Black Knights Drop Contest Against Yale

Wednesday, November 16

West Point, NY

6:00 PM

Army West Point

1-3,0-0Patriot

Yale University

2-2,0-0Ivy League

Yale

Army West Point

Black Knights Drop Contest Against Yale

November 16, 2022 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y.- Army West Point women's basketball (1-3, 0-0 PL) fell to Yale (2-2, 0-0 Ivy) by a score 71-66 on Wednesday night at Christl Arena. Army had three cadet-athletes with double digit points; Kamryn Hall led the team with 20 points, Sabria Hunter followed with 15, and Lauren Lithgow had 11 points.

How It Happened
The Black Knights struck first with a jumper from Hall to begin the contest. Sabria Hunter added to Army's lead, giving them a 4-0 lead. The Bulldogs followed suit with a jumper from Elles van der Maas. At the 5:39 mark, Hall further gave Army a 9-6 lead with the help of a three-pointer. With 22 seconds left in the first quarter, Natalie Rhine connected on a three-pointer giving Army a two-point lead after one.

In the second quarter, Rhine connected with another three-point shot on the fast break, expanding Army's lead to 18-14. Army had its largest lead going ahead by 11 following a free throw from Sabria Hunter. Yale stayed in the fight with a layup from Klara Astrom. A last-minute three fell from Lauren Lithgow, which was answered by the Bulldogs to make it a six-point game at the half.

Yale opened the second half on a 10-1 run, jumping out to a 39-36 lead. A back and forth quarter, with 6:40 on the clock, Sabria Hunter had a layup in the paint giving Army a one-point lead. After a 3-point shot from Yale's Jenna Clark, the Bulldogs further extended their lead by four with the help of a layup by Clark. Army stayed in the fight via a layup by Hunter with 2:30 left on the clock, cutting Yale's lead down to two points. Kamryn Hall tied everything up at 48 with a basket with 1:06 remaining in the half . Hall again gave the Black Knights the lead at the end of the third quarter with nine seconds left on the clock.

Entering the fourth quarter, Yale continued to pester the Black Knights with a layup by Grace Thybulle. Reese Ericson was able to answer right back with a bucket. Yale answered back with a layup from Van der Maas and a jumper with Clark with 5:42 on the clock to go ahead by four. With 3:58 left on the clock, Hall again cut Army's deficit to two points with a layup. Again, the Bulldogs answered back and extended their lead by four points with a jumper from Allstrom. With 43 seconds left in the game, freshman Charlotte Richman, got Army within three points, draining a three-point basket with an assist from Reese Ericson. Ultimately, Yale defeated the Black Knights 71-66 after Yale made both free throws with 18 seconds left in regulation.

Inside the Box

Kamryn Hall had a career-high and led the team with 20 points. Hall also finished the night with 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 assists.
Senior Sabria Hunter concluded the night with 15 points and 13 rebounds, her third double-double of the season.
Lauren Lithgow finished the night with 11 points and four rebounds.
Natalie Rhine knocked down 2-of-4 looks from downtown.
Army was 7-12 from the free throw line while Yale went 12-18 from the charity stripe.
Reese Ericson had a game-high five assists while tabbing eight points.

Coach's Corner
"The difference in the game is Yale came out in the second half and executed, we did not. We were comfortable with the lead, and they came out like they wanted to take a win from us and that's exactly what they did to us. I thought our defense did not get stops and we need to get stops. I thought we had too many fog outs in transition, we still are not understanding the importance of multiple stops, especially when the games on the line. Offensively, we had turnovers in key moments, we had wide open three-point shots that unfortunately we did not make. But there are some bright spots and Kamryn Hall being one of them, she went off tonight obviously, 20 points. Her rebounding was sensational, her defense was very good, she got a little gassed at the end, but we need her to play those type of minutes, that's what's going to be expected from her. I'm very proud of Kamryn. Reese continues to be our floor general and get better and better each game, she's going to continue to learn and get better. Sabria played her heart out as usual; they were all over her tonight, they were long, they were lanky, they threw two-three different players at her, she gave us everything she had." -Head Coach Missy Traversi

Up Next
The Black Knights will go back on the road to face Vermont on Sunday, November 27 at 1 p.m.

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