Men's Basketball

Patriot League Men’s Basketball Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (2.14.22)

Raiders extend win streak to seven, Eagles and Mountain Hawks earn victories

AT COLGATE RAIDERS (15-11, 11-2 PL) 69, LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (8-16, 5-8 PL) 61
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y.                                         6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Junior forward Keegan Records posted a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Colgate to its seventh straight victory in a 69-61 decision over Lafayette at Cotterell Court.
*Records shot an efficient 10-for-14 from the floor and blocked three shots to help the Raiders sweep the season series against the Leopards.
*Senior guard Tucker Richardson finished with 14 points and nine boards, and junior guard Ryan Moffatt added 10 points for Colgate.
*The Raiders were dominant on the boards, holding a 38-26 rebounding advantage, including a 10-4 edge on the offensive glass.
*Lafayette freshman guard C.J. Fulton was the lone Leopard in double figures with 11 points.
*Senior guard Tyrone Perry added nine points and six rebounds, while sophomore forward Kyle Jenkins added eight points, six rebounds and six assists.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | COLGATE
 
AMERICAN EAGLES (7-18, 3-10 PL) 60, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (8-17, 6-7 PL) 54
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass.                                          7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Sophomore forward Matt Rogers scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead American to a 60-54 victory over Holy Cross at Hart Center on Monday night.
*Rogers scored 11 of his 20 points in the first half to help the Eagles build a 12-point halftime lead, then held off the Crusaders’ comeback attempt.
*Sophomore guard Colin Smalls added 19 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the floor and 10-of-12 from the charity stripe for the Eagles. Freshman guard Elijah Stephens finished with seven points, four steals and three assists.
*Freshman guard Kyrell Luc led three Crusaders in double-figures with 15 points. He also tallied four boards, two assists and two steals.
*Senior forward Gerrale Gates finished with 14 points and eight boards, while sophomore guard Bo Montgomery chipped in 11 points for the Crusaders.
RECAPS: AMERICAN | HOLY CROSS
 
AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (10-17, 8-7 PL) 86, BUCKNELL BISON (6-21, 3-12 PL) 77
Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pa.                                           7 p.m. (CBSSN)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Fifth-year guard Marques Wilson and senior center Nic Lynch scored 19 points apiece to lead Lehigh to an 86-77 victory and sweep the season series from Bucknell in front of a national television audience on CBS Sports Network.
*Lynch recorded his second double-double of the season with 11 rebounds, while Wilson connected on 5-of-7 from long distance in addition to pulling down eight boards.
*Freshman guard Keith Higgins Jr. finished with 17 points and six assists, and senior forward Jeameril Wilson chipped in 11 points and five boards for the Mountain Hawks.
*Lehigh trailed by five points at the half but outscored Bucknell, 51-37, in the second half.
*Bucknell senior guard Andrew Funk scored a game-high 24 points on 10-of-19 shooting.
*Sophomore center Andre Screen added 16 points and 18 boards, while junior guard Xander Rice finished with 14 points and five assists.
*Junior forward Jake van der Heijden was 4-for-4 from beyond the arc for 12 points.
*Lehigh and Bucknell both shot well from 3-point range, with the Mountain Hawks connecting on 64 percent (9-for-14) and the Bison shooting at a 58 percent (14-for-24) clip.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | LEHIGH


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