2020–21 Army Black Knights women's basketball team


The 2020–21 Army Black Knights women's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Knights were led by 15th-year head coach Dave Magarity, and played their home games at Christl Arena in West Point, New York as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 9–11, 6–8 in Patriot League play to finish in third place in the North Division. They secured the sixth seed in the Patriot League Tournament, losing in the quarterfinals to American.

2020–21 Army Black Knights women's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record9–11 (6–8 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lisa Strack
  • Ben Chase
  • Liz Flooks
  • Heather Stec
  • Margaree King Richard
Home arenaChristl Arena
Seasons
← 2019–20
2020–21 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Boston University 11 2   .846 12 3   .800
Holy Cross 7 7   .500 7 8   .467
Army 6 8   .429 9 11   .450
Colgate 1 8   .111 1 8   .111
Central
Bucknell 8 1   .889 9 1   .900
Lehigh 8 5   .615 10 6   .625
Lafayette 5 7   .417 5 8   .385
South
American 7 4   .636 8 4   .667
Navy 5 4   .556 5 8   .385
Loyola (MD) 0 12   .000 0 13   .000
Colgate suspended their season on February 18, 2021
2021 Patriot League tournament winner
As of July 7, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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They finished the previous season 9–22, 4–14 in Patriot League play to finish in seventh place. They lost to American in the first round of the Patriot League tournament. The tournament was cancelled after the Quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.[2]

Roster

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2020–21 Army Black Knights women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kaci Helmick 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Spruce Creek HS (FL) Clarksville, TN
G 1 Melanie George 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Fairfax HS Fairfax, VA
G 2 Sam McNaughton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Fairfax HS Fairfax, VA
G 3 Natalie Rhine 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Bethlehem Catholic HS (USMAPS) Allentown, PA
F 4 Kamryn Hall 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So C. K. McClatchy HS Sacramento, CA
G 10 Sarah Bohn (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Gilmour Academy Broadview Heights, OH
F 11 Sabria Hunter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Austintown Fitch HS Austintown, OH
G 12 Lauren Lithgow 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Rose HS Manasquan, NJ
F 13 Lindsey Scamman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Twentynine Palms HS Twentynine Palms, CA
G 14 Hope Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Bethlehem Catholic HS (USMAPS) Phillipsburg, NJ
F 15 Kate Murray 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Eagle HS Boise, ID
F 22 Reagan Warren 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Rowlett HS Rowlett, TX
F 23 Taylor Sullivan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Capital HS Helena, MT
G 24 Natalie Stralkus 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr The Peddie School East Brunswick, NJ
F 25 Jessica Rawls 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Central Dauphin East HS Harrisburg, PA
G 31 Alisa Fallon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Maine West HS Des Plaines, IL
F 33 Liz Layne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Elkhorn South HS Omaha, NE
F 35 McKenzie Muse 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bryant HS Bryant, AR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 10, 2021

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Hofstra L 78–81  0–1
 23  Fallon   11  Fallon   6  Bohn  Christl Arena (52)
West Point, NY
November 29, 2020
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Iona W 67–52  1–1
 19  Murray   12  Murray   4  Bohn  Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
December 2, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rider W 70–55  2–1
 25  Fallon   18  Murray   6  Sullivan  Alumni Gymnasium (1)
Lawrenceville, NJ
December 5, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Marist L 55–83  2–2
 10  Fallon   9  Fallon   5  Bohn  Christl Arena (38)
West Point, NY
December 12, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Quinnipiac W 51–50  3–2
 16  Murray   12  Fallon   5  Bohn  People's United Center 
Hamden, CT
Patriot League regular season
January 2, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Colgate L 76–87  3–3
(0–1)
 19  Lithgow   6  Helmick   6  Fallon  Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
January 3, 2021
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
Colgate W 72–53  4–3
(1–1)
 16  Fallon
Lithgow
 
 12  Rawls
Sullivan
 
 7  Fallon  Christl Arena (26)
West Point, NY
January 9, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Holy Cross L 46–80  4–4
(1–2)
 13  Helmick   6  Sullivan   2  Fallon
Rawls
 
Christl Arena (16)
West Point, NY
January 10, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Holy Cross L 42–61  4–5
(1–3)
 15  Fallon
Stralkus
 
 9  Fallon   5  Bohn  Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
January 16, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Boston University L 45–59  4–6
(1–4)
 12  Stralkus   9  Fallon   4  Bohn
Fallon
 
Christl Arena (8)
West Point, NY
January 17, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Boston University W 54–43  5–6
(2–4)
 13  Bohn   8  Fallon   3  Fallon  Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
January 23, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Navy L 49–63  5–7
(2–5)
 13  Bohn   8  Fallon   3  Bohn
Fallon
 
Christl Arena (202)
West Point, NY
January 24, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Navy W 63–58  6–7
(3–5)
 14  Fallon   9  Murray   4  Fallon
McNaughton
 
Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
January 30, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Colgate W 79–53  7–7
(4–5)
 19  Lithgow   11  Sullivan   7  Fallon  Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
January 31, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Colgate W 79–45  8–7
(5–5)
 16  Sullivan   12  Murray   5  Fallon  Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
February 6, 2021
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Holy Cross L 49–61  8–8
(5–6)
 12  Fallon   10  Fallon   2  Fallon  Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
February 7, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Holy Cross W 60–42  9–8
(6–6)
 20  Hunter   6  Murray
Stralkus
 
 3  Bohn  Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
February 13, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Boston University L 41–82  9–9
(6–7)
 7  Hunter
Lithgow
 
 4  Hunter
Fallon
 
 1  Multiple  Case Gym 
Boston, MA
February 14, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Boston University L 53–65  9–10
(6–8)
 17  Fallon   7  Fallon   5  Fallon  Case Gym 
Boston, MA
February 20, 2021
11:00 a.m., CBSSN
at Navy Cancelled Alumni Hall 
Annapolis, MD
February 21, 2021
12:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Navy Cancelled Alumni Hall 
Annapolis, MD
February 27, 2021
 , ESPN+
vs. Holy Cross Cancelled   
 
February 28, 2021
 , ESPN+
vs. Holy Cross Cancelled   
 
Patriot League tournament
Mar 7, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
(6) (3) American
Quarterfinals
L 56–76  9–11
 17  Hunter   5  Fallon   2  Lithgow
Sullivan
 
Bender Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 Women's Basketball Championship". PatriotLeague.org. Patriot League. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". GoArmyWestPoint.com. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "Patriot League Announces Men's and Women's Basketball Schedule Adjustments". GoArmyWestPoint.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.