Men's Basketball

Patriot League Men’s Basketball Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (2.7.22)

Colgate and Navy win to remain one and two atop the Patriot League standings

AT COLGATE RAIDERS (12-11, 8-2 PL) 87, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (6-16, 4-6 PL) 60
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y.                         6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. - Junior forward Keegan Records led four Raiders in double figures with 16 points as Colgate defeated Holy Cross 87-60 at Cotterell Court for their fourth-straight win. 
*Junior forward Ryan Moffatt and senior guard Nelly Cummings scored 14 points apiece, while fifth-year guard Jack Ferguson added 12 points. 
*Colgate, the Patriot League’s leading 3-point shooting team, connected on 57 percent (13-for-23) from deep with six different players connecting from long range. 
*The Raiders also held a 40-24 advantage on the glass, with Records and Richardson leading the way with eight and six boards. 
*Holy Cross freshman guard Kyrell Luc, named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week earlier in the day, scored a game-high 21 points to go along with five boards, two assists and two steals. 
*Senior forward Gerrale Gates had six rebounds, five assists and two steals. He was held to six points.
RECAPS: HOLY CROSS | COLGATE
 
AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (16-8, 9-4) 68, LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (7-15, 4-7 PL) 44
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md.                             7 p.m. (CBSSN)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Senior guard John Carter Jr. led four Midshipmen in double figures with 14 points, as Navy defeated Lafayette, 68-44, in front of a national television audience on CBS Sports Network.
*Carter Jr. shot 3-of-5 from 3-point range in addition to grabbing five rebounds. 
*Senior guard Greg Summers added 11 points and a team-high seven boards, while junior forward Tyler Nelson also contributed 11 points. 
*Senior forward Richard Njoku finished with 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting and added six boards. 
*Navy held a 41-27 advantage on the glass with nine players pulling down two or more rebounds. 
*Lafayette junior forward Neal Quinn recorded team-highs of 14 points and seven rebounds. 
*Junior forward Leo O’Boyle chipped in nine points and four assists for the Leopards.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | NAVY
 
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