Feb. 27, 2016

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Just one game now remains in the Patriot League regular season and will determine the seeding for the Patriot League Women's Basketball Tournament that begins with the first round on Saturday, March 5. Nine of the ten teams are tied, with Army West Point and Bucknell leading the way at 16-1. Lehigh, Loyola Maryland, and Holy Cross are all tied for third at 10-7, while Navy sits in sixth with a 9-8 record. Lafayette and American each have a 4-13 record and Boston University and Colgate round out the standings at 3-14.

Saturday Scores
Holy Cross 74, Boston University 50
Colgate 70, Lafayette 56
Loyola Maryland 55, American 50
Bucknell 63, Navy 52
Army West Point 69, Lehigh 49

Women's Basketball Quick Notes
 *Holy Cross/Boston University - The Crusaders earned a point in the Turnpike Trophy rivalry series after defeating the Terriers 74-50 on Saturday afternoon at the Hart Center ... After Boston University opened the game with the first points on a Meghan Doogan layup, Holy Cross scored nine answered points and ended the first quarter with a 12-point lead that was capped off by a three-pointer from senior Kate Gillespie with three seconds remaining, 22-10 ... BU cut the deficit to eight three times in the second period but went into the break trailing by 10, 37-27 ... The Crusaders cruised to victory, holding a double-digit lead the rest of the way ... Holy Cross celebrated Senior Day and honored its four seniors before the game - Gillespie, Lisa Mifsud, Molly Hourigan, and Raquel Scott ... Mifsud was named the Turnpike Trophy Most Valuable Player, after leading the team with 21 points and three assists ... Sophomore Katie Doherty followed with a career-high 17 points, that included four treys, while adding four assists ... Gillespie notched a season-high 14 points, which included a 4-of-7 clip from downtown ... Sophomore Infiniti Thomas-Waheed posted a career-high six steals and added seven points, six rebounds, and five assists ... The Terriers were led by Doogan, who totaled 19 points and hauled in four rebounds ... Sophomore Corinne Williams pitched in 11 points, seven rebounds, and four assists, while junior Meghan Green added seven points, three rebounds, and two assists.

 * Colgate/Lafayette - The Raiders completed the sweep of the Leopards on Saturday while celebrating Senior Day at Cotterell Court with a 70-55 win to stay in the hunt for a home contest in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament ... After Colgate opened the scoring on a three-pointer from junior Katie Curtis, Lafayette scored eight-straights points and ended the first quarter with a 16-13 advantage ... The Raiders went ahead 25-23 midway through the second period and extended it with 11 more points to head into the break with a 36-28 lead over the Leopards ... Colgate then outscored Lafayette 34-27 in the second half to secure the victory ... Seniors Randyll Butler, Paige Kriftcher, and Josie Stockill were recognized during the pregame ceremonies ... Stockill led all scorers with 18 points and posted a career-high 16 rebounds ...  She also added three blocks and two assists ... Curtis followed with 15 points, while Kriftcher chipped in 10 ... Sophomore Julia Barcello contributed a career-high 11 rebounds and three blocked shots ... For the Leopards, freshman Angela Ribarich totaled 16 points off the bench and added five rebounds and two blocks ... Senior Jamie O'Hare chipped in with 15 points and moved into 11th on the all-time scoring list, while junior Maia Hood was just shy of her fourth double-double of the season with 11 points and nine rebounds.

 * Loyola Maryland/American - In a game that featured six tied scores and six lead changes, the Greyhounds were able to hold off the Eagles and win 55-50 at Bender Arena on Saturday ... While Loyola Maryland led for much of the game (33:01), American stayed within reach allowing the deficit to reach only six points ... The last tied score of the game came at 8:24 in the fourth quarter when AU junior Lauren Crisler hit a three-pointer to tie the score at 40-40 ... Loyola sophomore Bri Betz-White matched it with a trey of her own to give the Greyhounds the lead for good ... Though the Eagles weren't going down without a fight and closed the gap to just one point, two times ... Seven good free throws over the final two minutes helped seal the road win ... Loyola was led by senior Colleen Marshall with 16 points, five rebounds, and two steals ... Betz-White followed with 15 points, while senior Jeneh Perry tallied her eight double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds ... For the Eagles, freshman Cecily Carl posted her second double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds ... Crisler also netted 13 points and grabbed six rebounds ... Sophomore Maria Liddane chipped in seven points, six rebounds, four assists and two blocks, while junior Jordan Light notched a team-high five assists and also added four rebounds and two steals.

