{"id":3225,"date":"2023-01-28T20:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T20:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/28\/womens-basketball-wins-fourth-in-a-row-over-talented-holy-cross-army-west-point\/"},"modified":"2023-01-28T20:26:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T20:26:00","slug":"womens-basketball-wins-fourth-in-a-row-over-talented-holy-cross-army-west-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/28\/womens-basketball-wins-fourth-in-a-row-over-talented-holy-cross-army-west-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Basketball Wins Fourth In A Row Over Talented Holy Cross &#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> Bucknell University<\/p>\n<p>2\/4\/2023 | 1:00 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                    Feb. 04 (Sat) \/ 1:00 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\/bucknell_logo.png\" alt=\"Bucknell University\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-text--atVs\"\/>\u00a0<span>Bucknell 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\/bucknell-university\/13\" 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>                    <strong>Worcester, MA \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0 Army West Point (8-12, 6-4) won its fourth straight game defeating Holy Cross (16-5, 8-2) on the road, 74-66.<\/p>\n<p>The dynamic senior-freshman duo of <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/sabria-hunter\/19298\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19298\" target=\"_blank\">Sabria Hunter<\/a><\/dfn> and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/reese-ericson\/19361\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19361\" target=\"_blank\">Reese Ericson<\/a><\/dfn> was on full display once again on Saturday afternoon, as they led the Army women to its fourth straight victory.<\/p>\n<p>Ericson had a game high 18 points, on 6-12 shooting from the floor and was a perfect 6-6 from the charity stripe. She also dished out four assists and grabbed three rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter secured her 14<sup>th<\/sup> double-double of the season, scoring 17 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Her 14 double-doubles rank fifth most in the NCAA.<\/p>\n<p><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/lauren-lithgow\/19300\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19300\" target=\"_blank\">Lauren Lithgow<\/a><\/dfn> connected on a three-pointer, giving Army an early 22-20 lead in the second quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Holy Cross&#8217; Bronagh Power-Cassidy gave the Crusaders a five point half time advantage scoring on a layup around a minute until half. She had 10 first half points.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/natalie-rhine\/19304\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19304\" target=\"_blank\">Natalie Rhine<\/a><\/dfn> made a three, helping cut Holy Cross&#8217; lead down to three, 43-40. Soon after, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/reese-ericson\/19361\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19361\" target=\"_blank\">Reese Ericson<\/a><\/dfn> made a jumper to bring the Black Knights within one, 45-44.<\/p>\n<p>Army took the lead on a layup by <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/hope-brown\/19292\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19292\" target=\"_blank\">Hope Brown<\/a><\/dfn> and with the lead, the Black Knights didn&#8217;t look back.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the third, Army led 50-45.<\/p>\n<p>In the fourth was when Ericson took over scoring 10 of her 18 points. Ericson drained two jumpers to help Army maintain the lead and was a clutch 6-6 from the foul line in the final minutes of the game. Army put the game out of reach with <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 three-pointer to give Army a 70-59 lead with 1:11 to play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>INSIDE THE BOX SCORE <\/strong>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Ericson has scored 15+ points in six games this season.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>In her last three games, Ericson is averaging 17.0 points, shooting .46% (17-37) from the field.<\/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> has grabbed 10+ rebounds in seven straight games dating back to 1\/8\/23 at Colgate.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>In her last three games, Hunter is averaging an impressive 19.3 points and 14.6 rebounds a game.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/goarmywestpoint.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/lauren-lithgow\/19300\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"19300\" target=\"_blank\">Lauren Lithgow<\/a><\/dfn> connected on two threes, scoring 10 points.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The four-game win streak is tied for the longest in the <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> era, as the team won four straight last season (Lehigh, Lafayette, Immaculata, and Loyola MD) between Jan. 26, 2022 and Feb. 2, 2022. \u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Up Next <\/strong><br \/>\nArmy have a the week off before returning to action at home next Saturday, February 4 at 1PM.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/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\/28\/womens-basketball-wins-fourth-in-a-row-over-talented-holy-cross.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: Bucknell University 2\/4\/2023 | 1:00 PM &#13; ESPN+ &#13; &#13; Feb. 04 (Sat) \/ 1:00 PM&#13; &#13; \u00a0Bucknell University&#13; History &#13; Worcester, MA \u2013\u00a0 Army West Point (8-12, 6-4) won its fourth straight game defeating Holy Cross (16-5, 8-2) on the road, 74-66. 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