Jerrell Wright scores 10 points, grabs 13 rebounds to lead La Salle over Colgate 57-52
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Jerrell Wright scored 10 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead La Salle over Colgate 57-52 Saturday in the season opener for both teams.
La Salle held a 42-41 lead with 4:02 remaining before Steve Zack scored twice, sparking an 8-0 run to make it 50-41 with 1:25 to play. Luke Roth scored and Damon Sherman-Newsom hit a 3-pointer to pull Colgate within 50-46, but the Explorers were 7 of 8 from the line to end it.
Wright scored six of his 10 points in the second half. Amar Stukes added 10 points for La Salle.
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Ethan Jacobs scored 12 points and three other Colgate players reached double figures.
It was tied twice early in the second half, and Colgate led 30-28 before Khalid Lewis and D.J. Peterson hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give La Salle a 34-30 lead with 14:05 left. The Explorers led the rest of the way.