Binghamton holds off Sacred Heart

BINGHAMTON, N. Y. — Sam Sessoms scored 19 points with eight rebounds and four assists, J. C. Show added 14 points and Binghamton beat Sacred Heart 78- 73 on Saturday.

Tyler Stewart scored 13 points and Chancellor Barnard added 11 and grabbed eight rebounds for the Bearcats ( 2- 4), who shot 55 percent and held the Pioneers to 33 percent 78 73

BUCKNELL 77, FAIRFIELD WOMEN 54

PROVIDENCE, R. I. — The Bison made shot 54.7 percent from the floor in a win over the Stags at the Turkey Tip- Off at Brown.

Ten players scored at least two points in the win for Bucknell ( 4- 2), led by Ellie Mack and Abby Kapp, who scored 19 and 12 points, respectively.

Katie Armstrong and Khadidiatou Diouf scored 16 points apiece in the loss for Fairfield ( 2- 3).

The game was tied at 11- 11 at the 4: 10 mark of the first quarter, but the Bison took the lead for good by ending the frame on a 14- 4 run to take a 25- 14 advantage going into the second quarter.

BENTLEY 83, BRIDGEPORT WOMEN 48

BRIDGEPORT — Katie Meriggioli scored a game- high 26 points and the Falcons’ led for almost the entire game in a non- league win over the Purple Knights.

Bridgeport ( 1- 3) led 2- 0 after the opening tipoff, but Bentley ( 6- 0) responded with a 12- 0 run and stayed in the lead for the remainder of the game.

Jaeonna Sutton and Nkechi Ilang scored 13 and 12 points, respectively, off the bench and Sarah Middleton added 10 points in the loss for the Purple Knights.

Bridgeport shot 28.6 percent from the floor in the game ( 18- for- 63), including 23.8 percent ( 5- for- 21) from threepoint range.

MEN’S HOCKEY

Canisius 3, Sacred Heart 2: Jordan Kaplan and Marcel Godbout each scored one goal in the first period and Brett Magnus made 24 saves in goal in the loss for the Pioneers ( 2- 7- 2, 2- 5- 1 AHA) in Buffalo, N. Y.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

shooting.

Caleb Stewart’s goahead 3 put the Bearcats up 42- 39 and Tyler Stewart’s 3 capped a 7- 0 run for a 54- 45 lead with 12: 51 to go. The Pioneers closed to 68- 65 on E. J. Anosike’s free throw and to 75- 71 on Sean Hoehn’s 3 with 45 seconds left. Richard Caldwell Jr. and Show combined for three free throws from there to keep the game out of reach.

Barnard’s 3- point play with 1: 24 left put the Pioneers up 33- 32 at halftime after a back- and- forth first half.

Sacred Heart 4, New England College 0: Lilly Cleary and Jayne Lewis each had one goal and one assist and Katie Stueve and Samantha Shoebottom scored one goal apiece in the win for the Pioneers ( 8- 3- 1) at The Rinks at Shelton.