Crusaders, Raiders, Mountain Hawks, Leopards and Midshipmen earn home wins to open League play

AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (9-5, 1-0 PL) 74, LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (5-7, 0-1 PL) 72
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass.                          6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Freshmen Aidan Richard and Max Green combined for 35 points to lead Holy Cross to its fourth-straight win in a 74-72 victory over Loyola Maryland to open League play.
*Richard matched his career-high with 18 points, connecting on 6-of-8 from 3-point range. *Green finished with 17 points and seven boards, while his jumper with 27 left in regulation put the Crusaders in front for good.
 *Crusaders’ senior forward Caleb Kenney added 12 points, six rebounds, two assists, and two blocked shots, while sophomore guard Joe Nugent added 11 points.
 *Loyola Maryland senior forward Milos Ilic finished two assists short of a triple-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds and eight dimes for his fifth double-double of the season.
 *Sophomore guard Jordan Stiemke led four Greyhounds in double-figures with 19 points and grabbed seven boards.
*Freshman guard Braeden Speed and sophomore guard Justin Theodosiou added 15 and 14 points, respectively, for the Greyhounds.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | HOLY CROSS
 
AT COLGATE RAIDERS (4-10, 1-0 PL) 71, ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (6-7, 0-1 PL) 59
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y.                         7 p.m. (ESPN+)
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HAMILTON, N.Y. – Fifth-year forward Jeff Woodward scored a game-high 17 points, matching a season-high, and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Colgate to a 71-59 victory over Army West Point in the League opener at Cotterell Court.
*Woodward was an efficient 7-of-9 from the field in 23 minutes to lead the four-time defending League champion Raiders.
*Sophomore guard Jalen Cox finished with 15 points, five assists and two steals, and senior guard Chandler Baker added 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting for Colgate.
*Army West Point sophomore forward Josh Scovens led the Black Knights with 16 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots, while senior forward AJ Allenspach added 13 points, eight boards and two steals.
*Sophomore guard Ryan Curry chipped in 14 points and four rebounds for the Black Knights.
RECAPS: ARMY WEST POINT | COLGATE
 
AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (6-6, 1-0 PL) 66, BUCKNELL BISON (4-10, 0-1 PL) 64, OT
Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pa.                           7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Sophomore guard Nasir Whitlock’s 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining in overtime lifted Lehigh to a 65-64 victory over Bucknell to open League play at Stabler Arena.
*Whitlock finished with a career-high 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field, including 3-of-4 from beyond the arc to lead the Mountain Hawks.
*Lehigh sophomore guard Cam Gillus added 16 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals, while senior guard Keith Higgins Jr. chipped in 15 points and six rebounds.
*The Mountain Hawks trailed 49-29 with 11:02 remaining in the game, but outscored the Bison 28-8 the rest of the second half, tying the game on a jumper from Whitlock with 25 seconds left in regulation.
*Junior center Noah Williamson posted a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Bison.
*Bucknell senior guard Josh Bascoe added 15 points and five rebounds, while senior forward Pip Ajayi contributed 13 points and five rebounds.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | LEHIGH
 
AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (6-8, 1-0 PL) 60, BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (6-8, 0-1 PL) 46
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                      7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Freshman guard Alex Chaikin led three Leopards in double-figures with 14 points as Lafayette pulled away for a 60-46 win over Boston University to open League play at Kirby Sports Center.
*Sophomore forward Andrew Phillips finished with 12 points and five boards, while senior center Justin Vander Baan added 10 points and eight rebounds
*The Leopards ended the game on a 19-4 run after trailing 42-41 at the 10:52 mark in the second half.
*BU sophomore guard Kyrone Alexander posted 14 points and eight rebounds to lead the Terriers.
*Senior forward Malcolm Chimezie finished two rebounds short of a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds.
RECAPS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY | LAFAYETTE
 
AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (4-10, 1-0 PL) 81, AMERICAN EAGLES (6-8, 0-1 PL) 58
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md.                             7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Junior center Aidan Kehoe scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season to lead Navy to an 81-58 victory over American to open their League slate.
*Kehoe connected on 8-of-11 from the floor to help the Mids outscore the Eagles 40-24 in the paint.
*Mids’ junior forward Donovan Draper finished two assists short of a triple-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. He connected on 6-of-7 attempts from the floor, including both tries from 3-point range.
*Junior guard Austin Benigni added 16 points and four assists for the Midshipmen.
*American graduate student guard Colin Smalls paced the Eagles’ offense with 18 points, hitting 4-of-8 from long distance.
*Graduate student forward Matt Rogers added 12 points, eight rebounds and two assists for American.
RECAPS: AMERICAN | NAVY
 
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