to get it."

Condie was largely responsible for punching Navy's ticket to the final, scoring a career-high 26 points and making a miraculous 3-pointer with five-tenths of a second remaining in a thrilling 54-53 victory over archrival Army.

The Midshipmen are back in the final for the first time since 2013 and seeking the fourth conference championship in program history.

"I'm really excited that I get to play one more game with this team. That's almost as important to me as making the championship game," Condie said. "We have such a close bond with each other. Everyone is excited that we get to suit up again and go to battle one more time."

Navy will need one of its best efforts of the season to knock off Bucknell, which went 16-2 andwon the Patriot League regular season crown by two games. The Bison only slipped up twice, falling to American and Holy Cross in consecutive contests at the beginning of February.

"Bucknell has good players at every position, good point guard play, good size and good shooters," Navy head coach Stefanie Pemper said. "Just a really solid basketball team with three good seniors."

Bucknell is led by senior wing Claire DeBoer, who was voted Patriot League Player of the Year after averaging 15.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists. The versatile 6-foot-1 guard-forward leads the Bison in scoring and steals (34) while ranking second in rebounds and assists.

"Claire is a very well-rounded player. She rebounds, defends and scores in a variety of ways," Bucknell head coach Aaron Roussell said. "She's an