WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army used a late run to pull away from Lehigh during a 66-62 Patriot League victory on Wednesday evening at Christl Arena. The Black Knights earn their seventh consecutive win to improve to 16-5 overall and 8-3 in the league, while the Mountain Hawks slip to 15-6 and 7-4.
Junior Kelsey Minato scored a game-high 23 points on 8-of-18 shooting and grabbed five rebounds for Army, while senior Olivia Schretzman posted her fourth double-double of the year with a season-high 19 points and 11 boards. Junior Jean Parker nearly reached a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.
Army converted each of its first three field goals to take an 8-0 lead before going on to hit five of its first seven shots and extend its advantage to nine, 12-3, after the opening 4:51 of the first half. Freshman Destinee Morris stole an errant pass at the 13:27 mark and finished a fast-break lay-in at the other end to bolster the Black Knights’ advantage to 13 points, 16-3. Full Story»