Women's Basketball

Patriot League Women’s Basketball Saturday Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (2.15.25)

Black Knights, Greyhounds, Raiders, Bison and Mountain Hawks all earn season sweeps

ARMY WEST POINT (18-5, 10-3 PL) 68, AT NAVY (15-9, 7-6 PL) 64
Alumni Hall/ Annapolis, Md.                                         11 a.m. (CBSSN)

BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md.  – Army West Point erased a 16-point Navy lead to defeat the Mids, 68-64, to earn the season sweep.
*Navy jumped out to a commanding 23-7 lead after freshman guard Julianna Almeida nailed a triple that capped a 14-0 run for the Mids.
*In the second quarter, the Black Knights clawed back into the game with a 19-7 run to go into halftime tied 33-33.
*Both teams traded baskets throughout the third quarter, but two free throws from sophomore Zanai Barnett-Gay put the Mids up 55-53 heading into the fourth.
*Junior forward Morgan Demos tied the game at 64-64 with 1:47 remaining before senior guard Trinty Hardy stole the ball and finished a layup on the other end to put the Black Knights ahead for good.
*Sophomore forward Kyah Smith led the Black Knights with a 19-point, 12-rebound double-double. Senior guard Trinty Hardy scored 14 points, junior guard Reese Ericson added 13 points, and sophomore forward Fiona Hastick chipped in 11.
*Freshman guard Julianna Almeida paced the Mids with a career-high 25 points on 5-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc. Sophomore guard Zanai Barnett-Gay added 15 points, while junior forward Morgan Demos contributed 12 points and eight rebounds.
 RECAPS: ARMY WEST POINT | NAVY


LOYOLA MARYLAND (9-15, 3-10 PL) 68, AT AMERICAN (1-23, 1-12 PL) 39
Bender Arena, Washington, D.C.                                    12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)

BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Loyola Maryland leaned on their strong defense to secure a 68-39 road victory over American.
*Both teams exchanged baskets in the first quarter as the Greyhounds carried a slim 12-11 lead into the second quarter before opening the period on a 10-2 run.
*Loyola Maryland’s offense continued to dominate in the second quarter, extending their lead to as much as 19 and entering halftime up 37-18.
*The Greyhounds maintained their hot shooting, going 11-of-20 from the field in the third quarter and using their lead to earn the victory.
*Senior guard Laura Salmeron led the Greyhounds with 19 points, senior forward Koi Sims recorded a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double, and senior guard Meliah Van-Otoo contributed 14 points off the bench.
*Freshman forward Cecilia Kay paced the Eagles with nine points and 12 rebounds, while graduate student Ivy Bales also scored nine points.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | AMERICAN

AT COLGATE (19-7, 9-4 PL) 71, BOSTON UNIVERSITY (8-16, 2-11 PL) 51
Cotterell Court/ Hamilton, N.Y.                                    2 p.m. (ESPN+)

BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Colgate leaned on a dominant offense to defeat Boston University 71-51, keeping pace in the Patriot League standings.
*The Raiders opened the game with efficient shooting, taking a 16-9 lead early in the first quarter following a layup from junior guard Anne Bair. The Terriers responded with a run of their own, entering the second quarter trailing 20-15.
*Boston University trimmed the Raiders’ lead to one before Colgate responded with a 7-2 run, heading into halftime up 34-25.
*Colgate maintained momentum, expanding its lead to 15 points, capped off by a three-pointer from senior forward Sophia Diehl to enter the fourth quarter up 57-42.
*The Raiders continued to roll, maintaining a double-digit lead throughout the fourth quarter to seal the victory.
*Four Raiders scored in double digits, with senior guard Taylor Golembiewski leading with 16 points. Senior guard Morgan McMahon added 15 points off the bench, while junior guard Anne Bair and senior forward Sophia Diehl contributed 13 and 11 points, respectively.
*The Terriers were led by sophomore forward SiSi Bentley’s 17 points, while sophomore guard Ines Monteagudo chipped in 10 points off the bench.
RECAPS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY | COLGATE

AT BUCKNELL (14-10, 9-4 PL) 62, LAFAYETTE (7-17, 4-9 PL) 51
Sojka Pavilion/ Lewisburg, Pa.                                    2 p.m. (ESPN+)

BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa.- Balanced scoring lifted the Bison to a 62-51 home victory over Lafayette on Saturday afternoon.
*The Bison opened the game firing on all cylinders, racing out to an early lead and maintaining a 20-14 advantage heading into the second quarter.
*Bucknell’s lead grew to as much as 11 before the Leopards went on a 9-2 run to close the half trailing 32-30.
*The Bison began to pull away in the second half with a 10-3 run to start the third quarter, carrying a 50-40 lead into the final frame.
*Bucknell’s lead proved too much for the Leopards as a timely basket by junior forward Isabella King in the middle of the fourth quarter sealed the game for the Bison.
*Sophomore forward Ashley Sofilkanich led the Bison with 20 points and eight rebounds, while junior forward Isabella King recorded a 14-point, 10-rebound effort. Freshman guard Reese Zemitis added 10 points.
*Sophomore forward Teresa Kiewiet paced the Leopards with 13 points, and senior guard Abby Antognoli contributed 10 points.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTEBUCKNELL

LEHIGH (20-4, 12-1 PL) 69, AT HOLY CROSS (15-9, 8-5 PL) 59 OT
Hart Center Arena/ Worcester, Mass.                                    2 p.m. (ESPN+)

BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Lehigh’s dominant fourth quarter and overtime period propelled the Mountain Hawks to a 69-59 comeback victory over Holy Cross
*The Crusaders raced out to an early lead as a layup from junior forward Meg Cahalan put them up 17-7 early in the second quarter.
*Lehigh outscored the Crusaders, 22-12, for the rest of the quarter to go into halftime tied at 29.
*Holy Cross began to build a lead in the third quarter, outscoring the Mountain Hawks 13-6 to enter the fourth quarter up 42-35. Lehigh responded with a 9-2 run to start the fourth, tying the game at 44-44.
*With seven seconds remaining, fifth-year forward Maddie Albrecht made a clutch layup to force the game into overtime.
* In overtime, the Mountain Hawks shot 5-of-7 from the field and outscored the Crusaders, 14-4, to complete the comeback victory.
*Senior guard Ella Stemmer led the Mountain Hawks with 16 points, surpassing the career 1,000-point milestone. Fifth-year forward Maddie Albrecht contributed 15 points, while junior guard Remi Sisselman scored a season-high 12 points off the bench.
*Junior forward Meg Cahalan paced the Crusaders with a game-high 18 points, while senior forward Lindsay Berger added 15 points.
RECAPS:
LEHIGH | HOLY CROSS  

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