DUBUQUE, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The Loras men's basketball team bounced back from a midweek loss to defeat Buena Vista on Saturday, 104-94. Cole Navigato tied his career-high with 17 points and added three steals and two assists.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
- After Loras raced out to an 11-point lead following a 3-pointer by Josh Ruggles, Buena Vista responded with a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to four just past the halfway mark of the first half
- The Duhawks closed the first half on a 17-7 run, opening a 15-point spread as the teams headed into the locker room
- Loras continued to maintain its advantage in the second half, eventually opening its largest lead of the night at 80-64 with 9:34 remaining … The Beavers responded with a 15-4 run that spanned 4:12 of game time and brought Buena Vista to within four
- The Duhawks put the game away for good with an 11-2 run, led by five points out of Navigato, including the second of his dunks on the night

TEAM NOTABLES
- Saturday marked the seventh win by the Duhawks at home by more than 10 points
- For the fourth time this season, Loras shot above 50 percent from 3-point range
- The Duhawks are currently averaging 12.2 3-point field goals per game, well above the school record of 10.1 per game set in the 1990-91 season
- On Saturday, Loras broke the school record for assists in a single season, formerly held by the 1991-92 team of 466 … With two regular season games remaining, the Duhawks have 477 assists
- Loras completed a season sweep of Buena Vista for the fourth time since the turn of the century … The other seasons in which the Duhawks swept the Beavers were 2015-16, 2006-07 and 2004-05

INDIVIDUAL NOTABLES
- DiCanio moved into eighth all-time with 112 assists this season, passing Connor Mooney … Comparatively, his 242 career assists also rank eighth all-time in program history
- Ruggles needs two free-throws to crack the top-10 in school history … The junior broke the 500-point barrier this season, finishing with 19 points on Saturday … He now has 760 for his career
- Loras' all-time leaderboard for 3-point field goals has Ruggles eighth with 112 and DiCanio tied for ninth with 110
- Justin Busch and Will McClaughry each recorded their 100th points of their respective careers
- DiCanio needs eight points to set a single season best … He tied his all-time single game best with three blocks on Saturday

FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME - Cole Navigato
- In his most complete and balanced game of the season, Navigato showed the coaching staff a glimpse of his potential on Saturday, finishing with 17 points, including two monster dunks … Navigato added three steals and two assists

UP NEXT
Loras concludes its home portion of its regular season schedule on Wednesday against Simpson. The Storm enjoyed a bye on Saturday and enter with a 12-10 overall record and 8-6 mark in conference action. Tip-off from Lillis Court is scheduled for 8 p.m.