Army women headed back to NCAAs after beating Loyola 69-51
Kelsey Minato scored 25 points to help top-seed Army beat Loyola, Md. 69-51 on Saturday night and win the Patriot League Tournament, earning the conference's NCAA bid.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Loyola Maryland Greyhounds
51
Army Black Knights
69
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-MD | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 51 |
| ARMY | 20 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 69 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Yale Bulldogs | L 67-71 | NCAAW |
| 11/7/26 | @ La Salle Explorers | L 61-69 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Notre Dame (MD) Gators | W 76-30 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:30 51-69
Foul on Lena' Hicks.
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LayUpShot 0:56 51-69
Jess Lewis made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:25 51-67
Diana Logan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Mirarchi.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 48-67
Aimee Oertner made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 48-66
Aimee Oertner made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:50 48-65
Foul on Colleen Marshall.
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LayUpShot 2:20 48-65
Jeneh Perry made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 46-65
Madison Hovren made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 46-64
Madison Hovren made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:41 46-63
Foul on Jeneh Perry.
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PersonalFoul 2:57 46-63
Foul on Colleen Marshall.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:15 46-63
Lisa Mirarchi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bri Betz-White.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:34 43-63
Kelsey Minato made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 4:41 43-60
Janae McNeal made Layup.
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JumpShot 5:16 43-58
Kelsey Minato made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:55 43-56
Destinee Morris made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:55 43-55
Destinee Morris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:55 43-54
Foul on Diana Logan.
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PersonalFoul 6:57 43-54
Foul on Aimee Oertner.
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LayUpShot 7:45 43-54
Jeneh Perry made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:59 41-54
Kelsey Minato made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Destinee Morris.
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LayUpShot 8:44 41-51
Diana Logan made Layup. Assisted by Colleen Marshall.
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JumpShot 9:02 39-51
Lauren Daugherty made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:25 37-51
Aimee Oertner made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 9:37 37-49
Foul on Lauren Daugherty.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:46 37-49
Aimee Oertner made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:46 37-48
Aimee Oertner made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:46 37-47
Foul on Lauren Daugherty.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 37-47
Bri Betz-White made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 36-47
Foul on Aimee Oertner.
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LayUpShot 0:44 36-47
Colleen Marshall made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:18 34-47
Bri Betz-White made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:18 33-47
Bri Betz-White made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:18 32-47
Foul on Brianna Johnson.
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LayUpShot 1:48 32-47
Lauren Daugherty made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:37 30-47
Janae McNeal made Layup. Assisted by Kelsey Minato.
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PersonalFoul 2:59 30-45
Foul on Steph Smith.
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LayUpShot 2:59 30-45
Janae McNeal made Layup. Assisted by Kelsey Minato.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:08 30-43
Colleen Marshall made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:08 29-43
Foul on Aimee Oertner.
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LayUpShot 3:25 29-43
Aliyah Murray made Layup. Assisted by Kelsey Minato.
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JumpShot 3:53 29-41
Colleen Marshall made Jumper. Assisted by Bri Betz-White.
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LayUpShot 4:04 27-41
Aimee Oertner made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 5:03 27-39
Foul on Destinee Morris.
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PersonalFoul 5:18 27-39
Foul on Destinee Morris.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:43 27-39
Kelsey Minato made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:43 27-38
Kelsey Minato made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:43 27-37
Foul on Colleen Marshall.
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PersonalFoul 5:54 27-37
Foul on Steph Smith.
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PersonalFoul 6:43 27-37
Foul on Colleen Marshall.
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JumpShot 7:17 27-37
Kelsey Minato made Jumper.
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JumpShot 7:35 27-35
Colleen Marshall made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:59 25-35
Aimee Oertner made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:59 25-34
Foul on Jeneh Perry.
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JumpShot 8:27 25-34
Colleen Marshall made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:43 23-34
Foul on Jean Parker.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:44 23-34
Aimee Oertner made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:44 23-33
Foul on Jeneh Perry.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:19 23-33
Destinee Morris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brianna Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 1:53 23-30
Foul on Diana Logan.
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Defensive Rebound 0:12 51-69
Jess Lewis Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:12 51-69
Ashley Hunter missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:30 51-69
Maria Kilcullen Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 51-69
Ashley Hunter missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:30 51-69
Loyola (MD) Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 51-69
Ashley Hunter missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 51-69
Foul on Lena' Hicks.
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Offensive Rebound 0:38 51-69
Lisa Mirarchi Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:38 51-69
Bri Betz-White missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:56 51-69
Jess Lewis made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:58 51-67
Jess Lewis Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:58 51-67
Jess Lewis missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:11 51-67
Army Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:25 51-67
Diana Logan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Mirarchi.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 48-67
Aimee Oertner made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 48-66
Aimee Oertner made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:50 48-65
Foul on Colleen Marshall.
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Offensive Rebound 1:52 48-65
Army Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:52 48-65
Jean Parker missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:20 48-65
Jeneh Perry made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 46-65
Madison Hovren made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 46-64
Madison Hovren made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:41 46-63
Foul on Jeneh Perry.
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Steal 2:42 46-63
Madison Hovren Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:42 46-63
Jeneh Perry Turnover.
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Steal 2:42 46-63
Jeneh Perry Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:44 46-63
Aimee Oertner Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 2:57 46-63
Foul on Colleen Marshall.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:15 46-63
Lisa Mirarchi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bri Betz-White.
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RegularTimeOut 3:30 43-63
Loyola (MD) Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:34 43-63
Kelsey Minato made Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 4:01 43-60
Aliyah Murray Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:02 43-60
Colleen Marshall Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 4:11 43-60
Jeneh Perry Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:11 43-60
Aliyah Murray missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:28 43-60
Kelsey Minato Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:28 43-60
Steph Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 4:41 43-60
Janae McNeal made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 4:43 43-58
Aliyah Murray Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 4:44 43-58
Aliyah Murray Block.
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Team Stats
L-MD
ARMY
18-51
FG
24-53
35
Field Goal %
45
4-15
3PT
6-16
27
Three Point %
38
11-19
FT
15-18
58
Free Throw %
83
33
Rebounds
36
12
Offensive Rebounds
10
21
Defensive Rebounds
26
6
Assists
10
4
Steals
8
2
Blocks
7
13
Turnovers
10
1
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
5
Points Off Turnovers
20
6
Fast Break Points
6
20
Points in Paint
28
17
Fouls
18
1
Largest Lead
20
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