BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The quarterfinal round of the 2026 Patriot League PenFed Credit Union Women’s Basketball Championship continues Monday with four games on ESPN+.
Top-seeded Navy (21-7, 16-2 PL) hosts No. 8 Boston University (11-19, 6-12 PL) after the Terriers outlasted No. 9 American in Saturday afternoon’s first round. The Midshipmen posted a program-record 16 League wins this season while sweeping the postseason major awards for the first time since 2013.
No. 2 Holy Cross (20-9, 14-4 PL) hosts No. 10 Colgate (7-23, 2-16 PL) after the Raiders used a dominant first quarter to advance past Bucknell in the first round. The Crusaders enter the tournament on a six-game winning streak. Both head coaches will face their alma mater, as Candice Green (Colgate ’12) leads Holy Cross and Shannon Bush (Holy Cross ’06) leads Colgate.
Two more Patriot League women’s basketball quarterfinal games will be featured on ESPN+ on Monday. No. 3 Army West Point (23-6, 14-4 PL) hosts No. 6 Lafayette (11-18, 7-11 PL), while No. 4 Lehigh (15-13, 11-7 PL) takes on No. 5 Loyola Maryland (12-17, 8-10 PL). Both games tip off at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
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2026 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Women’s Basketball Championship
| First-Round |
Saturday, March 7 – Hosted by Higher Seed |
Time |
Coverage |
| Game 1 |
No. 9 American at No. 8 Boston University |
2 p.m. |
Boston U, 69-58 |
| Game 2 |
No. 10 Colgate at No. 7 Bucknell |
4 p.m. |
Colgate, 57-47 |
| Quarterfinals |
Monday, March 9 – Hosted by Higher Seed |
Time |
Coverage |
| Game 3 |
No. 8 Boston University at No. 1 Navy |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Game 4 |
No. 5 Loyola Maryland at No. 4 Lehigh |
6 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Game 5 |
No. 6 Lafayette at No. 3 Army West Point |
6 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Game 6 |
Colgate at No. 2 Holy Cross |
6 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Semifinals |
Thursday, March 12 – Hosted by Higher Seed |
Time |
Coverage |
| Game 7 |
Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 |
TBD |
ESPN+ |
| Game 8 |
Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 |
TBD |
ESPN+ |
| Championship |
Sunday, March 15 – Hosted by Higher Seed |
Time |
Coverage |
| Game 9 |
Lowest-remaining seed at Highest-remaining seed |
Noon |
CBS Sports Network |
NO. 8 BOSTON UNIVERSITY (11-19, 6-12 PL) AT NO. 1 NAVY (21-7, 16-2 PL)
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md. 7 p.m.
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SEASON SERIES: Navy swept the season series with a pair of double-digit wins, opening League play with a 77-64 road victory at Boston University. The Midshipmen completed the sweep at home on Jan. 28, pulling away in the second half for a 57-47 win.
GAME ONE (Dec. 31, 2025 – BOX SCORE): Navy used a dominant first quarter, outscoring the Terriers 25-12, to cruise to a 77-64 road victory. The Midshipmen placed three scorers in double figures, led by junior guard and 2025-26 Patriot League Player and Defensive Player of the Year Zanai Barnett-Gay with 18 points. Freshman guard and Patriot League Rookie of the Year Zoe Mesuch added 17 points, while senior forward Kate Samson scored 16 points. Boston University senior forward Anete Adler led the Terriers with 23 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
GAME TWO (Jan. 28, 2026 – BOX SCORE): Navy used balanced scoring to pull away in the second half and complete the season sweep. Barnett-Gay and Mesuch each scored 13 points, while senior forward Kate Samson added 11 points. Adler led the Terriers with 23 points and nine rebounds.
PREVIEWS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY |
NAVY
NO. 10 COLGATE (7-23, 2-16 PL) AT NO. 2 HOLY CROSS (20-9, 14-4 PL)
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass. 6 p.m.