 * Bucknell/Navy - The Bison set a program record for wins in a season of 22 after capturing a 64-52 win over the Midshipmen Saturday night at Sojka Pavilion and celebrated Senior Night ... The two teams traded points at the start of the game and were tied at 4-4, but Bucknell went on a 19-3 run to close out the first quarter for a 16-point lead, 23-7 ... The Bison upped their lead to as many as 19 in the next quarter and went into the locker room with a 16-pont cushion, 35-19 ... Back from the break, Navy went on a 9-2 run to cut the deficit to nine, midway through the third period ... A pair of free throws from sophomore Jacquie Klotz  put Bucknell back ahead by double digits, as the home team wouldn't lead by less than 11 points the rest the rest of the way ... The three seniors honored before the game - Tyler Craig, Sheaira Jones, Claire Maree O'Bryan - made the most of their final regular season home game at Sojka Pavilion ... Craig finished with 11 points, scoring eight in the first quarter alone, and also added three rebounds and two assists ... O'Bryan contributed two points, four rebounds, and two assists, while Jones added four points ... The trio also set a school record by winning the 71 game of their careers, passing the Class of 2009's 70 career wins ... Junior Claire DeBoer led the Bison with 16 points and five assists ... Freshman Kaitlyn Slagus followed with 13 points, three rebounds, and two assists ... Klotz just missed a double-double with 12 rebounds and nine points ... Navy was led by junior Danielle Poblarp, who netted 11 points ... Freshman Molly Sanders followed with nine points and four assists, while classmate Christina Potts grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.

 * Army West Point/Lehigh - The Black Knights added their 15th straight win and matched a program record of 25 victories when they defeated the Mountain Hawks Saturday evening, 69-49, at Stabler Arena ... Army West Point jumped out to an 8-2 lead, thanks to six points from senior Aimee Oertner ... Lehigh came within three but trailed by seven heading into the second quarter, 21-14 ... The Black Knights held the Mountain Hawks to just 10 points over the next ten minutes and netted 22 of their own, capped off by a three-pointer drained by sophomore Destinee Morris with two seconds on the clock, to take a 43-24 lead into the break ... Lehigh started off the third period on a 14-4 run to cut the deficit down to nine, 47-38, but a pair of back-to-back treys from senior Kelsey Minato gave Army a double-digit lead once again ... Another three-point basket from Morris would give the visitors its largest lead of the night of 25 points, 69-44 ... Despite going on a scoring drought through the final 6:52 of the game, the Blacks Knights outscored the Mountain Hawks 10-8 in the final period and were still able to secure a 20-point win ... Minato scored a game-high 23 points, making five three-points to reach 87 triples this season to pass her own team single-season record of 84 she set last year ... She also added seven assists and five steals ... Oertner, who grew up 20 miles away from Lehigh in Slatington, Pa., put on a show for her family and friends and finished with 16 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and three blocks ... Morris and freshman Madison Hovren each pitched in nine points off the bench, while Hovren also tallied a career-high-tying seven rebounds ... Lehigh junior Lexi Martins became the 17th 1,000 point scorer in program history when she converted a free throw with 3:26 left in the third quarter ... She also becomes just the seventh member in program history to join the 1,000 point/500 rebound club ... The junior registered her 22nd double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds ... Senior Kerry Kinek followed with 11 points, while sophomore Quinci Mann pitched in seven ... The Mountain Hawks also celebrated Senior Night and recognized its four seniors - Amina Affini, Elizabeth Jordan, Kinek, and Elizabeth Sharlow - before the game began.