Black Knights Drop Contest to Lehigh

Wednesday, January 5

Bethlehem, PA

6 P.M.

Army West Point

6-5,1-1Patriot

Lehigh University

10-3,2-0Patriot

Army West Point

Lehigh

Black Knights Drop Contest to Lehigh

January 05, 2022 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

GAME 11
SCORE	Lehigh 62, Army 55
RECORDS	Army (6-5, 1-1 Patriot) \| Lehigh (10-3, 2-0 Patriot)
LOCATION	Stabler Arena

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Army West Point women's basketball fell to Lehigh, 62-55, on Wednesday night at Stabler Arena.

Alisa Fallon led the efforts for the Black Knights notching her third double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds. She also dished out two assists and recorded two steals. Lauren Lithgow added on 11 points for the Black Knights going 3-for-5 from beyond the arc. The junior recorded one assist and one steal as well. Kate Murray helped on the offensive end with nine points while ripping down seven boards.

How It Happened
Army had a slow start only scoring six points in the first quarter while Lehigh's offense found its groove late in the quarter racking up 13 points, five of which came from Army's turnovers. Sabria Hunter led the rebounding efforts in the first quarter with four for the Black Knights.

The Black Knights took over in the second quarter scoring 27 points while holding the Mountain Hawks to 16. The momentum started from a fast break layup off the fingertips of Lindsey Scamman. Two possessions later, Scamman returned for another layup with contact to send her to the charity stripe. The firstie sunk the free throw to cut Lehigh's lead to 15-11. Trailing 17-13 with 6:23 left in the second quarter, Army went on an 11-0 scoring run while holding Lehigh scoreless for almost four minutes. Lithgow hit two big three-pointers late in the quarter to help Army keep its lead over Lehigh. The Black Knights headed into halftime with a 33-29 lead over the Mountain Hawks after a strong second quarter as the Cadets shot 66 percent from the floor. Fallon scored seven of her team-high 15 points in the quarter, and Lithgow added six points. Army took advantaged of Lehigh's turnovers scoring six points of the Mountain Hawks' mistakes.

The third quarter went back-and-forth with the Mountain Hawks outscoring the Black Knights 19-13. Lehigh hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the quarter to take a 48-46 lead.

Turnovers hurt the Black Knights as the Mountain Hawks scored five points off the Cadets' mistakes. Fallon was battling on both ends of the court scoring four points and snatching five rebounds.

The opening minutes of the fourth quarter had two lead changes with the Mountain Hawks having a narrow advantage at 50-49. Army trailed 59-55 with four minutes remaining when both teams hit a scoring drought for nearly four minutes. Lehigh eventually halted the drought with two free throws to increase its lead to 61-55 with 26 seconds left on its way to a 62-55 win.

Coach's Corner
"Our team defense has taken major strides in a short time and tonight was an example of that. Lehigh has a high scoring offense that doesn't let up. We kept the gas on defending multiple actions but our offense came up short, but still we were right there. We made too many careless turnovers and missed layups in critical moments. Lehigh was deserving of the victory tonight." - head coach Missy Traversi

Inside the Box Score

Alisa Fallon recorded her third double-double of the season and tenth of her career.
Army held Lehigh to its second-lowest point total of the season (62). Lehigh's lowest score of the season came when the Mountain Hawks scored 60 in their last loss at Villanova on Dec. 1.
Army won the rebounding battle 44-42 over Lehigh.

Up Next
Army will play host to Colgate on Saturday, Jan. 8 at Christl Arena. The game is set for a 1 p.m. start. For ticket information, call 1-877-TIX-ARMY or visit www.goarmywestpoint.com/tickets.

Follow Along
For complete coverage of Army West Point women's basketball, follow the Black Knights on Twitter @ArmyWP_WBB, on Instagram @armywestpointwbb, and online at www.goarmywestpoint.com.