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5 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (18-7, 8-3 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH Nov. 9 at #19/18 Baylor (Fox Sports SW) L, 99-77 12 vs. Robert Morris (1) W, 89-60 13 at Pittsburgh (1) (ESPNU) L, 78-53 MEN’S BASKETBALL 19 FAIRFIELD (1) W, 82-67 20 PENN (1) W, 73-66 Senior Gabe Knutson 25 at Sacred Heart W, 91-77 1,434 career points 27 at Quinnipiac W, 77-66 11th in school history, 33rd in Patriot League history Dec. 1 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W, 102-62 GAME 26: LEHIGH AT LAFAYETTE 4 FORDHAM W, 81-63 8 at Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 83-67 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (18-7, 8-3 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 20 at North Texas W, 90-75 29 BRYANT L, 80-79 at LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (14-14, 7-4 PATRIOT LEAGUE) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2013 • 12:00 PM Jan. 5 at VCU (NBC SN) L, 59-55 8 MUHLENBERG W, 81-46 KIRBY SPORTS CENTER (3,500) • EASTON, Pa. 12 HOLY CROSS* (CBS SN) W, 79-47 CBS SPORTS NETWORK (BOB SOCCI & CHRIS SPATOLA) 16 at American* W, 63-57 19 COLGATE* W, 60-45 23 at Bucknell* (CBS SN) W, 65-62 SETTING THE SCENE 27 LAFAYETTE* (CBS SN) L, 78-57 In the midst of only its second two-game losing streak of the season, the Lehigh men’s basketball team 30 at Navy* W, 71-49 looks to bounce back Sunday when it travels to archrival Lafayette. Tipoff is set for 12 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. The Mountain Hawks are coming off a hard-fought 61-55 loss to Bucknell Monday night in Feb. 3 at Army* W, 85-76 front of a season-high crowd of nearly 4,000 strong. Sunday’s game is critical for the Patriot League 9 at Holy Cross* W, 68-61 standings as a win keeps Lehigh alive for the Regular Season Championship and #1 overall seed. 13 AMERICAN* W, 60-47 16 at Colgate* L, 64-60 The winner of Lehigh-Lafayette Sunday will finish the day in second place and control its own destiny 18 BUCKNELL* (CBS SN) L, 61-55 24 at Lafayette* (CBS SN) 12:00 for the #2 seed, which guarantees home court through the Patriot League Semifinals. With Wednesday’s 27 NAVY* 7:00 out-of-town results, Lehigh did officially clinched a home game in the league quarterfinals set for Wednesday, Mar. 9. Mar. 2 ARMY* (CBS SN) 12:00 6 Patriot League Quarterfinals TBA Lehigh struggled offensively on Wednesday night, hitting just 1-of-15 three-pointers and 6-of-15 free 9 Patriot League Semifinals 2/4:30 PM throws against Bucknell. However, the Mountain Hawks used strong defense and rode a 15-point 13 Patriot League Championship 7:30 second half from senior Holden Greiner to trim an 11-point deficit midway through the half down to three. A Cameron Ayers desperation bank shot fell in the final seconds to turn a three-point deficit to All dates and times Eastern and subject to change five, effectively ending Lehigh’s chances. Home games in Bold CAPS *Patriot League opponent Each of the last six meetings between the two sides has been decided by seven points or fewer, includ- (1) NIT Season Tip-Off ing three by three points or less. The road team has also won five straight. Junior Mackey McKnight excelled, posting 17 points, six rebounds and three assists as Greiner and McKnight combined for 62 percent of Lehigh’s points Wednesday night. Lehigh head coach Brett Reed remains tied with Tony Packer for the school record in career wins (112). With a win on Sunday, Reed would become the school record-holder, coming in 143 fewer games than Packer (326 to 183). The Mountain Hawks look to avenge a tough 78-57 loss to Lafayette in their first MEDIA INFORMATION meeting this season. That snapped a five-game winning streak, handing Lehigh its first Patriot League Men’s Basketball Contact . Justin Lafleur loss. It also snapped the Mountain Hawks’ five-game winning streak against the Leopards. Office. (610) 758-6631 Cell. (610) 577-5222 Fax . (610) 758-4407 TODAY’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS E-mail. [email protected] No. Pos. Ht. Cl. Name PPG RPG Note 1 G 6-2 Jr. Anthony D’Orazio 6.8 3.6 Tied career-high 17 points at Colgate (2/16) Mailing Address 10 G 6-3 Jr. B.J. Bailey 7.0 3.4 5 straight games with 10+ points from Jan. 23 to Feb. 9 . 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 11 G 6-0 Jr. Mackey McKnight 12.5 5.0 asst. Career-high nine assists vs. American (2/13) Press Row Phone. .