Sacred Heart beats Lafayette 62-50
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Joseph Lopez had 15 points and tied a career high with 16 rebounds and Sacred Heart beat Lafayette 62-50 on Saturday.
Sean Hoehn and De'von Barnett added 15 points each for the Pioneers (5-5), who led the entire way.
The Leopards (1-8) got the deficit down to four in the middle of the second half but couldn't get closer.
Sacred Heart pulled away with a 7-0 run to lead 44-33 and extended to as many as 14 in the final minutes. The Pioneers held Lafayette to 19 first-half points as the Leopards made just 1 of 12 from 3-point range in the first half.
Matt Klinewski had 11 points and eight rebounds and Justin Jaworski scored 10 for Lafayette.
Game Information
William H. Pitt Center
8:30 PM, 9 December 2017
Fairfield, CT
- Referees:
- Tom Deneen
- Michael Palau
- Tim Smith
2024-25 Patriot League Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| American University | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Loyola Maryland | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
| Army | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Boston University | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Lafayette | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Lehigh | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Bucknell | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
| Navy | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
| Colgate | 0-0 | - | 3-10 |
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marist | 2-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Quinnipiac | 2-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Merrimack | 2-0 | - | 5-8 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Manhattan | 1-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Niagara | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Fairfield | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Siena | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Sacred Heart | 1-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
| Iona | 1-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
| Saint Peter's | 0-2 | 2 | 5-5 |
| Rider | 0-2 | 2 | 4-9 |
| Canisius | 0-2 | 2 | 0-13 |
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