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Danielle Grim
Casey Snedecor
74
Winner Army West Point ARM 4-2,0-0 Patriot
71
LIU LIU 0-7,0-0 NEC
Winner
Army West Point ARM
4-2,0-0 Patriot
74
Final
71
LIU LIU
0-7,0-0 NEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Army West Point ARM 13 21 20 20 74
LIU LIU 20 10 22 19 71

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Battles Black Knights

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - The LIU women's basketball team fought up until the final seconds of action, but fell to the Army Black Knights at home Wednesday, 74-71. The Sharks led by one with 47 seconds left, but after Army took the lead back with 31 seconds left, the Sharks couldn't seal the deal, and move to 0-7 on the season.

SHARK BITES
  • LIU put up one of its most balanced offensive performances, with four players scoring in double figures.
  • Freshman Danielle Grim and senior Erykah Russell led LIU with 15 points each. Russell also added six rebounds, three assists and two steals.
  • Freshman Emaia O'Brien had 11 points, three rebounds and three assists, and was a main driver in LIU's late push, while Kennedy Taylor had 10 points, a team-high seven rebounds, and three steals.
  • Freshman Tayra Eke had eight points for the Sharks, along with three assists and six blocks on defense, the highest total in her collegiate career, and the most for a Shark this season.
  • Army, who was shorthanded, had four players score in double digits, led by 24 poinrs and 14 rebounds from Sabria Hunter.
  • Army went 18-for-25 from the free throw line, compared to 9-for-15 for the Sharks, who had multiple players in foul trouble late in the game.
  • Up next, the Sharks head north to take on Vermont, Friday, December 3 at 7 p.m.
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