Murray's Free Throw Lifts Army Over Quinnipiac, 51-50

Saturday, December 12

Hamden, CT

2 PM

Army West Point

3-2,0-0Patriot

Quinnipiac

2-2,0-0MAAC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Army West Point	17	13	10	11	51
Quinnipiac	7	15	13	15	50

Murray's Free Throw Lifts Army Over Quinnipiac, 51-50

December 12, 2020 | Women's Basketball

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HAMDEN, Conn. – Kate Murray put home a free throw with 2.6 seconds remaining to push Army women's basketball past Quinnipiac, 51-50, Saturday afternoon at the People's United Center.

The freebie came on the heels of Quinnipiac's Rose Caverly hitting a trey to even the score at 50 with six seconds left in regulation. After missing the first shot from the line, Murray sunk the second to help Army improve to 3-2 on the season. The Bobcats dropped to 2-2.

Murray finished with a game-high 16 points on 4-of-10 shooting from the field and was 7-of-10 from the line. She was one of three Black Knights to score in double-figures, as Alisa Fallon finished with 12 points and Natalie Stralkus with 11. Fallon also corralled 12 rebounds to record the double-double.

HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTES

Army is now 2-6 all-time against the Bobcats. Quinnipiac won the first six meetings in the series, but the Black Knights have claimed the last two.
This was Murray's fourth double-digit scoring effort of the season and the 22nd of her career.
Fallon reached double figures for the fourth time this season and the 24th time of her career.
This was her second double-double of the season and fifth of her career.
Sarah Bohn dished out five assists, which marked her third five-assist game of the season.
The Black Knights are 3-1 against MAAC opponents.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Army jumped out to 17-7 lead after one quarter of play, shooting 50 percent from the field in the opening stanza. Fallon had five points and was 2-of-3 from the field. Bohn was distributing early, as four of her five helpers came in the first 10 minutes of play.
With Murray on the bench for the entirety of the second quarter in foul trouble, the Bobcats used a 7-0 scoring run late in the frame to slim Army's lead to just three points. Though, Army was able to give itself an eight-point cushion heading into the half thanks to a late triple from Stralkus.
Both teams experienced shooting struggles in the third. Army shot 30.8 percent from field and Quinnipiac shot at a 31.6 percent clip. After missing the second frame with two fouls, Murray did not leave the floor in the third or pick up any additional fouls. The Boise, Idaho, native shot 2-of-5 from the field, finishing with five points.
Quinnipiac heated up from the floor in the fourth, shooting 7-of-11 from the floor. Army's shooting struggles continued, but Murray kept finding herself at the charity stripe. The junior forward was 7-of-10 from the line in the final stanza.
The Bobcats managed to even the game at 43-43 with under five minutes remaining. The Black Knights were able to build their lead back up to five with 54 seconds left, largely due to Murray's success at the charity stripe.
Caverly shortened Army's lead to 50-47 on a layup with 47 seconds remaining. Then proceeded to bury a triple to even things at 50 with six seconds left.
Murray managed to earn her fifth trip to the line of the quarter and hit 1-of-2 to give the Black Knights their third win of the season.