March 4, 2020
Patriot League Tournament, First Round
(1) #13 Lafayette 77, Lehigh 59
Balance is a good thing, and that's the key to our victory over Lehigh, our third of the season.
Tim Hutchinson (17 points),
Todd DeHaven (17 points, 10 boards), and Jack Senn (16 points), with help from
Daniel Warnock (12 points) provide more scoring options than the Mountain Hawks can handle. Hutch adds 4 rebounds, 4 steals, and 3 assists.
Lehigh's
Timothy Pinto scores 18 in the final game of his collegiate career. He's been a worthy foe.
Before the game, we learn we are finally
ranked #1 in the Mid Major Poll.
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Mid Major Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Lafayette (36) 28-4 1758 2 Patriot League
2. UAB (29) 24-4 1745 1 Conference USA
3. Temple 24-3 1646 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Memphis 22-6 1574 4 Conference USA
5. Gonzaga (7) 25-5 1557 5 West Coast Conference
6. Illinois State 22-9 1367 7 Missouri Valley Conference
7. East Tennessee State 24-7 1290 8 Atlantic Sun Conference
8. Nevada 19-11 1276 6 Western Athletic Conference
9. Marshall 20-8 1245 9 Conference USA
10. Utah State 19-9 1143 14 Western Athletic Conference
11. Eastern Illinois 23-8 1085 11 Ohio Valley Conference
12. UTEP 18-8 976 15 Conference USA
13. Rhode Island 20-8 949 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Old Dominion 20-8 760 12 Colonial Athletic Association
15. Pacific 20-8 750 16 Big West Conference
16. Oakland 23-8 690 13 Summit League
17. Austin Peay 23-7 685 19 Ohio Valley Conference
18. Creighton 20-10 546 23 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Valparaiso 19-11 452 NR Horizon League
20. Cleveland State 20-11 349 NR Horizon League
21. Fresno State 18-10 298 18 Western Athletic Conference
22. UC Irvine 19-9 265 21 Big West Conference
23. Green Bay 20-10 253 NR Horizon League
24. Butler 19-10 185 20 Horizon League
25. Campbell 21-9 147 24 Atlantic Sun Conference
Here's how the first day of the tournament played out:
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(1) #13 Lafayette 77, (8) Lehigh 59
(7) Navy 61, (2) American 60
(6) Army 70, (3) Holy Cross 59
(4) Colgate 82, (5) Bucknell 63
So we'll play Colgate next, and it's a delightful Army-Navy contest on the other side of the bracket, as the service academies each pull off an upset.
Record: 28-4.
March 8, 2020
Patriot League Tournament Semifinal
(1) #13 Lafayette 100, (4) Colgate 72
Here's our side of the scoresheet, which tells the story just as clearly as words would do.
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Lafayette (29-4, 14-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Todd DeHaven C 37 6-14 3-4 3 9 2 2 15
Daniel Warnock PF 28 3-7 4-4 1 3 3 2 10
Jack Senn SG 32 3-9 3-6 1 6 8 3 12
Tim Hutchinson SF 20 7-12 6-6 2 8 4 4 22
Jamie Kelso PG 34 4-11 6-8 3 8 5 0 15
Ben Miele PG 17 0-1 0-0 0 1 3 1 0
Matthew Ackerman SF 14 6-8 1-1 0 2 0 2 17
Matt Robles PF 12 3-3 1-2 2 7 1 2 7
Rodney Lundgren SF 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Jonathan Baldwin C 4 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2
Turnovers: 8 (T.DeHaven 1, D.Warnock 1, J.Senn 2,
T.Hutchinson 2, B.Miele 1, M.Ackerman 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (T.DeHaven 3, R.Lundgren 1)
Steals: 5 (D.Warnock 2, T.Hutchinson 2, J.Kelso 1)
3P FGs: 10-27 (D.Warnock 0-2, J.Senn 3-8, T.Hutchinson
2-7, J.Kelso 1-3, B.Miele 0-1, M.Ackerman 4-5,
R.Lundgren 0-1)
Player of Game: SF Tim Hutchinson (LFYTE)
Once again, lots of players pitch in in lots of ways. Our guards combine for 16 rebounds. Twenty-six of our 32 baskets are assisted, and we commit only 8 turnovers. Good stuff.
Army beats Navy, so we get to see
Chris Buckley one more time.
Record: 29-4.
March 12, 2020
Patriot League Championship Game
(1) #12 Lafayette 78, (6) Army 46
Code:
Lafayette 78, Army 46
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Army (11-21, 5-9):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Roy Paschal C 25 2-6 2-2 3 5 0 2 6
Damon Resnick PF 26 3-5 0-0 0 4 1 2 6
Chauncey Kester SF 20 2-6 2-2 3 3 3 4 6
Chris Buckley SG 32 5-20 7-10 0 6 1 0 17
David Ramage PG 30 0-2 0-0 1 5 1 2 0
David Appling SF 15 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Joey Danielson PG 14 1-3 1-3 0 1 0 0 4
Delmer Kilmer C 19 1-3 0-0 1 3 1 2 2
Mitchel Rockwood SG 6 0-5 2-2 0 1 0 0 2
Richard Moulton PF 10 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2 0
Brendan Irwin SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 10 (R.Paschal 1, D.Resnick 1, C.Kester 2,
C.Buckley 5, D.Ramage 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (D.Appling 1)
Steals: 5 (R.Paschal 1, D.Resnick 1, C.Buckley 2,
D.Kilmer 1)
3P FGs: 2-18 (C.Kester 0-2, C.Buckley 0-7, D.Ramage
0-2, D.Appling 1-2, J.Danielson 1-2, M.Rockwood 0-3)
Lafayette (30-4, 14-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Todd DeHaven C 34 2-6 4-4 1 9 3 2 8
Daniel Warnock PF 31 4-11 4-4 2 12 1 1 13
Tim Hutchinson SF 32 10-15 2-2 1 2 1 1 29
Jack Senn SG 28 4-6 0-0 1 2 5 4 10
Jamie Kelso PG 29 2-4 0-0 0 4 3 4 5
Ben Miele PG 16 2-4 0-0 2 3 1 1 5
Matthew Ackerman SG 10 1-2 0-1 0 2 0 2 3
Matt Robles PF 11 1-2 0-1 0 4 0 1 2
Rodney Lundgren SF 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Jonathan Baldwin C 5 1-1 1-1 0 3 0 0 3
Turnovers: 12 (T.DeHaven 2, T.Hutchinson 2, J.Senn 2,
J.Kelso 3, M.Ackerman 1, M.Robles 1, R.Lundgren 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Senn 1, M.Ackerman 1)
Steals: 0
3P FGs: 13-23 (D.Warnock 1-3, T.Hutchinson 7-10, J.Senn
2-4, J.Kelso 1-1, B.Miele 1-2, M.Ackerman 1-2,
R.Lundgren 0-1)
Player of Game: SF Tim Hutchinson (LFYTE)
This game features a pair of seniors who have combined to score 4322 points in their collegiate careers.
Chris Buckley and
Daniel Warnock are #1 and #3 on the all-time Patriot League leader board. Chris ends his career with 2232 points, while Daniel will enter NCAA tournament play with a total of 2090. The two men shared some private words and embraced warmly at the end of the game.
Warnock will probably continue his basketball career in Europe. Soon-to-be
2LT Buckley will join the Long Gray Line as a member of the Adjutant General Corps.
Record: 30-4.