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Saturday, November 11, 2006
When was the last time Patriot League teams won four of six in a night of out of conference play, much less the last that happened without Army being one of the two that lost.
Indeed, it was a very good opening night for league teams, with Army, Navy, Lafayette and American all picking up wins.
Even better news, two of those wins -- AU and Lafayette -- came on the road and two -- the academies-- on neutral floors. That is a great way to begin building the league's RPI.
Even the losses were not horrible news for the league. OK, well Colgate losing at home to Stony Brook is not so hot. But Lehigh's 12-point loss at Oregon was really not terrible, unless you are the guy who e-mailed us saying he was in Vegas and was considering taking the Hawks plus 19 points. He later replied he had passed on the wager.
Army 80, Stetson 68 -- The usual suspects led the way for the Black Knights. Matt Bell finished with 20 and Jarrell Brown went 4 for 6 from the arc en route to a 16-point night. Army shot 55 percent from the floor and went 9 for 12 from the arc. That will win you some games.
Army, which started two freshmen -- forward Chris Walker and guard Cleveland Richard -- is now one game over .500 for the first time since 2003, when they opened the season with two straight wins.
Jimmy Sewell watch: 4 minutes, 2 points, 1 rebound.
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Navy 73, Loyola (MD) 61 -- In the summer, when we talked to him for the Blue Ribbon previews, Navy coach Billy Lange barely mentioned 6-7 freshman T.J. Topercer. Last night in the opening round of the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament, Topercer was the guy who fueled the Midshipmen's second half rally from a 13-point deficit en route to their first opening night win of the Billy Lange era. Topercer finished with 17 points, 15 in the second half.
Greg Sprink led Navy with 21 points. Trey Stanton also had 17 and a game-high 8 rebounds. Kaleo Kina added 10..
It was Navy's first season-opening win since 2002 and just the second of the century.
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Lafayette 76, Wagner 70 -- Welcome back fellas. Jamal Hilliard, injured much of last season, scored 16 points and Andrew Brown, who nearly transferred, added 15 (5 treys) in a come-from-behind win at Wagner. Bilal Abdullah also in doubles with 14.
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American 59, Fairfield 54, 2OT -- Anything worth having is worth waiting for. The Eagles waited through two extra sessions before picking up the road win over the Stags. Andre Ingram with 19, Derrick Mercer 14 for AU, which finally put the game away with a 6-0 run to start the second overtime.
Maybe the biggest play of the game came late in the first OT, when Ingram sank a trey while being fouled, then finished the 4-point play to pull AU back to within 1. Ingram, who was 4-9 from the arc, also grabbed a team-high 9 rebounds. Linas Lekavicius added 10 points for the Eagles.
AU won despite shooting 33.9 percent shooting and being outrebounded 54-38.
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Oregon 77, Lehigh 65 -- Looking for silver lining in the dark cloud of Lehigh's loss? Try big guy Jason Mgebroff. After a junior season that was disappointing at best, the Mountain Hawks center started his senior campaign with a 16-points, 8-rebounds effort.
Jose Olivero added 17 for Lehigh, but his 6 turnovers hurt. Freshman point guard Marquis Hall off to a respectable start with 8 points, 4 assists (3 TO). Bryan White added 11 for the Hawks, who made only three three-pointers (3-13)in the loss.
Nothing in it yet about the game, but you might want to bookmark on Lehigh's site. Check out his account of the fun of being 6-5 on a cross country plane ride.
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Stony Brook 65, Colgate 59 -- Closer than it looks, the Raiders were within 2 with 16 seconds to go. But Mitchell Beauford hit four straight free throws down the stretch to ice it. Beauford finished with 20 points, 8 in the final 41 seconds. Stony Brook shot 67 percent in the second half after trailing by 5 at the break.
How bad do the Raiders miss Kyle Roemer? You decide. Jon Simon (15 points) was the only guy in double figures and they shot 7 of 20 from the arc as a team.
Worth noting: Kendall Chones was back in the starting lineup, with brother Kyle sliding to his natural wing spot. Kendall finished with 7 points and 2 rebounds, Kyle had 8 points and 1 board. St. Mary's transfer Daniel Waddy started at the other wing.
