Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
Brown University
November 04, 2026 | Women's Basketball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Fresh off a record-setting home opener, Army West Point women's basketball plays its first regular-season road game Thursday, Nov. 5, at Brown. Tipoff at the Pizzitola Sports Center is set for 7 p.m.
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Last Time Out
Army opened its 50th season Monday night with an 81-28 win over St. Thomas Aquinas on Maggie Dixon Day at Christl Arena. The 53-point margin was the third-largest in program history as a Division I team, and the 28 points allowed tied the program's fewest as a Division I team.
The Black Knights held the Spartans to 22.0 percent shooting and single digits in all four quarters while forcing 25 turnovers. Kya Smith led five Black Knights in double figures with 16 points, and Brooke Wilson added a career-high 13. Reganne Reardon went a perfect 5-of-5 for 12 points off the bench, and Audrey Annee hit three 3-pointers for 11. Eleven Black Knights scored, and all five freshmen made their regular-season debuts.
Series History
Thursday is the 12th all-time meeting between the programs. Brown leads the series 6-5, but Army has won five of the last seven, including a 67-65 win over the Bears in the last meeting on Nov. 23, 2013, at West Point. The Black Knights last won in Providence on Jan. 4, 2009 (64-44).
Scouting Brown
Brown went 16-11 overall and 8-6 in the Ivy League in 2025-26, earning a trip to Ivy Madness. The Bears were picked fifth in the 2026-27 Ivy League Preseason Poll. Head coach Monique LeBlanc is a 2002 Bucknell graduate and a former Bucknell assistant.
Brown opened its season Monday with an 82-71 loss at Siena. The Bears outrebounded the Saints 47-46 and held a 29-10 edge in bench points but committed 24 turnovers.
Black Knights to Watch
- Kya Smith (Sr., F): The captain and Preseason All-Patriot League pick opened her senior year with 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting, six rebounds and two steals in just 19 minutes. She is 21 points shy of becoming the 21st player in program history to reach 1,000 career points.
- Brooke Wilson (Jr., G): Wilson posted a career-high 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range, with four assists and two steals in the opener.
- Camryn Tade (Sr., G): The reigning First Team All-Patriot League selection went 3-of-4 from the field with two 3-pointers against STAC after averaging 12.9 points per game in 2025-26.
Bears to Watch
- Gia Powell (Jr., G): Back after missing all of 2025-26 with an injury, Powell scored a career-high 25 points at Siena, going 4-of-8 from 3-point range.
- Olivia Young (Sr., G): Brown's lone returning full-time starter grabbed a career-best 15 rebounds against Siena and averaged 7.4 points and 4.6 rebounds last season.
- Aima Ofunrein (Jr., F): Ofunrein scored 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting off the bench in the opener.
Up Next
Army returns home Wednesday, Nov. 11, to host George Mason for its Military Appreciation Game at 6 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.
