Midshipmen, Crusaders, Black Knights, Eagles and Raiders open League play with victories
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (8-5, 1-0 PL) 75, AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (7-7, 0-1 PL) 58
Case Gym/Boston, Mass. 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
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BOSTON – Navy senior forward Tyler Nelson scored a career-high 25 points, going 9-for-9 from the free-throw line, to lead the Midshipmen to a 75-58 victory over Boston University in the League season opener.
*Nelson connected on 6-of-10 from the floor, including going 4-of-6 from long distance. He helped the Mids overcome an early 9-2 deficit by scoring 15 points in the first half.
*Senior guard Sean Yoder chipped in 17 points and a team-high six boards.
*Graduate student forward Walter Whyte and senior guard Ethan Brittain-Watts led the Terriers with 16 points apiece.
*Boston University graduate student forward Fletcher Tynen added 10 points and a team-high seven rebounds in the loss.
RECAPS: NAVY | BOSTON UNIVERSITY
AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (4-10, 1-0 PL) 60, BUCKNELL BISON (7-7, 0-1 PL) 58
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass. 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
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WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross senior forward Gerrale Gates recorded a double-double with 23 points and 14 rebounds to help the Crusaders outlast Bucknell in a 60-58 victory in their League opener.
*Gates posted his Patriot League-leading fifth double-double of the season while shooting 11-of-17 from the floor.
*Junior guard Bo Montgomery added 17 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals for the Crusaders.
*The Bison tied the score at 57 with less than two minutes to play on a layup by senior forward Jake van der Heijden, but freshman guard Will Batchelder put the Crusaders in front for good 30 seconds later.
*Bucknell senior center Alex Timmerman led the Bison with 18 points and nine rebounds, while senior guard Xander Rice added 10 points and three assists.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | HOLY CROSS
AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (7-7, 1-0 PL) 80, LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (5-7, 0-1 PL) 78
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y. 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
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WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point senior forward Chris Mann connected on a 3-pointer with 22 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Black Knights to an 80-78 victory over Lehigh in the League opener.
*Mann finished with 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the floor. Freshman forward Ethan Roberts scored a career-high 23 points, connecting on 7-of-8 from the field, including 5-of-5 from long distance.
*Three more Black Knights scored in double-figures, with freshman guard Coleton Benson chipping in 12 points and juniors Charlie Peterson and Jalen Rucker contributing 10 points apiece.
*Lehigh sophomore guard Keith Higgins Jr. scored a game-high 28 points, making 10-of-16 from the floor and 6-of-9 from 3-point range.
*Junior forward Dominic Parolin added 15 points and a team-leading nine rebounds for the Mountain Hawks. Sophomore guard Tyler Whitney-Sydney and senior guard Evan Taylor added 14 and 10 points apiece.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | ARMY WEST POINT
AMERICAN EAGLES (9-3, 1-0 PL) 60, AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (2-12, 0-1 PL) 47
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
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EASTON, Pa. – American junior forward Johnny O’Neil posted his first double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 boards to lead the Eagles to a 60-47 victory at Lafayette.
*O’Neil matched his career-high of 10 rebounds, helping the Eagles outrebound the Leopards 37-19. He also stuffed the stat sheet with four assists, three steals and three blocked shots.
*Eagles’ junior forward Matt Rogers scored a game-high 14 points, while freshman guard Geoff Sprouse finished with eight points and six rebounds.
*Sophomore guard C.J. Fulton led the Leopards with 12 points and six assists, while senior forward Leo O’Boyle added 10 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | AMERICAN
COLGATE RAIDERS (7-7, 1-0 PL) 101, AT LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (5-9, 0-1 PL) 67
Reitz Arena/Baltimore, Md. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
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BALTIMORE – Senior guard Oliver Lynch-Daniels led four Raiders in double-figures with a career-high 24 points in Colgate’s 101-67 victory at Loyola Maryland.
*Lynch-Daniels made 8-of-11 from the field and 6-of-7 from 3-point range to go with five assists, helping Colgate shoot 67 percent (39-for-58)) from the field and 61 percent (14-for-23) from long distance.
*Senior guard Ryan Moffatt scored 16 points on 4-of-6 shooting from 3-point range, while freshman guard Braeden Smith chipped in 15 points and a career-high nine assists.
*Junior guard Chandler Baker added 14 points off the bench for the Raiders.
*Loyola Maryland graduate student guard Jaylin Andrews led three Greyhounds in double-figures with 12 points.
*Senior forward Golden Dike and graduate student guard Kenneth Jones added 11 points apiece in the loss.
RECAPS: COLGATE | LOYOLA MARYLAND
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