HAMILTON, N.Y. – No. 2 Colgate defeated No. 9 Loyola Maryland, 85-72, to capture the 2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship at Cotterell Court on Sunday. Head Coach Matt Langel’s Raiders earned the League title for the second time in three seasons and the fourth time in program history.
Senior guard Jordan Burns finished with 16 points and four assists to collect Patriot League Championship Most Valuable Player for the second time in his career, after receiving the honor in 2019. Burns is the fourth men’s basketball student-athlete in League history to earn championship MVP honors twice, joining Bucknell’s Charles Lee (2005, 2006), American’s Garrison Carr (2008, 2009) and Bucknell’s Mike Muscala (2011, 2013).
Colgate junior guard Tucker Richardson scored a team-high 17 points, and senior guard Jack Ferguson added 16 points on 3-of-4 shooting from beyond the arc, while sophomore forward Keegan Records added eight points and four boards to earn All-Tournament honors.
“This is as unified a group as I’ve ever been around,” Langel said following the game. “With everything going on in the world they’ve been able to have difficult conversations and grow as a group. Amidst (COVID-19) and all of the obstacles we’ve faced they just keep coming back for more. They love one another and I’m really proud to be a part of it as the Colgate men’s basketball coach.”
Loyola Maryland junior guard Jaylin Andrews scored a game-high 20 points, while sophomore forward Santi Aldama added 13 points and a game-high seven boards to make the All-Tournament honors.
Bucknell senior forward John Meeks also made the All-Tournament team after averaging 27.0 points and 8.0 rebounds to lead the Bison to the semifinals.
Colgate will learn their NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament fate tonight during the NCAA Tournament Selection Show at 6 p.m. ET on CBS.
2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship Most Valuable Player
Jordan Burns, Colgate, Sr. G
2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball All-Tournament Team*
Jordan Burns, Colgate, Sr., G
Jack Ferguson, Colgate, Sr., G
Tucker Richardson, Colgate, Jr., G
Keegan Records, Colgate, So., F
Santi Aldama, Loyola Maryland, So., F
Jaylin Andrews, Loyola Maryland, Jr. G
John Meeks, Bucknell, Sr., F
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Additional All-Tournament honoree due to a tie in the voting
2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship Game
AT NO. 2 COLGATE RAIDERS (14-1, 11-1 PL, 11-1 North) 85, NO. 9 LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (6-11, 4-10 PL, 1-5 South) 72
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y. Noon (CBSSN)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Junior guard Tucker Richardson led five Raiders in double-figures with 17 points, as No. 2 Colgate downed No. 9 Loyola Maryland, 85-72, to claim their second Patriot League men’s basketball title in the last three years.
*Colgate shot 60.9 percent (14-for-23) from 3-point range, with senior guards Jordan Burns and Jack Ferguson scoring 16 points apiece on a combined 5-for-8 from long distance.
*Sophomore guard Ryan Moffatt and junior guard Nelly Cummings scored 11 and 10 points, respectively, for the Raiders.
*Loyola Maryland junior guard Jaylin Andrews scored a game-high 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor. Sophomore forward Santi Aldama finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and a team-high three assists.
*Colgate never trailed, as Richardson opened the game with a pair of 3-pointers. He shot 5-of-8 from the floor and 4-of-5 from beyond the arc in the first half to lead the Raiders to a 38-33 halftime lead
*Loyola Maryland connected on 7-of-14 from 3-point range in the first half, as senior guard Isaiah Hart paced a balanced Greyhounds offense with nine first-half points. Aldama and Andrews added seven apiece.
*Aldama brought Loyola Maryland within three points early in the second half, but Burns scored 14 points in the second half on 5-of-6 shooting, including going 2-for-3 from deep. Cummings also scored all 10 of his points in the second half.
*Andrews paced the Greyhounds in the second half with 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | COLGATE
2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship
| DATE |
MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP | ROUND |
SCORE |
| Wednesday, March 3 |
No. 10 Lehigh at No. 7 Boston University | First Round |
Boston U., 69-58 |
| Wednesday, March 3 |
No. 9 Loyola Maryland at No. 8 Holy Cross | First Round |
Loyola advances |
| Saturday, March 6 |
No. 9 Loyola Maryland at No. 1 Navy | Quarterfinals |
Loyola, 76-68 |
| Saturday, March 6 |
No. 7 Boston University at No. 2 Colgate | Quarterfinals |
Colgate, 77-69 |
| Saturday, March 6 |
No. 6 Bucknell at No. 3 Lafayette | Quarterfinals |
Bucknell, 92-84 |
| Saturday, March 6 |
No. 5 American at No. 4 Army West Point | Quarterfinals |
Army, 89-66 |
| Wednesday, March 10 |
No. 9 Loyola Maryland at No. 4 Army West Point | Semifinals |
Loyola, 67-63 |
| Wednesday, March 10 |
No. 6 Bucknell at No. 2 Colgate | Semifinals |
Colgate, 105-75 |
| Sunday, March 14 |
No. 9 Loyola Maryland at No. 2 Colgate | Championship Game |
Colgate, 85-72 |
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