Fourth Quarter Surge Pushes Black Knights Past Mountain Hawks

Wednesday, January 26

West Point, NY

6 P.M.

Army West Point

9-8,4-4Patriot

Lehigh University

13-6,5-3Patriot

Lehigh

Army West Point

Fourth Quarter Surge Pushes Black Knights Past Mountain Hawks

January 26, 2022 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

GAME 17
SCORE	Army 70, Lehigh 57
RECORDS	Army (9-8, 4-4 Patriot) \| Lehigh (13-6, 5-3 Patriot)
LOCATION	Christl Arena

WEST POINT, NY --- Army West Point Women's Basketball's (9-8, 4-4) dominant 21-points in the fourth quarter pushed the team past Lehigh (13-6, 5-3), 70-57, snapping the Mountain Hawks' five-game winning streak over the Black Knights, on Wednesday night in Christl Arena.

Kate Murray led the Black Knights with a season-best of 22 points scoring 10 points in the fourth quarter. Sabria Hunter contributed 16 points to Army's victory while ripping down seven rebounds. Alisa Fallon notched her fourth double-double with 15 points and a team-best of 11 rebounds. Kamryn Hall recorded nine points, nine rebounds, and five assists. Army out rebounds Lehigh 48-39 and held the Mountain Hawks to their lowest score of the season, 57 points.

How It Happened

Army had a slow start in the first quarter, trailing 7-4 at the first media timeout. Out of the timeout, Natalie Rhine hit a three to Lehigh's lead to 10-7 with four minutes on the clock. The teams continued to battle, Lehigh maintaining its lead over Army. With 1:04 on the clock, Murray hit a second-chance layup that ignited a 7-0 scoring run for the Black Knights. Fallon three-pointer with three second on the clock for the final points of Army's run giving the Black Knights a 19-17 lead over the Mountain Hawks. Fallon was battling on the board collecting five rebounds. In the first 10 minutes of the game.

Army kept its momentum going into the second quarter going on a 7-0 run in opening two and a half minutes of the period. Lehigh broke its silence with a three-pointer, but Hunter answered back with a layup (28-20). The Cadets held on to their momentum upping their lead to 13 over Lehigh with just over five minutes left in the quarter (33-20). Lehigh's offense rallied in the second half of the quarter while Army went silent two minutes. Army was able to maintain its lead over Lehigh heading into the half, 36-33. Fallon and Hunter each finished with four points while Hall had two assists.

Lehigh won the scoring battle in the third quarter 15-13 while tying Army in the rebounding war 12-12. The Mountain Hawks' were able to get within two of the Black Knights with just under four minutes left in the quarter (43-41). Murray caught fire hitting two consecutive three-pointers for Army to up the team's lead to 49-42. Army finished with a 49-48 lead. Murray had six points going 2-of-4 from the arc.

Army was dominant fourth quarter outscoring Lehigh 21-9 shooting 57 percent from the floor and 50 percent from beyond the arc. The Black Knights held Lehigh scoreless for the final two and a half minutes of the game to secure the 70-57 win. Murray led the team with 10 points in the quarter going 4-of-6 from the floor with three rebounds. Fallon contributed five points while securing three rebounds.

Coach's Corner
"I am very pleased with the team's performance tonight. We played with discipline and intensity for 40 minutes with a strong sprint in the fourth quarter to finish the game. We took care of the ball against an up tempo and strong Lehigh team. Our team's defense did a amazing job of neutralizing Lehigh's strengths holding them to only six made three-pointers." - head coach Missy Traversi

Cadets' Corner
"This team is at our best when we're converting from both inside and outside, and that's what we did tonight. We needed a momentum shift after last week's games and we're excited to keep progressing forward." - Alisa Fallon

"This team is unstoppable when we all execute the game plan on both sides of the ball like we did tonight. It's exciting to catch this momentum as we enter the second half of conference play." - Kate Murray

Inside the Box Score

Murray posted a new season-best of 22 points.
Fallon recorded her fourth double-double of the season.
Hall had a season-best of five assists.
Army held Lehigh to only six three-pointers.
Last time the Black Knights beat the Mountain Hawks was in the 2017-18 Patriot League Quarterfinals 62-60.

Up Next
Army welcome Lafayette to Christl Arena for an Saturday afternoon game. The game will tip off at 4 p.m. For ticket information, call 1-877-TIX-ARMY or visit www.goarmywestpoint.com/tickets.

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