Lafayette Leopards @ Sacred Heart Pioneers
Sacred Heart beats Lafayette 62-50
ByAssociated Press
Dec 9, 2018, 06:18 pm
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
Fairfield, CT
Referee:Tom Deneen
Referee:Michael Palau
Referee:Tim Smith
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Patriot LeaguePatriot League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 17-1 | - | 26-8 |
| Colgate | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-17 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Loyola Maryland | 8-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Lafayette | 8-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Bucknell | 6-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Holy Cross | 5-13 | 12 | 11-22 |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |
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