Army Drops Road Contest to Bucknell

Wednesday, February 23

Lewisburg, PA

6 P.M.

Army West Point

15-11,9-7Patriot

Bucknell University

20-7,11-5Patriot

Army West Point

Bucknell

Army Drops Road Contest to Bucknell

February 23, 2022 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

GAME 26
SCORE	Bucknell 79, Army 51
RECORDS	Army (15-11, 9-7 Patriot) \| Bucknell (20-7, 11-5 Patriot)
LOCATION	Sojika Pavilion

LEWISBURG, Pa. --- Army West Point Women's Basketball (15-11, 9-7 Patriot) dropped the final road game of the regular season to Bucknell (20-7, 11-5 Patriot) 79-51 on Wednesday night at Sojika Pavilion.

Kamryn Hall led the way with 10 points for Army going 4-of-7 from the floor. Sabria Hunter contributed nine points and five rebounds along with two steals. Kate Murray scored eight points with one assist and three rebounds. Alisa Fallon and Sam McNaughton each had six points.

How it Happened

Army had trouble containing Bucknell's offense in the first quarter as the Bison shot 76 percent from the floor and 83 percent from the arc. The Black Knights stayed close to the Bison in the opening minutes before Bucknell went on an eight-point scoring run to lead 11-4 at the first media timeout. Fallon tried to get the Black Knights to bounce back hitting a jumper with 7:12 on the clock, but Bucknell took off on 10-point run to lead 21-6 with just under five minutes left in the quarter. Army trailed 25-8 at the end of the quarter.

Both teams were quiet in the opening minutes of the second quarter, but Bucknell broke the silence with a four-point run over Army to take a 29-8 lead with just under seven minutes left period. Fallon hit a two-pointer to get momentum going for Army. With three minutes on the clock, Black Knights were able to cut the Bison's lead to 17 with help from a three-pointer off the fingertips of Murray (37-20). Army continued to battle but trailed 42-22 at the end of the quarter. Hall led the Black Knights with five points.

Army came out strong in the third quarter, opening with a three-point play by Hall. Hall continued her scoring run with a two-point jumper to cut Bucknell's lead to 46-27. Army continued to battle on defense, only allowing Bucknell 12 points holding the Bison to a 26-shooting percentage but were unable to take advantage on offense scoring just 13 points. Army finished the quarter trailing 35-54.

The Black Knights battled in the opening possession, but Bucknell took off on offense shooting 58 percent from the floor and 60 percent from the three-point line. Hunter contributed seven points in the quarter going 3-for-3 from the floor. Jaida Strippoli scored three points for the team as well. Bucknell won the quarter 25-16 to win the game 79-51.

Coach's Corner
"Bucknell came to play, and we didn't tonight. We dug ourselves a hole giving up 25 points in the first quarter, that is hard to come back from. I am disappointed with our lack of focus and execution tonight. We need to learn from this before we face a very good Holy Cross this weekend." – head coach Missy Traversi.

Inside the Box Score

Army out rebounded Bucknell 34-33.
McNAughton led the Black Knights with four assists.
Army's bench contributed 20 points on the floor.

Up Next
Army welcomes Holy Cross to Christl Arena on Saturday, Feb. 26, at 1 p.m. The Black Knights will be celebrating six seniors.

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