2006, 2014 PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2015-16 women’s basketball 2006, 2014 NCAA TOURNAMENT 2013, 2015 WNIT ARMY WEST POINT 1984, 1988 NCAA TOURNAMENT (DIVISION II) GAME 17 • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2016 • WEST POINT, N.Y. • CHRISTL ARENA (5,043) 2015-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS ARMY WEST POINT NOVEMBER 13 PEPPERDINE W, 63-53 BLACK KNIGHTS (14-2, 5-1 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 15 QUINNIPIAC W, 67-57 19 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE W, 81-52 22 at #14/9 Duke L, 72-61 29 RIDER W, 57-42 HOLY CROSS DECEMBER 3 at Yale W, 65-61 CRUSADERS (7-10, 4-2 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 5 #--/RV ALBANY W, 65-62 8 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 74-35 11 at NJIT W, 71-35 STORYLINES 19 EMERSON W, 86-47 Army returns to Christl Arena to host Holy Cross on Wednesday after extending its winning streak to four games at American on Jan. 16. 30 LEHIGH* W, 63-39 JANUARY Senior Kelsey Minato, who became Army’s career free-throws leader (currently at 514) after the Colgate game on Jan. 13, 2 at Bucknell* L, 79-69 moved closer to another program record at American and now stands five field goals shy of passing Katie Macfarlane’s 6 at Lafayette* W, 78-45 (USMA ’04) career mark of 706 field goals (Minato is currently at 702 field goals for her career). 9 LOYOLA* W, 70-37 13 COLGATE* W, 67-55 With the win over American, tenth-year head coach Dave Magarity moved within four wins of reaching 500 for his career. Magarity’s record over his 32-plus seasons as head coach is 496-441, including 23 years on the men’s side. He is 183-108 16 at American* W, 52-42 since taking the position at Army prior to the 2006-07 season. 20 HOLY CROSS* 7 P.M. 23 NAVY (STAR GAME)*^% 11:30 A.M. THE SERIES 30 BUCKNELL* 1 P.M. Holy Cross leads Army, 34-24, in an all-time series that dates back nearly 25 years to Jan. 23, 1991. The Black Knights have FEBRUARY won three straight in the rivalry, with a streak that began with the Patriot League Championship victory in 2013-14. For more 3 LAFAYETTE* 7 P.M. on the Army-Holy Cross series, see page 3. 6 at Loyola* 2 P.M. 10 at Colgate* 7 P.M. PROJECTED ARMY STARTERS 13 AMERICAN* 3 P.M. KELSEY MINATO NOTES: 17 at Holy Cross* 7 P.M. • Shot 8-of-10 on FTs at American (1/16) to finish the week 18-of-20 from the line 20 at Navy*^ 11 A.M. Senior | G | 5-8 Huntington Beach, Calif. • Scored 30 pts and added 7 rebs and 7 assts at Lafayette (1/6) 24 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* 7 P.M. 5 PTS REB AST MIN • Reached the 2,000-point mark for her career with 22 pts at NJIT (12/11) 27 at Lehigh* 7:30 P.M. 23.3 4.9 3.3 36.8 • Ranks seventh nationally in scoring average (23.3 ppg) MARCH 2 at Boston University* 7 P.M. NOTES: JANAE McNEAL • Tallied 15 pts on 7-of-9 shooting at American (1/16) PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT Sophomore | G | 5-9 • Finished with 10 pts and 5 rebs at Bucknell (1/2) 5 First Round TBA Spotsylvania, Va. 21 • Scored a career-best 20 pts on 9-of-15 shooting against Lehigh (12/30) 7 Quarterfinals TBA PTS REB AST MIN • Leads the Patriot League in FG% (.563) 7.4 3.4 1.7 21.8 11 Semifinals TBA 12 Championship^ 6 P.M. JEAN PARKER NOTES: • Finished with 6 pts and 8 boards against Loyola (1/9) *Patriot League contest ^CBS Sports Network Senior | G/F | 5-9 • Scored 8 pts and grabbed a career-best 10 rebs at Bucknell (1/2) % at Madison Square Garden Portland, Ore. 24 • Netted a season-best 20 pts, while shooting 6-of-6 from deep vs. Albany (12/5) PTS REB AST MIN • Third in the Patriot League and tied for 17th nationally in 3P% (43.9 - 29-of-66) Rankings reflect AP Poll/USA Today Coaches Poll 7.4 5.3 1.8 26.1 HOW TO FOLLOW NOTES: AIMEE OERTNER • Recorded 7 pts and 5 rebs at American (1/16) Senior | F/C | 6-2 TV None • Posted a career-high-tying 19 pts and a career-best 7 blks at Lafayette (1/6) Radio 1420 AM - WLNA 33 Slatington, Pa. • Army’s career blocked shots leader (235) 1260 AM - WBNR PTS REB AST MIN 8.2 6.9 1.4 22.6 • Ranks third in the Patriot League with 2.6 blocks per game PxP Justin Rocke Live Video Patriot League Network NOTES: Live Stats sidearmstats.com/army/wbball/ BRIANNA JOHNSON • Totaled 9 pts and 4 rebs against Colgate (1/13) Senior | G/F | 5-10 • Ranks second on the team in 3P% (44.8 - 13-of-29) 41 Fontana, Calif. STAY CONNECTED PTS REB AST MIN • Has at least one three-pointer in 9 of 11 games this season 5.0 2.2 1.6 17.8 • Scored a career-best 15 pts against Quinnipiac (11/15) @GoArmyWestPoint GoArmyWestPoint ARMY’S TOP RESERVES @ArmyWP_WBB NO. NAME POS. CLASS HT. HOMETOWN PPG RPG APG MIN. GoArmyWestPoint GoArmyWestPoint 14 Madison Hovren F Fr. 5-11 Spokane, Wash. 4.3 2.4 0.3 10.2 35 Dani Failor F/C Jr. 6-1 Post Falls, Idaho 4.3 3.0 0.5 21.0 GoArmyWestPoint