Women's Basketball Release 1.22.16 

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. -- Three of this weekend's games are on as planned, as Winter Storm Jonas has forced two games to be rescheduled. The Army-Navy game on Saturday will still be played at Madison Square Garden at 11:30 a.m. and will air on CBS Sports Network. The Boston University-Bucknell and Loyola Maryland-Colgate contests will still be played on Saturday at 4 p.m. American and Holy Cross will now play in Worcester on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 7:05 p.m., while Lehigh and Lafayette will square off on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 5 p.m.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE/CHANGES
Saturday, Jan. 23
Army vs. Navy (CBSSN) 11:30 a.m.
Boston U. at Bucknell (PLN) 4 p.m.
Loyola at Colgate (PLN) 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 26
American at Holy Cross (PLN) 7:05 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 27
Lafayette at Lehigh (PLN) 5 p.m.

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Patriot League Twitter Notebook - @PL_WBB
* Saturday’s contest at the Garden between Army and Navy will air on CBS Sports Network.
* Holy Cross will now host American on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.
* Lehigh will now host Lafayette on Wednesday at 5 p.m.
* Three teams -- Army, Bucknell, Colgate -- each scored 70+points during wins on Wednesday.
* In continuation with the above note, all three teams had three players reach double figures in scoring.
* Three road teams won Wednesday night -- Colgate, Lafayette, Lehigh.
* Lafayette snapped a 17 road-game losing streak with the program’s first win at American, 60-51.
* Army’s Kelsey Minato and Holy Cross’ Raquel Scott were named to the list of 30 Senior CLASS Award candidates.
* Three teams are now 4-3 in League standings, while another three sit at 2-5.
* Colgate recorded its highest-scoring half of the season during the latter half of the 72-63 win over Boston U.

Patriot League Notebook

Three Teams Score at Least 70 Points during Wednesday League Action
Three different teams – Army West Point, Bucknell, Colgate – totaled at least 70 points en route to a Wednesday night victory in Patriot League action, while Lafayette and Lehigh also earned midweek wins. The top two leaders in the standings, the Bison and Black Knights, also separated themselves further from the pack with their home victories. In Army’s victory, three different players -- Kelsey Minato (26), Brianna Johnson (14), Aliyah Murray (11) -- scored double figures to help the team remain perfect at Christl Arena this season in the 77-58 win over Holy Cross. Bucknell also had three players see double digits in scoring after its 71-64 win over Loyola Maryland at Sojka Pavilion -- Jacquie Klotz (22), Claire DeBoer (20), Kaitlyn Slagus (10). Colgate posted its best second-half in any game this season en route to a 72-63 road win over Boston University. Katie Curtis led the Raiders with 20 points, while Ariel Etheridge and Chelsey Koren followed with 13 and 12 points, respectively.

Winter Storm Jonas Forces Schedule Changes
Historical Winter Storm Jonas is making its way up the East Coast and forced a few teams to make changes due toexpected difficulties in traveling through the weather. Three games are still on as scheduled. Despite a blizzard warning issued for New York City bringing a possible 12 inches of snow, the Army and Navy doubleheader at Madison Square Garden is still scheduled as planned, with the women tipping off at 11:30 a.m. Loyola Maryland will get out of Baltimore just in time to head up to Hamilton for a 4 p.m. tipoff with Colgate, while Boston University will travel down to Bucknell. The Terriers and Bison will also begin at 4 p.m. Traveling out of D.C. has been what some might call a nightmare, so American and Holy Cross will now play on Tuesday, Jan. 26 in Worcester, Mass. at 7:05 p.m. Lafayette and Lehigh also decided to reschedule their rivalry game with the impending weather and will now play on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 5 p.m. Check patriotleague.org and PL_WBB via twitter for any additional updates to the weekend schedule.

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.

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.

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.

Team Notebook

AMERICAN (4-14, 2-5) The Eagles dropped its Wednesday home game to the Leopards, 60-51, and are now 2-5 in League play this season … American scored the first points of the game when junior Lauren Crisler sank two free throws ... The home team then took a 12-6 lead into the second quarter … AU was up 20-9 just before three minutes passed in the second period, but the visitors scored 13 unanswered points to snag the lead … American finally scored with 1:55 until the break, but Lafayette tacked on six more points from long range for a 28-22 advantage … The two teams traded three pointers with the but the visitors still had the edge ... AU chipped away at the score in the fourth to come within four with 2:43 on the clock, but the Leopards scored six of the final seven points for the win … Freshman Cecily Carl led American with 16 points, while Crisler and sophomore Maria Liddane pitched in 11 points each.

ARMY WEST POINT (15-2, 6-1) The Black Knights saw three players finish the night with double-digit points, helping the team improves its perfect streak at home to 10-0 this season in Christl Arena with a 77-58 win over the Crusaders … Both teams had shooting fever and battled back-and-forth in the first period with the home team holding a slight advantage at 22-20 … The Black Knights’ hot hands helped them build a 12-point lead with just over five minutes to go in the second period … In the fourth, the home team led by as many as 28 to cruise to victory … Senior Kelsey Minato netted a game-high 26 points on a 9-of-14 shooting clip and also registered her 707th career field goal in the second quarter to pass Katie Macfarlane for the Academy all-time record … Classmate Brianna Johnson notched a career-high four three-pointers and finished with 14 points, while sophomore Aliyah Murray collected the first double-double of her career with 11 points and a career-best 13 rebound.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY (1-17, 1-6) The Terriers stayed close to the Raiders in the first half, but the visitors pulled away in the second and won 72-63 at Case Gym on Wednesday ... Boston U. tried to make a late rally but came up short ... BU was led by sophomore Corrine Williams, who netted 16 points, while three other players reached double figures … Classmate Kara Sheftic recorded the second double-double of her career with 12 points and a personal-best 13 boards, while sophomore Meghan Doogan and freshman Payton Hauck set career-highs of 11 and 10 points respectively.

