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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – the Navy Midshipmen delivered a strong performance on Saturday,โ defeating โขthe NJIT โHighlanders 86-70 in a high-scoring contest โat Annapolis.
Aidan Kehoe led the Midshipmen with a dominant 21-point, 12-rebound performance. Austinโ Benigni contributed โ20 points,โค shooting efficientlyโค at 5-of-9 from the field and a perfect 9-for-9 from the free-throw โline. Jordan Pennick added 17โฃ points, connecting on 3 of his 5 โคattempts from beyond the arc.
Jinwoo Kim and Mike Woods also made notable contributions, scoringโค 13 and 11 points respectively, โwith Woods โฃalso securing 11 rebounds.
Despite a โขsolid effort,the NJIT Highlanders were โunable to โovercome Navy’s offensive firepower.Jeremy Clayville led NJIT in scoring with 16 points. Ari โขFulton โคadded 12 points and a team-high 13 rebounds, โฃwhileโ Sebastian robinson chippedโ in with 12 points and three steals.
Midshipmen Establish Lead in First Half
Navy established a commanding lead in the first half, largely โthanks toโค Kehoe’sโ 16 points. The Midshipmen entered halftime with a โ51-36 advantage, โคsettingโ the tone for the second half.
Game Statistics
| Team | Points | Rebounds |
|---|---|---|
| Navy | 86 | 44 |
| NJIT | 70 | 38 |
This โขgame report wasโ created โฃusing data and technologyโข provided by โ Data Write and Sportradar.