Feb. 3, 2007

Final Stats

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Bucknell women's basketball team scored 25 points off of 26 Navy turnovers en route to a 76-66 victory over the Midshipmen, Saturday afternoon at Alumni Hall.

"As much as Bucknell's takeaways hurt us, our giveaways hurt even more," said Navy head coach Tom Marryott. "They were due to sloppiness, laziness and not being ready to play. You can't win when you keep shooting yourself in the foot as we did."

Both teams converted an identical 15-of-30 shots from the field in the first half, but the Bison held a 43-35 advantage thanks to sinking an additional four three-point field goals and an identical number of free throws than the Mids did.

The Bison (7-1 Patriot League, 15-8 overall) opened up a 24-18 advantage midway through the first half, but Navy (3-5, 9-13) quickly scored the next seven points to take a 25-24 lead. The run started when Margaret Knap (Sr., Chicago, Ill.), who totaled 19 first-half points, drilled a three-pointer, then Lindi Conner (Jr., Kingman, Kan.) scored a field goal on back-to-back possessions for Navy.

Bucknell responded with a 13-2 run, which gave the Bison a 37-27 lead with 4:16 remaining before halftime.

As the second half began, Navy quickly climbed to within four points at 47-43 on another Knap trey with just under 17 minutes left on the clock. The Bison, however, gradually extended their advantage back to double figures at 58-47 with 9:30 left in the game, then led by as many as nine points over the remainder of the contest.

Navy's 26 turnovers tied a season high, a large number especially considering Bucknell totaled only eight steals in the game. Conversely, the Mids forced the Bison into 16 turnovers which directly led to 12 Navy points on the afternoon.

In addition, Bucknell converted 19-of-24 free throw attempts and tallied seven three-point field goals in the game, while Navy was just 11-of-13 from the foul line and converted only a trio of three-pointers, all of which were made by Knap.

Knap finished the game with a career-high 27 points, surpassing her previous career-best effort of 22 points. Carly Meyer (Sr., Orlando, Fla.) and Conner both finished with double-doubles in the game, with Meyer totaling 12 points and 10 rebounds and Conner ending up with 10 points and 10 caroms. The duo helped Navy to a 40-30 advantage on the glass.

Four players scored in double figures for the Bison, with Lauren Schober's 16 pacing the squad.

Navy will now make a pair of trips to the Lehigh Valley over the next week, starting Tuesday night when the Mids visit Lehigh (7 p.m.) and concluding Saturday afternoon with a 1 p.m. game at Lafayette. Both games can be heard on WNAV-AM 1430 and www.wnav.com, while an audio and video broadcast of the games can be seen through www.navysports.com(.)