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Women’s Basketball Closes Out Regular Season with Win Over Bucknell
March 04, 2026 | Women's Basketball
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Army West Point women's basketball team closed the 2025-26 regular season with a 56-43 win over Bucknell at Sojka Pavilion on Wednesday night to secure its 23rd win of the season and clinch the No. 3 seed in the Patriot League Tournament.
With the win, Army (23-6, 14-4) has its most regular season wins in a season since 2015-16. The Black Knights will enter the Patriot League Tournament as the No. 3 seed and will host Lafayette in the quarterfinal round on Monday, March 9 at Christl Arena.
The Black Knights win over Bucknell (11-18, 7-11) marked its sixth Patriot League regular season sweep of the year.
Kya Smith led the way, leading Army with 15 points and 11 rebounds to record her 11th double-double of the season and her second in as many games. She also dished out four assists.
How it Happened
Taylor Wilson kicked off the scoring on Wednesday with an impressive 3-point play after getting fouled on a made layup. Smith quickly added another basket, and Army was ahead 5-1 after the first few minutes of the game.
Bucknell was able to string together a few good offensive possessions to cut Army's lead to 9-8 with 2:14 left in the opening period. Army closed the quarter on a 7-3 run to lead 16-11. Taylor Wilson led the way with five points after 10 minutes, while five others also scored.
After shooting 50 percent to open the game, the second frame wasn't as clean for Army. The Black Knights shot 3-12 from the field while being outscored 12-10. Eight of Army's points in the period came from Reese Ericson, who was 3-6 from the field and had 10 points at halftime to lead Army.
Despite the poor offensive quarter and shooting just 37.5 percent in the first half, Army still led 26-23 at the break.
Coming out of the locker room, the two teams traded baskets to open the third period. Smith had the first five points of the quarter for Army and helped the Black Knights stay out in front 33-29 at the media timeout with just under five minutes left.
Both teams continued to go back and forth and Bucknell had its deficit down to two before Soleil Montrose drained a big three right before the horn to send Army to the fourth quarter leading 41-36. Montrose had six points in the third to lead the Black Knights.
The final period was Army's strongest of the game, as the Black Knight defense – which entered the game eighth nationally in points allowed – held the Bison to just seven points. Offensively, Army was also much better, shooting 54.5 percent.
Smith pushed Army's lead to double digits – 48-38 – for the first time all night after a huge layup with just over five minutes to play in the game. The Black Knights lead never fell below seven from that point on.
By the Numbers
In addition to Smith's big game, Ericson scored 12 points in her final regular season collegiate game. She was 5-9 from the field and 2-4 from three. Montrose and Taylor Wilson each added nine.
The Black Knights finished the game shooting 40 percent from the field, 27.8 percent from three and 84.6 percent from the charity stripe. On the other side, Bucknell shot just 38.6 percent from the field and 4-10 from the line.
Army is 12-1 this season when its opponent shoots under 40 percent and 8-0 when they score less than 50 points.
Army led in points off turnovers (7-6), points in the paint (26-24), second chance points (17-5) and fast break points (2-0).
Up Next
The Army-Lafayette quarterfinal game on Monday is set for a 6 p.m. tip on ESPN+. The winner of the game will play in the semifinal round next Thursday.
Notable
• Army clinched the No. 3 seed in the Patriot League Tournament on Wednesday night.
• The win marked the teams 23rd of the season, which is the most regular season wins since 2015-16.
• Kya Smith led Army with 15 points and 11 rebounds, marking her 11th double-double of the season.
• Reese Ericson also scored in double-digits with 12 points.
• Army won the rebounding battle 37-22.
• The Black Knights are 8-0 this season when limiting teams to less than 50 points and 12-1 when holding them to sub-40 percent shooting.
• The win over Bucknell marked the sixth regular season sweep over a Patriot League team this season.
• Army is now 32-46 all-time against Bucknell and has won the last four meetings.
With the win, Army (23-6, 14-4) has its most regular season wins in a season since 2015-16. The Black Knights will enter the Patriot League Tournament as the No. 3 seed and will host Lafayette in the quarterfinal round on Monday, March 9 at Christl Arena.
The Black Knights win over Bucknell (11-18, 7-11) marked its sixth Patriot League regular season sweep of the year.
Kya Smith led the way, leading Army with 15 points and 11 rebounds to record her 11th double-double of the season and her second in as many games. She also dished out four assists.
How it Happened
Taylor Wilson kicked off the scoring on Wednesday with an impressive 3-point play after getting fouled on a made layup. Smith quickly added another basket, and Army was ahead 5-1 after the first few minutes of the game.
Bucknell was able to string together a few good offensive possessions to cut Army's lead to 9-8 with 2:14 left in the opening period. Army closed the quarter on a 7-3 run to lead 16-11. Taylor Wilson led the way with five points after 10 minutes, while five others also scored.
After shooting 50 percent to open the game, the second frame wasn't as clean for Army. The Black Knights shot 3-12 from the field while being outscored 12-10. Eight of Army's points in the period came from Reese Ericson, who was 3-6 from the field and had 10 points at halftime to lead Army.
Despite the poor offensive quarter and shooting just 37.5 percent in the first half, Army still led 26-23 at the break.
Coming out of the locker room, the two teams traded baskets to open the third period. Smith had the first five points of the quarter for Army and helped the Black Knights stay out in front 33-29 at the media timeout with just under five minutes left.
Both teams continued to go back and forth and Bucknell had its deficit down to two before Soleil Montrose drained a big three right before the horn to send Army to the fourth quarter leading 41-36. Montrose had six points in the third to lead the Black Knights.
The final period was Army's strongest of the game, as the Black Knight defense – which entered the game eighth nationally in points allowed – held the Bison to just seven points. Offensively, Army was also much better, shooting 54.5 percent.
Smith pushed Army's lead to double digits – 48-38 – for the first time all night after a huge layup with just over five minutes to play in the game. The Black Knights lead never fell below seven from that point on.
By the Numbers
In addition to Smith's big game, Ericson scored 12 points in her final regular season collegiate game. She was 5-9 from the field and 2-4 from three. Montrose and Taylor Wilson each added nine.
The Black Knights finished the game shooting 40 percent from the field, 27.8 percent from three and 84.6 percent from the charity stripe. On the other side, Bucknell shot just 38.6 percent from the field and 4-10 from the line.
Army is 12-1 this season when its opponent shoots under 40 percent and 8-0 when they score less than 50 points.
Army led in points off turnovers (7-6), points in the paint (26-24), second chance points (17-5) and fast break points (2-0).
Up Next
The Army-Lafayette quarterfinal game on Monday is set for a 6 p.m. tip on ESPN+. The winner of the game will play in the semifinal round next Thursday.
Notable
• Army clinched the No. 3 seed in the Patriot League Tournament on Wednesday night.
• The win marked the teams 23rd of the season, which is the most regular season wins since 2015-16.
• Kya Smith led Army with 15 points and 11 rebounds, marking her 11th double-double of the season.
• Reese Ericson also scored in double-digits with 12 points.
• Army won the rebounding battle 37-22.
• The Black Knights are 8-0 this season when limiting teams to less than 50 points and 12-1 when holding them to sub-40 percent shooting.
• The win over Bucknell marked the sixth regular season sweep over a Patriot League team this season.
• Army is now 32-46 all-time against Bucknell and has won the last four meetings.
Team Stats
ARM
Buck
FG%
.400
.386
3FG%
.278
.333
FT%
.846
.400
RB
37
22
TO
13
10
STL
7
9
Game Leaders
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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