Eagles and Midshipmen extend win streaks; Bison and Black Knights pick up home wins on Wednesday
AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (12-9, 6-3 PL) 84, COLGATE RAIDERS (9-13, 6-3 PL) 72
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y. 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
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WEST POINT, N.Y. – Freshman guard Kevin McCarthy came off the bench to score a career-high 14 points to lead three Black Knights in double figures in Army West Point’s 84-72 victory over Colgate at Christl Arena.
*McCarthy connected on 5-of-7 from the floor, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range, helping an Army bench unit that accounted for 44 points.
*Sophomore forward Josh Scovens scored 13 points, and senior forward AJ Allenspach added 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field for a Black Knights’ squad that shot 52.4 percent from the floor.
*Colgate fifth-year forward Jeff Woodward recorded game-highs of 22 points and nine rebounds to lead the Raiders.
*Junior guard Brady Cummins scored 16 points, and senior guard Chandler Baker finished with 10 points.
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COLGATE |
ARMY WEST POINT
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (8-14, 5-4 PL) 79, AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (7-13, 2-7 PL) 54
Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pa. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Sophomore guard Jordan Pennick and junior center Aidan Kehoe each posted double-doubles to lead Navy to a 79-54 win at Lehigh for its third straight victory.
*Pennick finished with 17 points and a career-high 10 rebounds, while Kehoe posted 10 points and 12 boards for his League-leading eighth double-double of the season.
*Midshipmen junior guard Austin Benigni finished with a game-high 18 points and six assists. Sophomore guard Carnegie Johnson added 13 points in nine minutes off the bench.
*Lehigh first-year forward Edouard Benoit finished two points shy of his career-high with 15 points to lead the Mountain Hawks.
*Senior guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney added 13 points to eclipse 1,300 career points, and first-year forward Hank Alvey added 12 points and four rebounds for Lehigh.
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NAVY |
LEHIGH
AT BUCKNELL BISON (9-13, 5-4 PL) 79, LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (8-12, 3-6 PL) 67
Sojka Pavilion/Lewisburg, Pa. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
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LEWISBURG, Pa. – Junior center Noah Williamson posted a double-double with 13 points, matching a career-high with 16 rebounds to lead Bucknell to a 79-67 victory over Loyola Maryland to improve to 5-0 at Sojka Pavilion in League play.
*Junior guard Achile Spadone led five Bison in double figures with 14 points, while Ruot Bijiek added 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting from 3-point range to help Bucknell shoot 52.4 percent (11-of-21) from beyond the arc.
*Senior guard Elvin Edmonds IV and sophomore guard Brandon McCreesh scored 11 points apiece, and senior guard Josh Bascoe added nine points and a game-high seven assists.
*Loyola Maryland sophomore guard Jacob Theodosiou led the Greyhounds with 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting from the floor and 4-of-9 from deep, along with five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
*Senior forward Milos Ilic finished with 14 points, and freshman guard Braeden Speed contributed 12 points.
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LOYOLA MARYLAND |
BUCKNELL
AMERICAN EAGLES (13-9, 7-2 PL) 75, AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (8-14, 3-6 PL) 68
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
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EASTON, Pa. – Graduate student forward Matt Rogers scored a game-high 21 points to go with eight rebounds, leading American to its sixth straight victory in a 75-68 decision at Lafayette to match the program’s longest win streak since the 2013-14 season.
*Rogers connected on 7-of-10 from the floor and 3-of-5 from 3-point range, while sophomore forward Greg Jones posted 17 points, shooting 3-of-4 from deep and 6-of-6 from the charity stripe.
*Eagles’ graduate student guards Colin Smalls and Lincoln Ball scored 14 and 12 points, respectively. Ball added five rebounds and four assists.
*Senior center Justin Vander Baan finished with a team-highs 17 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots for the Leopards.
*Lafayette freshman guards Alex Chaikin and Caleb Williams added 15 and 10 points, respectively, while sophomore guard Mark Butler posted six points, seven rebounds and five assists.
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AMERICAN |
LAFAYETTE
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