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Benigni has 21 as Navy downs Lehigh 63-60

AP
Feb 12, 2025

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Austin Benigni scored 21 points as Navy beat Lehigh 63-60 on Wednesday night.

Benigni also contributed five rebounds and six assists for the Midshipmen (9-17, 6-7 Patriot League). Lysander Rehnstrom scored 11 points, going 4 of 4 (3 for 3 from 3-point range). Jordan Pennick had 10 points and shot 4 for 11, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc.

Tyler Whitney-Sidney led the Mountain Hawks (9-15, 4-9) in scoring, finishing with 17 points. Joshua Ingram added 14 points and Ben Knostman had 11.

Rehnstrom scored eight points in the first half for Navy, which led 26-16 at the break. Benigni scored 17 second-half points.

Both teams play on Saturday. Navy hosts Army and Lehigh hosts Holy Cross.

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1st Half
LEH
Mountain Hawks
16
NAVY
Midshipmen
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Hank Alvey vs. Donovan Draper (Jordan Pennick gains possession)
19:35		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
19:33		Edouard Benoit defensive rebound
18:48		Edouard Benoit misses two point jump shot
18:46		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
18:36		Jordan Pennick misses three point jump shot
18:34		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
18:23		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
18:21		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
18:13		Jordan Pennick misses two point layup
18:11		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
17:58		Hank Alvey misses two point jump shot
17:56		Jordan Pennick defensive rebound
17:34		Donovan Draper misses three point jump shot
17:32		Joshua Ingram defensive rebound
17:14		Donovan Draper shooting foul (Edouard Benoit draws the foul)
17:14	+1	Edouard Benoit makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
17:14		Edouard Benoit misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:14		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
16:48		Jinwoo Kim misses two point layup
16:46		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
16:43		Donovan Draper personal foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul)
16:35		Joshua Ingram misses two point jump shot
16:33		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
16:21	+3	Jinwoo Kim makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	1-3
16:01		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
15:59		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
15:59		Hank Alvey personal foul (Aidan Kehoe draws the foul)
15:59		TV timeout
15:46		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
15:44		Austin Benigni offensive rebound
15:33		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
15:31		Edouard Benoit defensive rebound
15:28		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
15:26		Jinwoo Kim defensive rebound
15:09	+2	Jinwoo Kim makes two point jump shot	1-5
14:56		Edouard Benoit misses three point jump shot
14:54		Jordan Pennick defensive rebound
14:45		Jordan Pennick misses two point jump shot
14:43		Jordan Pennick offensive rebound
14:40		Joshua Ingram shooting foul (Mike Woods draws the foul)
14:40	+1	Mike Woods makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-6
14:40		Mike Woods misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:40		Alfredo Addesa defensive rebound
14:24		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (lost ball) (Lysander Rehnstrom steals)
14:10		Carnegie Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:08		Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound
13:59		Nasir Whitlock turnover (bad pass) (Lysander Rehnstrom steals)
13:46		Jinwoo Kim misses three point jump shot
13:44		Ben Knostman defensive rebound
13:22		Nasir Whitlock misses two point jump shot
13:20		Carnegie Johnson defensive rebound
13:00		Jinwoo Kim misses two point layup
12:58		Ben Knostman defensive rebound
12:51		Mitch Fischer shooting foul (Ben Knostman draws the foul)
12:51		Ben Knostman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:51		Ben Knostman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:51		Lysander Rehnstrom defensive rebound
12:39	+2	Carnegie Johnson makes two point layup (Mitch Fischer assists)	1-8
12:22		Jordan Pennick shooting foul (Alfredo Addesa draws the foul)
12:22		Alfredo Addesa misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:22	+1	Alfredo Addesa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-8
11:56		Mitch Fischer misses three point jump shot
11:54		Ben Knostman defensive rebound
11:40	+3	Joshua Ingram makes three point jump shot	5-8
11:18		TV timeout
11:05	+2	Mike Woods makes two point layup (Austin Benigni assists)	5-10
10:49	+2	Ben Knostman makes two point jump shot	7-10
10:28		Jordan Pennick turnover (lost ball)
9:58		Nasir Whitlock misses two point jump shot
9:56		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
9:32	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point jump shot	7-12
9:11		Hank Alvey misses two point jump shot
9:09		Ben Knostman offensive rebound
8:59		Hank Alvey misses two point jump shot
8:57		Jinwoo Kim defensive rebound
8:53		Aidan Kehoe offensive foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul)
8:53		Aidan Kehoe turnover (offensive foul)
8:31		Nasir Whitlock misses two point jump shot
8:29		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
8:25		Austin Benigni misses three point jump shot
8:23		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
8:05		Joshua Ingram misses three point jump shot
8:03		Jinwoo Kim defensive rebound
7:48		Jinwoo Kim misses three point jump shot
7:46		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
7:31		Jordan Pennick shooting foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul)
7:31		TV timeout
7:31		Cam Gillus misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:31	+1	Cam Gillus makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-12
7:07		Carnegie Johnson misses two point jump shot
7:05		Alfredo Addesa defensive rebound
6:43		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point jump shot
6:41		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
6:32	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup (Donovan Draper assists)	8-14
6:15		Edouard Benoit turnover (lost ball) (Aidan Kehoe steals)
6:09	+3	Lysander Rehnstrom makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	8-17
6:07		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
5:44		Joshua Ingram misses two point jump shot
5:42		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
5:12		Carnegie Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:12		Midshipmen offensive rebound
5:12		Midshipmen turnover (shot clock violation)
4:57		Carnegie Johnson personal foul (Edouard Benoit draws the foul)
4:57	+1	Edouard Benoit makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-17
4:57	+1	Edouard Benoit makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-17
4:40		Donovan Draper misses three point jump shot
4:38		Midshipmen offensive rebound
4:34	+3	Lysander Rehnstrom makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	10-20
4:11		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point jump shot
4:09		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
4:09		Tyler Whitney-Sidney personal foul (Aidan Kehoe draws the foul)
3:58	+2	Jordan Pennick makes two point layup	10-22
3:32	+2	Tommy Conniff makes two point layup (Ben Knostman assists)	12-22
3:10		Tommy Conniff shooting foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
3:10		TV timeout
3:10	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-23
3:10	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-24
2:47		Hank Alvey misses two point jump shot
2:45		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
2:37		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
2:35		Mountain Hawks defensive rebound
2:25		Jump ball. Edouard Benoit vs. Austin Benigni (Edouard Benoit gains possession)
2:17		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
2:15		Hank Alvey offensive rebound
2:08		Hank Alvey turnover (bad pass) (Mike Woods steals)
1:57		Austin Benigni turnover (bad pass)
1:49	+2	Ben Knostman makes two point layup	14-24
1:28		Austin Benigni turnover (traveling)
1:17		Nasir Whitlock turnover (lost ball) (Mike Woods steals)
0:53	+2	Lysander Rehnstrom makes two point jump shot	14-26
0:30	+2	Joshua Ingram makes two point dunk (Hank Alvey assists)	16-26
0:05		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
0:03		Joshua Ingram defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LEH
Mountain Hawks
44
NAVY
Midshipmen
37

