The Army women's basketball erased a 26-23 halftime deficit to collect a 57-50 victory over visiting Delaware State on Saturday afternoon at Christl Arena. Junior F Erin Anthony and freshman F Alison Grapevine provided strong post play with 24 and 10 points, respectively, to lead the Black Knights.
Army evened its record to 2-2 on the year, while Delaware State dropped to 1-2.
Army out-scored the Hornets by a 34-24 margin in the second half and took the lead for good as Grapevine sank a pair of free throws at the 13:33 mark to make it 37-36.
The Hornets pulled back to within three points twice during the second half (41-38, 43-40) with the latter coming at the 7:23 mark. While Delaware State went cold, scoring just three points over the next 4:54, Army extended its lead to eight (49-41). Anthony capped the Army spurt with back-to-back layups, the first on a nice feed from freshman G Molly Yardley and the second on a putback with 5:01 to play.
Delaware State did not go away, drawing to within four points (49-45), as junior G Cortney Crockett drilled a layup with 3:29 on the clock. The Hornets continued to work, using full court pressure over the final four minutes of play to disrupt Army's game. Delaware State closed to within six (54-47) with just under two minutes to play.
A resilient Army team responded by taking its largest lead of the game (57-47) on a mid-range jumper from junior G/F Laura Baranek with 44.4 seconds on the clock. The Black Knights held on from there, collecting their second win of the season at Christl Arena.
A slow start for the Black Knights saw Delaware State break an 8-8 tie with a 15-2 run, putting the Hornets ahead by 13 (23-10) with just under 10 minutes to play. Army responded with a 13-3 run to close the half trailing by just three points (26-23).
Anthony scored 12 points in each half, while eight of Grapevine's 10 points came after the break. Yardley scored a career-high seven points, playing for just the second time in her collegiate career. Junior G Nalini Hawkins added six points, while Baranek and junior G Jessie Coiffard totaled five points apiece.
Senior G Selena Galloway led the Hornets with 14 points, while Crockett added 10.
The Lady Hornets return to action on Tuesday at home against Navy. Tip-off is 5:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall.