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SCHEDULE/RESULTS (5-2, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH Nov. 9 at St. John’s (1) (ESPN2/ESPN3.com) L, 78-73 12 at Iowa State L, 86-77 MEN’S BASKETBALL 15 at Fairleigh Dickinson W, 72-61 18 vs. William & Mary (2) W, 82-57 19 at Liberty (2) W, 90-80 Junior C.J. McCollum 20 vs. Eastern Kentucky (2) W, 76-51 Nation’s Leading Returning Scorer (21.8 PPG) 28 QUINNIPIAC W, 86-75 Dec. GAME 8: LEHIGH AT FORDHAM 1 at Fordham 7:00 PM 3 at Cornell 7:00 PM LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (5-2, 0-0 PL) at 7 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) 7:30 PM 10 at Wagner 4:00 PM FORDHAM RAMS (2-2, 0-0 A-10) 12 ARCADIA 7:00 PM 22 at Michigan State (ESPNU) 9:00 PM 28 at Saint Peter’s 7:00 PM ROSE HILL GYM (3,200) • BRONX, N.Y. 31 at Bryant 1:00 PM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011 • 7:00 PM Jan. 3 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 7:00 PM SETTING THE SCENE 7 at Holy Cross* 3:30 PM The Lehigh men’s basketball team looks to extend its win streak to six when it heads to the 11 AMERICAN* 7:00 PM Bronx, N.Y. on Thursday for a showdown with Fordham at historic Rose Hill Gym. Tipoff 14 at Colgate* 2:00 PM is set for 7 p.m. The Mountain Hawks hope to avenge last year’s 74-67 loss to the Rams as 18 BUCKNELL* 7:00 PM 22 at Lafayette* (CBS SN) 2:00 PM Fordham handed Lehigh its first home defeat of the season. 26 NAVY* (CBS SN) 7:00 PM 29 ARMY* 2:00 PM Thursday will be a homecoming for Bronx, N.Y. native Conroy Baltimore, who also played Feb. close to home at St. John’s in the season opener. 4 HOLY CROSS* 2:00 PM 9 at American* (CBS SN) 7:00 PM The Mountain Hawks extended their winning streak to five on Monday, using another bal- 11 COLGATE* 7:00 PM anced team effort to defeat Quinnipiac, 86-75. All five victories have come by double figures 16 at Bucknell* (CBS SN) 7:00 PM 18 LAFAYETTE* 4:00 PM as the win streak matches Lehigh’s longest since its 2009-10 Patriot League Championship 22 at Navy* 7:00 PM season when it had two separate streaks of six (Dec. 22 - Jan. 9) and five (Feb. 24 - Mar. 12), 25 at Army* 4:00 PM respectively. 29 PL Quarterfinals TBA Mar. Junior C.J. McCollum scored a team-high 23 points on Monday; despite only four made field 3 PL Semifinals (CBS SN) TBA goals, he hit 15-of-18 from the free throw line. Fellow juniors Gabe Knutson and Holden 7 PL Championship Game (CBS SN) 7:00 PM Greiner also shined with 19 and 11 points, while sophomore Mackey McKnight scored all 10 of his points in the second half. It marked the fourth straight game Lehigh has placed four All dates and times subject to change Home games in Bold CAPS different Mountain Hawks in double figures. *Patriot League opponent CBS SN = CBS Sports Network The win came over a strong Quinnipiac squad coming off two consecutive 20-win seasons (1) 2K Sports Classic Regional Round; Queens, N.Y. and national postseason appearances. The Bobcats have played two other Patriot League (2) 2K Sports Classic Subregional Round; Lynchburg, Va. foes this season, defeating Navy (78-54) while falling to American (74-73). With Quinnipiac third in the nation in rebounding coming in, Lehigh won the battle of the boards, 36-34 led MEDIA INFORMATION by a team-leading eight from Greiner. Men’s Basketball Contact . .Justin Lafleur Office. (610) 758-6631 TONIGHT’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS Cell. (610) 577-5222 No. Pos. Cl. Name PPG RPG Note Fax . (610) 758-4407 3 G Jr. C.J. McCollum 19.7 5.0 2K Sports Classic Subregional MVP E-mail. [email protected] 11 G So. Mackey McKnight 7.1 2.9 ast. 112 assists as a freshman Mailing Address . 