BUCKNELL BISON (5-0 PL, 5-0 Central) 68 at LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (4-1 PL, 4-1 Central) 60
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Junior guard Taylor O’Brien led the Bison with a game-high 21 points to help Bucknell stay undefeated with a 68-60 win over Lehigh on Saturday afternoon.
* Senior forward Tessa Brugler recorded her third double-double of the season with 11 points and 19 rebounds for the Bison.
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senior guard Abby Kapp added 10 points and eight rebounds.
* Bucknell held Lehigh to just nine points in the fourth quarter.
* Lehigh senior guard Mary Clougherty and junior forward Emma Grothaus finished the game scoring in double-digits with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
* Grothaus also grabbed 12 boards for her first double-double of the season
* As a team, the Mountain Hawks went 12-of-13 (.923) from the free-throw line.
* The two teams will meet again on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 4 p.m. in Lewisburg.
Recaps: Bucknell |
Lehigh
AMERICAN EAGLES (1-2 PL, 1-2 South) 61 at NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (0-5 Overall, 0-1 PL, 0-1 South) 52
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – American junior guard Jade Edwards guided the Eagles with 16 points in the team’s 61-52 victory over Navy on Saturday afternoon.
* Sophomore forward Karla Vres scored a season-high 12 points while junior forward Taylor Brown had 10 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.
* Thirty-two of American’s points came inside the paint while the bench scored 20 points.
* Navy had three student-athletes score in double-figures, including junior guard Jennifer Coleman (16), junior guard Kolbi Green (10) and sophomore forward Lindsay Llewellyn (10).
* Coleman also pulled down 12 rebounds to mark her second double-double of the season.
* The two teams will meet again on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 3 p.m. in Annapolis.
Recaps: American |
Navy
At HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (3-2 PL, 3-2 North) 77, COLGATE RAIDERS (1-4 PL, 1-4 North) 48
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WORCESTER, Mass. – Five Holy Cross student-athletes finished in double digits in scoring as the Crusaders earned a 77-48 win in North Division play against Colgate.
* The Crusaders double-digit scorers included junior forward Oluchi Ezemma (14), junior guard Avery LaBarbera (14), freshman forward Janelle Allen (14), freshman guard Bronagh Power-Cassidy (13), and freshman guard Cara McCormack (11).
* Holy Cross outscored Colgate in the first (21-13), second (23-16) and third quarters (24-10).
* Colgate junior guard Katlyn Ghavidel led all players with a season-high 18 points.
* As a team, the Raiders went 10-for-14 (.714) from the free-throw line.
* The two teams will meet again in Worcester on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m.
Recaps: Holy Cross |
Colgate
BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (5-0 PL, 5-0 North) 59 at ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (4-6 Overall, 1-4 PL, 1-4 North) 45
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WEST POINT, N.Y – A 15-point performance from senior guard Katie Nelson propelled the Terriers to their fifth win this season, against Army West Point on Saturday afternoon.
* The victory marks the first time the Terriers have started the season 5-0 since the 1978-79 campaign.
* Nelson also dished out a game-high five assists, while junior forward Riley Childs and junior guard Chiara Tibbitt both grabbed seven boards.
* Army junior guard Natalie Stralkus paced the Black Knights with 12 points, while senior guard Alisa Fallon contributed seven points, nine rebounds, four assists, one block, and one steal.
* As a team, the Black Knights went 12-for-28 (.429) from behind the arc.
* The two teams will meet again in West Point on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 3 p.m.
Recaps: Army West Point |
Boston U.
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