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Indeed, it was a very good opening night for league teams, with Army, Navy, Lafayette and American all picking up wins.
Even better news, two of those wins -- AU and Lafayette -- came on the road and two -- the academies-- on neutral floors. That is a great way to begin building the league's RPI.
Even the losses were not horrible news for the league. OK, well Colgate losing at home to Stony Brook is not so hot. But Lehigh's 12-point loss at Oregon was really not terrible, unless you are the guy who e-mailed us saying he was in Vegas and was considering taking the Hawks plus 19 points. He later replied he had passed on the wager.
Army 80, Stetson 68 -- The usual suspects led the way for the Black Knights. Matt Bell finished with 20 and Jarrell Brown went 4 for 6 from the arc en route to a 16-point night. Army shot 55 percent from the floor and went 9 for 12 from the arc. That will win you some games.
Army, which started two freshmen -- forward Chris Walker and guard Cleveland Richard -- is now one game over .500 for the first time since 2003, when they opened the season with two straight wins.
Jimmy Sewell watch: 4 minutes, 2 points, 1 rebound.
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Navy 73, Loyola (MD) 61 -- In the summer, when we talked to him for the Blue Ribbon previews, Navy coach Billy Lange barely mentioned 6-7 freshman T.J. Topercer. Last night in the opening round of the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament, Topercer was the guy who fueled the Midshipmen's second half rally from a 13-point deficit en route to their first opening night win of the Billy Lange era. Topercer finished with 17 points, 15 in the second half.
Greg Sprink led Navy with 21 points. Trey Stanton also had 17 and a game-high 8 rebounds. Kaleo Kina added 10..
It was Navy's first season-opening win since 2002 and just the second of the century.
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Lafayette 76, Wagner 70 -- Welcome back fellas. Jamal Hilliard, injured much of last season, scored 16 points and Andrew Brown, who nearly transferred, added 15 (5 treys) in a come-from-behind win at Wagner. Bilal Abdullah also in doubles with 14.
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American 59, Fairfield 54, 2OT -- Anything worth having is worth waiting for. The Eagles waited through two extra sessions before picking up the road win over the Stags. Andre Ingram with 19, Derrick Mercer 14 for AU, which finally put the game away with a 6-0 run to start the second overtime.
Maybe the biggest play of the game came late in the first OT, when Ingram sank a trey while being fouled, then finished the 4-point play to pull AU back to within 1. Ingram, who was 4-9 from the arc, also grabbed a team-high 9 rebounds. Linas Lekavicius added 10 points for the Eagles.
AU won despite shooting 33.9 percent shooting and being outrebounded 54-38.
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Oregon 77, Lehigh 65 -- Looking for silver lining in the dark cloud of Lehigh's loss? Try big guy Jason Mgebroff. After a junior season that was disappointing at best, the Mountain Hawks center started his senior campaign with a 16-points, 8-rebounds effort.
Jose Olivero added 17 for Lehigh, but his 6 turnovers hurt. Freshman point guard Marquis Hall off to a respectable start with 8 points, 4 assists (3 TO). Bryan White added 11 for the Hawks, who made only three three-pointers (3-13)in the loss.
Nothing in it yet about the game, but you might want to bookmark on Lehigh's site. Check out his account of the fun of being 6-5 on a cross country plane ride.
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Stony Brook 65, Colgate 59 -- Closer than it looks, the Raiders were within 2 with 16 seconds to go. But Mitchell Beauford hit four straight free throws down the stretch to ice it. Beauford finished with 20 points, 8 in the final 41 seconds. Stony Brook shot 67 percent in the second half after trailing by 5 at the break.
How bad do the Raiders miss Kyle Roemer? You decide. Jon Simon (15 points) was the only guy in double figures and they shot 7 of 20 from the arc as a team.
Worth noting: Kendall Chones was back in the starting lineup, with brother Kyle sliding to his natural wing spot. Kendall finished with 7 points and 2 rebounds, Kyle had 8 points and 1 board. St. Mary's transfer Daniel Waddy started at the other wing.
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