Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
St. Thomas
November 13, 2026 | Women's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's basketball team (3-0) puts its unbeaten start on the line Saturday, Nov. 14, when it hosts St. Thomas (2-1) at 3:30 p.m. at Christl Arena. The game is the second half of a doubleheader that starts with the Army men's game against the Tommies at 1 p.m.
The matchup is a return trip for the Tommies. Last November, Army helped open Lee & Penny Anderson Arena in St. Paul, which is named for Army alum Lee Anderson ('61) and his wife, Penny. The Black Knights rallied in the second half to win 67-61 and give head coach Katie Kuester her first win over a Division I opponent.
HOW TO FOLLOW
- TV: ESPN+
- Radio: The Varsity Network
- Live stats: GoArmyWestPoint.com
LAST TIME OUT
Army outlasted George Mason 80-75 in overtime on Nov. 11 at Christl Arena. It was Kuester's first overtime game at Army and the program's first overtime win since Nov. 20, 2024, at NJIT.
- After Mason took a 70-69 lead early in overtime, Camryn Tade converted an and-one and Fiona Hastick hit a jumper to put Army ahead for good.
- Tade finished with 17 points and six assists, with seven of the points coming in overtime.
- Reganne Reardon matched her with a career-high 17 off the bench.
- Kya Smith added 19 points and eight rebounds and grabbed her 800th career rebound.
- Army shot 88.9 percent from the free-throw line (24-of-27), with Brooke Wilson going 8-of-8, and held Mason to 3-of-23 from 3-point range.
THE ANDERSON CONNECTION
Lee Anderson played football and basketball at West Point. As a starting forward, he earned All-East honors and averaged 14.0 points as a senior. He and Penny are the namesakes of St. Thomas' arena, where Army played in the building's first basketball game last November. At West Point, the Anderson name is on:
- the Anderson Athletic Center
- the Anderson Rugby Complex
- the Lee & Penny Anderson Arena Gate
- the Lee Anderson Head Men's Basketball Coach and Penny Anderson Head Women's Rugby Coach positions
- the Lee Anderson Chair in Leadership
SERIES HISTORY
Army leads the all-time series 1-0 after its 67-61 win at St. Thomas on Nov. 8, 2025.
- Army trailed 35-30 at halftime and 51-48 after three quarters, then outscored the Tommies 19-10 in the fourth.
- Smith led the way with 20 points and 11 rebounds.
- Army shot 47 percent from the field and 8-of-17 from three, while St. Thomas went 1-of-7 from deep.
BLACK KNIGHTS BREAKDOWN
Army is 3-0 after wins over St. Thomas Aquinas (81-28), Brown (81-56) and George Mason (80-75 OT).
- The Black Knights lead the Patriot League in scoring offense (80.7 points per game), scoring defense (53.0) and 3-point percentage (.423).
- They're outrebounding opponents by 9.7 per game.
- Kuester is 29-8 at Army and 17-2 at Christl Arena.
BLACK KNIGHTS TO WATCH
- Kya Smith: leads Army at 19.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. She became the 21st player in program history to reach 1,000 career points at Brown and was named Patriot League Player of the Week.
- Camryn Tade: coming off 17 points against George Mason, seven in overtime. She's seven points shy of 900 for her career.
- Audrey Annee: has 35 points this season, including a career-high 21 on 6-of-7 3-point shooting at Brown.
- Reganne Reardon: coming off a career-high 17 and averaging 11.3 points off the bench.
- Fiona Hastick: a captain for the third straight season, she has 101 career 3-pointers.
SCOUTING ST. THOMAS
- Coach: the Tommies are in their first season under Mandy Pearson, who is 312-214 in her 20th season as a head coach. She came from Minnesota Duluth, where she led the Bulldogs to the 2023 NCAA Division II national championship game and the 2026 Elite Eight.
- This season: St. Thomas opened with a 67-59 loss at UNI, then beat Bethel (77-43) and St. Catherine (76-29).
- Defense: the Tommies are holding opponents to 29.3 percent shooting, averaging 13.0 steals and outrebounding opponents by 10.0 per game.
- Last season: they went 16-16 (8-8 Summit League) and reached the Summit League semifinals.
- Expectations: St. Thomas was picked fourth in this year's Summit League preseason poll.
- Roster: the Tommies were one of 14 Division I programs that didn't lose a player to the transfer portal this offseason.
- Scoring: dating to last season, they're 1-9 when they score fewer than 70 points.
TOMMIES TO WATCH
- Alyssa Sand: the 6-3 junior forward was First Team All-Summit League and All-Defensive Team last season after averaging 14.3 points, 7.9 rebounds and a league-best 2.3 steals. She leads St. Thomas this season at 12.0 points and 7.3 rebounds and had 14 points and six rebounds against Army last year.
- Mikayla Werner: averaging 9.7 points and 7.7 rebounds.
- Abbey Vallance: shooting 5-of-9 (.556) from 3-point range.
- Savannah McGowan: led the Tommies with 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting in last year's meeting.
UP NEXT
Army goes back on the road Tuesday, Nov. 17, at UMass at 5 p.m.
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.
