Colonial women’s streak is broken

Mount St. Mary’s wins tight contest

The Robert Morris women saw their 11-game unbeaten streak in Northeast Conference play come to an end as the Colonials were clipped by host Mount St. Mary’s, 6155, Saturday.

Robert Morris (14-9, 11-1 NEC) and Mount St. Mary’s (11-12, 5-7) traded the lead seven times, twice in the final minute. The Colonials forced 21 turnovers and collected 11 steals, but saw the Mountaineers shoot 45 percent from the field (18 for 40), 42.9 percent on 3-pointers (9 for 21), and 72.7 percent at the line (16 for 22).

“Mount St. Mary’s did a great job of playing extremely hard,” said Robert Morris coach Charlie Buscaglia. “I give them a lot of credit for their effort and going out and winning the game. It was a hard-fought game for most of the time, and we came up a little short.”

Nneka Ezeigbo posted her fifth double-double of the season, leading Robert Morris with 16 points and 12 rebounds (nine offensive). The junior added two assists, two blocks, and a steal in 27 minutes — the steal being the 100th of her career, making her the 17th player in program history to reach that mark.

District men

Saint Francis 72, Robert Morris 69: Koby Thomas and Matty McConnell each scored 13 points for the Colonials (13-14, 8-6 NEC) in a heartbreaking loss to Saint Francis (14-11, 10-4). Charles Bain and Josh Williams each scored 10 points as the Colonials nearly pulled off a thrilling comeback against the Red Flash. The Colonials were behind by 13 with just over 13 minutes left in the second half before they rallied, eventually tying the score, 69-69, on a Williams layup with 41 seconds remaining. Jamall King made two free throws for the Red Flash with four seconds remaining to make it 72-69. McConnell then missed a 3pointer with a second on the clock.

Kansas 78, West Virginia 53: K.J. Lawson scored 15 points, his most as a Kansas player, and brother Dedric Lawson added 14 points as the host Jayhawks (20-6, 9-4 Big 12) breezed past the Mountaineers (10-15, 2-10). West Virginia had beaten Kansas by a point earlier this season at home. Lamont West scored 11 points and Chase Harter added 11 more off the bench for the Mountaineers.

Purdue 76, Penn State 64: Carsen Edwards scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half and Matt Haarms added a career-high 18 points to lead No. 12 Purdue (18-7, 11-3 Big Ten) past visiting Penn State. Rasir Bolton had 17 for Penn State (9-16, 212).