WEST POINT, NY - Five players scored at least five points to send the Army West Point women's basketball team to a 57-42 win over Rider on Sunday afternoon at Christl Arena. Senior Jean Parker finished with a game-high 18 points for the Black Knights. Army, which is receiving votes in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll, improves to 4-1 on the season, while Rider falls to 2-3. Parker shot 7-of-12 from the field, including 4-of-7 from deep, while adding six rebounds and a pair of steals. Sunday's contest was Parker's second straight game hitting four three-pointers after she did so at Duke on Nov. 22. Click here to watch the video.
Senior Kelsey Minato finished with 11 points and three assists, while sophomore Lena' Hicks contributed eight points and four rebounds off the bench. Minato raised her career point total to 1,924 and now needs 18 points to pass Katie Macfarlane's (USMA '04) Academy record of 1,941 points. Senior Aimee Oertner scored five points to go along with a career-high-tying 12 rebounds and five assists, and a season-best five blocks. Freshman Izzy McMahon netted five points in a reserve role for the first points of her career. Read More