Women's Hoops Puts Up Fight Against Division I Army West Point
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Emmanuel College women's basketball team gave host Army West Point all they could handle in a 77-53 final on Monday evening. The Black Knights (1-0) came out firing as they set a program record of 15 made three-pointers, breaking the previous high (14) which was set in the 2019-20 season.
November 7, 2022
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Emmanuel College women's basketball team gave host Army West Point all they could handle in a 77-53 final on Monday evening. The Black Knights (1-0) came out firing as they set a program record of 15 made three-pointers, breaking the previous high (14) which was set in the 2019-20 season.
How It Happened
In a contest where Division III Emmanuel held it's own, the Saints had three players in double figures led by a near double-double from sophomore guard Yannie Chan (Hong Kong, China) who finished with 10 points, nine assists and four steals. Junior forward Kiera Eubanks (Portland, Maine) added 10 points and seven rebounds while first year guard Angelina Giordano (Chicago, Ill.) dropped 12 points in her debut. Tthe Black Knights had three cadets reach double digit figures as well, Sabria Hunter with 18, freshman Reese Ericson (18), and Lauren Lithgow with 15 points.
Sam McNaughton acted first to get Army on the board. Lithgow followed suit making a three-pointer giving the Black Knights a 5-4 lead. Army and Emmanuel went back and forth in scoring, until Saints' Allison Wild (Tewksbury, Mass.) tied things up with a lay-up. Giordano gave EC a 14-11 lead with a 3-pointer. Army's Lithgow fired back making her second three-point basket of the quarter, giving Army a 16-14 lead. The Black Knights ultimately finished the first quarter with a 16-15 lead, Hunter and Lithgow both with six points.
In the second quarter, Army continued where they left off with Lithgow firing off a 3-point bucket. Freshman Ericson also saw success in the second quarter, firing off her first three point make of her career giving the Black Knights their largest lead of the game. Ericson was on fire in the second quarter, connecting again from three from an asssit from Freshman Charlotte Richman to give Army 29-17 lead. Richman and Julianna Laguna had their first baskets of the season, both shooting off 3-pointers, further extending the Black Knights lead. Emmanuel's Yannie Chan ended Army's scoring run with a layup making the score 38-25 to conclude the first half. Emmanuel scored 14 points in the paint to Army's 10.
Army started the second half firing on all cylinders. 10 seconds into the third quarter, Ericson drilled another three-point basket, extending it's lead. Army continued the attack; at the 6-minute mark when Lithgow made another three-point basket extending the Army lead, 50-31.
In the fourth quarter Army further extended it's lead when Hunter connected on a layup, after making two free throws. With seven minutes left in the game, Richman again connected with Ericson who splahed another 3-pointer further extending Army's lead 64-43. With six minutes left, Hunter made an easy layup, giving the Black Knights a 23-point lead. At the 4:26 mark, Emmanuel's Caitlin Barker answered back with a three-pointer, assisted by Chan. With 2:10 left on the clock, Laguna answered back with a three-pointer as Army cruised to the victory.
Inside the Box
How It Happened
In a contest where Division III Emmanuel held it's own, the Saints had three players in double figures led by a near double-double from sophomore guard Yannie Chan (Hong Kong, China) who finished with 10 points, nine assists and four steals. Junior forward Kiera Eubanks (Portland, Maine) added 10 points and seven rebounds while first year guard Angelina Giordano (Chicago, Ill.) dropped 12 points in her debut. Tthe Black Knights had three cadets reach double digit figures as well, Sabria Hunter with 18, freshman Reese Ericson (18), and Lauren Lithgow with 15 points.
Sam McNaughton acted first to get Army on the board. Lithgow followed suit making a three-pointer giving the Black Knights a 5-4 lead. Army and Emmanuel went back and forth in scoring, until Saints' Allison Wild (Tewksbury, Mass.) tied things up with a lay-up. Giordano gave EC a 14-11 lead with a 3-pointer. Army's Lithgow fired back making her second three-point basket of the quarter, giving Army a 16-14 lead. The Black Knights ultimately finished the first quarter with a 16-15 lead, Hunter and Lithgow both with six points.
In the second quarter, Army continued where they left off with Lithgow firing off a 3-point bucket. Freshman Ericson also saw success in the second quarter, firing off her first three point make of her career giving the Black Knights their largest lead of the game. Ericson was on fire in the second quarter, connecting again from three from an asssit from Freshman Charlotte Richman to give Army 29-17 lead. Richman and Julianna Laguna had their first baskets of the season, both shooting off 3-pointers, further extending the Black Knights lead. Emmanuel's Yannie Chan ended Army's scoring run with a layup making the score 38-25 to conclude the first half. Emmanuel scored 14 points in the paint to Army's 10.
Army started the second half firing on all cylinders. 10 seconds into the third quarter, Ericson drilled another three-point basket, extending it's lead. Army continued the attack; at the 6-minute mark when Lithgow made another three-point basket extending the Army lead, 50-31.
In the fourth quarter Army further extended it's lead when Hunter connected on a layup, after making two free throws. With seven minutes left in the game, Richman again connected with Ericson who splahed another 3-pointer further extending Army's lead 64-43. With six minutes left, Hunter made an easy layup, giving the Black Knights a 23-point lead. At the 4:26 mark, Emmanuel's Caitlin Barker answered back with a three-pointer, assisted by Chan. With 2:10 left on the clock, Laguna answered back with a three-pointer as Army cruised to the victory.
Inside the Box
- The Black Knights made 15 three pointers, a new program record.
- Army shot 15-45 (33.33%) from three-point land.
- Chan was one assist shy of a double-double for Emmanuel.
- Hunter led the Black Knights with 18 points and 13 rebounds and had her third straight double-double dating back to the final home game of the season last year and her 17th of her career.
- The Saints held the lead over Army for over two minutes during the first quarter of play.
- Richman led Army with four assists. She also connected on three three-pointers to score nine points.
- Ericson finished with 18 points (4-7 from three) and four assists in her college debut.
- Lithgow had 15 points and one assist, shooting 5-12 from three.
- The game counted as an exhibition contest for the Saints due to a difference in rules across NCAA Division I and NCAA Division III programs.
Coach's Corner
"This was a tremendous experience and our program loved learning about all the history throughout our time at West Point," said EC Head Coach Andy Yosinoff. "It was great to have President Boyd and her husband there supporting us and I'm very proud of how the team responded to playing a Division I opponet in this type of environment. We competed with them which will prove to be the first building block for this season and allowing our young squad to gain this type of experience will pay off down the road."
"We enjoyed having the opportunity to play an elite Division III team. They [Emmanuel] are competitive and hardworking and fought until the end. I look forward to following the success of this program this season." -- Army Head Coach Missy Traversi
Up Next
Up Next
The Saints officially open their 2022-23 campaign on Saturday, November 12 when they play host to MIT at 1:00 PM in the Jean Yawkey Center in Boston, Mass.
The Black Knights will go on the road to face Binghamton University on Thursday, November 10 at 7:00 PM.