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Hannah Ally
58
Army West Point ARM 5-18,1-11 Patriot
67
Winner Lafayette Laf 12-10,8-4 Patriot
Army West Point ARM
5-18,1-11 Patriot
58
Final
67
Lafayette Laf
12-10,8-4 Patriot
Winner
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Army West Point ARM 16 13 13 16 58
Lafayette Laf 17 13 14 23 67

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Lafayette Squeezes by Army to Stay Perfect in PL Play in Kirby

Junior Natalie Kucowski notched her 15th double double of the season

EASTON, Pa. – Lafayette defeated Army on Wednesday night in Kirby Sports Center, 67-58, to sweep the regular season meetings between the two sides and earn its eighth Patriot League win of the season.

The win puts the Leopards at 8-4 in the Patriot League and in a three-way tie for second with Colgate and Boston University. They have also now won their last six at home and are still perfect at home in Patriot League play this season. 

The Leopards were led by junior Natalie Kucowski who notched her 15th double double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Alexis Santarelli and junior Drew Freeland both found themselves in double-figure points as well with Santarelli finishing the night with 14 and Freeland with 10.

Lafayette (12-10, 8-4 PL) opened up the game strong, going on a seven-point scoring run before Army (5-18, 1-11 PL) could get a basket. From there, the Black Knights would pour on the offense, taking the lead by one with 39 seconds left but a layup by Freeland in the final seven seconds of the quarter would give the Leopards the one point advantage.

Army continued to apply the pressure in the second frame, keeping the game close with both teams putting up 13 points to give Lafayette only a one-point lead heading into the locker room at the half.

The third quarter saw the same back-and-forth momentum until Kucowski floated in one from beyond the arc with eight seconds left to put the Leopards up by two heading into the final frame.

Sophomore Jiselle Havas started off the fourth quarter with a field goal in the paint, followed by drawing a foul and making both of her extra shots to put the Leopards up by five.

From there, Lafayette would use a 15-point scoring run to push its lead to 16, securing the victory and completing the regular-season sweep.

The last time the Leopards completed a regular-season Patriot League sweep was during the 2015-16 season when they swept American.

Lafayette will remain at home on Saturday, welcoming Holy Cross for a 2 p.m. tip-off. Saturday is also the team's annual Play4Kay game.
 
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