Dec. 7, 2007
Five of the Patriot League's teams will play during this light weekend. Army, Colgate, Lafayette and Lehigh will compete on Saturday and American will play on Sunday. Army's game on Saturday will be a part of the Maggie Dixon Classic taking place at Madison Square Garden.
Patriot League Women's Basketball Release - 12.7.07 
Patriot League Notebook
Maggie Dixon Classic
The second-annual Maggie Dixon Classic will be held this Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. Saturday will kick off with a Noon matchup between No. 17/15 Duke and Pitt's women's basketball teams. Army will take on No. 4/3 Rutgers at 2 p.m.
This year the Maggie Dixon Classic will be presented by Aeropostale. The inaugural Maggie Dixon Classic debuted last November at West Point. The event is named after Maggie Dixon who coached just one season at Army during the 2005-06 season then suddenly passed away in April of that year. Dixon led the Black Knights to their first-ever Patriot League Tournament title and Division I NCAA Tournament appearance in 2006.
Professional Arena Debut
Saturday will mark the first time in Patriot League history one of its women's basketball teams will be playing in an arena that also houses a professional basketball team when Army takes on Rutgers at Madison Square Garden in the Maggie Dixon Classic.
Lowe's Senior CLASS
Two Patriot Leaguers were selected as candidates for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award - Army's Cara Enright and Bucknell's Hope Foster. Enright and Foster are two of 30 candidates across the nation. The honor will be presented at the Final Four in April to the senior women's basketball student-athlete who exemplifies the "Four C's" of classroom, character, community and competition the best. CLASS stands for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School.
Fall Final Exams
Some Patriot League teams will be playing a lighter schedule in the coming weeks due to fall final exams. This week three Patriot League teams will be entering final exams, including Bucknell (Dec. 6-13), Holy Cross (Dec. 8-15) and Navy (Dec. 7-14).
Early Signees
American and Bucknell recently announced their early signees. The Eagles are claiming Raven Harris, Kristin Coles, Lisa Strack, Ebony Edwards and Alisha Moritz, while Bucknell announced Trisha Krewson and Morgan Wrightson.
2008 Patriot League Tournament
The 2008 Patriot League Women's Basketball Tournament will be held Saturday-Sunday, March 8-9 and Wednesday, March 12. Army will host the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds at Christl Arena in West Point, N.Y. on March 8-9. The Patriot League Tournament Championship Game will take place at the site of the highest remaining seed on March 12. The championship game will be broadcast on ESPNU.
Tickets to the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the 2008 Patriot League Women's Basketball Tournament can be purchased by calling the Army ticket office at 1-877-TIX-ARMY (1-877-849-2769) or by visiting Army's website at www.goArmySports.com and clicking on Tickets.
Patriot League All-Access
Watch the majority of Patriot League Men's and Women's Basketball regular-season and tournament games on high-speed Broadband. For $7.95 a month, this cutting-edge technology takes your from your seat to the sideline with multi-camera coverage. Visit your school's website or www.PatriotLeague.com for more information.
Team Notebooks
American American's three-game winning streak came to a halt on Thursday in a loss to Morgan State. Senior Liz Hayes scored a game-high 19 points, with 15 coming from behind the arc, dished out four assists and tallied four rebounds. Freshman Liz Leer recorded a career high with 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting. Leer also tied a career high with a team-leading seven rebounds and set a new mark with three assists. American will return to the floor on Sunday when it hosts Fordham. The Eagles and Rams have only played twice previously. American lost the first game on the road in 1993 but bounced back with a road win last year.
Army Army picked up a 69-61 road win over New Hampshire on Tuesday. Junior Alex McGuire and freshman Nalini Hawkins have scored in double-figures in each of the last six games. McGuire come up with a game-high 19 points, while Hawkins had 10. Senior Stefanie Stone paced the Black Knights with seven rebounds. Army forced 23 New Hampshire turnovers. Army returns to action to face No. 4/3 Rutgers of the Big East, on Saturday at 2 p.m. The game is the second contest of a women's doubleheader at Madison Square Garden as a part of the second annual Maggie Dixon Classic in memory of the former Army head coach. Duke and Pitt will face off in the noon opener. Rutgers and Army have only met twice previously, both resulting in losses for the Black Knights. The first meeting was during the 1980-81 season and the second was during the 1992-93 campaign.
