Army Completes Weekend Sweep of Colgate Behind Strong Second Half

Sunday, January 31

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Army Completes Weekend Sweep of Colgate Behind Strong Second Half

January 31, 2021 | Women's Basketball

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HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's basketball team had five players score in double figures, as the Black Knights picked up their third consecutive win Sunday afternoon, topping Colgate, 79-45, at Cotterell Court.

Taylor Sullivan led the way with a career high-16 points, shooting 7-11 from the floor. Kate Murray, Alisa Fallon and Lauren Lithgow each had 12 points. Sabria Hunter finished with 10.

This marked the first time since the Bryant contest last season on Dec. 29, 2019 that Army had five players score in double digits.

"We've seen flashes of who we can be throughout the season and this weekend we just put it together. We had everybody on the same page clicking and it feels good," Sullivan said.

"I think the beauty of how we play as a team was evident the last couple of days with everyone being able to contribute," Murray added.

Murray and Fallon also both posted double-doubles. Murray corralled a game-high 12 rebounds and Fallon grabbed 10.

Army jumped to an early 24-13 lead through the first 10 minutes of play. The Black Knights did much of their damage from the beyond-the-arc in the first quarter with four of their six made field goals coming from 3-point range. Army added eight points from the charity stripe, led by Lithgow, who shot 5-5 from the line.

Colgate used an 11-2 run in the second quarter to make it a one-possession game by the midway mark of the second. The Raiders manage to whittle Army's lead to 41-37 by the break, shooting 10-16 from the field in the second stanza.

After Colgate's Katlyn Ghavidel scored the first basket of the second half, but Army went on to outscore Colgate 38-6 for the remainder of the half. The Black Knights shot 50 percent from the field in the second half, while limiting the Raiders to just two made field goals.

"We came out focused and really did some good things at the beginning of the third quarter. We outscored them 15-6," Army Head Coach Dave Magarity said. "We went into that fourth quarter and felt like we were playing pretty good, but never let our guard down."

Army has now won four of its last five games and the win puts the team at 8-7 overall on the season. It also puts the Black Knights at 4-4 in the Patriot League North division and 5-5 in league play overall.

"It was in the back of our minds to get a strong start going into the second half of league play. It's been nice to see our potential. We know how we can play and seeing that on the floor has been really exciting," Murray said.

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS

This is the first time since the beginning of the 2017-18 season that Army has posted consecutive 25+ point victories. Army beat LIU Brooklyn, 71-37, on Nov. 20, 2017 and NJIT, 79-49, on Nov. 22, 2017.
This was the Black Knights' largest margin of victory since topping St. Joseph's Brooklyn, 107-46, on Dec. 16, 2017.
Sullivan and Lithgow have scored in double digits four times this season.
The Black Knights were 23-31 from the line.
This was the first time since the Holy Cross contest last season on Jan. 15, 2020 that Army had multiple players record double-doubles.
Murray posted her third double-double of the season and the fourth of her career.
This was also Fallon's third double-double of the season and sixth of her career.

UP NEXT
Army will have a home-and-home series with Holy Cross next weekend with the first contest in Worcester, Mass., on Saturday, Feb. 6 and the second in Christl Arena on Sunday, Feb. 7. Sunday's game will be senior day and will be also pair as the final regular season home contest of Magarity's career.