The Navy Midshipmen played the visiting American University Eagles in women's NCAA basketball Wednesday evening at the Naval Academy's Alumni Hall.
(Paul W. Gillespie)American and Navy are not the same women’s basketball teams that met in the Patriot League Tournament championship game last March. Both programs lost three starters along with several supporting players.
Based off Wednesday’s night’s meeting, the Midshipmen are a little further away from returning to the finals than the Eagles.
Freshman guard Jade Edwards scored 15 points to lead a balanced attack as American pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Navy, 58-45, in a rematch of last year’s championship.