Raiders and Mids remain unbeaten, Mountain Hawks, Greyhounds and Terriers pick up first League wins
 
AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (5-11, 1-2 PL) 66, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (6-10, 1-2 PL) 58
Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pa.                                    6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Sophomore forwards Edouard Benoit and Hank Alvey combined for 42 points on 18-of-29 shooting to lead Lehigh to a 66-58 victory over Holy Cross at Stabler Arena.
*Benoit scored a career-high 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range, and Alvey added 20 points, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks in the Mountain Hawks’ first League win.
*Junior guard Nasir Whitlock added 10 points, while junior guard Joshua Ingram chipped in 10 rebounds and six assists.
*Holy Cross junior guard Gabe Warren led the Crusaders with 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting.
*Junior guard Joe Nugent posted 12 points, while junior guard DeAndre Williams added nine points off the bench for Holy Cross.
RECAPS: HOLY CROSS | LEHIGH
 
LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (5-11, 1-2 PL) 84, AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (7-9, 1-2 PL) 76, OT
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y.                                    6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Sophomore guard Braeden Speed scored five of his team-high 19 points in overtime to lead Loyola Maryland to an 84-76 victory at Army West Point.
*The Greyhounds outscored the Black Knights in the extra frame, 11-3, as Speed went 3-for-4 from the charity stripe and hit a layup. He went 5-of-10 from the floor and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line to go along with nine rebounds and four assists.
*Junior guard Jacob Theodosiou added 16 points and seven rebounds, while freshman guard Sebastien Emenalo recorded 10 points and nine rebounds and freshman forward Emmett Adair chipped in 10 points and six boards for Loyola.
*Army West Point junior guard Ryan Curry matched a game-high 19 points, hitting a 3-pointer as time expired in regulation to send the game to overtime. He hit 5-of-11 from deep.
*Sophomore guard Kevin McCarthy finished with 16 points, while freshman guard Jackson Furman recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | ARMY WEST POINT
 
AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (11-5, 3-0 PL) 76, BUCKNELL BISON (4-12, 1-2 PL) 55
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md.                                         7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md.  – Senior guard Austin Benigni and junior guard Jordan Pennick scored 23 points apiece to lead Navy to a 76-55 victory over Bucknell and remain undefeated in League play.
*Pennick matched a League season-high seven made 3-pointers, while Benigni added six rebounds and six assists in the Mids’ seventh straight win.  
*Senior forward Aidan Kehoe recorded his League-best seventh double-double of the season with 20 points and 12 rebounds. The League’s field-goal percentage leader also connected on 8-of-9 shooting.
*Bucknell senior Ruot Bijiek led three Bison in double figures with 16 points to go along with six rebounds and two blocked shots.
*Freshmen Amon Dörries and Pat Curtin scored 15 and 11 points, respectively, combining to shoot 10-of-19 from the floor for a Bison squad that trailed by one point, 33-32, at the half.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | NAVY
 
BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (6-11, 1-2 PL) 83, AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (4-12, 1-2 PL) 67
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                                 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Junior guard Michael McNair scored a career-high 29 points to lead Boston University to an 83-67 victory over Lafayette at Kirby Sports Center.
*McNair connected on 11-of-17 from the floor, including 5-of-8 from 3-point range, to help the Terriers shoot 53 percent (10-of-19) from beyond the arc.
*Sophomore forward Ben Defty added 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting, to go along with seven rebounds, and freshman guard Donte Tisinger Jr. added 12 points and five assists.
*Terriers freshman forward Sam Hughes recorded a double-double with 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, helping BU hold a 42-28 advantage on the glass.
*Lafayette junior guard Mark Butler led four Leopards in double figures with 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting to go along with four rebounds and four assists.
*Freshman forward Shareef Jackson added 12 points, while classmate Christian Humphrey-Rembert and sophomore Caleb Williams scored 10 points apiece.
RECAPS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY | LAFAYETTE
 
AT COLGATE RAIDERS (9-7, 3-0 PL) 64, AMERICAN EAGLES (9-7, 2-1 PL) 62
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y.                                    7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Sophomore guard Ben Tweedy’s 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining lifted Colgate to a 64-62 comeback victory over American to hand the defending champion Eagles their first League loss.
*Tweedy scored 14 of his game-high 19 points in the second half to help the Raiders overcome an 11-point deficit, with his late 3-pointer putting Colgate in front for the first time since the 9:22 mark of the first half.
*Raiders’ freshman forward Andrew Alekseyenko added 13 points and six rebounds to help Colgate improve to 3-0 in League play.
*American senior guard Geoff Sprouse led the Eagles with 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc, while junior forward Matt Mayock added 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting.
*The Eagles connected on 53 percent (9-of-17) from long distance with Mayock and sophomore guard Wyatt Nausadis each making both of their 3-point attempts.
RECAPS: AMERICAN | COLGATE
 
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