Eagles and Terriers remain undefeated at home, Mids record sweep, Bison and Mountain Hawks earn wins
BUCKNELL BISON (13-14, 9-5 PL) 75, AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (10-17, 5-9 PL) 69
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Junior center Noah Williamson finished with a game-high 24 points to lead Bucknell to a 75-69 victory over Lafayette at Kirby Sports Center to sweep the season series and pick up its fourth win in five games.
*Williamson connected on 8-of-13 from the floor and 4-of-7 from 3-point range while grabbing a team-high eight rebounds.
*Sophomore guard Brandon McCreesh scored 14 points off the bench on 5-of-6 shooting from the field, including 2-of-3 from deep.
*Senior guard Josh Bascoe posted eight points, a game-high eight assists and four boards for the Bison.
*Lafayette freshman guard Alex Chaikin scored a career-high 23 points to lead the Leopards. He connected on 4-of-8 from long range.
*Freshman guard Caleb Williams added 13 points, while senior center Justin Vander Baan chipped in 10 points, five rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots for the Leopards.
RECAPS:
BUCKNELL |
LAFAYETTE
AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (13-14, 7-7 PL) 93, COLGATE RAIDERS (11-16, 8-6 PL) 91 (2OT)
Case Gymnasium/Boston, Mass. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BOSTON – Sophomore guard Kyrone Alexander hit a short jumper with four seconds remaining in double overtime to lead Boston University to a 93-91 victory over Colgate to split the season series.
*Alexander scored eight of his team-high 21 points in the second overtime period while grabbing seven rebounds to help the Terriers remain undefeated at home in League play.
*Freshman forward Ben Defty scored a career-high 15 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the floor, going 7-of-7 from the charity stripe to go with seven rebounds and four blocked shots for the Terriers.
*BU graduate student guard Miles Brewster and junior forward Nico Nobili scored 13 points apiece, while sophomore guard Michael McNair added 12 points and a team-high eight boards.
*Colgate sophomore guard Jalen Cox led the Raiders with a career-high 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting. He added four rebounds, three assists and three steals.
*Fifth-year forward Jeff Woodward posted 20 points and nine rebounds, while senior guard Nicolas Louis-Jacques added 16 points for the Raiders.
RECAPS:
COLGATE |
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (10-17, 7-7 PL) 61, ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (15-11, 9-5 PL) 54
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md. 1:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Four different Midshipmen scored during a game-ending 10-2 run spanning four minutes as Navy defeated Army West Point 61-54 to sweep the season series.
*The Mids went 8-for-8 from the free-throw line in the last four minutes, including four from junior forward Donovan Draper, who finished with nine points and eight rebounds.
*Mids’ junior guard Austin Benigni scored a game-high 21 points, while sophomore guard Jordan Pennick added 17 points and five rebounds.
*Junior center Aidan Kehoe pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds to go with seven points, four steals and three assists for Navy.
*Black Knights’ senior guard Jalen Rucker led Army West Point with 18 points, and senior forward AJ Allenspach posted 14 points and eight rebounds.
*Sophomore guard Ryan Curry finished with 10 points and seven rebounds for the Black Knights.
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ARMY WEST POINT |
NAVY
AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (10-15, 5-9 PL) 72, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (12-15, 4-10 PL) 60
Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pa. 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Senior guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney scored a game-high 18 points to lead Lehigh to a 72-60 victory over Holy Cross to sweep the season series on Senior Day at Stabler Arena.
*Whitney-Sidney connected on 3-of-4 from beyond the arc and grabbed three rebounds in the Mountain Hawks’ win.
*Sophomore guard Nasir Whitlock added 15 points with three rebounds and three assists, while sophomore guard Joshua Ingram posted 11 points and six rebounds.
*Sophomore guard Kahlil Singleton led four Crusaders in double-figures with 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting.
*Junior forward Jaiden Feroah and freshman forward Aidan Richard scored 12 points apiece, while freshman guard Max Green contributed 10 points.
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HOLY CROSS |
LEHIGH
AT AMERICAN EAGLES (17-10, 11-3 PL) 72, LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (10-15, 5-9 PL) 51
Bender Arena/Washington, D.C. 4 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Graduate student forward Matt Rogers scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead American to a 72-51 victory over Loyola Maryland to sweep the season series and remain undefeated at Bender Arena in League play.
*Rogers connected on 8-of-14 from the field and 4-of-7 from 3-point range for an Eagles’ squad that shot 56.5 percent (13-of-23) from beyond the arc for the 10th win in their last 11 games.
*Eagles’ junior guard Geoff Sprouse scored 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from 3-point range. Freshman guard Wyatt Nausadis added 10 points.
*Loyola Maryland senior forward Milos Ilic finished with 12 points and five rebounds to lead the Greyhounds.
*Sophomore guard Jordan Stiemke recorded nine points and four boards, while sophomore guard Jacob Theodosiou added eight points, four rebounds and four steals.
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LOYOLA MARYLAND |
AMERICAN
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