AT COLGATE RAIDERS (7-7, 1-0 PL) 78, LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (2-12, 0-1 PL) 55
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y.                         7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Sophomore guard Braeden Smith led three Raiders in double-figures with 16 points as three-time defending Patriot League Champion Colgate opened League play with a 78-55 victory over Loyola Maryland.
*Smith connected on 6-of-12 from the floor for 16 points, to go with six rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks to lead the Raiders.
*Raiders’ junior guard Nicolas Louis-Jacques and senior forward Sam Thomson added 14 and 10 points, respectively, as Colgate shot 50 percent (31-for-62) from the floor.
*Sophomore guard Brady Cummins finished with nine points and a team-high seven rebounds for Colgate.
*Loyola Maryland sophomore guard Deon Perry scored a game-high 25 points on 9-of-18 shooting from the floor, including 5-of-10 from beyond the arc. He also added five rebounds and three assists.
*Greyhounds’ junior forward Milos Ilic finished with nine points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | COLGATE
 
AT AMERICAN EAGLES (7-7, 1-0 PL) 75, LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (3-9, 0-1 PL) 66
Bender Arena/Washington, D.C.                      7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Junior guard Elijah Stephens scored six of his 15 points during the Eagles’ game-ending 13-8 run to lead American to a 75-66 victory over Lehigh at Bender Arena.
*Stephens also added eight assists, four rebounds and two steals.
*Eagles’ senior guard Lorenzo Donadio finished with a team-high 17 points, including a 3-pointer at the 4:33 mark in the second half after the Mountain Hawks had cut AU’s lead to one point.
*Senior forward Matt Rogers added 16 points and seven rebounds, while sophomore guard Geoff Sprouse finished with 12 points and five boards for the Eagles.  
*Lehigh junior guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney scored a game-high 26 points on 11-of-18 shooting, including 3-of-6 from 3-point range.
*Junior guard Keith Higgins Jr. finished with 14 points and six boards, and senior guard Jalin Sinclair chipped in 10 points.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | AMERICAN
 
AT BUCKNELL BISON (4-10, 1-0 PL) 70, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (3-11, 0-1 PL) 58
Sojka Pavilion/Lewisburg, Pa.                                         7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Junior guard Josh Bascoe led four of Bucknell’s five starters in double-figures with a career-high 21 points to lift the Bison to a 70-58 victory over Holy Cross to open League play at Sojka Pavilion.
*Bascoe connected on 7-of-14 from the floor to go with four rebounds and three assists.
*Sophomore forward Ruot Bijiek and junior guard Elvin Edmonds IV added 14 points apiece, and senior guard Jack Forrest finished with 10 points.
*The Bison turned the ball over just six times while forcing 15 Crusaders turnovers to spoil the return of Holy Cross head coach Dave Paulsen, who guided Bucknell to Patriot League titles in 2011 and 2013.
*Crusaders’ junior forward Caleb Kenney scored 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. He added three blocked shots and two steals.
*Senior guard Joe Octave scored a team-high 17 points for Holy Cross.
RECAPS: HOLY CROSS | BUCKNELL
 
AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (2-12, 1-0 PL) 52, ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (4-10, 0-1 PL) 47
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                                      7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Lafayette’s defense held Army West Point scoreless for the final four minutes of regulation to lead the Leopards to a 52-47 victory over the Black Knights to open the League schedule.
*Junior center Justin Vander Baan and freshman guard Mark Butler scored the Leopards’ final two buckets to break a 47-47 tie.
*Vander Baan finished with 10 points and seven boards, while Butler scored a team-high 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor.
*Army West Point freshman forward Josh Scovens, the four-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week, scored a team-high 12 points and grabbed six boards.
*Black Knights’ junior guard TJ Small added 11 points, while senior forward Charlie Peterson pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds.
RECAPS: ARMY WEST POINT | LAFAYETTE
 
AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (5-7, 1-0 PL) 62, BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (5-9, 0-1 PL) 60
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md.                                             7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Sophomore guard Austin Benigni scored a game-high 22 points to help Navy edge Boston University, 62-60, at Alumni Hall.
*The reigning Patriot League Player of the Week scored 14 of his 22 points in the second half, including a pair of free throws with eight seconds remaining in the game, to help the Mids overcome a six-point halftime deficit.
*Junior guard Mac MacDonald matched his career-high with 17 points, and sophomore forward Donovan Draper grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds to go with seven points, three steals and two blocks.
*Boston University senior forward Anthony Morales, senior guard Miles Brewster and junior guard Ethan Okwuosa all finished with 11 points to lead the team.
*Sophomore guard Ben Roy chipped in 10 points, and sophomore forward Otto Landrum grabbed a team-high nine boards for the Terriers.
RECAPS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY | NAVY
 
ABOUT THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes who are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.