League play opens with American, Army, Colgate, Holy Cross and Navy picking up victories
 
ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (7-7, 1-0 PL) 85, AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (4-10, 0-1 PL) 78, OT
Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pa.                                    Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Six Black Knights scored in double-figures, led by 19 points and a career-high 14 rebounds from junior guard Ryan Curry, to lift Army West Point to an 85-78 overtime victory at Lehigh in the League season opener.
*Curry and the Black Knights outrebounded the Mountain Hawks, 46-26, including 5-2 in overtime to outscore Lehigh 17-10 in the extra frame to claim their fourth straight win.
*Freshman guard Jackson Furman posted 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists off the bench, while sophomore forward Jacen Holloway and sophomore guard Jaxson Bell added 13 and 12 points, respectively.
*Lehigh sophomore forward Hank Alvey led the Mountain Hawks with 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting and six boards.
*Junior guard Nasir Whitlock finished with 18 points, eight assists and four rebounds, and sophomore forward Edouard Benoit chipped in 11 points and five rebounds.
RECAPS: ARMY WEST POINT | LEHIGH
 
AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (9-5, 1-0 PL) 82, BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (5-9, 0-1 PL) 77
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md.                         1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Senior guard Austin Benigni scored a season-high 27 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field, including 4-of-7 from long distance, to lead Navy to an 82-77 win over Boston University.
*Benigni also dished out eight assists and grabbed four rebounds in the Mids’ fifth straight win.
*Senior center Aidan Kehoe recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting, while matching a season-high with 15 rebounds.
*Junior guard Jordan Pennick added 18 points in a reserve role for the Patriot League preseason favorite Midshipmen.
*Boston University freshman guard Chance Gladden scored a career-high 26 points, hitting 10-of-18 from the field, to lead the Terriers.
*Junior guard Michael McNair added 13 points and six boards, while sophomore center Ben Defty contributed 12 points in the League season opener.
RECAPS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY | NAVY
 
AT AMERICAN EAGLES (8-6, 1-0 PL) 84, LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (4-10, 0-1 PL) 69
Bender Arena/Washington, D.C.                1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Junior guard Greg Jones III led four Eagles in double-figures with 17 points, as American downed Loyola Maryland, 84-69, in the League opener.
*Jones shot 7-of-12 from the floor and added five rebounds and four assists for an Eagles’ squad that shot 59 percent (35-of-59) from the field.
*Freshman guards Madden Collins and Kade Sebastian scored 15 and 11 points, respectively, off the bench, while Collins recorded a game-high three steals to help AU to a plus-10 turnover margin.
*Sophomore forward Julen Iturbe added 12 points and a team-high seven rebounds, while hitting both attempts from 3-point range.
*Loyola Maryland sophomore guard Braeden Speed led the Greyhounds with 13 points, four boards and three assists.
*Junior guard Jacob Theodosiou and freshman forward Emmett Adair added 11 points apiece, and junior guard Troy Cicero Jr. finished with 10 points off the bench.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | AMERICAN
 
AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (6-8, 1-0 PL) 65, BUCKNELL BISON (3-11, 0-1 PL) 58
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass.                    2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Junior guard Gabe Warren and junior forward Declan Ryan scored 14 points apiece to help Holy Cross hold on to a 65-58 League-opening victory over Bucknell at Hart Center.
*Warren shot 4-of-6 from the floor and added five rebounds and four assists, while Ryan hit 7-of-11 field-goal attempts off the bench to go with five boards.
*Sophomore guard Tyler Boston added 13 points and junior guard John St. Germain III chipped in 10 points, as Holy Cross outscored the Bison in the paint, 42-28, to help snap a two-game slide.
*Bucknell sophomore guard Aleksander Pachucki scored a career-high 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the floor, including 5-of-9 from 3-point range.
*Freshman guard Pat Curtin and sophomore guard Jayden Williams contributed 11 and 10 points, respectively.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | HOLY CROSS
 
COLGATE RAIDERS (7-7, 1-0 PL) 85, AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (3-11, 0-1 PL) 77
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                 3 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Junior guard Jalen Cox scored a career-high 29 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the floor to lift Colgate to an 85-77 victory at Lafayette to open the Patriot League slate.
*Cox also shot 2-of-3 from beyond the arc and 7-of-7 from the charity stripe to go along with three rebounds, two assists and two steals.
*Junior forward Sam Wright posted 20 points and nine rebounds, and four-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week added 14 points, nine boards and four assists to help the Raiders hold off the Leopards.
*Lafayette junior guard Mark Butler led five Leopards in double-figures with 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field.
*Sophomore guard Caleb Williams scored 17 points, hitting 6-of-9 from the floor, and grabbed seven rebounds, while freshman forward Shareef Jackson added 12 points and eight boards.
RECAPS: COLGATE | LAFAYETTE
 
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