in the league. The two are both shooting over 40 percent from the field this season.
• Manis and Thomas-Waheed each posted a new career mark this past week. Against Navy on Feb. 7, Manis had a 20-point game with a career-high 20 rebounds. Thomas-Waheed then went for a career-best 31 points against Patriot League foe and in-state rival Boston U. on Saturday.Â
• In league games, Holy Cross has been one of the poorer shooting teams in the league, ranking ninth in field goal percentage (.358). The Crusaders have struggled on the glass, ranking last in rebounding margin (-4.6).
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