Bucknell A three-point play from junior Lauren Schober in the final minute of the second overtime gave Bucknell the lead for good over George Mason in a 67-64 victory for the Bison. The double overtime contest was the first multiple-overtime game for Bucknell since defeating Maryland-Eastern Shore, 93-92, in triple overtime in December 2005. The game featured 11 ties and 12 lead changes. The Bison have won their last game before final exams five years in a row. Junior Amanda Brown scored a career-high 23 points, while senior Hope Foster tallied her 15th career double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds. Foster needs just 11 more points to tally 1,000 in her career. The Bison currently have 15 members of the 1,000 points club. Bucknell will return to action after fall final exams on Saturday, Dec. 15 when its hosts regional foe Penn State. The Bison will be looking for their first-ever win over the Nittany Lions. The two teams have met three times, most recently in 2002.
Colgate Freshman Krista Moser matched her career-high with 17 points, including 13 in the second half, as the Raiders fell to 14th-ranked Auburn on Wednesday. Sophomore Katie Garman netted 10 points, while rookies Georgia Gier and Alyssa Jann both had five points apiece. Gier led the team on the glass with six rebounds, including four offensive boards. The Raiders tied the Tigers on the boards, 33-33, including grabbing 11 offensive rebounds to Auburn's nine. Up next for Colgate is a matchup at home against St. Bonaventure on Saturday. The Raiders are 6-9 all-time versus the Bonnies in a series that began in 1983.
Holy Cross Senior Laura Aloisi scored all 15 of her season-high points from three-point range in a loss at Boston College on Wednesday. Sophomore Briana McFadden joined Aloisi in double-figure scoring with 11 points. In points-off-turnovers, Holy Cross led Boston College, 18-11. The Crusaders will break for 12 days for final exams. Holy Cross will return to the hardwood on Tuesday, Dec. 18 when it travels to Ivy League foe Harvard. The two teams first met in 1977. Holy Cross has taken six of eight games from Harvard.
Lafayette Lafayette earned a 71-56 victory over Penn on the road on Wednesday evening. The Leopards have now won five-straight games for the first time since the 1993-94 season. Lafayette headed into the locker room at halftime up 35-28 and improved to 5-0 this season when leading after the first stanza. The 15-point win over Penn is Lafayette's largest margin of victory this season, eclipsing their previous 10-point victory against Monmouth. Three Leopards notched double digits led by junior Emily Garner's career-high 20 points. Senior Vanessa Van De Venter posted 19 points, while freshman La Keisha Wright had 10. Van De Venter moved into 11th place on Lafayette's all-time career scoring list. She needs just 12 more to tie for 10th place. Junior Jessica Spicer matched her career high with 10 rebounds to lead the team. Lafayette will play its fourth-straight road game on Saturday at Vermont. It will mark the third-ever meeting between the two teams with Lafayette looking for its first win versus the Catamounts.
Lehigh In its first home game in nearly a month, Lehigh dropped a 53-49 contest to Long Island. Freshman Erica Prosser made her first collegiate start versus the Blackbirds and scored a career-high 19 points. Sophomore Alex Ross added 10 points, while Haly Crites contributed a season-high eight points, eight rebounds and two blocks. Lehigh will host NJIT on Saturday at Stabler Arena. In the only previous meeting between Lehigh and NJIT, the Mountain Hawks came away with a 70-44 road win last season.
Navy Three Mids scored in double figures in a 59-51 loss to Maryland-Baltimore County on Wednesday. Junior Whitney Davidson led Navy with 15 points, all coming from beyond the arc. For the fifth time this season, freshman Cassie Consedine notched a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards. Rookie Angela Myers also netted 10 points. Navy trailed by 17 points with 5:14 left to play, but sliced the deficit down to eight. Navy will be off until Sunday, Dec. 18 taking fall final exams. Navy will play at Marshall, looking to go ahead in a 1-1 series. The Mids defeated The Herd in 2001 on the road, but fell to their competitor at home last year.
