Men's Basketball

Patriot League Men’s Basketball Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (1.31.22)

Raiders and Crusaders pick up wins on Monday night

COLGATE RAIDERS (9-11, 5-2 PL) 72 AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (5-14, 2-6 PL) 61
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                      6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Fifth-year guard Jack Ferguson led four Raiders in double-figures with 19 points to lift Colgate to a 72-61 victory over Lafayette at Kirby Sports Center on Monday night.
*Ferguson connected on 4-of-7 from the floor, 2-of-3 from beyond the arc and a perfect 9-for-9 from the charity stripe. He also pulled down eight boards.
*Senior guard Tucker Richardson recorded a double-double with 11 points and a team-high 10 rebounds, junior guard Ryan Moffatt added 13 points and junior forward Keegan Records posted 11 points, five rebounds and five assists.
*The Raiders connected on 45.5 percent (10-for-22) of its 3-point attempts, with five different players making shots from the perimeter.  
*Lafayette junior forward Neal Quinn posted his sixth double-double this season with team-highs of 15 points and 13 rebounds. He added seven assists and three blocks.
*Junior forward Leo O’Boyle finished with 13 points, while sophomore forward Kyle Jenkins chipped in 12 points and six boards.
RECAPS: COLGATE | LAFAYETTE
 
HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (5-15, 3-5) 75, AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (15-9, 6-5 PL) 70
Case Gym/Boston, Mass.                   7 p.m. (CBSSN)
BOX SCORE
BOSTON – Freshman guard Kyrell Luc led three Crusaders in double-figures with a career-high 24 points to lead Holy Cross to a 75-70 victory over Boston University to claim the Turnpike Trophy.
*Luc connected on 10-of-15 from the floor and added four rebounds and four assists in front of a national television audience on CBS Sports Network.
*Sophomore guard Bo Montgomery finished with 16 points and six rebounds, while senior guard Malcolm Townsel added 12 points to secure the squad’s first road victory of the season.
*Holy Cross blocked a season-high 10 shots, including a career-high five from freshman forward Caleb Kenney.
*The Crusaders connected on 59 percent of its attempts from the field and outscored the Terriers in the paint, 42-24.*Terriers’ graduate student guard Javante McCoy finished with a team-high 18 points, while graduate student forward Sukhmail Mathon recorded his 12th double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds. He also had a team-high four assists.
*Senior forwards Walter Whyte and Fletcher Tynen added 13 and 10 points for the Terriers. Whyte also pulled down six rebounds.
RECAPS: HOLY CROSS | BOSTON UNIVERSITY
 
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