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Navy women's confidence grows with win over Army

Published 01/25/09

WEST POINT, N.Y. - The more close basketball games Navy plays, the more the Midshipmen are getting a handle on how to win them.

David Hahn — For The Capital Navy’s K.C. Gordon, left, scaps with Army’s Megan Evans while also boxing out Army’s Alex McGuire (Arundel High graduate) during yesterday’s victory by the Mids at West Point.
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The shooting was downright atrocious for the Midshipmen on Saturday but that's just one aspect of the game. Navy dominated Army on the boards, played its own brand of stifling defense and managed to escape Christl Arena with a 44-39 Patriot League victory played before 2,862 fans and a national television audience on ESPNU.

"It's really sweet,'' said Navy senior Kalen Kropa, ever mindful of last year's narrow loss at West Point in the Star Game. Army had won the last three...

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