Fortunately for the Bonnies, all they had to do was make free throws and defend like they had all night. They held on to defeat Richmond 75-71 in front of a sold-out arena to improve to 18-9 overall and 10-4 in the A-10, their sixth consecutive season with double-digit league triumphs.
St. Bonaventure can regain the third spot in the Atlantic 10 standings with a win over Richmond on Saturday night.
HF-L held firm, thanks to Patrick Lustyk leading all scorers with 20 points and Hayden Smith producing all 14 of his points in the second half. Smith hit two threes in the third quarter, while Josh Vogt chipped in 12 points to be the third double-figure basket-getter…
The best way to explain how Irondequoit became the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Class A sectional bracket may be how Alahna Paige’s teammates reacted to hearing her point total as they walked to the locker room on Tuesday night…
SBU is still in control of its top-four destiny. If the brown and white win the remaining five games of the regular season, they are assured a double-bye in next month’s A-10 Tournament. They would also be assured of at least the three seed, with the head-to-head tiebreaker over Richmond.
The Bonnies fell into a double-digit deficit just 10 minutes in and never worked their way back into the game, dropping to 17-9 overall and 9-4 in the Atlantic 10 as their five-game win streak came to a halt.
Growing up in Queens in the 1950s and ‘60s, McKillop listened to Bona games on the radio. As he developed as a ballplayer in his own right, going on to play for Chaminade High School on Long Island as well as Hofstra University, he idolized Fred Crawford and the Stith brothers, Sam and Tom.
McQuaid Jesuit senior Jack Murphy was unsure if he would even see the court when an Aquinas lead cut the Knights’ lead to three with 3:20 remaining. Murphy, the team’s manager, got to suit up for Senior Night but was not guaranteed playing time…
Playing it straight, however much of a risk it can be, paid off for the Lancers in their 60-57 win over the Patriots. Eastridge forced a jump ball with two seconds left, then forced an off-balance Penfield corner three on the ensuing inbound. The shot fell short and the Lancers (15-3) left unfamiliar territory winners of three straight…
The Bonnies opened up the second by scoring six unanswered to regain the lead, an advantage they extended to 13 with 10:55 remaining. They never stepped back, winning 74-56 for their fifth consecutive victory. SBU improved to 17-8, 9-3 in Atlantic 10 play.