Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, January 28
Worcester, MA
2:00 PM
Army West Point
8-12,6-4Patriot
74
at
66
Holy Cross
16-5,8-2Patriot
1
2
3
4
F
Army West Point
13
16
21
24
74
Holy Cross
16
18
11
21
66
Women's Basketball Wins Fourth In A Row Over Talented Holy Cross
January 28, 2023 | Women's Basketball
Worcester, MA – Army West Point (8-12, 6-4) won its fourth straight game defeating Holy Cross (16-5, 8-2) on the road, 74-66.
The dynamic senior-freshman duo of Sabria Hunter and Reese Ericson was on full display once again on Saturday afternoon, as they led the Army women to its fourth straight victory.
Ericson had a game high 18 points, on 6-12 shooting from the floor and was a perfect 6-6 from the charity stripe. She also dished out four assists and grabbed three rebounds.
Hunter secured her 14th double-double of the season, scoring 17 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Her 14 double-doubles rank fifth most in the NCAA.
Lauren Lithgow connected on a three-pointer, giving Army an early 22-20 lead in the second quarter.
Holy Cross' Bronagh Power-Cassidy gave the Crusaders a five point half time advantage scoring on a layup around a minute until half. She had 10 first half points.
In the second half, Natalie Rhine made a three, helping cut Holy Cross' lead down to three, 43-40. Soon after, Reese Ericson made a jumper to bring the Black Knights within one, 45-44.
Army took the lead on a layup by Hope Brown and with the lead, the Black Knights didn't look back.
At the end of the third, Army led 50-45.
In the fourth was when Ericson took over scoring 10 of her 18 points. Ericson drained two jumpers to help Army maintain the lead and was a clutch 6-6 from the foul line in the final minutes of the game. Army put the game out of reach with Lauren Lithgow made a three-pointer to give Army a 70-59 lead with 1:11 to play.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Army have a the week off before returning to action at home next Saturday, February 4 at 1PM.
The dynamic senior-freshman duo of Sabria Hunter and Reese Ericson was on full display once again on Saturday afternoon, as they led the Army women to its fourth straight victory.
Ericson had a game high 18 points, on 6-12 shooting from the floor and was a perfect 6-6 from the charity stripe. She also dished out four assists and grabbed three rebounds.
Hunter secured her 14th double-double of the season, scoring 17 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Her 14 double-doubles rank fifth most in the NCAA.
Lauren Lithgow connected on a three-pointer, giving Army an early 22-20 lead in the second quarter.
Holy Cross' Bronagh Power-Cassidy gave the Crusaders a five point half time advantage scoring on a layup around a minute until half. She had 10 first half points.
In the second half, Natalie Rhine made a three, helping cut Holy Cross' lead down to three, 43-40. Soon after, Reese Ericson made a jumper to bring the Black Knights within one, 45-44.
Army took the lead on a layup by Hope Brown and with the lead, the Black Knights didn't look back.
At the end of the third, Army led 50-45.
In the fourth was when Ericson took over scoring 10 of her 18 points. Ericson drained two jumpers to help Army maintain the lead and was a clutch 6-6 from the foul line in the final minutes of the game. Army put the game out of reach with Lauren Lithgow made a three-pointer to give Army a 70-59 lead with 1:11 to play.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Ericson has scored 15+ points in six games this season.
- In her last three games, Ericson is averaging 17.0 points, shooting .46% (17-37) from the field.
- Sabria Hunter has grabbed 10+ rebounds in seven straight games dating back to 1/8/23 at Colgate.
- In her last three games, Hunter is averaging an impressive 19.3 points and 14.6 rebounds a game.
- Lauren Lithgow connected on two threes, scoring 10 points.
- The four-game win streak is tied for the longest in the Missy Traversi era, as the team won four straight last season (Lehigh, Lafayette, Immaculata, and Loyola MD) between Jan. 26, 2022 and Feb. 2, 2022.
Army have a the week off before returning to action at home next Saturday, February 4 at 1PM.
Team Stats
ARM
HolyCr
FG%
.458
.371
3FG%
.313
.200
FT%
.789
.800
RB
33
42
TO
6
11
STL
7
1
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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