Black Knights Earn First Patriot League Win Over Holy Cross

Wednesday, January 15

West Point, NY

11 AM

Army West Point

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Holy Cross

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Holy Cross

Army West Point

Black Knights Earn First Patriot League Win Over Holy Cross

January 15, 2020 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – In front of a crowd of nearly 1,700 fans, the Army West Point women's basketball team defeated Holy Cross, 61-48, Wednesday afternoon to earn its first Patriot League win of the season. The stands were filled with students from local elementary schools as part of Army's Education Day.

After scoring all 13 of the Black Knights' points in the first quarter, Alisa Fallon finished the contest with 21 on 8-of-13 shooting. She also pulled in 11 rebounds to register a double-double. Lindsey Scamman also finished with a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. After being held to 33.3 percent shooting in the first half, the Cadets shot at a 44.4 percent clip in the second half.

Megan Swords led the way for the Crusaders with a double-double of her own, with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Also scoring in double figures for Holy Cross was Avery LaBarbera, who registered 11 points.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTES

This was the lowest point-total that Army has held an opponent to since it limited Navy to same amount on Feb. 18, 2019.
The Black Knights cashed in 21 points off Holy Cross turnovers.
This was Fallon's second double-double of the season.
It also marked her third 20-point game.
Fallon has now reached double-digit scoring in 11 games.
Scamman extended her double-digit scoring streak to four games.
The 29 Palms, Calif., native has registered double-figure points in 12 games.
Sarah Bohn had five assists in the contests, which tied her career high.
There were 11 lead changes and eight ties in the contest.

HOW IT HAPPENED

With all of the Black Knights' 13 points in the opening frame, Fallon also managed to outscore Holy Cross, as Army held the 13-12 lead through the first 10 minutes of play. The Des Plaines, Ill., native was 5-of-6 from the floor including 2-of-2 from beyond-the-arc.
The second quarter was low-scoring for both sides, with Holy Cross managing to knot the score at 24-24 heading into halftime. Scamman led the way for the Black Knights in the second stanza with six points, while Avery LaBarbera had seven for Holy Cross.
Seven of Army's 11 points in the second quarter came off turnovers.
The third quarter was again a defensive battle with Army the score being 26-26 by the midway point of the frame. Holy Cross shot ahead 37-33 with just over 1:30 left in the quarter, but Kate Murray buried a 3-pointer to cut the Crusaders lead to one heading into the fourth quarter.
Army's offense caught fire in the final stanza, shooting at a 50 percent clip in the frame. Ahead 50-44 with just under 2:30 remaining, Kate Murray hit a corner trey to give Army the nine-point lead.
Kamryn Hall, who was held scoreless in the first three quarters, contributed seven in the fourth.