West Point, NY (Sports Network) – Ella Ellis netted 16 points to lead the fourth-seeded Army Black Knights past the fifth-seeded American University Eagles, 65-44, in the quarterfinal round of the Patriot League Tournament.<\/p>\n
Larry Toomey came off the bench to scored 13 points for Army (16-14), which will take on Bucknell in the semifinals. Kevin Ferguson chipped in 12 points and five blocks for the Black Knights.<\/p>\n
Tony Wroblicky had 12 points and eight rebounds, while Stephen Lumpkins added 11 points for American (10-20), which shot just 30.9 percent from the field.<\/p>\n
Army shot 46.4 percent from the field in the first half and held American to just 30.9 percent shooting, as it took a comfortable 39-20 lead into intermission.<\/p>\n
The Black Knights led by as many as 30 in the second half.<\/p>\n
Army shot 9-of-16 from 3-point range on the evening, while American was only 1-of-11 from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n
Final Score: Lafayette 77, Holy Cross 54<\/p>\n
Easton, PA (Sports Network) – Seth Hinrichs scored 20 points as the second- seeded Lafayette Leopards made easy work of the seventh-seeded Holy Cross Crusaders, 77-54, in the quarterfinal round of the Patriot League Tournament at the Kirby Sports Center.<\/p>\n
Tony Johnson added 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Lafayette (18-14), which will take on Lehigh in the semifinals. Joey Ptasinski netted 11 points off the bench for the home team.<\/p>\n
For Holy Cross (12-18), Dave Dudzinski tallied 22 points and eight boards, but no one else scored in double figures.<\/p>\n
Lafayette shot greater than 61 percent from the field in the first half, as it took a comfortable 45-31 advantage at the break.<\/p>\n
The Leopards lead was never in double in the second half, as they led by as many as 29.<\/p>\n
Lafayette was on fire from 3-point range, draining 14-of-26 (.538).<\/p>\n
Final Score: Bucknell 58, Navy 42<\/p>\n
Lewisburg, PA (Sports Network) – Mike Muscala registered 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead the top-seeded Bucknell Bison to a 58-42 win over the Navy Midshipmen in a Patriot League quarterfinal tilt at Sojka Pavilion.<\/p>\n
Joe Willman added 10 points and seven boards for Bucknell (26-5), which will matchup with Army in the semifinals this weekend.<\/p>\n
Tilman Dunbar paced Navy (8-23) with nine points.<\/p>\n
Muscala, the two-time Patriot League player of the year, was held without a field goal in the first half. However, Bucknell played terrific defense and held Navy to just 16 first half points on 6-of-27 from the field. The Bison also outrebounded Navy, 16-13, and led 26-16 at intermission.<\/p>\n
Bucknell went on an 18-5 run early in the second half to take control and avoid the upset.<\/p>\n
The Bison knocked down 22-of-24 from the foul line to help lift them to victory.<\/p>\n
Final Score: Lehigh 71, Colgate 64<\/p>\n
Bethlehem, PA (Sports Network) – Gabe Knutson shot 8-of-11 from the field for 21 points to lead the Lehigh Mountain Hawks to a 71-64 triumph over the Colgate Raiders in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament at Stabler Arena.<\/p>\n
B.J. Bailey added 16 points on 3-of-4 from 3-point range for Lehigh (21-8), which will face off against Lafayette in the semifinals. Holden Greiner chipped in 15 points and eight rebounds for the hosts, while Mackey McKnight dished out nine assists.<\/p>\n
For Colgate (11-21), Murphy Burnatowski led all scorers with 23 points, while Chad Johnson came off the bench to tally 12 points and seven rebounds.<\/p>\n
Colgate carried a 34-30 lead into intermission by shooting 50 percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes.<\/p>\n
The Raiders led by seven less than four minutes into the second half before Lehigh ripped off an 8-0 surge to take a one-point lead, and after briefly surrendering that advantage, B.J. Bailey hit what proved to be the game- winning 3-pointer a few minutes later.<\/p>\n
Lehigh shot 14-of-19 from the foul line on the night, while Colgate was just 2-of-3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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