{"id":2038,"date":"2023-01-11T22:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T22:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/11\/ericsons-massive-game-pushes-black-knights-past-american-army-west-point\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T22:29:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T22:29:00","slug":"ericsons-massive-game-pushes-black-knights-past-american-army-west-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/11\/ericsons-massive-game-pushes-black-knights-past-american-army-west-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Ericson\u2019s Massive Game Pushes Black Knights Past American &#8211; Army West Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"sidearm-story-template-text-aside\" aria-label=\"Related Sport Links\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game hide-on-small-down\">\n<div class=\"postgame_1-2_nextgame\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-logo\">\n                \n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent\">\n<h2>Next Game:<\/h2>\n<p> Boston University<\/p>\n<p>1\/15\/2023 | 3:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        ESPN+  &#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postgame_3_nextgame\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-primary\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Jan. 15 (Sun) \/ 3:00 PM&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/d14ordba5neen9.cloudfront.net\/images\/logos\/Boston-U.png\" alt=\"Boston University\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-text--atVs\"\/>\u00a0<span>Boston University<\/span>&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/opponent-history\/boston-university\/73\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History <span class=\"sidearm-icon sf-play-by-play-alt-minimal\"\/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>     &#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/aside>\n<p>\n<strong>WASHINGTON, D.C. <\/strong>\u2013The Army West Point women&#8217;s basketball team (4-11, 2-3 PL) defeated the American Eagles (3-13, 2-3 PL) 77-56 Wednesday night. Army&#8217;s <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/reese-ericson\/19361\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19361\" target=\"_blank\">Reese Ericson<\/a><\/dfn> led Army with a career high of 20 points and 10 assists, the most assists for an Army player since 2009.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>How It Happened<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a Patriot League contest between the American University Eagles and the Army West Point Black Knights, Army dominated American with a 77-56 win. <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/reese-ericson\/19361\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19361\" target=\"_blank\">Reese Ericson<\/a><\/dfn> led Army with 20 points, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/lauren-lithgow\/19300\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19300\" target=\"_blank\">Lauren Lithgow<\/a><\/dfn> followed with 17, and senior <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/sabria-hunter\/19298\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19298\" target=\"_blank\">Sabria Hunter<\/a><\/dfn> had 14 points.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Black Knights struck first with a layup by senior <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/sabria-hunter\/19298\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19298\" target=\"_blank\">Sabria Hunter<\/a><\/dfn>. <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/kamryn-hall\/19295\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19295\" target=\"_blank\">Kamryn Hall<\/a><\/dfn> got Army within one point after making a three-point shot making it a 6-5 game. With 6:14 on the clock, freshman <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/charlotte-richman\/19365\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19365\" target=\"_blank\">Charlotte Richman<\/a><\/dfn> tied everything up with a three of her own. Richman gave Army a two-point lead with 3:49 left in the quarter with a three-point bucket. <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/reese-ericson\/19361\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19361\" target=\"_blank\">Reese Ericson<\/a><\/dfn> extended\u00a0the Black Knights lead with a three-pointer with 2:22 minutes of action left. Again, Ericson extended Army&#8217;s lead after making another triple putting Army up by eight. The Black Knights ended the quarter with an eight-point lead after <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/linden-madison\/19363\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19363\" target=\"_blank\">Linden Madison<\/a><\/dfn> made a jump shot.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn the second quarter, the Eagles acted first with Anna LeMaster making two out of three free throw attempts. However, the Black Knights responded with Hunter making a layup extending Army&#8217;s lead by eight. Junior\u00a0<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/sam-mcnaughton\/19301\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19301\" target=\"_blank\">Sam McNaughton<\/a><\/dfn> made a 3-pointer further adding onto the Black Knights lead. American&#8217;s Laura Nogues cut the lead to ten points with a jumper. With 1:21 on the clock Army&#8217;s <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/trinity-hardy\/19296\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19296\" target=\"_blank\">Trinity Hardy<\/a><\/dfn> extended the Black Knights lead to 18 points. LeMaster cut into the Eagles deficit with two made free throws. However, with 30 seconds remaining in the second half, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/lauren-lithgow\/19300\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19300\" target=\"_blank\">Lauren Lithgow<\/a><\/dfn> made a triple, putting Army up by 19. Going into halftime, the Black Knights led the Eagles 46-27.