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SCHEDULE/RESULTS (3-10, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH Nov. 5 MONMOUTH L, 66-62 9 at Albany W, 74-70 MEN’S BASKETBALL 12 CAIRN W, 80-43 16 at Virginia Tech L, 79-53 18 MISERICORDIA W, 87-68 Freshman Jake Betlow 21 at Drake L, 74-58 Career-high 11 points Thursday at Navy 23 at Saint Mary’s L, 77-66 30 at Columbia L, 68-64 GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH Dec. 4 at Saint Francis (Pa.) L, 77-69 LOYOLA GREYHOUNDS (9-5, 1-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 7 YALE L, 78-65 at LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (3-10, 0-1 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 21 at Auburn L, 74-51 29 at Princeton L, 71-62 SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 2020 • 2 P.M. STABLER ARENA (5,600) • BETHLEHEM, PA. Jan. 2 at Navy* L, 64-58 SERVICE ELECTRIC 2 SPORTS/PATRIOT LEAGUE NETWORK 5 LOYOLA* 2:00 8 at Boston University* 7:00 SETTING THE SCENE 11 AMERICAN* 7:00 Following seven-of-eight games on the road, the Lehigh men’s basketball team returns home on Sunday 15 NAVY* 7:00 for the first time in the new year, and just the second time since mid-November, to host Loyola. Opening 18 at Bucknell* 7:00 tipoff is set for 2 p.m. on Service Electric 2 Sports and the Patriot League Network. The Mountain Hawks 22 at Holy Cross* 7:00 played another competitive contest in their league opener at Navy Thursday, but fell a little short 64-58. 25 LAFAYETTE* 12:00 27 at American* 7:00 Despite standing 3-10 on the season, the Mountain Hawks have been ever-so close in a number of games. Feb. Lehigh dropped contests against Monmouth, at Columbia, at Saint Francis (Pa.), at Princeton and at 1 ARMY WEST POINT* 7:00 Navy by single digits in games that came down to the wire. The other losses were by double figures 5 COLGATE* 7:00 against highly-ranked teams, but even in those games, the Mountain Hawks were within shouting 8 at Lafayette* 2:00 distance fairly deep into the second half. 12 HOLY CROSS* 7:00 15 at Army West Point* 1:00 Lehigh opened Patriot League play on Thursday with a strong start at Navy, but tough finish. The 19 at Colgate* 7:00 Mountain Hawks used a 12-0 first-half run to take a double-digit lead, but the Midshipmen later re- 23 BUCKNELL* 12:00 sponded with an 11-0 run. Lehigh scored just two points over the final 7:18 of the first half, but still held 26 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* 7:00 a 30-29 halftime advantage. Navy knocked down 3-pointers on its first two second-half possessions, the 29 at Loyola* TBA Mountain Hawks pulled even once but could never retake the lead as their three-game winning streak in Patriot League openers was snapped. Mar. Patriot League Tournament 3 First Round A pair of subs led the offense, with junior Marques Wilson scoring a season-high 12 points and freshman 5 Quarterfinals Jake Betlow adding a career-high 11 points. Both shot well, with Wilson hitting 4-of-7 from the field and 8 Semifinals Betlow knocking down 4-of-6 (including 3-of-5 from 3-point range). Sophomore Jeameril Wilson added 11 Championship Game 10 points and freshman Reed Fenton scored seven (all in the first half), helping offset tough offensive nights from the Mountain Hawks’ top two scorers - senior Jordan Cohen (five points on 1-of-11 shooting) All dates and times Eastern and subject to change and junior James Karnik (six points on 2-of-7 shooting). Karnik did tie a career high in steals (3) and Home games in Bold CAPS *Patriot League opponent blocks (3). Karnik has recorded three blocks in four different games this season after no games with three over his first two years. He is up to 16 blocks in 2019-20, already tying his career high set last season. MEDIA INFORMATION The Mountain Hawks continued their strong defensive efforts and are now tied for third in the Patriot League in scoring defense. Lehigh held Navy to 64 points and just 19 made field goals (tied for the Men’s Basketball Contact . Justin Lafleur second lowest total by a Mountain Hawks’ opponent this season). The Mountain Hawks’ ten 2-pointers Office ............................. (610) 758-6631 allowed were a season best and lowest by a Lehigh opponent since Marist had just eight on Nov. 13, Cell ...................................(610) 577-5222 2018. Lehigh finished with 10 steals, reaching double digits in that category for the third time this season. E-mail [email protected] Mailing Address . 