Sestina scores 20 points, Bucknell beats Vermont 69-61
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Nate Sestina scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Kimbal Mackenzie added 13 points, including a go-ahead jumper, and Bucknell rallied from 13 down to beat Vermont 69-61 on Sunday.
Trailing 32-20 at halftime, Bucknell scored 10 straight and closed to 38-36 on Paul Newman's layup, then led 45-44 on Mackenzie's jumper with 9:08 left to play. Vermont's Ernie Duncan hit a 3 to tie it at 51, but Bruce Moore sank a 3, Mackenzie made a layup and Bucknell led 56-51 with 3:49 to go. The Catamounts got no closer than three from there.
Moore scored 16 points with four 3-pointers for the Bison (2-2), who shot 43 percent to the Catamounts' 32 percent and outscored them 49-29 in the second half.
Duncan scored 20 points, Anthony Lamb added 13 and Stef Smith had 10 for Vermont (3-3).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Clarence Armstrong
- Brandon Cruz
- Jim Miller
2024-25 Patriot League Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| American University | 7-2 | - | 13-9 |
| Army | 6-3 | 1 | 12-9 |
| Colgate | 6-3 | 1 | 9-13 |
| Boston University | 5-4 | 2 | 11-11 |
| Bucknell | 5-4 | 2 | 9-13 |
| Navy | 5-4 | 2 | 8-14 |
| Holy Cross | 3-6 | 4 | 11-11 |
| Loyola Maryland | 3-6 | 4 | 8-12 |
| Lafayette | 3-6 | 4 | 8-14 |
| Lehigh | 2-7 | 5 | 7-13 |
2024-25 America East Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant | 7-0 | - | 13-9 |
| Maine | 6-1 | 1 | 14-8 |
| Vermont | 4-3 | 3 | 11-11 |
| UMass Lowell | 3-4 | 4 | 14-8 |
| UMBC | 3-4 | 4 | 11-11 |
| UAlbany | 3-4 | 4 | 11-11 |
| Binghamton | 2-5 | 5 | 10-12 |
| NJIT | 2-5 | 5 | 5-17 |
| New Hampshire | 2-6 | 5.5 | 4-19 |
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