Time		Play	Score
19:52	+3	Jordan Pennick makes three point jump shot (Aidan Kehoe assists)	16-29
19:30		Hank Alvey misses two point jump shot
19:28		Mountain Hawks offensive rebound
19:24		Edouard Benoit turnover (lost ball)
19:11		Jordan Pennick misses three point jump shot
19:09		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
18:57		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
18:55		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
18:37		Jinwoo Kim misses three point jump shot
18:35		Midshipmen offensive rebound
18:29		Jordan Pennick turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Ingram steals)
18:16	+3	Joshua Ingram makes three point jump shot	19-29
17:53	+3	Jordan Pennick makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	19-32
17:36		Edouard Benoit misses two point layup
17:34		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
17:34		Edouard Benoit personal foul (Aidan Kehoe draws the foul)
17:20	+2	Jordan Pennick makes two point jump shot (Aidan Kehoe assists)	19-34
17:09	+3	Cam Gillus makes three point jump shot	22-34
16:50		Aidan Kehoe turnover (lost ball)
16:29	+3	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes three point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists)	25-34
15:56	+3	Austin Benigni makes three point jump shot (Donovan Draper assists)	25-37
15:38		Hank Alvey misses two point layup
15:36		Hank Alvey offensive rebound
15:31		Aidan Kehoe blocks Hank Alvey's two point layup
15:29		Cam Gillus offensive rebound
15:23		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses three point jump shot
15:21		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
15:20	+2	Jinwoo Kim makes two point layup (Donovan Draper assists)	25-39
15:19		Austin Benigni personal foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul)
15:19		TV timeout
15:06		Hank Alvey misses two point layup
15:04		Hank Alvey offensive rebound
15:04	+2	Hank Alvey makes two point layup	27-39
14:38		Ben Knostman personal foul (Mike Woods draws the foul)
14:34		Carnegie Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:32		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
14:08		Ben Knostman misses three point jump shot
14:06		Tyler Whitney-Sidney offensive rebound
13:57	+2	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point layup	29-39
13:57		Carnegie Johnson shooting foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul)
13:57	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-39
13:46		Carnegie Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:44		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
13:37		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
13:35		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
13:13		Jordan Pennick misses two point layup
13:11		Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound
13:02	+2	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point layup (Cam Gillus assists)	32-39
12:58		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
12:58		TV timeout
12:47		Ben Knostman personal foul (Jordan Pennick draws the foul)
12:23		Cam Gillus shooting foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
12:23	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-40
12:23	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-41
12:12		Joshua Ingram misses two point jump shot
12:10		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
11:58	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	32-43
11:47	+2	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point jump shot	34-43
11:47		Jordan Pennick shooting foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul)
11:47		TV timeout
11:47	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-43
11:37		Nasir Whitlock personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
11:25		Aidan Kehoe misses two point layup
11:23		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
11:18		Aidan Kehoe misses two point layup
11:16		Ben Knostman defensive rebound
11:10		Ben Knostman turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Draper steals)
10:59	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point layup (Austin Benigni assists)	35-45
10:52	+2	Ben Knostman makes two point layup	37-45
10:21		Jordan Pennick turnover (lost ball) (Ben Knostman steals)
10:11		Nasir Whitlock misses two point jump shot
10:09		Hank Alvey offensive rebound
10:01		Ben Knostman misses three point jump shot
9:59		Jinwoo Kim defensive rebound
9:47		Nasir Whitlock shooting foul (Donovan Draper draws the foul)
9:47		Donovan Draper misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:47	+1	Donovan Draper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-46
9:38		Mitch Fischer personal foul (Hank Alvey draws the foul)
9:29		Hank Alvey misses two point layup
9:27		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
9:27		Hank Alvey personal foul (Mitch Fischer draws the foul)
9:27	+1	Mitch Fischer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-47
