Feb. 25, 2016

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Four of the five home teams earned victories Wednesday evening during women's basketball Patriot League action. With just two games left on the slate, Army West Point and Bucknell still remain tied atop of the standings, now at 15-1. Lehigh is holding down third place at 10-6, while Loyola Maryland, Holy Cross, and Navy are all vying for the fourth spot in the standings at 9-7.

Wednesday Scores
Navy 65, American 52
Army West Point 72, Boston U. 38
Lehigh 83, Colgate 74
Bucknell 69, Lafayette 55
Loyola Maryland 59, Holy Cross 49

Women’s Basketball Quick Notes
* Navy/American – The Mids outscored the Eagles 20-6 in the final quarter to secure a 65-52 win on Wednesday night at Alumni Hall, marking the 12th year in a row that they have won on Senior Night … The game featured six lead changes and four tied scores … American led for 23:52 and posted its largest lead of 11 points, after a three-pointer from freshman Cecily Carl, with 6:18 on the clock in the second quarter … Navy held the advantage for 13:25 and captured its largest lead of 13 points with four seconds remaining in the game, ending the game with 11 unanswered points … Senior Peri Curtis made her senior night memorable as she led the Mids with 13 points, after opening the game with the team’s first eight points … She also tallied eight rebounds, three assists and four steals … Junior Sarita Condie grabbed six rebounds and recorded five helpers and notched all ten of her points in the second half of the game … Freshman Molly Sanders posted a career-high 10 points, while freshman Christina Potts and sophomore Haley Unger each chipped in nine points … For AU, junior Lauren Crisler and Ari Booth both led the way with 12 points and six rebounds apiece … Carl followed with 11 points and four rebounds, while sophomore Maria Liddane pitched in 10 points and eight assists.

* Army West Point/Boston University – The Black Knights earned their 14th straight victory and now have a program record of 15 wins in Patriot League action after a 72-38 victory over the Terriers on Wednesday night at Christl Arena on Senior Night … Trailing Boston University 5-0 at the start of the game, senior Kelsey Minato drilled three treys and senior Brigette Ocran added a jumper in a matter of two minutes to give Army an 11-7 lead … The Black Knights held the Terriers to just four points the rest of the quarter and netted 11 points of their own, including back-to-back three-point baskets from senior Jean Parker to close out an 11-4 run … Army maintained control the rest of the way, increasing the lead to 34 in the fourth period to seal the victory … The Black Knights’ senior class of Brianna Johnson, Minato, Aimee Oertner, Parker, and Ocran all appeared in the starting lineup, with Ocran making her first collegiate start … After the game, the Class of 2016 was honored with a banner for earning its 94th win, tying Lehigh’s Class of 2011 for the most total wins over a four-year period in Patriot League history … Minato, who led the team with 30 points and added seven rebounds, also became the first active player in team history to have her jersey retired … Oertner extended her career-best double-digit scoring streak to seven games with 14 points, scoring 10 of them in the third quarter … She also added seven boards, six blocks, and three assists … Parker tallied nine points, while Johnson posted career highs of nine rebounds and six assists … For BU, sophomore Corrinne Williams led with 11 points and four rebounds, and classmate Meghan Doogan pitched in eight points.

* Lehigh/Colgate – A 15-3 run in the third quarter helped the Mountain Hawks pull away from the Raiders and maintain the lead the rest of the way, securing an 83-74 win at Stabler Arena on Wednesday … In a close first half, Lehigh only led Colgate by two-points going into the break, 43-41 … The 41 points were the most netted by the Raiders in a first half this season … The start of the third quarter saw the two teams trade points until they were tied at 48-48 … The Mountain Hawks then began their 15-3 run, which was capped off by a Quinci Mann trey, to go ahead by 12 points … The Raiders knocked the lead down to four, three times in the final quarter, but were unable to get any closer … Four Lehigh players scored in double-figures for the first time since Jan. 13, with junior Lexi Martins leading the way with her 21st double-double this season of 19 points and 14 rebounds … Mann also contributed 19 points and added five assists, while sophomore Bernadette Devaney chipped in a career-high 12 points … Senior Elizabeth Sharlow rounded out the quartet with 10 points and six rebounds … Colgate sophomore Ariel Etheridge netted a career-best 21  points and added four rebounds, while junior Katie Curtis followed with 17 points, five assists, three steals, and grabbed a career-high seven boards … Senior Josie Stockill reached 1,000 career points on a three-point play with 3:51 left in the first quarter and finished the night with 14 points to bring her career total to 1,010 … She also hauled in eight rebounds, had two assists, and two blocks.

* Bucknell/Lafayette – An overall 54.0 shooting percent helped lift the Bison to a 69-55 win over the Leopards at Sojka Pavilion on Wednesday night … Bucknell led throughout the entire game, but Lafayette was on the home team’s tail for the first half of the contest and was only down by four going into the break, 35-31 … The Bison opened the third quarter with five points and then ended it on an 18-7 run to take an 18-point lead over the Leopards, 60-42 … That surge helped Bucknell keep Lafayette at bay throughout the remainder of the game to secure the home win and improve to 12-1 on the season at Sojka … The win also marked the team’s 21 of the season, tying the program record … Sophomore Jacquie Klotz notched her 12th double-double of the season, leading the Bison with 24 points and 10 rebounds … She shot 8-of-13 from the field, which included a 5-of-7 mark from beyond the arc … Freshman Kaitlyn Slagus pitched in 12 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals, while junior Claire DeBoer added 10 points, four rebounds, and four assists … Senior Jamie O’Hare led the Leopards with 17 points, while freshman Angela Ribarich was two shy of her personal-best with 15 points … Freshman Alex Cantwell swiped a career-high five steals to help Lafayette hold the advantage in the category, 15-9.

* Loyola Maryland/Holy Cross -- For a second-straight game, the Greyhounds held their opponent to single digits in the first quarter which helped propel them to an important 59-49 win over the Crusaders on Wednesday night at the Hart Center … Holy Cross senior Molly Hourigan netted the game’s first basket a minute into the contest, but junior Lisa Mirarchi quickly responded with a trey to put Loyola Maryland ahead … The Greyhounds followed up with seven-straight points to lead 10-2 … The Crusaders knotted the score at 18-18 midway through the second quarter on an Hourigan layup, but senior Colleen Marshall hit a trey to put the visitors out in front again … After trailing 26-23 going into the break, Holy Cross tied the score once again (38-38) on a Hourigan three-point play with 3:19 on the clock in the third period … Loyola ended the quarter on an 11-3 run to hold an 49-41 advantage that they would take into the final period and extend to as many as 11 to secure the road win … Marshall and sophomore Bri Betz-White each contributed 16 points … Marshall also added seven rebounds, four assists, and three steals, while Betz-White pitched in three boards and three assists … Mirarchi followed with 11 points and four boards, and senior Jeneh Perry pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds in addition to chipping in eight points and four assists … Hourigan notched a game-high 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting to go along with her seven rebounds and three blocks … Sophomore Katie Doherty finished with 15 points, four rebounds, and a pair of steals, while senior Lisa Mifsud totaled 12 points, three steals, and a game-high seven assists.