Army Falls on the Road to Lafayette

Wednesday, February 12

Easton, PA

7 PM

Army West Point

5-18,1-11Patriot

Lafayette

12-10,8-4Patriot

Army West Point

Lafayette

Army Falls on the Road to Lafayette

February 12, 2020 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

EASTON, Pa. – The Army West Point women's basketball team fell to Patriot League foe Lafayette on the road at the Kirby Sports Center Wednesday evening, 67-58.

The matchup was tight through the first three quarters of play with Army holding a 42-41 lead with just over a minute remaining in the third. Though, Lafayette, which is now 9-2 at home, responded with an 18-1 run which spanned from the closing moments of the third quarter to nearly the three-and-a-half-minute mark of the fourth.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTES

Army leads the all-time series with the Leopards 42-27, but Lafayette has emerged as the victor in the last three meetings.
Sarah Bohn finished with 12 points and was 3-of-5 from beyond-the-arc.
Bohn logged 36 minutes of action on the evening. Since the start of Patriot League play, she's played 35-plus minutes in all but three games.
Natalie Stralkus also registered 12 points on the evening to match her season high.
The East Brunswick, N.J., native was 4-of-5 from 3-point range. Her four made 3-balls ties her career high.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Army started off shooting strong in the first quarter connecting on six of its 11 field goal attempts. Though it was the Leopards that held the slight 17-16 lead through the first quarter of play.
Things remained tight in the second quarter, with neither team holding more than a four-point cushion. The lead seesawed for much of the second frame, with the Leopards taking the 30-29 lead into halftime thanks to a jumper from Alexis Santarelli with 13 seconds left in the stanza.
Bohn was Army's leading scorer at the break with eight points, while Natalie Kucowski paced the Leopards with nine.
The game was still neck-and-neck in the third with Army and Lafayette trading the lead six separate times.
With just eight seconds remaining in the third, Kucowski drilled a fast-break trey to give Lafayette the 44-42 lead. The 3-ball triggered an 18-1 run for the Leopards, which was too much for the Black Knights to overcome.

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