Efficient Shooting Leads to Army Win over Colgate

Wednesday, February 21

West Point, NY

11 AM

Army West Point

15-12, 8-8PL

Colgate

6-21, 2-14PL

COLGATE

ARMY

Efficient Shooting Leads to Army Win over Colgate

February 21, 2018 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Behind one of its best shooting performances of the season, the Army West Point women's basketball team won its third consecutive Patriot League game after defeating Colgate, 69-49, on Wednesday morning at Christl Arena.

Madison Hovren and Janae McNeal led the Black Knights (15-12, 8-8 Patriot League) on the offensive end against the Raiders (6-21, 2-14 Patriot League). The duo combined for 32 of the team's 69 points. Hovren came one rebound shy of a double-double and finished the contest with 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting and nine boards.

McNeal tallied 14 points while connecting on six of her 11 tries from the field and added three assists. Morgann Yancey and Libby Tacka provided a spark off the bench, with a combined 17 points.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army won its third straight Patriot League game, marking the longest streak this season for the Cadets in league play.
Hovren passed Kim Hall '81 and Pat Walter '82 for 12th in all-time scoring with 1,110 points.
The 27 made shots was the most in a single game since Dec. 16, 2017 against St. Joseph's Brooklyn
The 49-percent shooting as a team was the most since the game against St. Joseph's Brooklyn (53%).
McNeal and Hovren both extended their double-digit scoring streaks to eight games.
The duo combined to shoot 61 percent from the field.
Army made a season-best nine 3-pointers in the win.
It was the most 3-pointers made in a game since the team made 13 in a win against Mercy on Dec. 17, 2016.
Yancey tied her season-high with three made shots from long range.
The Cadets dished out 20 assists on 28 made shots, while committing just eight turnovers.
It was the third time this season that the team dished out 20 or more assists in a game.
Army won the rebounding margin for the seventh consecutive game after reeling in 30 boards compared to Colgate's 23.
The Black Knights improved to 13-1 this season when shooting over 40 percent from the field as a team.
Ten Cadets put their name in the scoring column.
The 26 points off the bench was the most by Army since Dec. 16, 2017 against St. Joseph's Brooklyn.
Army had 26 points off of 16 Colgate turnovers.
The Black Knights turned 11 offensive rebounds into 12 second-chance points.
Army is 4-1 now in its last five home contests.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Colgate led 5-4 with 7:24 left in the opening quarter and that was as close as the game would get for the entire rest of afternoon for the Raiders. Army responded with a 15-4 run that lasted the remainder of the frame. McNeal was a key catalyst for the Cadet's early success, putting up eight points on 4-of-6 shooting.
The two sides traded baskets for the first three minutes of the second quarter, but back-to-back 3-pointers by Yancey sparked a 9-2 run and Army's lead was at 20, 34-14.
The Black Knights took a 36-21 lead into the break and began the new half by going 4-for-4 from the field over a six-minute stretch. Colgate shot the ball well too, making six of its first seven shots, including a trio of 3-pointers.
Army's hot shooting cooled down and the Cadets went just 1-for-7 the rest of the way. With the Black Knights struggling, the Raiders pulled within 12, 50-38, when the horn to end the third quarter sounded.
Behind an eight-point fourth-quarter effort by Hovren, the Black Knights were able to rebuild their large lead. Over the first seven minutes of the final frame, Army went on a 15-5 run to go up by 22, 65-43, before securing the 69-49 win at home.

UP NEXT

Army will play in its final regular season road contest when the team heads to Boston to square off against Boston U. in a Patriot League game slated for Saturday at 2 p.m.