Black Knights Edged Out By MidShipmen

Saturday, January 22

Annapolis, MD

11 a.m.

Army West Point

8-8,3-4Patriot

United States Naval Academy

6-12,3-5Patriot

Army West Point

Navy

Black Knights Edged Out By MidShipmen

January 22, 2022 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

GAME 16
SCORE	Navy 61, Army 60
RECORDS	Army (8-8, 3-4 Patriot) \| Navy (6-12, 3-5 Patriot)
LOCATION	Alumni Hall

ANNAPOLIS, Md. --- Army West Point Women's Basketball (8-8, 3-4) battled Navy (6-12, 3-5) getting help from three Cadets who scored in double figures, but is was not enough as Army was edged out by Navy in the final second to lose 61-60 on Saturday afternoon, at Alumni Hall.

Sabria Hunter led the Black Knights with 16 points and 11 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season. Alisa Fallon contributed 11 points and nine rebounds, while Hope Brown scored 11 points and collected seven rebounds for the team. Sam McNaughton had a team-best of six assists while ripping down seven rebounds.

How It Happened
It was a battle from the tip. Navy was on the board first with a second-chance layup in the first 15 second of the quarter. Army fought back by hitting five of its first six free throws, led by Hunter who went 4-for-4 from the charity strip in the first quarter. With 5:13 on the clock, Brown had a steal for the Black Knights. In transition McNaughton found her in the corner for three to tie things up with the Midshipmen, 10-10. Army's defense was tremendous in the first quarter, keeping the Midshipmen scoreless for the final three minutes of the first period. The Black Knights found their offense groove with two minutes left in the quarter as they took off on a 7-0 scoring run. Army had a 19-14 lead over Navy at the end of the quarter. Hunter led the wat with six points while Kate Murray contributed five.

Army had offensive trouble in the second quarter, only scoring eight points compared to Navy's 12. It was back-and-forth in the quarter with Navy on Army's heels down three (22-19). With 4:28 on the clock, the Midshipmen hit two free throws to tie things up at 22-22. A few possessions later, Brown drew a foul while grabbing a defensive rebound to send her to the free throw line. The junior netted one to give Army the one-point edge. The Midshipmen retaliated with a jump shot to put them up one (24-23). Fallon and Hunter each hit two-point jumpers to win the lead back for the Black Knights. Army went into halftime leading 27-26 over Navy.

The Midshipmen's offense gave trouble in the third quarter as they shot 57 percent from the floor scoring 21 points compared to Army's 17. The teams were battling as there were five lead changes in the quarter, four coming in the first three minutes of the period. With 6:49 on the clock, Army had the two-point lead over Navy after Brown sank two free throws for the team. Army went on a 6-0 scoring run and kept Navy scoreless for just under three minutes (38-32). The Midshipmen found their groove on offense taking a 44-38 lead over Army with less than a minute left. McNaughton hit a buzzer-beater three to cut Navy's lead to 47-44 heading into the final period. Hunter and McNaughton each recorded five points for the Black Knights.

The teams were scoreless in for the first minute and a half of the fourth quarter before Kamryn Hall breaking the silence with a second chance layup. The teams continued to battle back-and-forth with four lead changes and three tied during the quarter. Navy took a one-point lead with 1:34 left on the clock. Fallon hit a two-point jumper to take back the lead for Army. The Black Knights locked in on defense forcing a turnover in 47 second on the clock, but Navy's Lindsey Llewellyn hit a jump shot with four second left on the game clock to secure the win for the Midshipmen. Army fell 61-60 to Navy.

Coach's Corner
"This atmosphere was exactly what I had been told coming into today, there was a lot of emotion and adrenaline. Throughout the game we told our team to try to be calm through the storm. It could have gone either way, it was a tight game. I give credit to Coach Taylor and his staff, their players made some big shots. We had our opportunities, unfortunately we did not capitalize on them. In the first half, Hope Brown did a tremendous job on defense holding [Jennifer] Coleman to seven points. We will learn from this, and we have another opportunity when they [Navy] come to see us." - head coach Missy Traversi

Inside the Box Score

Hunter recorded her ninth double-double of the season.
McNaughton dished out six assists for the second time this season.
Army out rebounded Navy 49-35, led by Hunter with 11.

Up Next
Army heads home to Christl Arena for a midweek showdown with Lehigh on Wesnesday, Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. For ticket information, call 1-877-TIX-ARMY or visit www.goarmywestpoint.com/tickets.

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