Capital Gazette · Mar 2, 2016
Odds stacked against Navy heading into tournament quarterfinal
Bucknell at Navy Mens BBall Navy's Will Kelly prepares to shoots while Bucknell's DJ MacLeay blocks during Saturday afternoons game at Alumni Hall at the United States Naval Academy. (Matthew Cole / Capital Gazette) It would seem the deck is stacked against the Navy men's basketball team heading into Thursday night's Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals.
Second-seeded Lehigh had an opening round bye and thus has gotten four full days of rest, having last played a noon game on Saturday. The Mountain Hawks are riding a strong wave of momentum after closing the regular season on a nine-game winning streak.