Army West Point Athletics
Wednesday, January 7
Baltimore, Md.
7 p.m.
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Loyola Maryland
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Loyola Maryland
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Women’s Basketball Takes Down Loyola Maryland, 71-66
January 07, 2026 | Women's Basketball
BALTIMORE, Md. – Army West Point women's basketball got a career performance from Camryn Tade en route to a gritty, 71-66, road win over Loyola Maryland on Wednesday night at Reitz Arena.
Army (11-3, 2-1) didn't have the best offensive night but played strong defense down the stretch to record back-to-back conference road wins. Loyola Maryland (5-9, 1-2) scored 28 points in the fourth quarter in a late comeback effort but was unable to get over the final hump.
Tade led the way for Army, scoring a career-high 26 points on 8-14 shooting – including three buckets from long range. The junior guard had seven points in the final frame to help ice the victory for the Black Knights. Wednesday marked the second time this season, and in her career, that she has scored 20-plus points.
The Black Knights got off to a blazing hot start, opening the game on a 14-2 run in the first 4:30. Loyola Maryland was forced to burn an early timeout. Army was 6-8 from the field during this stretch.
The Greyhounds settled down on both ends of the court coming out of the media timeout and outscored Army 10-5 to close out the period. The Black Knights finished the quart 8-12 from the field, while the Greyhounds shot 4-15. Taylor Wilson led Army with six points after 10 minutes.
After struggling offensively at the end of the first quarter, Army regained its rhythm in the second quarter. Holding a 21-16 lead with 8:04 left before halftime, the Black Knights erupted on a 14-0 run that spanned 7:53 and gave them a controlling 35-14 lead. Brooke Wilson kicked off the run with a pair of free throws, with Soleil Montrose knocking down a pull up mid-range shot. Tade then scored the next eight points for Army and Reese Ericson capped off the run with a deep three to force a Loyola Maryland timeout.
The 14-0 run was the second largest of the season, trailing just its 17-0 run to knock of St. Thomas back in November.
Army finished the half shooting 43.3 percent from the field, which included five 3-pointers. On the other side of the court, the Greyhounds shot 32.1 percent in the first 20 minutes of action. Tade had 10 of her points before the break.
Coming out of the locker rooms, the two sides trade buckets for the opening five minutes, but Army's lead never fell below 15 before the media timeout. However, the Greyhounds had a strong close to the period and cut Army's lead down to 10 heading into the final quarter of play.
The third frame was the Black Knights worst offensive stretch of the game, as it made just four of its 14 attempts from the field and scored only 13 points. Loyola Maryland seemed to find a shooting groove late in the quarter and knocked down half of its shots (5-10),
Army extended its lead back to 18 – 66-48 – with 3:00 left in regulation and seemed well on its way to another double-digit victory. However, Loyola Maryland wasn't going to go down without a fight, as the Greyhounds turned it on offensively in the final minutes. Loyola Maryland went on a 12-2 run to make it 68-60 with 50 seconds to play.
Tade hit clutch shots from the charity stripe to help secure the win for Army and hold off a late comeback.
By the Numbers
The Black Knights didn't have its cleanest game, shooting just 39.3 percent from the field. Army did go 19-24 from the free-throw line, which proved to be crucial. Loyola Maryland finished the night with a 38.2 percent clip from the field.
This season, Army is 7-0 (2-0) when holding its opponents to under 40 percent shooting.
Ericson had 12 points on four made threes and Reganne Reardon had 10 points on 4-11 shooting, joining Tade as the only Black Knights to score in double figures. Tade's 26 points the second most by an Army player this season. Kya Smith had 27 against Howard last Monday. Reardon has now scored 10-plus points in five of the last six games.
Three Greyhounds scored 10-plus points, with Lex Therien leading the way with 18.
Army outscored Loyola Maryland on fast break points (10-0) and bench points (14-12). The Greyhounds had the edge in points in the paint (34-24), points off turnovers (16-13) and second chance points (17-7).
