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Brown has career-high 27 for Bison

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Stephen Brown scored a career-high 27 points with seven 3-pointers and Bucknell beat Navy 87-67 on Wednesday night for its seventh straight victory.

Bucknell (14-8, 8-1) maintained sole possession of first place in the Patriot League with its sixth straight road win of the season — equaling its longest in the last six years.

Zach Thomas, averaging 21.2 points and 9.5 rebounds, had 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Bison. Nana Foulland chipped in 14 points and eight rebounds.

In the first half, Brown tied a career high with five 3-pointers and scored 17 points to help Bucknell build a 47-33 lead.

• Bucknell’s Kate Walker scored a team-high 14 points as the Bison defeated Navy, 47-39, in women’s basketball.

Kaitlyn Slagus grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Bucknell 87, Navy 67

BUCKNELL (14-8)

Moore 1-3 0-2 3, Thomas 4-6 8-10 16, Foulland 5-9 4-9 14, Brown 9-14 2-2 27, Mackenzie 2-7 2-2 7, Meeks 0-0 0-0 0, Sestina 3-6 0-0 6, Newman 0-0 2-3 2, Sechan 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Robertson 1-1 0-0 2, Toomer 4-5 0-0 10, Sotos 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-52 18-28 87.

NAVY (13-9)

Lacey 2-5 1-2 5, Wieck 3-4 0-0 6, Abdullah 2-9 0-2 5, Dulin 6-9 2-2 14, Anderson 4-10 4-8 13, Lewis 1-1 0-0 2, Kiernan 2-8 5-7 10, Riemersma 2-3 2-2 6, Fox 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 1-4 0-0 2, Antonelli 0-0 0-0 0, Pearson 1-4 1-2 4, Mathis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-57 15-25 67.

Halftime: BU, 47-33. 3-point goals: BU 11-22 (Brown 7-9, Toomer 2-3, Moore 1-2, Mackenzie 1-4, Sestina 0-1, Sotos 0-1, Thomas 0-2), N 4-16 (Anderson 1-2, Pearson 1-3, Kiernan 1-3, Abdullah 1-4, Davis 0-2, Dulin 0-2). Fouled Out: Lacey. Rebounds: BU 31 (Thomas 10), N 30 (Kiernan 11). Assists: BU 14 (Thomas 7), N 18 (Abdullah 5, Kiernan 5). Total fouls: BU 17, N 22. A: 1,634 (5,710).

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Bucknell 47, Navy 39

Navy (16-4, 6-3 PL)

Laurel Jaunich 3-9 0-0 6; Kaila Clark 1-6 1-2 3; Taylor Dunham 1-9 0-0 2; Hannah Fenske 3-13 0-0 7; Bianca Roach 3-12 0-2 7; Sierra Swanda 0-0 0-0 0; Jasmine Bishop 1-5 2-2 4; Molly Sanders 0-2 0-0 0; Sophie Gatzounas 1-1 0-0 3; Mary Kate Ulasewicz 3-4 0-0 7. Totals 16-61 3-6 39.

Bucknell (12-8, 6-3 PL)

Catherine Romaine 2-7 0-0 5; Kaitlyn Slagus 4-9 0-0 9; Kyi English 0-4 2-2 2; Rachel Dumiak 3-4 0-0 7; Kate Walker 4-12 6-7 14; Tessa Brugler 0-0 0-0 0; Gia Hayes 1-3 0-0 2; Maegan Mikkelsen 0-0 0-0 0; Ally Johnson 0-1 0-0 0; Autumn Ceppi 1-1 0-0 3; Abby Kapp 1-4 0-0 2; Ellie Mack 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 17-48 9-11 47.

Navy 5 9 17 8 — 39

Bucknell 15 8 14 10 — 47

3-point goals: N 4-23 (Gatzounas 1-1, Ulasewicz 1-2, Roach 1-1, Fenske 1-8, Bishop 0-2, Sanders 0-2, Dunham 0-7), BU 4-13 (Dumiak 1-1, Romaine 1-1, Ceppi 1-1 Slagus 1-5, Mack 0-1, Kapp 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Walker 0-1, English 0-1). Fouled out: N-none; BU-none. Rebounds: N 31 (Gatzounas 10), BU 44 (Slagus 11). Assists: N 11 (Clark 3), BU 6 (Kapp 2). Total fouls: N 15, BU 9. Technical fouls: N-none; BU-none. A: 639.

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