George Mason Prevails in a Defensive Battle Against Rival George Washington
By: Ethan Hennessy Washington D.C. George Mason entered Wednesday night’s game in first place in the Atlantic Ten standings halfway through the season. At 8-1 (17-5) overall, the Patriots are in the middle of a stretch that has them away from Fairfax for three out of four games. The Patriots faced a tough test at […]
Boston Beats Howard at The UMBC MTE
By: Ethan Hennessy Catonsville MD Boston University led for most of the first half. Both teams struggled to score down the home stretch of the first half as the score remained knotted at 23-21 Boston for early three minutes. The Terriers shot 39% from three in the first half and they took a 26-21 lead […]
Loyola’s Competitive First Half Effort is Not Enough as VCU Surges Past the Greyhounds
By: Ethan Hennessy Richmond Virginia A Tyson Commander three found the bottom for the second time after Loyola started off making three of their first four field goals. The Greyhounds jumped out to an early 8-4 lead. The Greyhound lead was as large as six before VCU began locking down on the defensive end and […]
VCU Dominance on Both Sides of the Ball Leads the Rams to Victory over Boston College
By: Ethan Hennessy Annapolis Maryland Boston College and VCU entered tonight’s game both undefeated after opening night home wins against Fairfield and Bellarmine, respectively. VCU controlled the scoring early, jumping out to a 21-8 lead midway through the first half. Boston College’s scoring woes continued later in the half as the Eagles went on a […]
Interview with Loyola Maryland Head Coach Josh Loeffler
By: Ethan Hennessy This interview was conducted with new Loyola Greyhounds head coach Josh Loeffler in the summer of 2024 and posted to HappeningHoops.com in October 2024. Ethan Hennessy: Coach, welcome back to Loyola. Can you walk me through the journey? You are familiar to those in Loyola, Baltimore, and Patriot League circles. You’ve had […]
Bucknell Ends American’s Season in the Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinals
By: Ethan Hennessy Washington D.C. After giving up a three pointer to Lorenzo Donadio on the first possession Bucknell’s defense swarmed American and scored seven quick points. American answered with an 8-0 run of their own to retake the lead. The two teams went back and forth for much of the first half. American began […]
HappeningHoops.com 2023-24 Patriot League Awards and All-League Teams
By: Ethan Hennessy Cockeysville Maryland HappeningHoops.com 2023-24 Patriot League Awards and All-League Teams All League Teams All First Team All Second Team All Third Team All Rookie Team All Defensive Team Individual Awards: Rookie of the Year: Josh Scovens Army Forward Defensive Player of the Year: Donovan Draper Navy Forward Coach of the Year: Matt […]
Army Picks Up Second Patriot League Road Win of the Season at Lehigh
By: Ethan Hennessy Bethlehem Pennsylvania Army entered Wednesday night’s contest losing seven of their last eight games. Lehigh had won two of their previous three games. Lehigh began the game making their first four shots from the field. After the Mountain Hawks opened up a 21-14 lead Army countered with a 9-0 run of their […]
Navy Prevails Over Rival Army in the 140th Army/Navy Game
By: Ethan Hennessy Annapolis Maryland Army and Navy met on the hardwood Saturday afternoon for the 140th time in series history. It was a defensive battle early in the game. At the under 12 media timeout in the first half Army held a 8-6 lead. Josh Scovens gave the Black Knights an offensive lift early […]
Colgate Rallies From Down 15 To Collect A Road Win At Navy
By: Ethan Hennessy Annapolis Maryland Ryan Moffat scored the first eight points for Colgate. The game had a fast pace feel from the onset. Both teams had reach double digits less than five minutes into the game. However the pace slowed up a bit. Navy shot 54.5% from three in the first half and had […]
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