Women’s Basketball Uses Dominant Defense to Defeat Colgate

Wednesday, February 4

West Point, N.Y.

11 a.m.

Army West Point

17-5,8-3Patriot

Colgate

6-16,2-9Patriot

Colgate

Army West Point

Women’s Basketball Uses Dominant Defense to Defeat Colgate

February 04, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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WEST POINT, N.Y. – It was education day at Christl Arena, and the kids had plenty to cheer for as the Army West Point women's basketball team took down Colgate, 59-35, on Wednesday afternoon.

Army (17-5, 8-3) played ferocious defense for all 40 minutes, limiting Colgate (6-16, 2-9) to 28.9 percent shooting from the field. It was the second-best defensive performance by opponent shooting percentage this season for Army, who is now 2-0 when holding its foe to sub-30 percent shooting.

Thirty-five points is tied for the third-fewest points allowed by Army in its Division I era. The last time the Black Knights gave up 35 or fewer points against a Division I opponent was on Feb. 20, 2016, when Navy scored 34.

It was a balanced attack offensively for Army, who had just one player score in double figures – Camryn Tade – but had eight players with five or more points.

After falling on the road to Holy Cross in a highly intense game on Saturday, Army led for 39:11 on Wednesday and never trailed.

The Black Knights got off to a strong start, as Fiona Hastick and Reese Ericson hit back-to-back threes to put Army up 9-2 in the opening three minutes of action. A few minutes later, Hastick added another bucket, pushing the Army lead to 11-2, forcing Colgate to use a timeout.

Coming out of the media timeout, Army continued to find success on both ends of the court and a pair of Brooke Wilson free-throws right before the end of the quarter gave the Black Knights a 17-7 advantage after 10 minutes. The Raiders were held to just three made shots on nine attempts, while Army was 5-12 from the field and 5-6 from the line.

The second quarter proved to be Army's most dominant stretch of play on Wednesday, as it outscored Colgate 21-8 in the period. After the Raiders scored the opening bucket, Army went on an 11-0 run that was capped off by a Soleil Montrose layup to give the team a 28-9 lead going into the under-five media timeout.

Army closed out the quarter strong and took a 38-15 advantage into the halftime break. The Black Knights' 23-point halftime lead was their second-largest halftime lead the season. They led the Raiders by 27 on Jan. 3. Fifteen points are tied for the fewest allowed in a first half this season, which also came against Colgate.

At the break, Army was shooting 52.2 percent from the field, which included a 63.6 percent clip in the second quarter.

Coming out of the halftime break, the Army offense wasn't as hot shooting the ball as it was in the second quarter, but the defense remained strong. Army won the period 12-8 and held Colgate to 3-13 from the field. The Black Knights didn't shoot it much better, going 3-12.

Leading 50-23 at the start of the fourth quarter, Army did not shoot it great, but its lead never fell below 23.

By the Numbers
Tade led all scorers with 10 points, as she went 5-10 from the field. Kya Smith and Brooke Wilson each added nine points for the Black Knights. Army finished the afternoon shooting 38 percent, as it struggled offensively in the second 20 minutes. Despite the poor shooting, Army was 16-21 from the free-throw line.

On the other side of the court, Colgate was led by Taye Matthews and her nine points. In addition to shooting 28.9 percent from the field, Colgate was 2-14 from distance.

The Black Knights won the rebounding battle 37-31. Freshman forward Reganne Reardon led the way with a career-high 12 boards.

Army forced the Raiders into 23 turnovers. Tade led the way with three steals, while eight other players recorded at least one. The Black Knights outscored the Raiders 15-9 in points off turnovers.

Army also led in points in the paint (28-16) and bench points (18-14). Colgate led in second chance points (8-5).

Quotable – Head Coach Katie Kuester
"Really proud of our defensive effort. I think we are capable of scoring more offensively, but I think defense is what we lay our heads on at night. We know that defensively we're going to be able to compete with anyone in the nation. I was very pleased with our evenly distributed scoring. I think that really says who we are and what we're about."

Up Next
The Black Knights are back on the road on Saturday, as they travel to Easton, Pa., to take on Lafayette. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN+.

Game 22 Notables
• Wednesday's attendance of 2,230 is the largest home crowd of the season for the Black Knights.
• Army is now 59-27 all-time against Colgate and have won the last eight meetings. The win also marked Army's first season sweep of a team this year.
• Camryn Tade led Army with 10 points. She was the only player on both teams to reach double figures. The junior guard has 10-plus points in six consecutive games.
• Reganne Reardon had a career-high 12 rebounds to lead Army. It's the first time the freshman has reach double-digit boards.
• Army held Colgate to 15 first-half points, which is tied for the fewest points allowed by Army in a half this season. The Black Knights also held Colgate to 15 in the opening half in the teams' first meeting on Jan. 3.
• Army limited Colgate to 28.9 percent from the field, which is the second lowest shooting percentage by an Army opponent this season. Saint Francis shot 28.3 percent on Nov. 22.
• Eight Black Knights had five or more points in the contest.
• Army forced Colgate into 23 turnovers. Tade led the way with three steals, while eight more players had one or two steals.