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SCHEDULE/RESULTS (18-8, 11-4 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 21 at Siena W, 80-69 CJ McCollum Day 24 at Kansas State (Fox Sports KC, ESPN3) L, 77-58 Presented by Coordinated Health Dec. 1 ARKANSAS STATE (PLN) W, 82-70 GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH 5 at Yale (ESPN+) L, 97-87 8 at Mount St. Mary’s (NEC Front Row) W, 85-78 HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (14-14, 5-10 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 22 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) (PLN) W, 88-76 at LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (18-8, 11-4 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 30 at West Virginia (AT&T SportsNet) L, 78-68 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • 12 P.M. Jan. STABLER ARENA (5,600) • BETHLEHEM, PA. 2 LAFAYETTE* (SE2/PLN) W, 86-83 6 LOYOLA* (PLN) W, 89-72 SERVICE ELECTRIC 2 SPORTS/PATRIOT LEAGUE NETWORK 9 at Holy Cross* (PLN) W, 99-94 (OT) 12 at Colgate* (PLN) L, 91-78 SETTING THE SCENE 16 AMERICAN* (SE2/PLN) W, 83-76 Coming off an exciting comeback win over Army West Point Wednesday, the Lehigh men’s basketball team wraps 19 BUCKNELL* (SE2/PLN) L, 85-83 up its regular-season home schedule on Sunday when it hosts Holy Cross at noon. Sunday features both Senior 23 at Navy* (PLN) W, 85-74 Day and CJ McCollum Day Presented by Coordinated Health. Prior to tipoff, Kyle Leufroy and Lance Tejada will 26 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* (SE2/PLN) W, 94-78 be honored as they play their final regular-season home games in the Brown and White. McCollum will also be in 30 at Lafayette* (PLN) W, 93-86 (OT) attendance and at halftime, the 2013 Lehigh graduate and current NBA standout will see his number honored in the Stabler Arena rafters. Feb. 2 at Army West Point* (PLN) W, 75-70 McCollum was drafted 10th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2013 NBA Draft. The Patriot League’s all-time leading scorer with 2,361 career points, he will join Daren Queenan and Mike Polaha with their numbers honored 4 COLGATE* (CBS SN) L, 84-62 in Stabler Arena. Among McCollum’s many career highlights was a 30-point effort in the 2012 NCAA Tournament 9 NAVY* (SE2/PLN) W, 83-57 against Duke, as 15th-seeded Lehigh pulled off one of the greatest upsets in tournament history. 11 at Bucknell* (CBS SN) L, 87-75 16 at Boston University* (PLN) W, 84-79 The present-day Mountain Hawks are making noise looking to get back to the big dance for the first time since that 20 ARMY WEST POINT* (SE2/PLN) W, 91-81 year; on Wednesday, Lehigh took a step towards that game. Lehigh came back from an 11-point deficit with 12:57 24 HOLY CROSS* (SE2/PLN) 12:00 remaining by staging a monster 29-5 run to take a 13-point lead. The 91-81 win clinched the Mountain Hawks a 27 at American* (PLN) 7:00 top-four seed and home game in the Patriot League Quarterfinals for the ninth time in the last 10 years, guaranteeing Leufroy and Tejada will play at least one additional game at home in their careers. Mar. 2 at Loyola* (PLN) 7:00 The win also pulled Lehigh into a first-place tie with Bucknell, with three regular-season games remaining. The 5 Patriot League First Round Bison currently own the tiebreaker due to sweeping the season series. The Mountain Hawks are also just one game ahead of Colgate, who is in third place. A top two-seed would guarantee Lehigh home court advantage through 7 Patriot Leeague Quarterfinals the semifinals and the No. 1 seed would guarantee home court through the entire Patriot League Tournament. 10 Patriot League Semifinals 13 Patriot League Championship Game On Wednesday, the Mountain Hawks used another balanced offensive attack, with five players scoring double-figure points for the sixth time this season (including the fifth time in 15 league games). Tejada led the way with 20 points, All dates and times Eastern and subject to change despite foul trouble. He picked up his second foul just over two minutes in, but returned to knock down a pair of Home games in Bold CAPS *Patriot League opponent first-half threes before scoring 12 in the second half and finishing the game 3-of-4 from distance. Leufroy added 17 points, six assists and four rebounds while junior Jordan Cohen filled up the stat sheet with 16 points, seven PLN = Patriot League Network