2020–21 Army Black Knights women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Army Black Knights women's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Knights were led by 15th-year head coach Dave Magarity, and played their home games at Christl Arena in West Point, New York as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 9–11, 6–8 in Patriot League play to finish in third place in the North Division. They secured the sixth seed in the Patriot League Tournament, losing in the quarterfinals to American.

2020–21 Army Black Knights women's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	9–11 (6–8 Patriot)
Head coach	Dave Magarity (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Lisa Strack Ben Chase Liz Flooks Heather Stec Margaree King Richard
Home arena	Christl Arena

2020–21 Patriot League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Boston University	11	–	2		.846			12	–	3		.800
Holy Cross	7	–	7		.500			7	–	8		.467
Army	6	–	8		.429			9	–	11		.450
Colgate	1	–	8		.111			1	–	8		.111
Central
Bucknell	8	–	1		.889			9	–	1		.900
Lehigh†	8	–	5		.615			10	–	6		.625
Lafayette	5	–	7		.417			5	–	8		.385
South
American	7	–	4		.636			8	–	4		.667
Navy	5	–	4		.556			5	–	8		.385
Loyola (MD)	0	–	12		.000			0	–	13		.000
Colgate suspended their season on February 18, 2021
† 2021 Patriot League tournament winner As of July 7, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

They finished the previous season 9–22, 4–14 in Patriot League play to finish in seventh place. They lost to American in the first round of the Patriot League tournament. The tournament was cancelled after the Quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.

Roster

2020–21 Army Black Knights women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kaci Helmick 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Spruce Creek HS (FL) Clarksville, TN G 1 Melanie George 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Fairfax HS Fairfax, VA G 2 Sam McNaughton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Fairfax HS Fairfax, VA G 3 Natalie Rhine 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Bethlehem Catholic HS (USMAPS) Allentown, PA F 4 Kamryn Hall 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So C. K. McClatchy HS Sacramento, CA G 10 Sarah Bohn (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Gilmour Academy Broadview Heights, OH F 11 Sabria Hunter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Austintown Fitch HS Austintown, OH G 12 Lauren Lithgow 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Rose HS Manasquan, NJ F 13 Lindsey Scamman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Twentynine Palms HS Twentynine Palms, CA G 14 Hope Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Bethlehem Catholic HS (USMAPS) Phillipsburg, NJ F 15 Kate Murray 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Eagle HS Boise, ID F 22 Reagan Warren 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Rowlett HS Rowlett, TX F 23 Taylor Sullivan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Capital HS Helena, MT G 24 Natalie Stralkus 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr The Peddie School East Brunswick, NJ F 25 Jessica Rawls 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Central Dauphin East HS Harrisburg, PA G 31 Alisa Fallon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Maine West HS Des Plaines, IL F 33 Liz Layne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Elkhorn South HS Omaha, NE F 35 McKenzie Muse 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bryant HS Bryant, AR	Head coach Dave Magarity (Saint Francis (PA)) Assistant coach(es) Lisa Strack (American) Ben Chase (Emerson) Liz Flooks (Niagara) Heather Stec (Siena) Margaree King Richard (Army) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 10, 2021

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hofstra	L 78–81	0–1	23 – Fallon	11 – Fallon	6 – Bohn	Christl Arena (52) West Point, NY
November 29, 2020 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Iona	W 67–52	1–1	19 – Murray	12 – Murray	4 – Bohn	Christl Arena  West Point, NY
December 2, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rider	W 70–55	2–1	25 – Fallon	18 – Murray	6 – Sullivan	Alumni Gymnasium (1) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 5, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marist	L 55–83	2–2	10 – Fallon	9 – Fallon	5 – Bohn	Christl Arena (38) West Point, NY
December 12, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	W 51–50	3–2	16 – Murray	12 – Fallon	5 – Bohn	People's United Center  Hamden, CT
Patriot League regular season
January 2, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colgate	L 76–87	3–3 (0–1)	19 – Lithgow	6 – Helmick	6 – Fallon	Christl Arena  West Point, NY
January 3, 2021 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		Colgate	W 72–53	4–3 (1–1)	16 – Fallon Lithgow	12 – Rawls Sullivan	7 – Fallon	Christl Arena (26) West Point, NY
January 9, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Holy Cross	L 46–80	4–4 (1–2)	13 – Helmick	6 – Sullivan	2 – Fallon Rawls	Christl Arena (16) West Point, NY
January 10, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Holy Cross	L 42–61	4–5 (1–3)	15 – Fallon Stralkus	9 – Fallon	5 – Bohn	Hart Center  Worcester, MA
January 16, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Boston University	L 45–59	4–6 (1–4)	12 – Stralkus	9 – Fallon	4 – Bohn Fallon	Christl Arena (8) West Point, NY
January 17, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Boston University	W 54–43	5–6 (2–4)	13 – Bohn	8 – Fallon	3 – Fallon	Christl Arena  West Point, NY
January 23, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Navy	L 49–63	5–7 (2–5)	13 – Bohn	8 – Fallon	3 – Bohn Fallon	Christl Arena (202) West Point, NY
January 24, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Navy	W 63–58	6–7 (3–5)	14 – Fallon	9 – Murray	4 – Fallon McNaughton	Christl Arena  West Point, NY
January 30, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Colgate	W 79–53	7–7 (4–5)	19 – Lithgow	11 – Sullivan	7 – Fallon	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
January 31, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Colgate	W 79–45	8–7 (5–5)	16 – Sullivan	12 – Murray	5 – Fallon	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
February 6, 2021 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Holy Cross	L 49–61	8–8 (5–6)	12 – Fallon	10 – Fallon	2 – Fallon	Hart Center  Worcester, MA
February 7, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Holy Cross	W 60–42	9–8 (6–6)	20 – Hunter	6 – Murray Stralkus	3 – Bohn	Christl Arena  West Point, NY
February 13, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Boston University	L 41–82	9–9 (6–7)	7 – Hunter Lithgow	4 – Hunter Fallon	1 – Multiple	Case Gym  Boston, MA
February 14, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Boston University	L 53–65	9–10 (6–8)	17 – Fallon	7 – Fallon	5 – Fallon	Case Gym  Boston, MA
February 20, 2021 11:00 a.m., CBSSN		at Navy	Cancelled					Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
February 21, 2021 12:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Navy	Cancelled					Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
February 27, 2021  , ESPN+		vs. Holy Cross	Cancelled
February 28, 2021  , ESPN+		vs. Holy Cross	Cancelled
Patriot League tournament
Mar 7, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	(3) American Quarterfinals	L 56–76	9–11	17 – Hunter	5 – Fallon	2 – Lithgow Sullivan	Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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See also

• 2020–21 Army Black Knights men's basketball team