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SCHEDULE/RESULTS (13-13, 8-7 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH Nov. 11 at Marist (ESPN3) W, 84-76 (OT) 14 MONMOUTH (PLN) L, 80-72 MEN’S BASKETBALL 17 SIENA (PLN) W, 91-90 (OT) 19 EASTERN UNIVERSITY (PLN) W, 95-70 Senior Kahron Ross 22 at #10 USC (Pac-12 Networks) L, 88-63 3X All-Patriot League honoree 25 at Pittsburgh (ACC Network Extra) L, 80-68 1,309 career points 29 at Princeton (NBC Sports Philly+) W, 85-73 647 career assists Dec. GAME 27: ARMY WEST POINT AT LEHIGH 2 at #15/18 Virginia (ACC Network Extra) L, 75-54 6 YALE (PLN) L, 86-77 ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (13-13, 6-9 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 9 MOUNT ST. MARY’S (PLN) W, 75-60 21 at Saint Francis (Pa.) (NEC Front Row) L, 84-70 at LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (13-13, 8-7 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 29 at Lafayette* (PLN) W, 79-74 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2018•7:00 PM Jan. STABLER ARENA (5,600) • BETHLEHEM, PA. 2 at Navy* (PLN) L, 78-66 PATRIOT LEAGUE NETWORK 5 HOLY CROSS* (SE2/PLN) W, 83-77 8 at Boston University* (PLN) L, 92-81 SETTING THE SCENE 11 at Bucknell* (PLN) L, 78-65 Riding a season-high five-game winning streak, three of which were on the road, the Lehigh men’s basket- 14 AMERICAN* (SE2/PLN) W, 76-66 ball team returns home on Saturday to host Army West Point. Opening tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on Service 17 COLGATE* (SE2/PLN) L, 76-72 20 at Army West Point* L, 93-81 Electric Channel 50 in the Lehigh Valley and online through the Patriot League Network. Most recently, 24 LOYOLA* (SE2/PLN) L, 91-88 (2OT) the Mountain Hawks picked up an impressive 88-78 win at second-place Colgate to hand the Raiders just 27 NAVY* (SE2/PLN) L, 77-75 their third home defeat of the season. 29 at Holy Cross* (CBS SN) W, 71-67 With Wednesday’s win and Boston University’s loss at American, Lehigh jumped into a tie for fourth place Feb. in the league standings. Standing 8-7 in Patriot League play, the Mountain Hawks are just one game behind 3 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* (SE2/PLN) W, 80-75 both Colgate and Navy, who are tied for second at 9-6. Lehigh improved to 4-0 this February and 19-2 in 5 BUCKNELL* (CBS SN) W, 92-89 (OT) the month of February since the beginning of the 2015-16 season. The Mountain Hawks’ third straight road 10 at American* (PLN) W, 80-78 (OT) win marks their longest road streak since February of 2016 when they won five straight away from home. 14 at Colgate* (PLN) W, 88-78 17 ARMY WEST POINT* (SE2/PLN) 7:00 Freshman Marques Wilson led Lehigh’s offense, returning from missing last Saturday’s game due to illness 21 at Loyola* (PLN) 7:00 and scoring a career-high 28 points. He missed just one shot all game, hitting 9-of-10 field goals (which 24 LAFAYETTE* (SE2/PLN) 7:30 included 3-of-3 from three-point range) and 7-of-7 from the free throw line. Wilson added seven rebounds 27 Patriot League Opening Round to help the Mountain Hawks hold a 36-28 edge on the boards. Sophomore Pat Andree finished with 13 Mar. points and 10 rebounds for his third-career double-double, shooting 4-of-6 from the field and 4-of-5 from 1 Patriot League Quarterfinals the free throw line. Junior Kyle Leufroy filled up the stat sheet with 18 points, seven rebounds and five 4 Patriot League Semifinals assists. He is now up to 965 career points, looking to become the 35th player in school history to reach the 7 Patriot League Championship Game 1,000th-point milestone. Senior Kahron Ross posted 18 points on 8-of-13 shooting along with five rebounds, three assists and two steals. Ross now has 48 points over his last two games, shooting 21-of-34 from the floor. All dates and times Eastern and subject to change Home games in Bold CAPS *Patriot League opponent As a team, Lehigh knocked down 9-of-17 from three-point range, good for its sixth straight game at 50 percent or better. It did snap the Mountain Hawks’ streak of eight straight games with double-figure makes. PLN = Patriot League Network Overall, the Mountain Hawks are shooting 53.3 percent over their last six games (65-of-122). SE2 = Service Electric 2 Sports Lehigh found multiple ways to score on Wednesday, beginning by knocking down 6-of-12 threes in the MEDIA INFORMATION first half. In the second, Lehigh was just 3-of-5 from distance while taking advantage of drives to the net and mid-range jumpers. The Mountain Hawks knocked down 17-of-26 second-half shots (65.4 percent), Men’s Basketball Contact . Justin Lafleur including 14-of-21 from two-point range (66.7 percent). Wilson scored 19 second-half points while Ross Office ............................. (610) 758-6631 scored 11. As a team, Lehigh scored 48 points, fourth most in a half this season and third most against Cell ...................................