Army Comes Up Short Against Colgate

Wednesday, January 30

West Point, NY

7 PM

Army West Point

8-12, 3-6PL

Colgate

9-10, 5-4PL

Colgate

Army

Army Comes Up Short Against Colgate

January 30, 2019 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's basketball team dropped a 70-58 decision to Colgate on Wednesday at Christl Arena in Patriot League action.

The Black Knights were led by Madison Hovren with 26 points and nine rebounds, while Lindsey Scamman added a career high 13 points and five rebounds. Army struggled hanging onto the ball as Colgate forced 21 turnovers that turned into 16 points.

Colgate saw four players reach double figures with Tegan Graham scoring 17 points, while Nia Ahart recorded 15. Both Graham and Ahart hit three shots from distance as the Raiders were 9-of-21 from three. Mylah Chandler narrowly missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

This was the 68th all-time meeting between Army and Colgate.
The win by Colgate snapped a 10-game winning streak by the Black Knights over the Raiders.
Army is now 28-7 at home against Colgate.
The series against the Raiders is at 45-23 in favor of Army.
Jessica Rawls made the 10th start of her career for the Black Knights.
Morgann Yancey has started in each of Army's last 12 games.
Sarah Bohn was in the starting five for the sixth time.
Jess Lewis has now started in 22 straight games dating back to last season, which is a career high.
The starting lineup for the Black Knights was the same for the fifth-straight game.
Hovren reached double-digit scoring for the 19th time this season and 74th time in her career.
Hovren became the fourth player all-time in Army history to reach 1,500 points in a career after scoring 14 in the first half.
Hovren scored 20 or more points for the seventh time this year and the 25th time in her career.
Hovren reached double digits in rebounds for the 14th time this season and for the 47th time in her career.
Scamman recorded a career high 13 points in the loss and added five boards.
Murray added eight rebounds, including four offensive.
The Black Knights outrebounded the Raiders, 42-31.
Army had 38 points in the paint, while Colgate had 20.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter

Colgate took advantage of a cold start by the Black Knights and led 13-2 midway through the first. Ahart and Chandler led the way with seven and six points, respectively.
Army had a short 7-2 run late in the quarter to get it back to an eight-point game at the end of the quarter at 17-9. Hovren had four of the seven points during the run, while Kate Murray added a jumper.

Second Quarter

The Black Knights inched closer in the first couple of minutes thanks a 3-pointer from Morgann Yancey and four quick points from Hovren and Colgate led 21-16 at the 7:28 mark of the frame.
Army chipped away at the Colgate lead and had it down to three points at 31-28 with three minutes remaining in the second. Hovren had 14 points in the first half to lead Army, but the Raiders fired back to score the final six points of the second quarter and had a 37-28 lead at the half.

Third Quarter

The Black Knights cut the Colgate lead to seven at 39-32 with 8:21 on the clock in the third. The Raiders answered with a 16-2 run and had their largest lead of the game at 21 points with the score at 55-34 with 2:10 left in the frame.
Army closed the gap with five-straight points to head into the fourth down 55-39.

Fourth Quarter