Rivera leads Lafayette against Holy Cross after 23-point game
Lafayette Leopards (7-18, 5-7 Patriot) at Holy Cross Crusaders (8-17, 5-7 Patriot)
Worcester, Massachusetts; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Lafayette visits the Holy Cross Crusaders after Josh Rivera scored 23 points in Lafayette's 66-64 loss to the Lehigh Mountain Hawks.
The Crusaders are 5-7 on their home court. Holy Cross ranks sixth in the Patriot shooting 36.4% from downtown, led by Mike Piwko shooting 100.0% from 3-point range.
The Leopards are 5-7 in Patriot play. Lafayette ranks seventh in the Patriot with 6.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Rivera averaging 1.7.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gerrale Gates is averaging 17.1 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals for the Crusaders. Will Batchelder is averaging 11.6 points over the last 10 games for Holy Cross.
Leo O'Boyle is scoring 11.8 points per game with 3.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists for the Leopards. CJ Fulton is averaging 10.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.9 steals over the last 10 games for Lafayette.
LAST 10 GAMES: Crusaders: 3-7, averaging 66.1 points, 28.2 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.2 points per game.
Leopards: 5-5, averaging 60.0 points, 31.0 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 39.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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