Women's Basketball Release 1.26.16 

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. -- Originally scheduled as an off week of competition for the teams before beginning the second half of the Patriot League slate, four teams -- American, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh -- will now play during that week due to the winter storm over the weekend. The teams were scheduled to play on Saturday. Holy Cross will now host American on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 7:05 p.m., while Lehigh will welcome crosstown rival Lafayette on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 5 p.m.

Patriot League Twitter Notebook - @PL_WBB
* Holy Cross hosts American on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.
* Lehigh hosts Lafayette on Wednesday at 5 p.m.
* The rest of the League rests until League action picks back up on Saturday.
* The three top teams in the standings currently -- Bucknell, Army, Loyola -- are all 4-0 at home in League play.
* After defeating Navy 75-38, Army’s 16-2 record matches its best start in team history -- when the team also began 16-2 in head coach Dave Magarity’s first season, 2006-07.
* Bucknell is 8-0 in the Patriot League for the first time in program history. The current eight-game winning streak is the second longest in program history.
* Loyola moved into third in the standings with its 65-49 win over Colgate.
* Army’s Kelsey Minato and Holy Cross’ Raquel Scott were named to the list of 30 Senior CLASS Award candidates.

Patriot League Notebook

Winter Storm Jonas Forces Schedule Changes
Historical Winter Storm Jonas made its way up the East Coast and forced a few teams to make changes due to expected difficulties in traveling through the weather. American and Holy Cross is scheduled to play on Tuesday, Jan. 26 in Worcester, Mass. at 7:05 p.m., while Lafayette and Lehigh rescheduled their rivalry game to Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 5 p.m.

Bucknell at Army West Point Headlines this Weekend’s Patriot League Action
As long as the weather behaves, all ten teams will resume Patriot League action on Saturday with each of the five contests airing on the Patriot League Network. Kicking off the day’s slate is one of the most anticipated rematches: Bucknell vs. Army West Point. The Bison pay the Black Knights a visit at Christl Arena, where Army is a perfect 10-0 this season, on Saturday at 1 p.m. with a lot riding on the outcome of that game, for both teams. Next up is three games at 2 p.m.: Boston University at Lehigh, Colgate at American, Loyola Maryland at Lafayette. Holy Cross will head down to Annapolis to play Navy and wrap up the day’s action with the contest tipping off at 4 p.m.

Follow the Action on the Patriot League Network
Once again, the Patriot League will partner with Campus Insiders on the Patriot League Network, a streaming platform that will enable fans to watch League regular season and postseason events for free. With the exception of the contests on CBS Sports Network, all home games both in non-League and Patriot League play will feature free live streaming on PLN.

Army’s Minato and Holy Cross’ Scott Named Senior CLASS Award Candidates
Two Patriot League women’s basketball student-athletes — Army West Point guard Kelsey Minato and Holy Cross forward Raquel Scott — have been named to the list of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. Minato, a two-time Patriot League Player of the Year and three-time first-team All-League selection, set a new program record in career-points and became the first player in team history to reach the 2,000-point mark. She is also just the third player in Patriot League history to reach the milestone. The senior guard leads the League with 23.3 points per game is seventh nationally among all NCAA Division I players. Scott, a nominee for the 2015-2016 WBCA Good Works Team, is a two-time All-League selection and earned a unanimous first team nod last year. She was named one of the team captains for the season and has accumulated 1,240 points, 818 rebounds, 204 assists, and 117 steals over her four years for the Crusaders. Off the court, she is involved in many organizations and service groups within the Worcester community. The 30 candidate class will be narrowed to 10 finalists in February, and the Senior CLASS Award winner will then be announced during the 2016 NCAA Women’s Final Four.

Patriot League Championship, Army-Navy on CBS Sports Network
Both matchups between Army West Point and Navy this season are scheduled to air on CBS Sports Network, with the first of the two being played at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, January 23 at 11:30 a.m. as part of a double-header feature with the men’s teams. A second double-header featuring the Army West Point and Navy squads is on tap for Saturday, February 20, this time from Annapolis with the women tipping off at 11 a.m. CBS Sports Network will also televise the 2016 Patriot League Women’s Basketball Championships, for the seventh year in a row, on Saturday, March 12 at 6 p.m.
CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour home of CBS Sports, is available across the country through local cable, video and telco providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158. For more information, and to access the CBS Sports Network channel finder, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com.


American Sports Network to Carry Pair of Regular Season Games
American Sports Network will broadcast two women’s basketball contests, beginning with action between Holy Cross and Lehigh in Bethlehem , Pa. on Sunday, January 17 at 3 p.m. The ASN schedule concludes with the regular season as Bucknell visits Lafayette on Wednesday, March 2 at 6 p.m.
American Sports Network is a sports programming initiative of Sinclair Networks Group, a division of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair’s television group reaches approximately 37.5% of US television households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates.

2016 Patriot League Tournament
The 2016 Patriot League Tournament, featuring all 10 teams playing at campus sites, begins with the first round on Saturday, March 5 (#10 seed plays at the #7 seed and the #9 seed visits the #8 seed) followed by the quarterfinals two days later (#1 overall seed hosting the 9/8 winner and the #5 seed playing at the #4 seed on one half of the bracket and the #2 seed at home against the 10/7 winner with the #6 seed at the #3 seed on the other side). The four remaining squads then move to on the semifinals and championship, which will be hosted by the highest-seeded semifinal team on Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12. The first round and quarterfinal games will be shown on Patriot League Network as will the semifinals, while the championship game will be aired on CBS Sports Network. All Patriot League Tournament games will be played at the site of the higher seed.
More information can be found on the women’s basketball championship page, here.