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American Falls to Army, 71-56
Hunt leads Eagles with 19 points and six steals

February 2, 2003

Chanel Hunt led the Eagles with 19 points and six steals against Army.

Gameday Central
American	71
Army	56
Box Score
Points: Hunt (AU) 19; Saal (Army) 19 Rebounds: Hunt (AU) 5, Barnes (AU) 5; Holden (Army) 14 Assists: Barnes (AU) 3; Payne (Army) 6 Steals: Hunt (AU) 6; Payne (Army) 3

WEST POINT, N.Y. — American University's women's basketball team made a strong comeback but could not overtake Army as the Eagles were defeated, 71-56. Chanel Hunt led the way for AU (12-8, 5-2 PL) with 19 points and six steals. Maria Werries added 13 points and Joanna Barnes had 10 for the Eagles.

Werries had the hot hand for AU early, draining three three-pointers in the first half. The Eagles had seven steals in the first 10 minutes of the contest and had nine for the first half. Turnovers were a problem for both teams as AU had 13 in the first half while Army (10-11, 2-5 PL) had 14 turnovers.

In a back-and-forth first half, neither team was able to claim a lead of more than two points until Hunt had a steal and a layup to give the Eagles a 25-22 lead with 3:54 to play. Army then went on a 7-0 run to close the half capped by a jumper by Shavonne Holden, giving the Black Knights a 29-25 halftime lead.

After Army opened a 35-29 lead, the Eagles clawed back within two at 39-37 off a steal and layup by Barnes. The Black Knights stretched the lead back to nine after a three-pointer by Christine Gassman. AU made another run at Army as a jumper by Hunt cut the lead to 49-48. A Barnes layup moments later brought the Eagles even at 50.

AU could not pull ahead and a reverse layup by Amy Saal put the Black Knights up, 58-52. A Katryn Costenbader layup off a feed from Werries brought the Eagles within two, but they could get no closer as Army pulled away down the stretch to earn the win.

Army outrebounded AU, 41-25 in the game. AU did have 15 steals and force 26 turnovers, but committed 23 turnovers of its own. Army also had a huge advantage at the free-throw line, going 27-of-33 from the line compared to only seven-of-eight for the Eagles.

The Eagles return home to open the second half of the Patriot League season against Bucknell on Sat. Feb. 8. Tip-off is at 3 p.m.