9:27		Mitch Fischer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:27		Alfredo Addesa defensive rebound
9:03		Donovan Draper blocks Joshua Ingram's two point layup
9:01		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
8:56		Austin Benigni offensive foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul)
8:56		Austin Benigni turnover (offensive foul)
8:45	+3	Joshua Ingram makes three point jump shot (Ben Knostman assists)	40-47
8:29	+3	Lysander Rehnstrom makes three point jump shot (Jordan Pennick assists)	40-50
8:12		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
8:10		Alfredo Addesa offensive rebound
8:06	+2	Alfredo Addesa makes two point layup	42-50
7:49	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	42-52
7:37	+2	Cam Gillus makes two point layup	44-52
7:17		Mitch Fischer misses two point jump shot
7:15		Mountain Hawks defensive rebound
7:14		TV timeout
6:48		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
6:46		Alfredo Addesa offensive rebound
6:33	+2	Alfredo Addesa makes two point layup	46-52
6:20	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	46-54
6:12		Joshua Ingram misses three point jump shot
6:10		Jordan Pennick defensive rebound
5:39		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
5:37		Midshipmen offensive rebound
5:37		Midshipmen turnover (shot clock violation)
5:29		Aidan Kehoe personal foul (Hank Alvey draws the foul)
5:10		Cam Gillus misses two point jump shot
5:08		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
4:40		Donovan Draper misses two point jump shot
4:38		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
4:38		Midshipmen turnover (shot clock violation)
4:27	+2	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point jump shot (Joshua Ingram assists)	48-54
4:09		Jordan Pennick misses two point jump shot
4:07		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
3:53	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	48-56
3:29		Joshua Ingram turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Draper steals)
3:03		Hank Alvey shooting foul (Jordan Pennick draws the foul)
3:03		TV timeout
3:03		Jordan Pennick misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:03		Jordan Pennick misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:03		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
2:49	+2	Ben Knostman makes two point layup	50-56
2:27		Jordan Pennick misses two point layup
2:25		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
2:18		Donovan Draper misses two point layup
2:16		Joshua Ingram defensive rebound
2:03	+2	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point jump shot	52-56
1:42		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
1:40		Ben Knostman defensive rebound
1:35		Cam Gillus misses two point layup
1:33		Jinwoo Kim defensive rebound
1:29		Jinwoo Kim turnover (bad pass) (Cam Gillus steals)
1:29		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
1:12		Joshua Ingram misses two point jump shot
1:10		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
0:40		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
0:38		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
0:32		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (lost ball) (Aidan Kehoe steals)
0:31		Midshipmen 60 second timeout
0:31		Hank Alvey personal foul (Mike Woods draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Mike Woods makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-57
0:31	+1	Mike Woods makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-58
0:23	+3	Joshua Ingram makes three point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists)	55-58
0:22		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
0:20		Tyler Whitney-Sidney personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-59
0:20	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-60
0:13		Austin Benigni shooting foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul)
0:13		Cam Gillus misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:13		Cam Gillus misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:13		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
0:11		Ben Knostman personal foul (Donovan Draper draws the foul)
0:11		Donovan Draper misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:11	+1	Donovan Draper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-61
0:07	+3	Ben Knostman makes three point jump shot	58-61
0:05		Mountain Hawks 60 second timeout
0:05		Cam Gillus personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-62
0:05	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-63
0:02		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
0:00		Tyler Whitney-Sidney offensive rebound
0:00	+2	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point layup	60-63
0:00		End of period

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Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point layup