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Thursday, February 16, 2006
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(Originally posted Wed. night at 11:52 p.m., updated at 7:45 a.m.)

Lehigh 67, Colgate 58 -- After trailing a good portion of the first half, Lehigh took a 27-26 lead at the break, then opened the second half with a 10-0 run. Colgate never got closer the 5 back the rest of the way.

Jose Olivero led three Mountain Hawks in double figures with 15 points. Mitch Gilfillan and Kyle Neptune each added 12 as Lehigh won its 10th league game, a scool record.

Kyle Roemer (14 points) and Jon Simon (20) each had four three-pointers for the Raiders.

As seems to be the norm for Colgate, the difference came at the free throw line. Lehigh went 17 of 21 at the stripe. Colgate shot only 9 free throws all night, making six.
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    Holy Cross 72, Navy 62 -- Holy Cross scored the first 5 points of the game and never looked back, leading by as many as 20 en route to the win. Kevin Hamilton led the Crusaders with a 17-point, 11 rebound double-double.

    Keith Simmons added 16 and Torey Thomas had 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Alex Vander Baan also reached double figures with 10 points for HC.

    Freshman Bryce Brigham led Navy with 13 points on 5 of 6 shooting, including a perfect 3 for 3 from the three-point arc. Kaleo Kina added 12 points for Navy. Corey Johnson added 11 and Greg Sprink finished with 10, despite hitting just 2 of 12 from the field. Sprink was 0 for 6 from the arc.

    The Crusaders won despite 25 turnovers. HC's 38-23 edge on the glass helped make up for the turnovers.

    After the game, HC coach Ralph Willard made it clear to Jen Toland of the Telegram & Gazette(subscription needed) that he was not happy with the sloppy play:
    “We threw the ball all over the place like it was a hand grenade. Twenty-five turnovers is ridiculous. It’s not like they were pressuring us. Most of the turnovers were just unforced, bad plays on our part.”
    Willard was particularly incensed by the way the 'Saders played in the second half, after building a 15-point lead at the break.
    “I’ve been in this profession long enough to know this was a hangover game,” Willard said, “but at this point in the season you can’t afford a hangover game. You’ve got to get better. We have to go into the tournament playing our best basketball and tonight was not a step in that direction.”
    The problem is, between all the injuries and the lack of depth, Willard's guys have played a lot of minutes. The Crusader to come up hurting is Kevin Hamilton, who has battled nagging injuries all season, played with a pad on his back after suffering a bone contusion in the loss to Bucknell. He also has an injured toe.

    The win was HC's 14th straight against Navy.
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    American 68, Army 55 --American opened the game with an 11-1 run and never trailed the rest of the way. Army managed to cut the deficit to 1 with about 5 minutes to go in the first half, but never got closer.

    By the half AU's lead was 8 and the Eagles built it to as many as 26 points in the second half.

    Derrick Mercer's career-high 19 points led AU to the win, which gave the Eagles sole possession of fourth place in the league. Brayden Billbe (12) and Paulius Joneliunas (11) also in double figures for AU.

    Matt Bell led Army with points. Kenny Brewer added 11.
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