(610) 758-4903/4933 20 F 6-8 Sr. Holden Greiner 12.3 6.7 Team’s leading rebounder, season high 22 pts at American Website. .Lehighsports.com 42 F 6-9 Sr. Gabe Knutson 13.5 4.2 Shooting 49% from the field (117-238) Game Coverage RESERVES Radio/Internet: ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 AM and Lehighs- 3 G 6-3 Sr. C.J. McCollum 23.9 5.0 Patriot League’s all-time leading scorer (2,361 pts) ports.com with Matt Kerr and Greg Falkenbach ‘72. Pregame Injured at VCU (1/5) coverage begins at 11:30 a.m. 4 G 6-4 Fr. Devon Carter 0.6 0.3 First-career points (5) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1) TV: CBS Sports Network 5 G 6-1 Sr. Cory Goodman 0.8 0.2 First-career points vs. Arcadia last year Patriot League Champions: 2004, 2010, 2012 15 G 6-1 So. Corey Schaefer 4.3 2.3 asst. Season high nine points at VCU (1/5) NCAA Tournament: 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2012 21 G 6-5 So. Stefan Cvrkalj 4.8 1.2 Career high 20 points vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1) 23 F 6-5 So. Tyrone Staggers 0.3 0.3 Knocked down first shot of season vs. FDU (12/1) 40 F 6-8 Fr. Justin Goldsborough 2.2 2.2 Patriot League Rookie of the Week (1/14) Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball First-career start vs. American (2/13) on Facebook 44 F 6-6 So. Conroy Baltimore 2.1 2.7 Tied season high nine points vs. Muhlenberg www facebook. com/LehighMensBasketball. and Twitter www twitter. com/LehighMBB. Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2012-13 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 26: LEHIGH AT LAFAYETTE • FEBRUARY 24, 2013 • PAGE 2 IF LEHIGH BEATS LAFAYETTE LAFAYETTE SERIES HISTORY TODAY’S GAME - The Mountain Hawks would win for the ninth time Overall: Lafayette leads, 135-80 in their last 12 games overall. Last Meeting: Jan. 27, 2013 Lafayette’s win last month snapped a five-game - Lehigh would win on the road for the ninth time Lehigh winning streak in the all-time series. The Last Result: Lafayette, 78-57 in its last 11 games away from home. Leopards own a 135-80 all-time advantage. The Current Streak: Lafayette - 1 win Mountain Hawks are 7-3 over their last 10 against - The Mountain Hawks would beat Lafayette for the Last 10: Lehigh, 7-3 Lafayette, including season sweeps in 2010-11 and sixth time in their last seven tries. 2011-12. The last time Lafayette swept the season - Lehigh would avoid its first season sweep to Lafay- Last 10 meetings: series in competitive results came in 2001-02. The ette (in competitive results) since 2001-02. Jan. 27, 2013 (Home) Lafayette, 78-57 first meeting was in 1901-02, a 46-13 Lehigh victory. - Lehigh would win at Lafayette for a third straight Feb. 18, 2012 (Home) Lehigh, 72-53 Lehigh won the first four before Lafayette’s first time. Jan. 22, 2012 (Road) Lehigh, 90-76 win in 1914-15. - The Mountain Hawks would beat a Patriot League Feb. 20, 2011 (Home) Lehigh, 67-66 foe for the 17th time in their last 20 tries dating back Jan. 22, 2011 (Road) Lehigh, 79-62 LAST MEETING to last season. Mar. 12, 2010* (Home) Lehigh, 74-59 BETHLEHEM, Pa. (1/27/13) - The Lehigh men’s - With a win, Lehigh would improve to 28-8 over its Feb. 20, 2010 (Road) Lafayette, 90-75 basketball team couldn’t overcome an early deficit, last 36 games dating back to last February. Jan. 23, 2010 (Home) Lehigh, 75-57 Feb. 22, 2009 (Home) Lafayette, 68-66 as Lafayette’s hot-shooting sparked the Leopards - Head coach Brett Reed would win his school-record Jan. 24, 2009 (Road) Lehigh, 60-57 (10-12, 3-2 Patriot League) to a 78-57 win over the 113th career game, breaking a tie with Tony Packer. Mountain Hawks (14-5, 4-1) in front of a season-high *Patriot League Championship Game 3,279 fans at Stabler Arena. Senior Gabe Knutson and juniors Mackey McKnight and B.J. Bailey led LAST GAME: BUCKNELL 61, LEHIGH 55 the way with 12 points apiece as Lehigh’s 12-game - The road team won for the fifth straight time (all over the past two seasons). Patriot League winning streak (dating back to last - Monday marked the sixth straight game between the two sides decided by seven points or less, season) was snapped. including three by three points or less. - Senior Holden Greiner scored 17 points, 15 in the first second including one stretch of 11 straight LAST TIME OUT Lehigh points to help trim an 11-point deficit.