Eagles remain undefeated; Holy Cross, Lafayette and Lehigh earn close victories
 
AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (3-14, 1-3 PL) 74, BUCKNELL BISON (7-10, 0-4 PL) 67 OT
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                                      1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Sophomore guard T.J. Berger and freshman forward Josh Rivera combined for nine points in overtime to lead Lafayette to a 74-67 victory over Bucknell on Sunday afternoon at Kirby Sports Center.  
*Lafayette senior forward Leo O’Boyle scored a career-high 24 points, connecting on 8-of-11 from the floor and 5-of-8 from beyond the arc.
*Rivera finished with 18 points, while sophomore guard C.J. Fulton added 14 points and eight assists to lead the Leopards to their first League win.
*Bucknell senior guard Xander Rice finished with a team-high 19 points.
*Senior center Alex Timmerman added 16 points and nine assists
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | LAFAYETTE
 
AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (6-11, 3-1 PL) 63, LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUND (5-12, 0-4 PL) 55
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass.                                          1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Freshman guard Will Batchelder scored a game-high 21 points to lead Holy Cross to a 63-55 victory over Loyola Maryland at Hart Center on Sunday.
*The freshman guard reached the 20-point mark for the third time this season, connecting on 8-of-12 from the floor and 4-of-6 from 3-point range.
*Senior forward Gerrale Gates added 15 points, eight boards, three steals and two blocks, and junior guard Joe Octave chipped in 11 points and three boards to help Holy Cross improve to 3-1 in League play.
*Loyola Maryland sophomore guard Chris Kuzemka scored a team-high 14 points, while senior forward Golden Dike recorded a double-double with 13 points and 12 assists.
*Graduate student guard Kenneth Jones added 11 points and three assists for the Greyhounds.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | HOLY CROSS
 
LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (7-8, 2-2 PL) 78, AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (8-8, 1-3 PL) 73
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md.                                             2 p.m. (ESPN+)
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Senior guard Evan Taylor led the Mountain Hawks with 26 points and eight rebounds in a 78-73 victory at Navy on Sunday.
*Taylor connected on 11-of-16 from the floor and 4-of-7 from beyond the arc, leading three Lehigh players in double-figures, including sophomore guard Keith Higgins Jr. (16) and junior center JT Tan (10).
*Trailing by one at the half, Lehigh shot 50 percent (14-for-28) from the floor in the second half while making 10-of-14 free throws to defeat the Mids.
*Senior forward Daniel Deaver and senior guard Sean Yoder finished with 23 and 22 points, respectively. Deaver and Yoder added seven rebounds apiece.
*Senior forward Tyler Nelson finished with seven points, seven rebounds and four assists for the Mids.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | NAVY
 
AT AMERICAN EAGLES (12-3, 4-0 PL) 76, BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (9-8, 2-2 PL) 74
Bender Arena/Washington, D.C.                                      2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Junior guard Colin Smalls led four Eagles in double-figures as American held off Boston University, 76-74, to improve to 4-0 in League play.
*Junior forwards Johnny O’Neil and Matt Rogers, and sophomore guard Elijah Stephens each added 11 points for an Eagles’ squad that shot 51 percent (25-for-49) from the floor.
*Smalls and Stephens combined to go 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the last 24 seconds to help AU survive a late comeback attempt by the Terriers.
*Graduate student forward Walter Whyte scored a game-high 23 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead the Terriers.
*Boston University graduate student forward Fletcher Tynen contributed 11 points and five rebounds in the loss.
RECAPS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY | AMERICAN
 
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