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SCHEDULE/RESULTS (7-3, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH Nov. 6 at Monmouth (ESPN3) W, 85-61 9 at Miami (ACC Network Extra) L, 83-62 MEN’S BASKETBALL 13 MARIST (PLN) W, 78-72 16 PRINCETON (PLN) W, 72-57 Senior Kyle Leufroy 21 at Siena W, 80-69 Five games with 20+ points this season 24 at Kansas State (Fox Sports KC, ESPN3) L, 77-58 21-of-39 from three (53.8%) Dec. 1 ARKANSAS STATE (PLN) W, 82-70 GAME 11: LEHIGH AT WEST VIRGINIA 5 at Yale L, 97-87 8 at Mount St. Mary’s W, 85-78 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (7-3, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 22 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) W, 88-76 30 at West Virginia 2:00 at WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS (7-4, 0-0 BIG 12) SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2018 • 2 P.M. Jan. WVU COLISEUM (14,000) • MORGANTOWN, W.V. 2 LAFAYETTE* 7:00 6 LOYOLA* 2:00 9 at Holy Cross* 7:00 AT&T SPORTSNET 12 at Colgate* 4:00 SETTING THE SCENE 16 AMERICAN* 7:00 Following the Christmas holiday, the Lehigh men’s basketball team returns to action on Sunday for its 19 BUCKNELL* 7:00 nonleague finale when it travels to West Virginia to face the Mountaineers. Opening tipoff is set for 2 23 at Navy* 7:00 26 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* 2:00 p.m. Standing 7-3 on the season, the Mountain Hawks are eying their most nonleague victories since 30 at Lafayette* 7:00 2012-13, when they finished 10-3. Lehigh also won seven nonleague contests in 2013-14. Feb. The Mountain Hawks have traditionally enjoyed success against power conference opponents, especially 2 at Army West Point* 1:00 for a mid-major program. In head coach Brett Reed’s tenure as head coach (12 years, which includes 4 COLGATE* 7:00 this season), his teams have defeated two teams from the Big East (Rutgers in 2008 and DePaul in 2013) 9 NAVY* 4:30 and teams from the ACC (Duke in 2012), Pac-12 (Arizona State in 2014) and SEC (Mississippi State in 11 at Bucknell* 7:00 2016). Lehigh has been competitive in a number of other contests as well, which includes leading No. 16 at Boston University* 4:30 12 Villanova in the second half (2014), losing by 10 in a competitive game at eventual Final Four team 20 ARMY WEST POINT* 7:00 Syracuse (2015) and losing by just three at No. 7/8 Xavier (2016) in a game which saw the Mountain 24 HOLY CROSS* 12:00 Hawks take two three-pointers in the final seconds looking to tie. Lehigh has never defeated a Big 12 team. 27 at American* 7:00 Most recently, the Mountain Hawks used an impressive second half against Saint Francis (Pa.) to turn a Mar. six-point deficit into a 12-point, 88-76 win. In a battle of preseason conference favorites (NEC and Patriot 2 at Loyola* 7:00 League), Lehigh saw its starting backcourt combine for 61 points on 21-of-34 shooting. Senior Lance 5 Patriot League First Round Tejada scored a season-high 22 on 8-of-14 shooting, senior Kyle Leufroy added 20 on 8-of-11 and junior 7 Patriot Leeague Quarterfinals Jordan Cohen scored 19 on 5-of-9 from the floor. Leufroy has now scored 20+ points five times through 10 Patriot League Semifinals 10 games this season after six his first three years combined; on Saturday, he moved into the top 25 in 13 Patriot League Championship Game school history in career scoring (currently 1,143). The last time two Lehigh players scored 20 points in the same game was Feb. 5, 2018 vs. Bucknell, a 92-89 overtime victory. The last time it happened in a regu- All dates and times Eastern and subject to change lation contest was last Jan. 20 at Army West Point when Tejada scored 25 and Marques Wilson had 20. Home games in Bold CAPS *Patriot League opponent PLN = Patriot League Network Tejada, Leufroy and Cohen’s 61 combined points marked the most by a trio of Lehigh teammates since SE2 = Service Electric 2 Sports that Bucknell game last February when Pat Andree (24), Cohen (21) and Tejada (17) combined for 62. Andree added 15 points this past Saturday on 5-of-6 shooting, including 3-of-4 from three. In the end, Lehigh’s 88-76 win over Saint Francis (Pa.) marked its fifth by double figures this season. It was also MEDIA INFORMATION Coach Reed’s 205th career win, tying American’s Jeff Jones for third place in Patriot League history. Men’s Basketball Contact . Justin Lafleur Lehigh shot a sizzling 61.5 percent from the field in the second half (16-of-26), including 63.6 percent Office ............................. (610) 758-6631 from three-point range (7-of-11) to finish at 51.8 percent and 56.5 percent, respectively. Finishing 13-of- Cell ...................................