Women's Basketball

Patriot League Women’s Basketball Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (2.17.24)

At Lafayette Leopards (9-15, 4-9 PL) 64, American Eagles (9-15, 7-6 PL) 57
Box Score
EASTON, Pa. – Lafayette earned the regular season series sweep over American with a 64-57 win on Saturday afternoon.
* Senior guard Makayla Andrews led the Leopards with 22 points and a season-high 12 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.
* Sophomore guard Kay Donahue and junior guard Halee Smith added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
* Lafayette outscored American, 27-13 in the final frame.
* American senior guard Anna LeMaster matched her career-high with 21 points, to go with six rebounds, two steals and two assists.
* Senior forward Emily Johns totaled 16 points, while senior guard Ivy Bales led with eight points, eight assists, five rebounds, and three steals.


At Army West Point Black Knights (11-12, 8-5 PL) 58, Holy Cross Crusaders (14-10, 8-5 PL) 43
Box Score
WEST POINT, Pa. – A career-high 24-point performance from freshman guard Fiona Hastick paced Army West Point to a 58-43 win versus Holy Cross.
* Twelve of Hastick’s 24 points came off a career-high four three-pointers.
* Freshman guard Camryn Tade grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and scored eight points.
* Army held Holy Cross to just four points in the second quarter to mark the fewest points the Black Knights defense has allowed in a quarter all season.
* Senior guard Cara McCormack finished with 14 points for Holy Cross. Senior guard Bronagh Power-Cassidy and senior forward Janelle Allen chipped in eight points each.


Boston University Terriers (15-9, 7-6 PL) 69 at Navy Midshipmen (9-15, 5-8 PL) 60
Box Score
BOSTON – Boston University junior guard Alex Giannaros hit a career-high seven three-pointers in the team’s 69-60 victory at Navy.
* Giannaros finished with 25 points, while sophomore forward Anastasiia Semenova had 14 points and eight boards.
* BU freshman guard Aoibhe Gormley grabbed 10 rebounds and dished seven assists – both career-highs. Senior forward Caitlin Weimar contributed nine points, six rebounds, six blocks, two assists and two steals.
* Navy freshman guard Zanai Barnett-Gay led the Navy’s attack with 26 points, followed by senior guard Sydne Watts with 22 points.
* Barnett-Gay added 10 rebounds for her sixth career double-double.


Colgate Raiders (13-11, 6-7 PL) 59 at Bucknell Bison (9-15, 6-7 PL) 55
Box Score
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Colgate fifth-year guard Alexa Brodie hit a buzzer-beater three-pointer as the Raiders snapped Bucknell’s four-game winning streak with a 59-55 win on Saturday evening. 
*Colgate had three players score double figures; junior forward Sophia Diehl (18), junior guard Taylor Golembiewski (13) and Brodie (10).
*Diehl pulled down 13 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.
*Bucknell’s Emma Theodorsson led all players with 23 points.
* Freshman forward Ashley Sofilkanich scored 17 points, while sophomore forward Grace Sullivan had 13 points. 

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