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SEASON SERIES: Holy Cross swept the season series, outlasting Colgate at home in the first meeting on Jan. 28, 60-50. The Crusaders completed the sweep two weeks later in Hamilton, placing four scorers in double figures in a 75-64 victory on Feb. 11.
GAME ONE (Jan. 28, 2026 – BOX SCORE): The Crusaders outscored Colgate, 15-5, in overtime to pull away for a 60-50 home win. Senior guard Kaitlyn Flanagan led Holy Cross with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting, while sophomore guard Asia Wilson added 10 points. Junior guard Ella Meabon paced the Raiders with a 24-point, 12-rebound double-double.
GAME ONE (Feb. 11, 2026 – BOX SCORE): Senior guard Kaitlyn Flanagan led four Crusaders in double figures with 15 points. Forward Meg Cahalan added 14 points, while forward Simone Foreman and guard Mary-Elizabeth Donnelly scored 12 and 10 points, respectively, in a 75-64 victory. Senior guard Madison Schiller led the Raiders with 18 points on 8-of-13 shooting, while sophomore guard Taye Matthews added 13 points off the bench.
PREVIEWS: COLGATE |
HOLY CROSS
NO. 6 LAFAYETTE (11-18, 7-11 PL) AT NO. 3 ARMY WEST POINT (23-6, 14-4 PL)
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y. 6 p.m.
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SEASON SERIES: Army West Point swept the season series, earning a 62-50 road victory on Feb. 7 behind a 27-point second quarter. The Black Knights completed the sweep on Feb. 28, as Kya Smith recorded an 18-point, 21-rebound double-double with four steals and three assists in a 61-42 victory.
GAME ONE (Feb. 7, 2026 – BOX SCORE): The Black Knights used a 27-point second quarter and strong second-half defense to earn a 62-50 victory in Easton. Reese Ericson scored a team-high 18 points, connecting on six 3-pointers, while junior forward Kya Smith added a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double. Freshman guard Haylie Adamski led the Leopards with 11 points, while freshman forward Maddison Krug scored 10 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
GAME ONE (Feb. 28, 2026 – BOX SCORE): Army West Point junior forward Kya Smith posted an 18-point, 21-rebound double-double to lead the Black Knights to a 61-42 home win over Lafayette. Junior guard Camryn Tade added 15 points, and sophomore guard Brooke Wilson dished out five assists. Junior guard Teresa Kiewiet paced the Leopards with 24 points and 10 rebounds while shooting 50 percent (11-of-22) from the field.
PREVIEWS: LAFAYETTE |
ARMY WEST POINT
NO. 5 LOYOLA MARYLAND (7-22, 5-13 PL) AT NO. 4 LEHIGH (15-13, 11-7 PL)
Stabler Areaa/Bethlehem, Pa. 6 p.m.
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SEASON SERIES: Lehigh swept the season series, taking the first meeting in Baltimore with a 67-61 overtime victory on Jan. 21. The Mountain Hawks completed the sweep at Stabler Arena two weeks later on Feb. 4, sealing the win with a late free throw and defensive stop.
GAME ONE (Jan. 21, 2026 – BOX SCORE): Senior forward Lily Fandre and junior forward Whitney Lind combined for 56 points as the Mountain Hawks outlasted Loyola Maryland, 67-61, in overtime. Fandre led the short-handed Mountain Hawks with 32 points on 9-of-14 shooting, while Lind scored eight of her 23 points in the extra period. Loyola Maryland graduate forward Lex Therien led the Greyhounds with a 19-point, 13-rebound double-double, and senior forward Koi Sims added 18 points and nine rebounds.
GAME TWO (Feb. 4, 2026 – BOX SCORE): A late free throw by sophomore guard Gracyn Lovette and a defensive stop at the buzzer gave Lehigh a 63-62 victory over the Greyhounds. Lind led the Mountain Hawks with 17 points, while first-year guard Alana Reddy dished out a game-high eight assists. Senior guard Kimmie Hicks paced the Greyhounds with 19 points, and graduate forward Lex Therien added a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double.
PREVIEWS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | LEHIGH
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