Black Knights Sing Second; Beat Navy, 62-52

Saturday, February 22

West Point, NY

11 AM

Army West Point

7-19,3-12Patriot

Navy

7-19,2-13Patriot

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Navy	13	8	9	22	52
Army West Point	11	14	16	21	62

Black Knights Sing Second; Beat Navy, 62-52

February 22, 2020 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army women's basketball topped service academy foe Navy by a score of 62-52 Saturday in Christl Arena. With the victory, Army claimed the gold star as part of the Army-Navy Star Series presented by USAA.

The Black Knights (7-19, 3-12 Patriot League) had a trio of scorers in double-figures led by Hope Brown, who finished with 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor. Also reaching double-digits were Natalie Stralkus and Kate Murray. The Black Knights shot 40 percent from the field.

The Mids (7-19, 2-13 Patriot League) were led by Morgan Taylor, who finished with 15 points. Additionally, Mary Kate Ulasewicz had 10 points and additionally dished out six assists.

ARMY NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS

This marks the Black Knights' second straight win.
Army is now 20-12 all-time in the star game.
Stralkus led the Cadets' offensive attack in the first half pouring in all 11 of her points in the opening 20 minutes.
Fifteen of Brown's 18 points came in the second half. The freshman shot 5-of-9 from the floor in the span.
Lindsey Scamman contributed nine points and 13 rebounds before exiting the game due to injury in the third.
Scamman now has 11 10-plus rebound games this season.
Eight of Murray's 10 points came in the second half.
As a team, the Black Knights were 11-of-13 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Black Knights created several second chance opportunities in the first quarter. Army's first three made baskets were all second chance points. Navy held a 13-8 lead with about 30 seconds remaining in the opening frame, but Stralkus drilled her first 3-ball of the day to cut the lead to 13-11.
A pair of free throws from Scamman at the 7:17 mark in the second quarter knotted the game at 15 apiece, but Navy would score the next five points to push ahead 20-15.
The Cadets stormed back to even the contest at 20 by the 3:54 mark after Stralkus drilled her second trey of the contest and Brown converted on a fast break lay-in.
Stralkus hit another huge shot at the end of the half, connecting on a trey with just nine seconds remaining in the quarter. The shot put the Cadets ahead 25-21 going into the break.
The Black Knights used their momentum from the end of the first half in the opening portion of the second half using a 7-0 run to push ahead 35-26 with 5:49 left in the third. Army built its lead to double-digits by the end of the third to go ahead 41-30.
The Mids fought to narrow Army's lead to 43-40 by the 5:50 mark of the fourth quarter after a corner 3-ball from Morgan Taylor. The Black Knights responded with a 11-3 run to extend its lead to 54-43 with 1:22 left. Army maintained a comfortable lead for the remainder of the contest to claim the star.

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