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn the second half, Hunter extended Army&#8217;s lead to 21 points with a layup. American&#8217;s Ivy Bales and Sadie Stetson cut into Army&#8217;s lead making it a 17-point game. The Black Knights went on a 6-0 run before American&#8217;s Anna Rescifina had a fastbreak layup. The Eagles went on an 8-0 run when Lithgow broke it up with a three-point shot putting Army back up by 18. After a layup by McMaster, Lithgow again put Army ahead by 19 with the help of a three-pointer. With less than a second left in the third quarter, Ericson made a three-point play after being fouled by Molly Lavin. Heading into the fourth quarter Army led American 63-42<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nGoing into the fourth quarter, Lithgow made another 3-point bucket, putting the Black Knights up by 24-points. LeMaster continued to cut into American&#8217;s deficit with a layup. With 6:45 on the clock, Ericson converted\u00a0a three-pointer, putting Army up by 22 points. American&#8217;s Ivy Bales responded with a jumper, again attempting to cut into the Black Knights lead. After being fouled by Molly Lavin, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/sabria-hunter\/19298\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19298\" target=\"_blank\">Sabria Hunter<\/a><\/dfn> made a three-point play with 3:40 left in the game. With 2:14 left on the clock, Ericson made a layup in the paint, continuing to keep Army ahead of the Eagles. The Black Knights defeated the Eagles 77-56 after American&#8217;s Laura Nogues made a layup with 26 seconds left in the game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inside the Box<\/strong>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/reese-ericson\/19361\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19361\" target=\"_blank\">Reese Ericson<\/a><\/dfn> had a career high of 20 points and 10 assists,\u00a0the most by an Army player\u00a0since 2009.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Junior <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/lauren-lithgow\/19300\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19300\" target=\"_blank\">Lauren Lithgow<\/a><\/dfn> had 17 points and three rebounds.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/sabria-hunter\/19298\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19298\" target=\"_blank\">Sabria Hunter<\/a><\/dfn> had her ninth double-double of the season (14 pts. And 10 rebounds).<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Black Knights had 22 points off turnovers and\u00a0had 51 points off the bench.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Army defeated the Eagles at Bender Arena for the first time since 2017.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Coach&#8217;s Corner<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Our ladies played with purpose, they were intentional in their execution, and I absolutely think Dawn played a part in it. Shooting the three ball confidently, the inside-outside attack that we had, it was our defense and our rebound that led the way. An outstanding job on the offensive rebounds and keeping them under 60, that was our goal tonight. It was a full team effort tonight, couldn&#8217;t be prouder of this group. It&#8217;s hard to win on the road, it&#8217;s hard to win the Patriot League and it&#8217;s a good feeling to be on the other side of where we&#8217;ve been.&#8221; \u2013 Head Coach <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/missy-traversi\/1582\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"1582\" target=\"_blank\">Missy Traversi<\/a><\/dfn><\/p>\n<p><strong>Up Next<\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Black Knights return to Christl Arena to face Boston University on Sunday, January 15 at 3 p.m.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFor complete coverage of Army West Point women&#8217;s basketball, follow the Black Knights on Twitter @ArmyWP_WBB, on Instagram @armywestpointwbb, and online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.goarmywestpoint.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.goarmywestpoint.com<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p>fbq('init', '587472198067786');\nfbq('track', \"PageView\");<\/script><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '184444848938668');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/news\/2023\/1\/11\/womens-basketball-ericsons-massive-game-pushes-black-knights-past-american.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: Boston University 1\/15\/2023 | 3:00 PM &#13; ESPN+ &#13; &#13; Jan. 15 (Sun) \/ 3:00 PM&#13; &#13; \u00a0Boston University&#13; History &#13; WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013The Army West Point women&#8217;s basketball team (4-11, 2-3 PL) defeated the American Eagles (3-13, 2-3 PL) 77-56 Wednesday night. 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