(610) 577-5222 E-mail [email protected] 23 from long range, the Mountain Hawks have now shot 50 or more percent from three in nine of their Mailing Address last 20 games dating back to last season. Lehigh stands at 45.0 percent on the season, which is tied for . 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 first in the nation. Press Row Phone ..................(610) 758-4903/4933 Website ............................Lehighsports.com Following Sunday’s game, the Mountain Hawks return home to open Patriot League play, hosting Lafayette on Wednesday, Jan. 2 and Loyola on Sunday, Jan. 6. Game Coverage Radio/Internet: WLVR 91.3 FM and Lehighsports.com with Tom Fallon. Pregame coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. TODAY’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS TV: AT&T SportsNet No. Pos. Ht. Cl. Name PPG RPG Notes 2 G 6-3 Sr. Kyle Leufroy 15.3 5.9 2X team captain, 1,143 career points Patriot League Champions: 2004, 2010, 2012 5 G 6-2 Sr. Lance Tejada 12.0 2.3 Preseason All-Patriot League NCAA Tournament: 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2012 11 G 6-1 Jr. Jordan Cohen 12.1 3.7 Won Gold medal with USA at 2017 Maccabiah Games 13 C 6-9 So. James Karnik 5.8 5.4 Tied for fifth in PL in rebounding last season 31 F 6-8 Jr. Pat Andree 14.7 5.7 Shot 42.3% from three last season (23rd in nation) KEY RESERVES Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball 0 G 6-5 So. Caleb Bennett 4.7 2.3 Career-high 23 points vs. Boston U last season (2/3) on Facebook 1 F 6-7 Fr. Jeameril Wilson 3.4 2.2 Led Notre Dame to 26-6 record and top-20 finish in the state www .facebook .com/LehighMensBasketball 4 G 6-3 Fr. Joe Foley 0.5 0.8 Led his team, and league, in scoring, averaging 17.3 PPG and Twitter 20 G 6-4 So. Marques Wilson 4.0 2.4 Started final 10 games of last season (Lehigh 8-2 record) www .twitter .com/LehighMBB 44 C 6-11 Fr. Nic Lynch 5.8 3.9 Three-star recruit by ESPN Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 11: LEHIGH AT WEST VIRGINIA • DECEMBER 30, 2018 • PAGE 2 IF LEHIGH BEATS WEST VIRGINIA WEST VIRGINIA SERIES HISTORY TODAY’S GAME - Lehigh would win a regular season game for the 16th time in its last 19 tries dating back to last season. Overall: West Virginia leads, 4-0 West Virginia leads the all-time series vs. Lehigh, Last Meeting: Dec. 29, 1989 - The Mountain Hawks would improve to 4-3 on 4-0. The Mountaineers’ wins have come in 1946, Last Result: West Virginia, 92-81 1973, 1975 and 1989, most recently, on Dec. 29, 1989 the road. Current Streak: West Virginia - 3 wins via a 92-81 final. - Lehigh would defeat West Virginia and beat a Big Last 10: West Virginia, 4-1 12 team for the first time in school history. LAST MEETING - The Mountain Hawks would defeat a power-con- Last 10 meetings: West Virginia defeated Lehigh, 92-81 on Dec. 29, ference opponent for the first time since beating Dec. 29, 1989 Neutral Site (Miami, Fla.) 1989 at West Palm Beach Auditorium. Mississippi State on Nov. 25, 2016. WVA, 92-81 LAST TIME OUT - Head coach Brett Reed would win his 206th career Jan. 23, 1975 at West Virginia WVA, 90-51 BETHLEHEM, Pa. (12/22/19) – The Lehigh men’s game, which would move him past American’s Jan. 16, 1973 at West Virginia WVA, 75-63 basketball team staged a 26-8 run bridging the end of Jeff Jones and into sole possession of third place in Feb. 4, 1946 at Lehigh WVA, 69-41 the first and beginning of the second halves to turn Patriot League history. a 45-37 deficit into a 63-53 lead, on the way to an 88- LAST GAME VS. WEST VIRGINIA NOTABLES 76 win over visiting Saint Francis (Pa.) on Saturday Information Unavailable afternoon in Stabler Arena. Lehigh’s starting back- MILESTONE WATCH court of senior Lance Tejada (22 points), senior Kyle A number of Lehigh players (and coaches) have Leufroy (20) and junior Jordan Cohen (19) combined recently reached significant career milestones or ALL-TIME VS. THE BIG 12 for 61 of the Mountain Hawks’ season-high 88 points, have milestones within grasp, which were reached (current members) as Lehigh improved to 7-3 on the season.