Late surge sends Army to historic WNIT win

Army women’s basketball survived and advanced in the first round of the WNIT with an incredible late surge to keep its season alive.

Fiona Hastick’s layup and free throw capped a 21-point comeback in Army’s 59-58 win over host Bryant.

Army (25-7) captured the program’s first Division I postseason (non-Patriot League tournament) win.

”What a team, what a fight,” Army coach Missy Traversi said on Army radio. “My heart is through the roof. What a time, what a fight.”

Hastick paced the Black Knights with a season-high 22 points. The sophomore forward gave Army its first lead since early in the first quarter on the old-fashioned 3-pointer with 48.4 seconds left.

Next up for Army is a second-round road game at Rutgers at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Traversi said going to a smaller lineup keyed Army’s comeback with Hastick as its tallest player at 5-foot-11. The Black Knights finished the game on a 33-11 run.

Soleil Montrose scored 12 points off the bench and Trinity Hardy, Army’s only senior, added 10 points.