Feb. 27, 2010

Center Valley, Pa.--The top seed in the Patriot League Tournament will not be decided until Monday. American and Lehigh both won on Saturday to finish the regular season tied atop the Patriot League standings. The tie will be broken by the teams' standings in Monday's Collegiate Basketball News RPI standings. Two teams do know where they will be seeded. Navy, which recorded a win over Colgate, will be the tournament's No. 3 seed. Lafayette, which fell against American, will be the No. 7 seed. The rest has yet to be determined. Army and Bucknell will play the final regular-season Patriot League game on Sunday at 2 p.m.

American recorded just the fourth 20-win in program history with its 68-47 win at Lafayette. The Eagles' 13-1 Patriot League mark is the school's best League record since joining the Patriot League. American trailed by five until two straight three-pointer gave the Eagles a one-point edge at halftime. American never trailed again. Sophomore Raven Harris scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Eagles. Harris was 12-of-15 from the free throw line. Lisa Strack and Ebony Edwards each scored 13 points while Michelle Kirk added 10 points and seven rebounds. Kirk now has 507 points this season, making her the fourth player in American history to register at least 500 points in a season. LaKeisha Wright paced Lafayette with 15 points.

Lehigh matched the Patriot League record for single-season victories with its 26th win of the season. The Mountain Hawks scored a 65-55 win at Holy Cross, giving Lehigh its best Patriot League mark in school history. After going into the intermission trailing by a 29-23 margin, Lehigh outscored the Crusaders by a 42-26 count after the break. Lehigh shot 67 percent in the second half while four players finished in double figures. Junior Erica Prosser led the way for Lehigh as she had a team-high 14 points and eight assists. Junior Whitney Fremeau had a game-high 17 points and nine rebounds to pace Holy Cross.

Navy scored a wire-to-wire victory, knocking off Colgate by a 69-50 margin in Annapolis. At the end of the first half and into the second half, the Mids went on a 21-4 run to build a 47-27 lead with 18:03 left in the contest. Navy went on to build leads as large as 22 points. The Mids got 16 points in the paint, compared to eight by the Raiders. Navy also held a 10-2 advantage in points off turnovers. Junior Angela Myers had 23 points, seven assists, five rebounds and five steals to lead the Mids. Evan Librizzi tallied 10 points and five rebounds in just 12 minutes off the bench.

Regardless of Sunday's outcome, the top seed will come down to Monday's RPI ratings, while Navy will be the No. 3 seed. If Army wins on Sunday, the Black Knights will be the No. 4 seed, followed by Holy Cross, Colgate, Lafayette and Bucknell. If the Bison win, Holy Cross will be the No. 4 seed, followed by Colgate, Bucknell, Lafayette and Army. 

Saturday's Scores

American 68, at Lafayette 47
Lehigh 65, at Holy Cross 55
at Navy 69, Colgate 50