Wednesday was the first time this season that Army won when losing the rebounding battle (37-34). Smith had a game-high 12 boards the Black Knights.
Army dished out 17 assists, with Smith leading the way with a career-high seven. Brooke Wilson added four.
The Black Knights never trailed in the game, holding the lead for 39:48.
Quotable – Head Coach Katie Kuester
"Yeah, I don't care how ugly it is. A win is a win. I mean, we're going to win pretty, we're going to win ugly. I was just really proud of Camryn Tade. I think she had big buckets and big moments. The same with Reese's threes. She had a huge three in front of our bench, just to kind of give us a little bit more cushion. I was really impressed with our start. I thought we started the game off really, really well, which gave us the cushion that we needed down the stretch."
Kuester on Tade's Career Night
"I rely on her so much, just as a person, as a player, as an ambassador of our program. She's just very difficult to guard because she's so strong and relentless. She can shoot the mid-range, she can shoot the three, she can get downhill. She's been working relentlessly to continue to develop all those sides of her game. I am really proud that it could come to fruition in a game like tonight."
Up Next
Army is back in action on Saturday afternoon, as it welcomes in Boston U., to Christl Arena. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN+.
Game 14 Notables
• Camryn Tade had a career-high 26 points on 8-14 shooting. Wednesday was just the second time in her career that she has score 20-plus points.
• Tade's 26 points are the second most by an Army player this season. Kya Smith had 27 in Army's win over Howard on Dec. 29.
• In addition to Tade, Reese Ericson (12) and Reganne Reardon (10) also scored in double figures. Reardon has scored 10-plus points in five of the last six games.
• Kya Smith had a game-high 12 rebounds despite Army being outrebounded 37-34. Wednesday was the first time this season that the Black Knights won when having less boards than their opponent.
• Smith had a career-high seven assists for Army, surpassing her previous high of six set against Lehigh last week. Brooke Wilson added four.
• Army is 8-0 this season when Kya Smith wins the opening tip.
• Army is now 21-9 all time against Loyola Maryland and has won the last six contests.
Army (11-3, 2-1) didn't have the best offensive night but played strong defense down the stretch to record back-to-back conference road wins. Loyola Maryland (5-9, 1-2) scored 28 points in the fourth quarter in a late comeback effort but was unable to get over the final hump.
Tade led the way for Army, scoring a career-high 26 points on 8-14 shooting – including three buckets from long range. The junior guard had seven points in the final frame to help ice the victory for the Black Knights. Wednesday marked the second time this season, and in her career, that she has scored 20-plus points.
The Black Knights got off to a blazing hot start, opening the game on a 14-2 run in the first 4:30. Loyola Maryland was forced to burn an early timeout. Army was 6-8 from the field during this stretch.
The Greyhounds settled down on both ends of the court coming out of the media timeout and outscored Army 10-5 to close out the period. The Black Knights finished the quart 8-12 from the field, while the Greyhounds shot 4-15. Taylor Wilson led Army with six points after 10 minutes.
After struggling offensively at the end of the first quarter, Army regained its rhythm in the second quarter. Holding a 21-16 lead with 8:04 left before halftime, the Black Knights erupted on a 14-0 run that spanned 7:53 and gave them a controlling 35-14 lead. Brooke Wilson kicked off the run with a pair of free throws, with Soleil Montrose knocking down a pull up mid-range shot. Tade then scored the next eight points for Army and Reese Ericson capped off the run with a deep three to force a Loyola Maryland timeout.
The 14-0 run was the second largest of the season, trailing just its 17-0 run to knock of St. Thomas back in November.
Army finished the half shooting 43.3 percent from the field, which included five 3-pointers. On the other side of the court, the Greyhounds shot 32.1 percent in the first 20 minutes of action. Tade had 10 of her points before the break.
