WEST POINT, N.Y. – Sabria Hunter totaled 14 points and 10 rebounds, leading four Army West Point players in double figures during a 63-55 victory over Loyola University Maryland in the final regular season contest for both sides on Wednesday.
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Bri Rozzi contributed 12 points each to pace the Greyhounds (5-23, 2-16 PL), who ended the game on runs of 16-3 and 12-0 but ran out of time to complete the comeback. Loyola will head to seventh-seeded Lafayette for a Patriot League tournament opening round matchup on Saturday.
Devyne Newman scored all of her seven points in the opening half for the Loyola, the last of which came on a 3-pointer which reduced the visitors' deficit to 16-15 midway through the second quarter. Army (16-12, 10-8 PL), though, ended the frame on a 12-2 run to take a double-digit lead of 28-17 into the intermission.
That advantage would grow to as large as 60-39 midway through the fourth prior to the Greyhounds' late offensive surge. Kamryn Hall and Natalie Rhine supplied 11 points apiece for the Black Knights, who will enter the conference tournament as the No. 6 seed.
Therien's 12 points came on 5 for 5 shooting from the floor, as she reached double figures for a 13th time in conference play and a 20th time overall during her debut season. The six-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week also grabbed a team-high six rebounds, and her three steals were tied with Newman for the team lead.
Emily McAteer added a season-best nine points to go along with four rebounds in 22 minutes off the bench. She additionally recorded one of Loyola's season-high five blocks in the contest.
Rozzi scored 10+ points for an eighth time on the year, as she hit 5 of 10 shot attempts while chipping in three rebounds and three assists.
The Greyhounds' postseason tilt at Lafayette will tip-off at 2 p.m. on Saturday.