Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
George Mason University
November 10, 2026 | Women's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point women's basketball returns to Christl Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 11, to host George Mason in its annual Military Appreciation Game. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. on Veterans Day, as the Black Knights (2-0) put their perfect start on the line against one of the Atlantic 10's top programs.
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Last Time Out
Kya Smith became the 21st player in program history to score 1,000 career points as Army rolled past Brown 81-56 on Thursday in Providence, R.I., its first win there since 2009. Smith reached the milestone on a free throw with 3:17 left and finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Audrey Annee added a career-high 21 points off the bench on 6-of-7 shooting from 3-point range. Army shot 53.8 percent from deep (14-of-26), outrebounded the Bears 45-31 and outscored them 25-10 in the third quarter.
On Monday, Smith was named Patriot League Player of the Week after averaging 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals and shooting 58.3 percent in Army's 2-0 week.
Series History
Wednesday marks the first all-time meeting between Army and George Mason.
Scouting George Mason
George Mason (2-1) opened with home wins over Temple (91-71) and Akron (66-60) before falling 81-62 at No. 20/17 Maryland on Sunday. The Patriots committed 28 turnovers in that game and are averaging 22.3 per game, while outrebounding opponents by 6.7 per game.
George Mason has become one of the A-10's top programs under head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis, who earned her 100th win at Mason in the season opener. The Patriots won the 2024-25 Atlantic 10 Championship to make their first NCAA Tournament, then shared the 2025-26 A-10 regular-season title with a program-record 16-2 league mark and reached the A-10 championship game.
Black Knights to Watch
- Kya Smith (Sr., F): The Patriot League Player of the Week leads Army at 19.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game while shooting 58.3 percent. She is four rebounds shy of 800 for her career.
- Audrey Annee (Jr., G): Annee is averaging 16.0 points off the bench and is 9-of-15 (60 percent) from 3-point range through two games.
- Camryn Tade (Sr., G): The Preseason All-Patriot League pick is averaging 10.5 points and is 5-of-8 from 3-point range.
Patriots to Watch
- Anovia Sheals: Mason's leading scorer at 15.3 points per game, shooting 55.6 percent from the field and 12-of-13 at the line. She scored 19 at Maryland.
- Mary Amoateng: She's averaging 13.0 points and 3.7 assists and scored a career-high 21 against Temple, including four 3-pointers.
- Summer Yancy: She averages 11.7 points and a team-high 7.7 rebounds and scored 21 against Akron.
Up Next
Army stays home to host St. Thomas on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 3:30 p.m. at Christl Arena.
About Army West Point Women's Basketball
The Army West Point women's basketball program competes in the Patriot League and plays its home games at Christl Arena in West Point, N.Y. For more information, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWestPointWBB on Instagram and @ArmyWP_WBB.
Media Contact
Contact Toni Bianco, Army West Point Assistant Director of Athletic Communications, for all media inquiries.
tonibianco518@gmail.com | (516) 941-6310
Army West Point Athletic Association, Inc. (AWPAA)
AWPAA is an IRS code 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established to execute the United States Military Academy's intercollegiate athletics program. AWPAA is led by a board of directors that provides guidance to the director of athletics, who serves as the primary advisor to the USMA Superintendent and the USMA leadership on all NCAA operations. The AWPAA mission is to recruit, educate, train and inspire leaders of character who are committed to the Army values through an extraordinary Division I athletic experience.
