WEST POINT, N.Y. – Three players finished in double figures to help send the Army West Point women's basketball team to an 81-52 victory over Central Connecticut State on Thursday evening at Christl Arena. Army improves to 3-0 following the win, while Central Connecticut State slips to 1-2. Senior Kelsey Minato netted a game-high 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting to move her career scoring total to 1,890. Minato now stands 51 points shy of Army Hall of Famer Katie Macfarlane's Academy record of 1,941 points. Click here to watch the video.
Classmate Aimee Oertner reached a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, including six on the offensive glass, and freshman Madison Hovren tallied a career-best 11 points while shooting 7-of-8 from the foul line. Kiana Patterson and Aleah Epps paced Central Connecticut State with 13 points and 11 points, respectively. "A lot of our success tonight was in the way we started the game," said head coach Dave Magarity. "Oertner was a real presence early and throughout the first half. I'm really pleased with our play off the bench. Hovren had a career night and the ability for us to bring people in and be solid contributors was big for us. "Brigette Ocran came in and contributed right away. I thought Janae McNeal and Daizjah Morris had good stretches defensively and that kind of changed the tone of the game. We forced 28 turnovers and I think we'll need to continue to do that to be successful." Read More