BUCKNELL (13-5, 7-0) The Bison tacked another one on to their streak for seven-straight wins -- marking just the fourth time in program history to reach the feat – with a 71-64 win over the visiting Greyhounds on Wednesday night at Sojka Pavilion … Loyola Maryland outscored Bucknell 21-16 in the first period, but the home team took a 36-32 lead into the break … The Bison started the pull away in the third quarter to hold a double-digit lead into the final 10 minutes, 54-44 … A total of five free-throw points from junior Claire DeBoer, sophomore Jacquie Klotz, and senior Tyler Craig helped put the game out of reach … Klotz had an exceptional first half and posted a game-high 22 points … DeBoer followed with 20, while freshman Kaitlyn Slagus chipped in 10 … Both Klotz and DeBoer also hauled in seven rebounds each.

COLGATE (4-13, 2-5) The Raiders found their touch, after a pretty even half, and shot an impressive 56.52 percent -- recording their highest-scoring half of the season -- to triumph over the Terriers at Case Gym on Wednesday, 72-63 … Colgate earned its first victory over Boston University since BU joined the League in 2013 … The Raiders led by 17 points with 3:07 remaining on the clock, 69-52 … The Terriers weren’t backing down just yet, as they held the visitors to just three points the rest of the way … Boston U.’s late rally of 11 points came up short though … Colgate was led by junior Katie Curtis, who tallied a career-high 20 points … Curtis made 4-of-6 from long range and was 6-of-9 from the field … Sophomore Ariel Etheridge and freshman Chelsey Koren followed Curtis, chipping in 13 and 12 points respectively … Etheridge matched her career high, while Koren entered the game with just nine points in her first 15 collegiate games before rattling off 4-of-6 mark from the field.

HOLY CROSS (7-11, 4-3) The Crusaders opened up Wednesday’s game in a shooting battle with the Black Knights but the home team pulled ahead and captured a 77-58 win at Christl Arena ... Holy Cross was led by senior Lisa Mifsud who totaled 19 points, while sophomore Tricia Byrne, senior Molly Hourigan, and sophomore Infiniti Thomas-Waheed chipped in nine points each.

LAFAYETTE (4-13, 2-5) The Leopards ended the 17 road-game drought on Wednesday with a 60-51 win over the Eagles … American scored the first points of the game and upped its lead to 20-9, just under three minutes into the second period ... Lafayette came around on the shooting front and responded with 13 unanswered points to grab the lead … AU broke up the Leopards scoring streak, only to see the visitors tack on six more points -- from two long range shots by sophomores Sammy Stipa and then Anna Ptasinski for a 28-22 lead into the break … Stipa opened the second half with another trey, just eight seconds in ... Both teams were hot beyond the arc for the early half of the third, with Maia Hood sinking the last one of the back-and-forth battle for Lafayette … AU chipped away at the score in the fourth to come within four with 2:43 on the clock, but the Leopards scored six of the final seven points for the win … Senior Jamie O’Hare led with 15 points and added eight assists, while Stipa contributed 12 points.

LEHIGH (11-7, 4-3) The Mountain Hawks battled till the end and walked away the victors and a 51-48 win over the Mids at Alumni Hall in Annapolis on Wednesday night … Both teams struggled to connect as Navy held a slight lead into the second period, 7-6, but it was Lehigh who went into the break ahead, 18-17 … The teams continued to trade points but a layup by junior Lexi Martins with 1:25 remaining in the game changed the lead for the final time, putting the Mountain Hawks up by one, 49-48, as two final free throws from the visitors resulted in victory … The contest overall saw 11 lead changes and four ties … Lehigh’s win over Navy was its first since Jan. 25, 2012 and snapped an eight-game losing streak … Martins and sophomore Quinci Mann led the Mountain Hawks with 10 points each, while Martins also grabbed 13 rebounds for her 14th double-double of the season … Senior Kerry Kinek also reached double figures with 12 boards.

LOYOLA MARYLAND (7-11, 4-3) The Greyhounds outscored the Bison, 21-16, in the first period on Wednesday at Sojka Pavilion, but it wasn’t quite enough as the League leaders won their seventh-straight League contest, 71-64 ... Loyola Maryland made a late run to close the gap to four, 66-62, with 39 seconds left in the game, but a five free-throw points from Bucknell put the game out of reach ... Sophomore Bri Betz-White tallied 20 points, senior Colleen Marshall collected 18, and senior Jeneh Perry posted 11.

NAVY (9-9, 3-4) The Mids battled till the end with the Mountain Hawks but ultimately dropped a 51-48 decision to the visitors on Wednesday at Alumni Hall in Annapolis ... Both teams struggled to connect as Navy held a slight lead into the second period, 7-6, but it was Lehigh who went into the break ahead, 18-17 … The teams continued to trade points, but the Mids pulled ahead at the end of the third with the final nine points of the frame, 34-32 … The final 10 minutes of play saw each team trade points and featured five lead changes … However, a good layup for Lehigh with 1:25 remaining changed the lead for the final time … The contest overall saw 11 lead changes and four ties … Junior Sarita Condie led the Mids with 15 points and seven rebounds, while senior Peri Curtis contributed 12 points.