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 The Mountain Hawks return to Stabler Arena for the first time since a hard-fought 78-65 defeat vs. Yale Press Row Phone ..................(610) 758-4903/4933 on Dec. 8. Lehigh is now 2-2 at home this season and 1-8 on the road. The Mountain Hawks will face an Website ............................Lehighsports.com upstart Loyola team that has won six of its last seven to improve to 9-5 on the season. The Greyhounds are coming off a 10-point win over Holy Cross Thursday, erasing a one-point halftime deficit for the victory. Game Coverage Radio/Internet: Lehighsports.com with Tom Fallon and Greg Falkenbach ‘72. Pregame coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. TODAY’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS TV: Service Electric 2 Sports/Patriot League Network No. Pos. Ht. Cl. Name PPG RPG Notes 1 F 6-7 So. Jeameril Wilson 9.2 4.7 Eight games with 10+ points in 2019-20 (five all last season) 5 G 6-6 Fr. Evan Taylor 8.2 3.4 15 pts in debut, most by Lehigh player since A. Price in 2013 2004, 2010, 2012 Patriot League Champions: 11 G 6-1 Sr. Jordan Cohen 13.5 3.8 2018-19 third team All-Patriot League NCAA Tournament: 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2012 13 C 6-9 Jr. James Karnik 11.9 7.7 Four double-doubles this season 15 G 6-4 Fr. Reed Fenton 6.1 2.3 Scored 13 points in homecoming game at Saint Francis KEY RESERVES Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball 0 F 6-6 Fr. Jakob Alamudun 5.5 2.4 First team Los Angeles Times Daily Pilot Boys Dream Team on Facebook 2 G 6-2 Fr. Jake Betlow 3.9 0.4 Ranked among top 10 seniors in New Jersey www .facebook .com/LehighMensBasketball 4 G 6-3 Fr. Andrei Arion 0.3 2.2 Captain of U-16 Romanian National Team in FIBA European Champ and Twitter 20 G 6-4 Jr. Marques Wilson 6.2 2.9 Started final eight games of freshman year www .twitter .com/LehighMBB 25 F 6-7 Sr. Ed Porter 2.0 2.7 13-of-16 field goals, 3-of-3 from the free throw line last year 44 C 6-11 So. Nic Lynch -- -- Three double-doubles last year Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 2 IF LEHIGH BEATS LOYOLA LOYOLA SERIES HISTORY TODAY’S GAME - Lehigh would snap an eight-game losing streak. - Lehigh would improve to 3-2 at home this season. Overall: Loyola leads, 11-10 Lehigh has won two of the last three against Loyola, Last Meeting: Mar. 2, 2019 - The Mountain Hawks would beat Loyola for the but the Greyhounds won the last meeting in the Last Result: Loyola, 92-73 regular season finale last year. That gave Loyola an third time in their last four tries. Current Streak: Loyola - 1 win 11-10 advantage in the all-time series. Prior to that Last 10: Loyola, 6-4 game, the Mountain Hawks won two in a row – 89-72 (earlier last season) and 80-74 (in February of 2018). SUSTAINED SUCCESS Prior to meeting as Patriot League opponents, the - Lehigh has enjoyed impressive success, especially Last 10 meetings: teams previously played on Nov. 26, 1988, an 86-72 over the last 10 years (2010-19), earning a Patriot Mar. 2, 2019 at Loyola Loyola, 92-73 Lehigh victory. The sides first met in 1912-13, a 41- League Quarterfinal home game in nine of those Jan. 6, 2019 at Lehigh Lehigh, 89-72 Feb. 21, 2018 at Loyola Lehigh, 80-74 19 Lehigh victory. Loyola’s first win was in 1915-16 seasons. by a 35-15 final. Jan. 24, 2018 at Lehigh Loyola, 91-88 (2OT) - Over the last 10 years, the Mountain Hawks are Feb. 1, 2017 at Loyola Loyola, 62-60 second in the league in number of tournament cham- Jan. 5, 2017 at Lehigh Loyola, 84-83 LAST MEETING pionships (two), second in average finish (2.80) and BALTIMORE (3/2/19) – Loyola knocked down 12- Feb. 3, 2016 at Lehigh Lehigh, 71-66 of-16 three-pointers to help spark its offense, and it second in quarterfinal home games (nine). Jan. 6, 2016 at Loyola Loyola, 51-50 proved too much for the Lehigh men’s basketball - Lehigh is also second in number of Patriot League Feb. 7, 2015 at Loyola Lehigh, 69-63 team to overcome as the Greyhounds picked up a (regular season) victories (102) and number of dou- Jan. 10, 2015 at Lehigh Loyola, 65-60 92-73 win on Saturday evening in Reitz Arena. Fresh- ble-figure win seasons (seven). man Nic Lynch was strong off the bench, recording - Over the last seven years (even without current 12 points and a career-high 13 rebounds in 22 min- LAST GAME VS.