By Paul Gotham HAMILTON, N.Y. – As far as first impressions go, the Colgate Raiders made a good one Wednesday night. The Patriot League team, which spent the first week or so of its regular season playing in Atlantic Coast Conference country, looked happy to be back in the cozy confines. Now, the question is whether the home opener can serve as a springboard to a … [Read more...] about Burnatowski and Jacobs lead Colgate in runaway victory over Cornell, 81-58
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Bucknell’s Ayers faces challenge of balancing opportunity with responsibility
By Paul Gotham BETHLEHEM, PA – The Bucknell Bison travel three time zones to open the 2013-14 season. Dave Paulsen’s group start against the Pac-12’s Stanford Cardinal in Palo Alto, Cal., Friday night. The game will be Bucknell’s first of three in their first four against teams from power conferences with a tilt on Wednesday at Penn State (never mind the jet lag) and a date … [Read more...] about Bucknell’s Ayers faces challenge of balancing opportunity with responsibility
Signed, sealed, delivered: Lafayette Leopards 2013-14
Counting down to tipoff and previewing the incoming freshmen of the Patriot League with a look at the Lafayette Leopards. Lafayette won 19 games (10 in the Patriot) a year ago. Fran O'Hanlon welcomes four freshmen to campus: Monty Boykins, Michael Hoffman, Nick Lindner and Jake Newman. Monty Boykins G 6-4, 192 West Chester, OH/ Lakota West Played four … [Read more...] about Signed, sealed, delivered: Lafayette Leopards 2013-14
Lehigh’s McKnight keeps it all in perspective
By Paul Gotham BETHLEHEM, PA -- The look suggested an opportunity lost, but nothing more. For the second time in as many games, Lehigh's Mountain Hawks dug a second half double-digit deficit only to falter with victory in reach. A Cameron Ayers layup as the shot clock expired sealed a 61-55 win for the Bucknell Bison and sent Lehigh's to its second consecutive defeat. … [Read more...] about Lehigh’s McKnight keeps it all in perspective
Bucknell’s Fitzpatrick comes through in a pinch
By Paul Gotham BETHLEHEM, PA -- Dave Paulsen survived his brush with karma Monday night. On the road, playing for first place in the Patriot League and against the team who defeated Bucknell in January, the last thing the Bison head coach wanted to worry about was facing that task with his leading scorer limited by foul trouble. But less than eight minutes into the … [Read more...] about Bucknell’s Fitzpatrick comes through in a pinch