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Lafayette 92, Army 78
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
Lafayette will have a lot to celebrate on New Year’s Eve after picking up a 92-78 road win on Wednesday afternoon in its Patriot League opener at Army to close 2014 on a high note in West Point, N.Y.
The Leopards (9-3, 1-0) handed the Black Knights (9-3, 0-1) just their second at home this year. Lafayette raced to a 43-33 halftime lead, but the margin grew to 18 with just under nine minutes to play.
Lafayette was led by guard Seth Henrichs, who was 8 of 13 from the field. The Leopards shot 54 percent from the field, including 58 percent (10-of-17) from beyond the arc.
The Leopards also got double-figures scoring from guard Joey Ptasinski with 18 points — including 4 of 6 from 3-point range — and three steals. Forward Dan Trist added 17 points and 10 rebounds, and guard Bryce Scott chipped in 10 points.
Army got solid games from guards Dylan Cox and Kyle Wilson, center Larry Tomey and forward Kevin Ferguson.
Tomey led all Black Knights scorers with 17 points, including 5-of-6 shooting from 3-point range. Tomey also led Army in rebounding with seven boards. Cox finished with 12 points, four rebounds and five assists. Wilson added 11 points and Cox had 10 points.
The Leopards now have a 41-26 lead in a series with the Black Knights that dates to 1926. Wednesday was payback from a season ago when Army swept the series.
Lafayette returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Navy. Army hits the road for a Saturday game at Loyola-Maryland.
