Black Knights Drop Close One to Columbia

Saturday, November 23

West Point, NY

1 PM

Army West Point

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Columbia

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Columbia

Army West Point

Black Knights Drop Close One to Columbia

November 23, 2019 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army women's basketball team took Columbia down to the wire, but ultimately fell in a 71-62 decision Saturday afternoon at Christl Arena.

Alisa Fallon totaled a career-high 16 points, to lead the scoring effort for the Cadets. The sophomore shot 5-of-10 from the field and was 2-of-5 from 3-point range. Additionally, Kamryn Hall registered her first career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Janiya Clemmons paced the Lions with 15 points on a 6-of-14 clip from the field. Abbey Hsu was the team's second leading scorer with 11. As a team, Columbia collected 22 offensive rebounds.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army is now 10-4 all-time opposite the Lions and 5-2 in games played at West Point.
Fallon has now reached double-figures in three consecutive games. She surpassed her previous career high of 11 points, which she set against St. Francis Brooklyn on Nov. 28, 2019.
Hall surpassed her season total of 3-pointers made entering the contest, shooting a perfect 3-for-3 from beyond-the-arc. Additionally, she's now reached double-figures in back-to-back games.
Lindsey Scamman also finished with 11 points, marking her fourth game this season with double-digit scoring. She had three such games all of last season.
This marked the first home game for the Black Knights since the season-opener against William & Mary on Nov. 5.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Columbia opened the first quarter taking a 13-6 lead, but Hall drilled a trey late in the opening frame to make the score 9-13. The basket was the start of a 9-0 run for the Black Knights that extended into the second quarter. All three of the Cadets' buckets in the span were from beyond-the-arc.
The rest of the second quarter was neck-and-neck, as there were seven lead changes. Fallon and Hall led the scoring efforts in the stanza with six points apiece. As a team, the Black Knights shot 62.5 percent (5-of-8) from 3-point range in the second. Though it was the Lions that held the slight 33-32 advantage at halftime.
Both teams cooled off a bit to start the second half with Army shooting 33.3 percent from the field in the third quarter and Columbia at a 38.1 percent clip.
Army opened the final quarter of play on a 10-0 run to take the 56-49 lead with just under seven minutes left to play. The momentum shifted, however, back to the favor of Columbia, which outscored Army 22-6 after the run.

UP NEXT
Army returns to action on Tuesday when it plays host to TCU. Tipoff for the matchup is set for 5 p.m.