College Hoops Scoop 1/10

By DJ Harding & Darryl Harding Sr.

Navy v. Holy Cross

The Holy Cross Crusaders, coming into a game against the Navy Midshipmen, added another loss to their now 3-13 record. Mac MacDonald scored a game high 35 points proving to be too much for the Crusaders who lost 70-80. In the loss Joe Octave led the Crusaders with 20 points.

American University v. Boston University

The Boston University Terriers eked by the American University Eagles with a 72-68 win.  Going three for four from downtown Miles Brewster had a game high 21 points. The Terriers improved to 6-10 on the season while the Eagles fell to 8-8. Elijah Stephens also had 21 points in what was a loss for the Eagles.

La Salle v. University of Massachusetts

Josh Cohen notched a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds leading the Minutemen in a trouncing of the Explorers, 81-65. Coming off the bench Daniel Hankins-Sanford also recorded a double-double for the Minutemen scoring 10 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. UMass boosted their record to 11-4.

Providence v. St.John’s

Squeaking out a win St.John’s held on to a 75-73 win over Providence. Jayden Pierre’s last second three pointer missed giving the Friars their fifth loss of the season. Pierre in the loss contributed 17 points, while his teammate Devin Carter racked up 31 points and snatched 13 rebounds. The Red Storm climbed to 12-4 behind 16 points from two separate players Joel Soriano and Daniss Jenkins.

Boston College v. Syracuse

Despite 16 points from Boston College’s Claudell Harris Jr the Eagles suffered a 69-59 defeat to the Syracuse Orange. The Eagles are now 10-5 and 1-3 in ACC conference play. The Orange meanwhile rise to 11-4 and 2-2 in ACC Conference play. Chris Bell finished with 20 points and Maliq Brown ended with 19 points, four steals, and four blocks for the Orange.