rebounds, six assists, a block and steal. Classmate Pat Andree had 15 points, seven rebounds, three assists, a block SE2 = Service Electric 2 Sports and steal while sophomore James Karnik recorded 11 points on just five field-goal attempts, also converting 5-of-6 from the free throw line. Freshman Joe Foley dazzled in the first half, scoring all of his career-high eight points in MEDIA INFORMATION the first 20 minutes to help keep the Mountain Hawks within seven heading into halftime. Lehigh’s 29-4 second-half run came in the stretch of just 6:42. After scoring 48 points over the game’s first 27:21, Men’s Basketball Contact . Justin Lafleur the Mountain Hawks scored 43 over the game’s final 12:39. Lehigh’s 56 second-half points marked a season high Office ............................. (610) 758-6631 for a second half. Lehigh did score more in a half this season, netting 57 in the first-half on Jan. 26 against Boston Cell ...................................(610) 577-5222 University. The Mountain Hawks continued their impressive shooting, connecting on 50.0 percent from the field E-mail [email protected] (29-of-58), including 50.0 percent from three (10-of-20) and 82.1 percent from the free throw line (23-of-28). Lehigh Mailing Address currently stands first nationally in three-point percentage (44.2), 10th in field goal percentage (49.2) and 18th in . 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 free throw percentage (76.3). The Mountain Hawks have shot 50 percent or better 12 times this season, eclipsing Press Row Phone ..................(610) 758-4903/4933 50 percent from three on six occasions. Website ............................Lehighsports.com The Mountain Hawks haven’t seen Holy Cross for a while, last squaring off on Jan. 9 at Holy Cross. In that game, Game Coverage Tejada exploded for 36 points, connecting on 10 three-pointers to tie a school record. Following Sunday’s game, Radio/Internet: Fox Sports Radio 1230/1320 AM and Le- Lehigh closes out the regular season at American on Wednesday (Feb. 27) and Loyola on Saturday (Mar. 2). highsports.com with Tom Fallon and Greg Falkenbach ‘72. Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. TODAY’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS TV: Service Electric 2 Sports/Patriot League Network No. Pos. Ht. Cl. Name PPG RPG Notes 2 G 6-3 Sr. Kyle Leufroy 13.8 5.3 2X team captain, 1,350 career points Patriot League Champions: 2004, 2010, 2012 5 G 6-2 Sr. Lance Tejada 14.6 2.3 Tied school record 10 threes (on 14 attempts) at Holy Cross NCAA Tournament: 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2012 11 G 6-1 Jr. Jordan Cohen 13.3 3.8 Won Gold medal with USA at 2017 Maccabiah Games 13 C 6-9 So. James Karnik 9.2 6.2 Averaging 11.8 PPG, 6.8 RPG in league games 31 F 6-8 Jr. Pat Andree 13.6 6.3 43.3% from three this season Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball on Facebook KEY RESERVES 0 G 6-5 So. Caleb Bennett 4.7 1.9 Career-high 23 points vs. Boston U last season (2/3) www .facebook .com/LehighMensBasketball 1 F 6-7 Fr. Jeameril Wilson 4.0 2.4 Patriot League Rookie of the Week (Nov. 26) and Twitter 4 G 6-3 Fr. Joe Foley 1.8 0.8 Career-high eight points (all in 1st half) vs. Army (2/20) www .twitter .com/LehighMBB 25 F 6-7 Jr. Ed Porter 2.3 0.3 Returned from injury 1/16; first action in over a year 44 C 6-11 Fr. Nic Lynch 3.7 3.0 Three-star recruit by ESPN, PL Rookie of Week (Nov. 12) Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • PAGE 2 IF LEHIGH BEATS HOLY CROSS HOLY CROSS SERIES HISTORY TODAY’S GAME - Lehigh would improve to 19-8 overall, marking its best record after 27 games since the 2012-13 season Overall: Holy Cross leads, 41-24 Lehigh has won three straight vs. Holy Cross, Last Meeting: Jan. 9, 2019 when it was also 19-8. winning both last season and coming back from an Last Result: Lehigh, 99-94 (OT) 18-point deficit at Holy Cross in January. At the time, - Lehigh would stand 12-4 in Patriot League play, Current Streak: Lehigh - 3 wins the comeback marked the largest in Brett Reed’s 12 marking the quickest to 12 league wins in program Last 10: Lehigh leads, 6-4 seasons as Lehigh head coach, before the Mountain history. Hawks came back from 19 down at Army West - The Mountain Hawks would earn their second Last 10 meetings: Point in February. Lehigh has won three straight straight regular-season sweep of Holy Cross.