ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Following a come-from-behind win at home on Saturday over Loyola, the Navy women's basketball team will be looking to start its two-game road trip with a victory on Wednesday versus Lafayette. The Mids (7-14, 4-7 PL) have an important run of road game rematches this week as they begin by playing the Leopards (7-14, 3-8 PL) in Easton, Pa. on Wednesday and at West Point, N.Y. on Saturday against Army. Navy will be aiming to better its outcome versus Lafayette as the Leopards won 54-44 on Jan. 8 in Annapolis. The action on Wednesday night is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Kirby Sports Center. Wednesday night's contest will be streamed live via ESPN+ with additional radio coverage available via WNAV.

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Navy versus Lafayette
The Mids and Leopards have met 78 times in a series that began on Feb. 16, 1980  ... All-time, Navy leads Lafayette, 53-25 with a 19-15 advantage in games played in Easton ... The Mids have been victorious at the Kirby Sports Center in seven of the last 10 meetings against the Leopards, including seven straight between 2012 and 2018 ... Over the last ten matchups, Navy is 6-4; with two road losses in Easton to its name during that stretch (Jan. 23, 2019 and Jan. 18, 2020).
    Last 5 Games:
    Jan. 8, 2022 (H): Lafayette 54 - Navy 44
    Feb. 17, 2021 (H): Navy 55 - Lafayette 53
    Feb. 29, 2020 (H): Lafayette 62 - Navy 59, OT
    Jan. 18, 2020 (A): Lafayette 79 - Navy 52
    Feb. 20, 2019 (H): Navy 65 - Lafayette 53

Most Recent Navy-Lafayette Matchup ~ January 8, 2022 in Annapolis
One game after grinding out an exciting two-point victory over Bucknell, Navy was unable to recreate that same performance on Saturday afternoon and fell to Lafayette by a score of 54-44. After overcoming a nine-point deficit early in the second quarter with a 15-2 run to take a 24-20 lead before halftime, the Mids struggled after the break and were outscored by the Leopards 34-20 in the second half.

Jennifer Coleman was a bright spot for Navy on Saturday as the senior guard became the 22nd player in the history of Navy women's basketball to reach the 1,000-point milestone. Playing in her 67th career game, she tied Connie James (Class of '90) for the fifth fastest trek to the 1,000-point club. Coleman hit the milestone with a layup at 4:38 of the fourth quarter. Additional individual highlights on Saturday included Mimi Schrader's nine points on three-of-three shooting off the bench and Ciera Hertelendy's team-high eight rebounds.

Down 14-9 after one quarter of play, the Mids saw their deficit grow to a then- game-high nine points as the Leopards scored on two of their first three times down the court in the second quarter. After Taylor took a timeout to gather his team, Navy came out refocused and locked in for the task at hand. The Mids overwhelmed the Leopards in all facets of the game as the visitors scored just two points over the final 8:50 of the quarter, a Makayla Andrews layup at 3:48. That defensive effort spurned Navy's offense as the Mids countered with 15 points. Navy's well-balanced attack in the second quarter saw five different players score led by Coleman's six points. Down 20-19 with less than two minutes left in the quarter, Schrader flipped the score in Navy's favor with a dynamic drive to the hoop and 'and-one' conversion at 1:56. Morganne Andrews closed out the scoring in the quarter with a successful jump shot in Navy's next possession.

With the score 24-20 at the intermission, Lafayette started the second half similar to the first half with an 8-2 run over the first 2:05. Down 28-26, Sydne Watts drew Navy even with a lengthy jumper following a Coleman offensive rebound at 6:09. Over the next four minutes both teams recorded just one basket a Coleman layup at 5:35 and a Jessica Booth jumper at 2:43 for Lafayette. Tied at 30-30 and less than two minutes remaining, the Mids and Leopards matched each other with five points each down the stretch.

The many changing faces of the game, a Lafayette lead after one quarter, a Navy lead after two quarters and a tie after three quarters led the home fans at Alumni Hall to hope for an exciting conclusion. Unfortunately, the final 10 minutes of action saw the teams combine to shoot 28.0 percent (7-25) from the field and a large disparity at the foul line make the difference. The Leopards were slowly able to break into the lead as they scored seven of the quarter's first nine points over the opening 2:18. With the score 42-37 in Lafayette's favor, the scoring dried up for the next three-plus minutes as the Leopards added just one foul shot, while the Mids' effort consisted of two Coleman free throw makes. Needing 14 points coming into the game to reach the 1,000-point plateau, Coleman reached the milestone with a driving layup at 4:38 to make it a two-point game, 43-41. A 9-0 run by Lafayette over the next 3:10 gave the visitors an insurmountable 11-point lead as it held on for the 54-44 victory.

For the game, Lafayette outshot Navy, 32.3 percent (20-62) to 31.0 (18-58) from the field and 92.3 percent (12-13) to 85.7 (6-7) from the free throw line. Neither team had much success from three-point range as the Mids held a nominal 14.3 percent (2-14) to 13.3 (2-15) advantage.

