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Almost a year removed from Navy's 12-11 overtime loss to Bucknell, senior defenseman Matt Vernam said the Midshipmen had to do a better job of sliding and filling in the gaps. Apparently, Navy did not take that lesson to heart in Saturday's 14-9 setback to the Bison at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. Nine of Bucknell's goals came off assists. Four of those assisted tallies occurred when the offense broke a 4-4 tie in the second quarter to enjoy an 8-4 advantage at halftime.

No. 19 Bucknell (9-6) @ No. 10 Colgate (11-2) Friday , 5 p.m. Outlook: This Patriot League tournament semifinal is a rematch of last Friday's contest in which the Raiders overcame a 6-1 second-quarter deficit to win, 11-10. That victory gave Colgate the regular-season championship and the top seed and home-field advantage in the conference tournament. The Bison, the reigning league tournament champions, must contain junior attackman Peter Baum, a Tewaaraton Award candidate who leads Division I in both goals (51)

Navy leads this series between Patriot League rivals, 7-4, but the two sides have split the past four meetings. Seven of the games have ended in one-goal decisions. The Midshipmen (1-2) have won four of five of these contests in Annapolis, but Bucknell (0-3) is the preseason favorite to repeat as league champion. Here are a few factors that could play a role in the outcome at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis on Saturday. 1) Sharing the wealth. Of the offense's 29 goals thus far, 13 have been assisted.

As part of ESPN's coverage of the Whitman Sampler Mile High Classic Friday night, Quint Kessenich will be in Denver offering commentary on a pair of contests pitting No. 6 Virginia against Penn and No. 4 Duke against No. 16 Denver. The former Johns Hopkins All-American goalkeeper, who can be followed on Twitter via @QKessenich, discussed Loyola's staying power at No. 1, one traditional powerhouse's recent troubles and the likelihood of a NCAA Tournament without Cornell, Denver and Syracuse.

No. 19 Bucknell (9-6) @ No. 10 Colgate (11-2) Friday , 5 p.m. Outlook: This Patriot League tournament semifinal is a rematch of last Friday's contest in which the Raiders overcame a 6-1 second-quarter deficit to win, 11-10. That victory gave Colgate the regular-season championship and the top seed and home-field advantage in the conference tournament. The Bison, the reigning league tournament champions, must contain junior attackman Peter Baum, a Tewaaraton Award candidate who leads Division I in both goals (51)

Player of the Year candidate Kemba Walker and third seed Connecticut were back at it Thursday, five days after completing five games in five days to win the Big East tournament. Multiple ice baths later, Walker and the Huskies showed no ill effects of their New York marathon as they rolled past 14th seed Bucknell, 81-52, and into the third round of the NCAA tournament. "He didn't look tired at all," Bucknell guard Darryl Shazier said of Walker. The Huskies, who ran their record to 16-1 in opening NCAA tournament games since 1990, will face the winner of Thursday's late game between Missouri and Cincinnati.

Loyola's Erik Etherly led four Greyhounds in double figures with 18 points, and Loyola ended Bucknell's 18-game home winning streak Wednesday, defeating the host Bison, 72-67. Bucknell (8-6) won its last 13 home games a year ago and then its first five at home this season. It had the 11th-longest current streak in Division I. The Greyhounds (9-3) held the Bison to just three points in the final four minutes of the game and none in the last 2:20. Bucknell, which was picked to repeat as Patriot League champion, led 64-61 after a free throw by Steven Kaspar with 4:10 on the clock, but Loyola pulled within a point 14 seconds later on a basket by Justin Drummond.

Michelle Kurowski scored 29 points as the UMBC women (3-2) withstood a second-half comeback attempt by host Bucknell (2-4) and held on to beat the Bison, 68-63, Sunday. Kurowski, Carlee Cassidy and Katie Brooks scored all 38 first-half points for the Retrievers, who led by 13 at halftime. Goucher 73, Penn State York 34: Shante Atkinson (Old Mill) scored 15 points, helping the Gophers (2-4) top the Lady Lions (1-3) in the consolation game of the Gallaudet Holiday Tournament.

