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Saturday, January 8

West Point, NY

1 P.M.

Army West Point

7-5,2-1Patriot

Colgate University

2-13,0-4Patriot

Colgate

Army West Point

January 08, 2022 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

GAME 12
SCORE	Army 66, Colgate 63
RECORDS	Army (7-5, 2-1 Patriot) \| Colgate (2-13, 0-4 Patriot)
LOCATION	Christl Arena

WEST POINT, NY – Three Cadets scored in double-digits to help Army West Point women's basketball (7-5, 2-1) capture a 66-63 victory over Colgate (2-13, 0-4) on Saturday afternoon at Christ Arena.

Hope Brown led the Black Knights with a season-high 16 points along with five rebounds. Alisa Fallon contributed 14 points, five rebounds, and five assists. Sabria Hunter followed with 13 points and 14 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season. Hunter racked up five steals for Army as well.

How It Happened
The first quarter was a battle between the Black Knights and the Raiders. Army claimed the upper hand in the ten-minute period outscoring Colgate, 18-17. At 7:19, Hunter knocked down two free throws to ignite a 7-0 scoring run for Army while holding Colgate scoreless for two minutes. The teams went back-and-forth before Colgate took a 17-15 lead over the Black Knights. With a minute left in the quarter, Brown rallied the Cadets with a put back layup with contact to send her to the charity stripe. The junior hit the free throw to take back the lead for Army, 18-17. Fallon led the Black Knights with seven points and three assists in the quarter.

The opening minutes of the second quarter were back-and-forth with Army leading 22-21 with just under seven minutes left. Sam McNaughton hit a three-pointer to start momentum for the Black Knights. The team took off on a 6-0 scoring run to lead 28-21 with four and a half minutes left. Army's offense found its groove scoring 20 points in the second quarter shooting 54 percent from the floor while holding Colgate to a mere nine. The Black Knights maintained a 38-26 lead over the Raiders heading into halftime.

Kate Murray opened the quarter with two free throws to increase Army's lead to 40-26. The Black Knights hit a scoring drought for the next five minutes, allowing the Raiders to cut Army's lead to 40-33. At 4:25 on the clock, Fallon hit a two-point jumper to break Army's silence. It was back-and-forth for the rest of the quarter, but Army came out on top with a 49-42 lead over Colgate heading into the fourth quarter.

McNaughton scored the first point of the quarter for the Black Knights to increase the team's lead to 51-42. Kamryn Hall fired off five points in less in a minute off a three-pointer and two free throws to give Army a 10-point lead over Colgate. The Raiders fought back to get within five with 3:30 left. The teams went scoreless for the next three minutes until Fallon knocked down two free throws for Army as the Black Knights secured the 66-63 win over the Raiders.

Inside the Box Score

Hope Brown scored six points in less than a minute during the second quarter.
Sabria Hunter recorded 14 rebounds for the fourth time this season.
Army out rebounded Colgate, 37-28, including ripping down 26 defensive rebounds.

Coach's Corner
"Colgate was determined and played like they had nothing to lose, we were fortunate to leave with the win. Though we won, we need to play smarter and fundamentally sound basketball for 40 minutes if we want to consistently win games. We take tonight's win and use it to prepare for a strong Boston [University] team on Wednesday." - Missy Traversi

Cadets' Corner
"I'm really proud of how this team came together and pushed through to the 40-minute mark for the win. A win is a win, so we'll take it and be happy in the moment, but we also have a lot of areas that we to improve on. Our defense was better, but we need it to be the best so I'm exited to see us improve. We had a lot of high points and low points, but we strive for consistency and a solid 40 minutes of basketball. Those are key elements in our team's success. Overall, we fought to the end and I'm super proud of the effort we all put in. I'm already looking to the next game and how we can improve." - Hope Brown

Up Next
Army hits the road to take on Boston University on Wednesday, Jan. 12 for a 6 p.m. showdown.

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.