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 20 F Jr. Holden Greiner 11.6 7.0 All-Tournament Team Press Row Phone. (610) 758-4903/4933 42 F Jr. Gabe Knutson 14.0 3.7 Double figures in all 7 games Website. Lehighsports.com 44 F Sr. Jordan Hamilton 7.3 3.1 Career-high 23 pts at Liberty (11/19) Game Coverage RESERVES Radio/Internet: ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 AM with Matt 1 G So. Anthony D’Orazio 4.1 1.6 11 pts, 5 rebounds, 3 steals at Iowa St. Kerr. Pregame converage gets underway at 6:30 PM. 4 F Sr. John Adams 3.4 3.1 Season high 7 pts, 4 rebounds vs. W&M 5 G Jr. Cory Goodman* 0.0 0.0 Season debut vs. William & Mary (11/18) TV: None 15 G Fr. Corey Schaefer 3.9 1.1 ast. Career high 11 pts vs. EKU (11/20) Patriot League Champions: 2004, 2010 21 G Fr. Stefan Cvrkalj 5.0 0.3 Hit first 2 career three-pointers attempted NCAA Tournament: 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010 23 F Fr. Tyrone Staggers* 0.0 0.5 Debut vs. William & Mary (11/18) 31 F/C Sr. Justin Maneri 2.0 1.1 Can play forward or center Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball on Facebook 32 G So. B.J. Bailey 0.7 0.0 First pts at Lehigh vs. EKU (11/20) www facebook. com/LehighMensBasketball. 33 C So. Kevin McCarthy -- -- Out 2011-12 season due to injury 40 F Fr. Conroy Baltimore 1.7 1.9 Career-high 5 rebounds vs. EKU (11/20) *Walk-on Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2011-12 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 8: LEHIGH AT FORDHAM • DECEMBER 1, 2011 • PAGE 2 TONIGHT’S GAME LEHIGH HEAD COACH BRETT REED FORDHAM SERIES HISTORY The 2011-12 season is Dr. Brett Reed’s fifth Overall: Fordham leads, 12-7 as the Murray H. Goodman ’48 Head Men’s Last Meeting: Dec. 4, 2010 Fordham leads the all-time series, 12-7, Basketball Coach at Lehigh University. In Last Result: Fordham, 74-67 including winning two straight and eight five years on the sideline, Reed has the most Current Streak: Fordham - 2 wins of the last nine. The teams first met during victories by a Lehigh head coach in his first Last 10: Lehigh, 1-0 the 1913-14 season, a 51-21 Lehigh victory. five seasons and has won 72 percent of his The sides met often in the early 1990s games at Stabler Arena, which is second on the Last 10 meetings: Dec. 4, 2010 Fordham, 67-74 when both were in the Patriot League; Lehigh leaderboard. In 2009-10, Reed led Le- Feb. 5, 1995 Fordham, 76-64 Lehigh finished with a 2-9 record in that high to its second Patriot League Tournament span. Last season’s contest was the first Jan. 11, 1995 Lehigh, 71-62 Championship, its first outright regular season Feb. 12, 1994 Fordham, 94-72 since the 1994-95 campaign, Fordham’s league title, the most wins in school history Jan. 20, 1994 Fordham, 79-64 last in the Patriot League. and the most-ever wins at Stabler Arena. Reed Feb. 13, 1993 Fordham, 93-74 continued the success into 2010-11, leading Jan. 20, 1993 Fordham, 87-65 THE LAST TIME THEY MET the Mountain Hawks to their second straight Mar. 8, 1992 Fordham, 96-84 BETHLEHEM, Pa. (12/4/10) - Despite Patriot League Semifinal appearance where Feb. 8, 1992 Fordham, 87-66 jumping out to an 11-0 lead only minutes they fell just short of advancing to their second Jan. 15, 1992 Lehigh, 65-63 into the game, the Lehigh men’s basketball straight championship game. team fell victim to a relentless Fordham rally as the Rams came back to top the Year Record (Pct.) PL Home Notables Mountain Hawks by a 74-67 final on Sat- 2007-08 13-15 (.464) 7-7 11-4 2008-09 15-14 (.517) 5-10 8-6 urday evening. The loss snaps Lehigh’s 2009-10 22-11 (.667) 10-4 15-2 PL Reg Season Championship nine-game home winning streak dating PL Tourn. Championship back to last season. NCAA Tournament 2010-11 16-15 (.516) 6-8 9-5 PL Semifinals LAST TIME OUT 2011-12 5-2 (.000) 0-0 1-0 Total 71-57 ( .555) 28-29 ( .491) 44-17 ( .720) BETHLEHEM, Pa. (11/28/11) - Riding another balanced team effort, the Lehigh IF LEHIGH BEATS FORDHAM men’s basketball team jumped out to an - The Mountain Hawks would win their sixth-straight game, matching the longest since early lead before using a second-half out- early in their 2009-10 Patriot League Championship season. burst to cruise past Quinnipiac, 86-75, on - Lehigh would snap a two-game losing streak against Fordham and beat the Rams for the Monday evening in Stabler Arena. Four first time since Jan. 11, 1995. Mountain Hawks finished with double- - The Mountain Hawks would top a current member of the Atlantic 10 for the first time figure points for the fourth straight game since they defeated Fordham in ‘95. as Lehigh extended its win streak to five, - Lehigh would improve to 6-2 on the season, which would mark its best start since the all coming by double digits.