Coming out of the locker rooms, the two sides trade buckets for the opening five minutes, but Army's lead never fell below 15 before the media timeout. However, the Greyhounds had a strong close to the period and cut Army's lead down to 10 heading into the final quarter of play.
The third frame was the Black Knights worst offensive stretch of the game, as it made just four of its 14 attempts from the field and scored only 13 points. Loyola Maryland seemed to find a shooting groove late in the quarter and knocked down half of its shots (5-10),
Army extended its lead back to 18 – 66-48 – with 3:00 left in regulation and seemed well on its way to another double-digit victory. However, Loyola Maryland wasn't going to go down without a fight, as the Greyhounds turned it on offensively in the final minutes. Loyola Maryland went on a 12-2 run to make it 68-60 with 50 seconds to play.
Tade hit clutch shots from the charity stripe to help secure the win for Army and hold off a late comeback.
By the Numbers
The Black Knights didn't have its cleanest game, shooting just 39.3 percent from the field. Army did go 19-24 from the free-throw line, which proved to be crucial. Loyola Maryland finished the night with a 38.2 percent clip from the field.
This season, Army is 7-0 (2-0) when holding its opponents to under 40 percent shooting.
Ericson had 12 points on four made threes and Reganne Reardon had 10 points on 4-11 shooting, joining Tade as the only Black Knights to score in double figures. Tade's 26 points the second most by an Army player this season. Kya Smith had 27 against Howard last Monday. Reardon has now scored 10-plus points in five of the last six games.
Three Greyhounds scored 10-plus points, with Lex Therien leading the way with 18.
Army outscored Loyola Maryland on fast break points (10-0) and bench points (14-12). The Greyhounds had the edge in points in the paint (34-24), points off turnovers (16-13) and second chance points (17-7).
Wednesday was the first time this season that Army won when losing the rebounding battle (37-34). Smith had a game-high 12 boards the Black Knights.
Army dished out 17 assists, with Smith leading the way with a career-high seven. Brooke Wilson added four.
The Black Knights never trailed in the game, holding the lead for 39:48.
Quotable – Head Coach Katie Kuester
"Yeah, I don't care how ugly it is. A win is a win. I mean, we're going to win pretty, we're going to win ugly. I was just really proud of Camryn Tade. I think she had big buckets and big moments. The same with Reese's threes. She had a huge three in front of our bench, just to kind of give us a little bit more cushion. I was really impressed with our start. I thought we started the game off really, really well, which gave us the cushion that we needed down the stretch."
Kuester on Tade's Career Night
"I rely on her so much, just as a person, as a player, as an ambassador of our program. She's just very difficult to guard because she's so strong and relentless. She can shoot the mid-range, she can shoot the three, she can get downhill. She's been working relentlessly to continue to develop all those sides of her game. I am really proud that it could come to fruition in a game like tonight."
Up Next
Army is back in action on Saturday afternoon, as it welcomes in Boston U., to Christl Arena. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN+.
Game 14 Notables
• Camryn Tade had a career-high 26 points on 8-14 shooting. Wednesday was just the second time in her career that she has score 20-plus points.
• Tade's 26 points are the second most by an Army player this season. Kya Smith had 27 in Army's win over Howard on Dec. 29.
• In addition to Tade, Reese Ericson (12) and Reganne Reardon (10) also scored in double figures. Reardon has scored 10-plus points in five of the last six games.
• Kya Smith had a game-high 12 rebounds despite Army being outrebounded 37-34. Wednesday was the first time this season that the Black Knights won when having less boards than their opponent.
• Smith had a career-high seven assists for Army, surpassing her previous high of six set against Lehigh last week. Brooke Wilson added four.
• Army is 8-0 this season when Kya Smith wins the opening tip.
• Army is now 21-9 all time against Loyola Maryland and has won the last six contests.
Team Stats
ARM
Loyola
FG%
.393
.382
3FG%
.308
.308
FT%
.792
.741
RB
34
37
TO
14
15
STL
7
5
Game Leaders
Pts
26
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
7
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
6
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