Women's Basketball

2023-24 Patriot League Women’s Basketball Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (1.31.24)

at Army West Point Black Knights (9-10, 6-3 PL) 55, Colgate Raiders (11-9, 4-5 PL) 52
Box Score
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point earned its fifth-straight win on education day against Colgate (55-52) on Wednesday morning.
* The five-game win streak marks the longest streak under Coach Traversi’s tenure as the Black Knights maintained a lead for 31 minutes.
* Army freshman guard Fiona Hastick led the Black Knights with 16 points, followed by junior guard Trinity Hardy (15) and freshman forward Kya Smith (12).
* Hardy added a season-high matching nine rebounds and a game-high five steals, while Smith pulled down eight rebounds.
* Colgate Alexa Brodie dropped a game-high 17 points and dished four assists.
* Morgan McMahon had 10 points and six rebounds and senior forward Tiasia McMillan totaled eight points, eight rebounds, four blocks and two assists.

Lafayette Leopards (7-13, 2-7 PL) 60 at American Eagles (8-12, 6-3 PL) 55
Box Score
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Lafayette recorded a 60-55 win over American in the nation’s capital on Wednesday night.
* Lafayette was led by senior forward Kayla Drummond and senior guard Makayla Andrews with 12 points apiece.
* Junior guard Anny Antognoli scored 10 points for her fourth-straight game finishing in double digits.
* American senior guard Ivy Bales paced the Eagles with 13 points followed by senior guard Anna LeMaster and graduate student forward Lauren Stack with 12 points and 10 rebounds each.
* Senior forward Emily Johns rounded out the double-digit scoring with 10 points for the Eagles.

Bucknell Bison (6-14, 3-6 PL) 61 at Loyola Maryland Greyhounds (9-11, 4-5 PL) 59
Box Score
BALTIMORE, Md. – Bucknell had three players score in double figures in the Bison’s 61-59 win at Loyola Maryland on Wednesday night.
* The trio included: freshman forward Ashley Sofilkanich (19), sophomore forward Emma Theodorsson (18) and sophomore guard Blake Matthews (11)­.
* Sofilkanich added 12 boards for her third collegiate double-double.
* Loyola also had three players finish with double digits in points: sophomore guard Kelly Ratigan (16), junior forward Lex Therien (14) and junior guard Laura Salmeron (12).
* Therien grabbed 17 rebounds for her 12th double-double of the season.

at Navy Midshipmen (7-13, 3-6 PL) 62, Lehigh Mountain Hawks (12-8, 4-5 PL) 46
Box Score
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy freshman guards Kyah Smith and Zanai Barnett-Gay combined for 40 points as the Midshipmen took down Lehigh, 62-46.
* Barnett-Gay finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season to go with five assists and four steals.
* Smith scored 19 points and dished three assists in the win.
* The Mids kept their lead for 38:24 of the game and only dropped the lead for 13 seconds.
* Lehigh had two student-athletes record double-doubles; senior guard Maddie Albrecht (12 points, 10 rebounds) and sophomore forward Lily Fandre (10 points and 10 rebounds).

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