Holy Cross Takes First Round of Magarity vs. Magarity Series

Saturday, January 9

West Point, N.Y.

3 PM

Army West Point

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Holy Cross

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Holy Cross

Army West Point

Holy Cross Takes First Round of Magarity vs. Magarity Series

January 09, 2021 | Women's Basketball

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WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point women's basketball head coach Dave Magarity coached against his daughter, Maureen Magarity, Saturday afternoon in Christl Arena in what was believed to be the first father-daughter matchup in Division I history.

Army fell 80-46 in the front of end of the home-and-home weekend series, but will have a chance to even the slate Sunday in Worcester, Mass.

Kaci Helmick recorded a career high 13 points on 5-of-8 from the field. Taylor Sullivan also reached double digits in points with 10 on 4-of-5 shooting.

Holy Cross had five players score in double figures, led by Avery LaBarbera's 23 points. The Crusaders' second leading scorer was Bronagh Power-Cassidy, who finished with 17.

ARMY NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS

Maureen served as an assistant on her father's staff at Army from 2006-10 before leaving to take the head coaching position at New Hampshire.
Including Sunday's tilt, the two will square off against each other three more times this season. Army will play Holy Cross in another home-and-home series on the weekend of Feb. 6-7.
Sullivan has now scored in double digits in two consecutive games, a feat she had not accomplished before the Colgate game last weekend.
Overall, the Black Knights shot 18-of-39 from the floor (46.2 percent).

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter

Army took the lead out of the gate, jumping out to a 5-2 advantage in the game's opening minutes.
The Crusaders defense caused issues for the Black Knights early, forcing 7 turnovers in the opening frame. Holy Cross scored 10 of its 19 points in the first off turnovers.
Holy Cross closed out the quarter with a 19-11 lead.

Second Quarter

Sullivan was dominant on the inside in the first half, going 4-5 with 10 points and four blocked shots at the break.
The Black Knights shot 75 percent in the second quarter, knocking down six of their eight attempts.
Holy Cross was strong on the boards, outrebounding Army 11-5 in the second.
The Crusaders took a 35-25 lead into the half.

Third Quarter

Holy Cross began to pull away in the third, going 12-18 from the field in the quarter and outscoring Army 28-12.
LaBarbera scored 14 points of her 23 points in the third.

Fourth Quarter

Holy Cross capped off the night with a late 8-0 scoring run, stretching the lead to 39 points
The Black Knights took a little momentum into tomorrow's contest, scoring the final five points of the game.

FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Dave Magarity
(Ref.: On the his and Maureen's Journey)
"The journey that Maureen and I have had together has been really special. Going back to carting her around as a young AAU player – she played with Sue Bird as a youngster. Driving to Queens, New York, from Poughkeepsie. The stories and the things we have to reflect back on are such great memories."

Guard Kaci Helmick
(Ref.: On the team's performance)
"We didn't execute our game plan to the best of our ability today. We are preparing and focusing on playing true Army women's basketball tomorrow at Holy Cross for a comeback."

UP NEXT
Army will take on Holy Cross at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday in Worcester, Mass. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.