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American Knocks Off Army, 64-50
Eagles have four players in double-figures for second consecutive game

February 27, 2003

Chanel Spriggs scored 17 points to lead the Eagles over Army.

Gameday Central
Army	50
American	64
Box Score
Points: Spriggs (AU) 17; Macfarlane (Army) 20 Rebounds: Barnes (AU) 8, Hunt (AU) 8; Macfarlane (Army) 8 Assists: Spriggs (AU) 6; Saal (Army) 4

WASHINGTON — American University women's basketball team (16-10, 9-4 PL) used a 14-2 run midway through the second half to defeat Army (13-14, 5-8 PL), 64-50. Chanel Spriggs led the Eagles with 17 points and Chanel Hunt had 14 points while Kim Salem scored a career-high 10 points. Kaitlin Schuyler was the fourth Eagle in double-figures, also scoring 10 points.

The Eagles jumped out to a 12-6 lead thanks to a 6-0 run keyed by a fast break layup by Schuyler and a layup by Spriggs off a great feed from Maria Werries. Two three-pointers by Mallory Fritz helped the Black Knights tie the game at 14.

Four straight points by Katie Macfarlane gave Army the lead. However AU answered with an 10-0 run of their own thanks to six points by Spriggs as the Eagles claimed a 24-18 advantage. Yet another three-pointer by Fritz ended the Black Knight drought and cut the AU lead in half. The teams traded free throws and a layup by Spriggs gave AU a 29-22 halftime advantage.

Macfarlane scored the first six points of the second half to cut the Eagle lead to one. A Spriggs layup ended the Eagle scoring drought two minutes into the half. Back-to-back three-pointers by Schuyler and Werries and four points by Salem were part of the decisive run that helped the Eagles open a 45-32 lead.

A traditional three-point play by Amy Saal helped Army pull within 10. The Eagles stretched the lead back to 13 as Salem found Hunt on a nice cut to the basket. Fritz scored Army's first basket from the floor in over six minutes to slice the AU lead to 56-45.

After Macfarlane brought Army within nine, Spriggs drained two foul shots to put the Eagles back up by 11. A layup by Hunt help AU stretch the lead to 60-47 with just over a minute to play as the Eagles held on for the win.

AU outrebounded Army, 41-38 and only committed 16 turnovers compared to 22 for the Black Knights. The Eagles also shot 12-of-14 from the free-throw line and 41.0 percent from the floor.

Having already clinched a winning season for the first time since the 1997-98 campaign, AU posted its ninth conference win for only the fourth time in school history. Only the 1996-97 and 1997-98 squads had more conference wins.

The Eagles close the regular season on Saturday at home against Lafayette with tip-off at 3 p.m. AU will honor seniors Mariam Veppumthara and Maria Werries before the game.