Ellie Pingree, Anna Rescifina, Molly Driscoll side by side on the court as the clock wound down for a win against Boston University.
Bob Blakley
68
American Americ 4-12,2-3 Patriot
86
Winner Navy Navy 10-6,4-1 Patriot
American Americ
4-12,2-3 Patriot
68
Final
86
Navy Navy
10-6,4-1 Patriot
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
American Americ 6 15 21 26 68
Navy Navy 22 22 19 23 86

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball Falls Short on the Road Against Navy

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – In its third Patriot League road contest of the season, American women's basketball could not keep pace with Navy's offense, falling 86-68 from Alumni Hall on Wedneday evening.

Inside the Box Score
  • Charlotte Tuhy led for American on both ends of the court with 19 points and 10 rebounds for her eighth double-double of the season.
  • Molly Driscoll was the only other Eagle to score in double digits, walking away with 13.
  • Zanai Barnett-Gay, Zoe Mesuch, and Christina Liggio topped the Mids in scoring with 24, 17, and 13 points respectively; Barnett-Gay also led the home squad in rebounding with eight boards.
  • American shot 50 percent from three, sinking 11 total long-range jumpers against the Mids. Overall, the Eagles and the Mids both shot over 40 percent from the floor, AU walking out with 42.1 percent on 58 attempts and USNA having shot 47.1 percent on 68 attempts.
  • Navy outscored American 25-15 in points off turnovers and had a 25-17 points off the bench advantage. There was also a 38-18 points in the paint advantage for the Midshipmen.
How it Happened
  • Navy quickly jumped out to an 11-0 lead over American within three minutes, forcing an AU timeout early to reset. Mesuch was already 2-for-2 with five points.
  • The Midshipmen pushed the lead to 13-0 before going on an 0-for-6 field goal drought themselves over the next three and a half minutes before Mesuch added another three pointer and Navy found their stride again.
  • Between Tuhy and Driscoll, the Eagles were able to put six on their tally, each scoring a three pointer in the opening frame, but AU was down 22-6 through one. Going 2-for-13 from the floor, American shot 15.4 percent.
  • Midway through the second period, the Eagles were down 37-13 against the Mids.
  • Despite ending the first half going 1-for-7 from the floor, the Mids were up a substantial 44-21 at halftime. Mesuch led all players with 10 points for Navy and Tuhy topped out at seven for AU, while Lexi Salazar and Driscoll each had six.
  • Coming out of halftime, American went on a 6-0 run, Salazar and Madison Moore-Nicholson sinking three pointers to work to bring the Eagles back into it. American was 6-for-13 from deep overall, the Eagles shooting 46.2 percent at this point in the game.
  • The Mids kept up the offensive pressure though, not making it easy for American to climb back up. Barnett-Gay, Mesuch, and Liggio each had 10 points apiece for Navy at the media timeout in the third, with 4:42 to play in the frame.
  • Barnett-Gay, with her six rebounds, matched Tuhy, who led all players on the court at this point with 11 points.
  • The third period became chippy, the fouls racking up for American, including a flagrant one foul issued to Salazar with 3:11 to play in the quarter.
  • Through three, the Eagles were down 63-42 to the Midshipmen. American won the quarter, outscoring the Mids 21-19, but the substantial gap remained. Tuhy added six more points for 17 total while Barnett-Gay added eight more, to lead all players with 18.
  • Midway through the fourth, the Eagles went on an 8-0 run, down 74-59, but Navy broke that with a Mesuch three pointer from the corner pocket.
  • The game ended with five points for AU, two coming from Anna Rescifina at the line, and three from a Laura Nogues three pointer. American was downed 86-68 in Annapolis.
On the Horizon
The Eagles squad is coming back to Bender on Saturday, Jan. 17 to take on Army. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m.

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