Comparing the Teams

(2021-22 Stats)	Navy	Lafayette
Record / League-Only	7-14 / 4-7 PL	7-14 / 3-8 PL
Home /Away/Neut. Record	4-9 / 3-5	4-6 / 3-8
Points Per Game	57.2 PPG	53.0 PPG
Points Allowed Per Game	65.0 PPG	58.2 PPG
Field Goal Percentage	36.6 %	38.9 %
3-Point Percentage	28.4 %	26.7 %
Free Throw Percentage	68.4 %	65.1 %
Rebounds Per Game	36.0 RPG	36.1 RPG
Assists/Turnovers Per Game	11.2 / 14.7	10.7 / 17.4

Individual Leaders

(2021-22 Stats)	Navy	Lafayette
Points Per Game	Coleman, 22.8 ppg	J. Booth, 11.4 ppg
Rebounds Per Game	Coleman, 10.6 rpg	M. Wilson, 7.7 rpg
Assists Per Game	Coleman, 4.6 apg	J. Booth, 3.7 apg
Field Goal Percentage	Coleman, 42.0 %	M. Wilson, 47.5 %
3-Point Percentage	Coleman, 41.2 %	C. Gallagher, 33.8 %
Free Throw Percentage	Coleman, 74.1 %	M. Wilson, 86.0 %

Last Time Out: Loyola at Navy, Saturday, February 5
Trailing 52-50 with a little over three minutes left in regulation, the Navy women's basketball team buckled down and closed out Loyola with an 11-2 run to come away with a hard-fought 61-54 victory at Alumni Hall. The Mids were strong defensively throughout most of the game and held the Greyhounds under 30.0 percent into the fourth quarter.

Navy received a well-balanced team effort and finished with three players in double figures and a fourth with eight points. Jennifer Coleman led the Mids with 16 points and 10 rebounds to record her 16th double-double of the season. Quiet from the field, she netted 10 of her points at the foul line as she took just 11 shots in the flow of play. Sydne Watts and Mimi Schrader tied for second on Navy with matching 13-point stat lines. Watts shot 50.0 percent (6-12) from the field and grabbed five rebounds, while Schrader's effort was bolstered by three three-pointers in 27 minutes off the bench. Lindsay Llewellyn nearly joined the trio in double figures as she finished with eight points. Following a trend that's proven factual throughout the 2021-22 season, Navy improved to 5-0 when three or more players reach the 10-point plateau.

The action on Saturday opened slowly with the two teams combining for just nine points over the first eight-plus minutes. With the score 5-4 in favor of Navy, after a three-pointer by Schrader and a jumper by Watts, Loyola rattled off four consecutive points at 1:37 and 0:56 to go up 8-5. The teams traded three-pointers in the final two possessions as Schrader tied the game momentarily before Taleah Dixon put Loyola back ahead 11-8 with a trey with two seconds left in the quarter.

Another three-pointer by Dixon at 8:46 in the second quarter gave the Greyhounds their biggest lead of the game, 14-8. With the scoreboard stationary for the next three-plus minutes, Coleman helped jumpstart the Mids as she went five-for-five in a pair of trips to the foul line at 5:40 and 5:09. Loyola held a one-possession lead for the next four minutes before another three-for-three performance at the foul line by Coleman flipped the score back to Navy by a 23-21 margin with 52 seconds left in the second quarter. Baskets by both sides before the break sent the game into the halftime intermission with a 25-23 score.

Down 25-23 coming out in the third quarter, Loyola netted the period's first four points to re-take the lead 27-25 by the 8:01 mark. A 4-0 response by Navy in the form of a fast break layup by Llewellyn and a step-back jumper by Watts at 6:15 put the hosts up 29-27. The two teams played hot potato with the lead over the next three-plus minutes as there were five lead changes. With the Greyhounds up 36-33 at 1:39, another free throw by Coleman and a Kristina Donza three-pointer on the Mids' final possession helped Navy round out 30 minutes of action up 37-36.

Navy's bench provided an early spark in the fourth quarter as Darryl Langford, Morganne Andrews and Schrader netted the team's first nine points over the opening 3:37 of play. With the score 46-44 in the Mids' favor, the Greyhounds recorded eight of the next 12 points to go back ahead 52-50. From that junction at 3:24, Navy dominated Loyola down the stretch to come-from-behind one final time. Coleman kickstarted this winning run with the tying basket at 2:54. A physical offensive rebound and putback by Andrews at 1:26 put the Mids ahead before Watts quickly followed up her sophomore classmate with a jumper the next time down the court. Three successful free throws extended Navy's scoring streak to nine unanswered points. Up 59-52 with 15 seconds to play, each team netted a pair of points to finalize the score at 61-54.

For the game, Navy outshot Loyola, 43.5 percent (20-46) to 33.3 (21-63) from the field, as well as 29.4 percent (5-17) to 20.8 (5-24) from three-point range and 88.9 percent (16-18) to 87.5 (7-8) from the foul line.