GoArmyWestPoint 23 Daizjah Morris G So. 5-7 Lino Lakes, Minn. 1.6 1.1 1.9 17.6 13 Lena’ Hicks F/C So. 6-4 Charlotte, N.C. 2.9 1.7 0.4 9.6 GoArmyWestPoint.com 10 Aliyah Murray G So. 5-10 Delran, N.J. 3.5 3.1 0.5 8.2 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS LAST TIME OUT Army won its fourth game in a row with a 52-42 victory at American on Jan. 16. Senior Kelsey Minato Executive Athletic Director ......................................Bob Beretta scored 18 points for the second game in a row and shot 8-of-10 from the free-throw line to finish Assistant Director/WBB Contact ............... Harrison Antognioni the week 18-of-20 from the charity stripe, after a 10-of-10 performance against Colgate on Jan. 13. Email ........................................harrison.antognioni@usma.edu Sophomore Janae McNeal registered 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting and came away with a career-high- tying three steals for the third time since arriving at West Point. Sophomore Aliyah Murray was Army’s Office Phone....................................................... (845) 938-6996 top contributor off the bench, with eight points and six rebounds, while senior Aimee Oertner totaled Cell Phone .......................................................... (845) 905-9441 seven points and five boards. Murray and Oertner were instrumental in helping the Black Knights close Fax ...................................................................... (845) 938-1725 out the win, as they scored six points and five points, respectively, in the fourth quarter alone, and Website ................................................. GoArmyWestPoint.com helped Army end the game on a 12-4 run. The Black Knights earned the win at American despite going Address ..................... 639 Howard Road, West Point, NY, 10996 0-for-6 from three-point range. The game marked only the fourth time in head coach Dave Magarity’s nine-plus seasons that Army has gone without a three-pointer, and the first since shooting 0-of-6 from deep against Yale on Dec. 10, 2008 (62-60 win). Army is 4-0 under Magarity in games that it does not ARMY QUICK FACTS make a triple. (others are 0-for-9, 56-43 win vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, Nov. 19, 2008 // 0-for-5, 70-66 win vs. Navy, Feb. 23, 2008). Institution ................................ United States Military Academy Location ..............................................................West Point, N.Y. A WIN TONIGHT WOULD ... Founded .............................................................March 16, 1802 • Mark Army’s fourth consecutive victory against Holy Cross, dating back to a 68-58 Patriot League Nickname ...............................................................Black Knights Championship win on March 15, 2014 Colors .........................................................Black, Gold and Gray • Give Army 15 wins in its first 17 games for the second time in the team’s 39-year history Affiliation ........................................................... NCAA Division I The Black Knights only 15-2 start to a season came in 2006-07 Conference ...........................................................Patriot League • Be head coach Dave Magarity’s 184th victory at Army and the 497th of his career Home Court (Capacity) ..............................Christl Arena (5,043) SCOUTING HOLY CROSS Superintendent .............................. Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen, Jr. Holy Cross dropped a narrow 61-58 decision at Lehigh in its last outing on Jan. 17. Senior Lisa Mifsud Athletic Director .....................................................Boo Corrigan paced the Crusaders with 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting, while classmate Molly Hourigan (12 points, 14 rebounds) and sophomore Katie Doherty (10 points) also finished in double figures. Lehigh held ARMY WBB QUICK FACTS an 11-point lead early in the second half before Holy Cross used a 21-4 run that extended into the Head Coach ..........................................................Dave Magarity fourth quarter to take a 50-44 advantage with 9:00 remaining. The Mountain Hawks came back with 10 Alma Mater .............................................. St. Francis (Pa.), 1974 unanswered points to move ahead 54-50, but the Crusaders regained the lead, 58-56, with 1:48 to play in the contest. Lehigh sealed the win by closing out the game with the final five points. Record at Army West Point ....................183-108 (10th season) Overall Record ........................................496-441 (33rd season) DIALED IN FROM DOWNTOWN Associate Head Coach ......Colleen Mullen (New Hampshire ’03) Army has continued to shoot the three-pointer well this year after finishing each of the last three seasons Assistant Coaches .........................