Kaleo Kina scored 25 points as the host Navy men won their first Patriot League opener in eight seasons by defeating Bucknell, 71-67, yesterday. Kina's free throw with five seconds to play iced the win after Bucknell had rallied from nine points down to within a point. Over the final 3:16, Navy (12-4, 1-0 league) shot 4-for-4 from the field, including 3-for-3 from three-point range to hold off Bucknell and win its fourth in a row. Navy led 55-46 with 5:45 left when Bucknell's G.W. Boon made back-to-back three-pointers and Darryl Shazier hit a jump shot for a 55-54 advantage with 3:45 to play.

COLLEGE PARK -- A loss by Massachusetts wasn't the only annoyance Maryland dealt with yesterday.The Terps' anticipation of a showdown Saturday in Baltimore with the nation's No. 1 team evaporated when the Minutemen were beaten by seventh-ranked Kansas, 81-75.A few hours later, Maryland overwhelmed Bucknell, 102-64, before 13,269 at Cole Field House, but not before the Bison made the Terps sweat a litle.When Maryland made its first four shots for an 8-0 lead in the first two minutes, coach Gary Williams might have envisioned a blowout and needed playing time for his inexperienced bench, but the Terps found themselves behind eight minutes later.

Alex Aust tied an Atlantic Coast Conference women's tournament record with five assists as third-seeded and No.5 Maryland topped sixth-seeded Virginia Tech, 15-7, in the quarterfinals on Friday in Durham, N.C. The Terps , in a quest for an unprecedented fourth straight tournament title, next will face No. 8 Duke today at 3 p.m. No. 11 Virginia 13, No. 20 Boston College 8: Julie Gardner (Severna Park) set a career high with six goals and junior Kim Kolarik (South River)

ESPN analyst Mark Dixon will help provide coverage of Wednesday night's women's contest between Virginia and Johns Hopkins and the Atlantic Coast Conference women's tournament final, which is scheduled for April 23. The former Johns Hopkins midfielder, who can be followed on Twitter via his account @Dixonlacrosse, shared his thoughts on the leading championship contender and broke down the favorites in some of the conferences. [ Note: I mistakenly mixed one answer regarding the Colonial Athletic Association and the Patriot League.

The Baltimore Sun's Top 20 men's poll No. School W-L Pv. 1. Johns Hopkins 8-0 2 2. Virginia 8-1 1 3. Cornell 6-1 3 4. Massachusetts 7-0 4 5. Notre Dame 6-1 5 6. Denver 4-3 6 7. Loyola 8-0 8 8. Lehigh 9-1 9 9. Duke 7-3 11 ...

Almost a year removed from Navy's 12-11 overtime loss to Bucknell, senior defenseman Matt Vernam said the Midshipmen had to do a better job of sliding and filling in the gaps. Apparently, Navy did not take that lesson to heart in Saturday's 14-9 setback to the Bison at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. Nine of Bucknell's goals came off assists. Four of those assisted tallies occurred when the offense broke a 4-4 tie in the second quarter to enjoy an 8-4 advantage at halftime.

Navy leads this series between Patriot League rivals, 7-4, but the two sides have split the past four meetings. Seven of the games have ended in one-goal decisions. The Midshipmen (1-2) have won four of five of these contests in Annapolis, but Bucknell (0-3) is the preseason favorite to repeat as league champion. Here are a few factors that could play a role in the outcome at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis on Saturday. 1) Sharing the wealth. Of the offense's 29 goals thus far, 13 have been assisted.

The Navy women's basketball team survived its poorest performance of the season to beat Bucknell, 51-41, last night and boost its Patriot League record to 5-0.The Midshipmen (15-3), who scored 21 below their season average of 72 points a game, made only 35 percent (18-for-52) of their field-goal attempts and trailed 22-20 at halftime.They took the lead early in the second half and seemed in control when junior center Laurie Coffey's layup made it 45-36 with 2: 30 remaining. But the Bison (6-11, 2-2)