(610) 577-5222 a Division I school. The Mountain Hawks’ season high for points in a half was 56 at Boston University. E-mail [email protected] Mailing Address . 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 With Wednesday’s win, head coach Brett Reed has reached 99-career Patriot League victories as his overall Press Row Phone ..................(610) 758-4903/4933 career record is now 195-145. This Saturday, the Mountain Hawks will look to avenge a 93-81 loss at Army Website ............................Lehighsports.com West Point. The Black Knights opened up a 24-point first-half lead, Lehigh quickly got back into the game in the second half, but couldn’t get any closer than seven. Game Coverage Radio/Internet: ESPN Radio 1160/1230/1320 AM and Le- highsports.com with Tom Fallon and Greg Falkenbach ‘72. TONIGHT’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 P.M. No. Pos. Ht. Cl. Name PPG RPG Notes TV: Service Electric Channel 50 and Patriot League Network 1 G 5-11 Sr. Kahron Ross 12.9 4.4 assts. 3X All-Patriot League honoree (2016-17 second team) 5 G 6-2 Jr. Lance Tejada 15.6 2.4 Leads Patriot League in made three-pointers (58) 13 C 6-9 Fr. James Karnik 7.0 6.2 Named to the Canadian U17 National All-Star Team Patriot League Champions: 2004, 2010, 2012 20 G 6-4 Fr. Marques Wilson 4.8 2.0 Three-star, top 50 shooting guard recruit by ESPN NCAA Tournament: 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2012 31 F 6-8 So. Pat Andree 12.2 5.8 All-time leading scorer at Christian Brothers Academy KEY RESERVES Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball 2 G 6-3 Jr. Kyle Leufroy 10.6 5.2 4X PL Rookie of Week, PL All-Rookie Team as frosh on Facebook 4 G 6-5 Fr. Caleb Bennett 5.7 2.2 Career-high 23 points vs. Boston U (2/3) www .facebook .com/LehighMensBasketball 11 G 6-1 So. Jordan Cohen 8.6 3.5 Won Gold medal with USA at Maccabiah Games and Twitter 42 F 6-6 Fr. Shane Acoveno 1.0 1.3 Preferred walk-on; 4 points, 3 rebounds vs. Boston U (2/3) www .twitter .com/LehighMBB 55 C 6-11 Jr. Caleb Sedore 0.9 0.8 Made collegiate debut vs. Mount St. Mary’s (12/9) Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2017-18 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: ARMY WEST POINT AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 17, 2018 • PAGE 2 IF LEHIGH BEATS ARMY ARMY WEST POINT SERIES HISTORY TONIGHT’S GAME - Lehigh would beat Army for the fourth time in its last five tries. Overall: Army West Point leads, 64-42 Army defeated the Mountain Hawks on Jan. 20 to Last Meeting: Jan. 20, 2018 - The Mountain Hawks would extend their winning snap Lehigh’s three-game winning streak in the series Last Result: Army won, 93-81 and give the Black Knights a 64-42 all-time lead. Last streak to six games, longest since the end of last Current Streak: Army - 1 win season, Lehigh defeated Army 66-59 on the road and season when they won six in a row (final four games Last 10: Lehigh leads, 6-4 83-69 at home. Only one of the last four meetings of the regular season and first two Patriot League between the two sides have come in Bethlehem. The Tournament contests). Mountain Hawks have won two of the last three home Last 10 meetings: meetings at Lehigh, also picking up an impressive 103- - Lehigh would improve to 20-2 over its last 22 Jan. 20, 2018 at Army Army, 93-81 74 win on Feb. 4, 2015. Despite the Jan. 20 defeat, the February games (since February, 2016). Feb. 25, 2017 at Lehigh Lehigh, 83-69 Mountain Hawks have still won five of their last seven Dec. 30, 2016 at Army Lehigh, 66-59 against Army. The first meeting between the two sides Feb. 27, 2016 at Army Lehigh, 82-72 came in 1906-07, a 26-24 Lehigh victory. Army won the WHAT TO WATCH FOR... Dec. 30, 2015 at Lehigh Army, 88-82 next matchup in 1914-15 by a 19-6 final. - Head Coach Brett Reed enters Saturday’s game Feb.