Midshipmen Drop Patriot League Opener At Home

Bucknell's hot shooting and frequent scoring runs were too much for Navy.

	Kaleo Kina scored 12 points to lead the Midshipmen.

Jan. 7, 2006

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Reserve Jason Vegotsky scored a career-high 19 points to lead four Bucknell players in double figures in a 74-52 victory over Navy on Saturday.

Donald Brown added 12 points for the Bison (10-3, 1-0 Patriot League), who outscored Navy 36-7 during a decisive 14-minute stretch. Chris McNaughton scored 11 points, and John Griffin had 10.

Bucknell snapped its first two-game losing streak since January 2005.

Vegotsky, a freshman guard, was 5-for-8 from 3-point range and teamed with Brown and Griffin to give Bucknell a 41-13 advantage in bench points.

Navy took a 23-19 lead on a 3-pointer by Kaleo Kina with 6:59 remaining in the first half. The Bison responded with a 20-3 run to take a 39-26 lead at halftime. Griffin and Vegotsky both hit a pair of 3-pointers in the spurt.

Bucknell opened the second half with a 16-4 run to build a 55-30 lead with 13:32 remaining.

Kina scored 12 points to lead the Midshipmen (6-7, 0-1), who started a four-guard lineup without center Matt Fannin, who suffered a knee injury Tuesday. Navy was outrebounded 47-30 and outscored 30-16 in the paint.

Corey Johnson, playing for the first time since injuring his knee on Nov. 27, added 10 points for Navy.