2012-13 Lafayette Basketball
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2012-13 LAFAYETTE BASKETBALL Mark Mohrman, Assistant Sports Information Director • Office: (610) 330-5003 • Cell: (609) 221-5036 E-mail: [email protected] • @GoLeopards • facebook.com/GoLeopards • www.GoLeopards.com GAME INFORMATION GAME 23 EASTON, PA. - KIRBY SPORTS CENTER Date / Time: Jan. 30, 2013 / 7 p.m. Site: Easton, Pa. (10-12, 3-2 Patriot) Arena: Kirby Sports Center (3,500) LAFAYETTE Leopards Television: Lafayette Sports Network Head Coach: Fran O’Hanlon (Villanova, 1970) RCN-4 & 1004 HD, RCN-8 & 608 HD, Career Record: 249-272 (18th Season) At Lafayette: Same WBPH-60 and GoLeopards.com Talent: Gary Laubach, John Leone & Dan Mowdy VS Facebook: Facebook.com/GoLeopards Twitter: @LafayetteHoops COLGATE Raiders (8-13, 2-3 Patriot) Series: Colgate leads 46-44 Head Coach: Matt Langel (Penn, 2000) First Meeting: 2/25/16 - W, 34-23 - Scranton, Pa. Career Record: 16-35 (Second Season) Record at Colgate: Same Last Meeting: 1/22/12 LU - 90-76 - Easton Last Colgate Win: 2/10/10 - 74-73 - Easton Fran O’Hanlon vs. Colgate: 22-19 Opening Tip c The Leopards improved to 10-12 overall and 3-2 in Patriot League play with a 78-57 victory over SCHEDULE / RESULTS Lehigh. Levi Giese (17 points) led five players in double figures and blocked five shots in the win. NOVEMBER 9 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) L, 76-65 c Lafayette set a season low with six turnovers in the loss to Bucknell and then matched the effort in 12 vs. LIU-Brooklyn^ W OT, 98-94 16 at Kentucky^ L, 101-49 wins against Holy Cross and Lehigh. 18 at Morehead State^ L, 88-74 20 at Maryland^ L,83-74 c Giese now sits in fourth in Lafayette history with 91 career blocked shots. Giese had four swats 24 vs. Princeton L, 72-53 against Holy Cross to move him past Ted Cole ’99. 26 at Monmouth L, 65-60 28 vs. Delaware W, 63-60 c Seth Hinrichs (14.1 ppg) leads the team in scoring and has five 20-point games this season. Hinrichs DECEMBER has scored in double figures in 11 of Lafayette’s last 12 games. 1 at LIU-Brooklyn L, 71-60 4 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) W, 61-58 c With the win over Lehigh, Lafayette moved to 9-2 on the season when leading at halftime. 7 at Fairleigh Dickinson L, 82-80 9 vs. Sacred Heart W, 72-70 c Under Fran O’Hanlon, the Leopards are 115-116 in conference regular-season play and 22-19 18 vs. Arcadia W, 86-62 against Colgate. 22 at Minnesota L, 75-50 29 at Stanford L, 65-59 c Wednesday’s game will be televised by the Lafayette Sports Network. So far this season, Lafayette is JANUARY 5-0 when the LSN-TV crew is on the clock. 2 vs. NJIT W, 83-66 8 at Penn W, 85-83 c 12 vs. Navy* W, 64-47 The Leopards have won five consecutive games against Colgate, by an average margin of 11 points. 16 at Army* L, 77-54 19 at Bucknell* L, 66-51 c Lafayette (3-2) sits alone in third place in the Patriot League standings. In a four-way tie for fourth 23 vs. Holy Cross* W, 63-53 place at 2-3 each is Holy Cross, Colgate, Army and American. Lehigh and Bucknell lead the conference 27 at Lehigh* W, 78-57 at 4-1 through five games. 30 vs. Colgate* 7 p.m. FEBRUARY 2 at American* 2 p.m. LAFAYETTE ROSTER PROBABLE STARTERS - uvwxy CAPTAINS (C) 9 at Navy* 7 p.m. No. Name Hometown Yr. Pos. Ht./Wt. PPG RPG Misc. Notes 13 vs. Army* 7 p.m. 3 Tony Johnson (C) u Folsom, Calif. Sr. G 6-0/175 11.7 3.3 104/56 A/T Season-high 25 pts. at Penn on 10-of-12 shooting 16 vs. Bucknell* 2 p.m. 4 Jack Detmer Scarsdale, N.Y. Jr. G 6-2/197 0.2 0.3 3.5 mpg Played in 14 games off the bench 20 at Holy Cross* 7 p.m. 5 Joey Ptasinski Highlands Ranch, Colo. So. G 6-2/168 9.8 2.1 48-126 3FG Career-high 23 points on seven threes at Morehead State 24 vs. Lehigh* Noon 27 at Colgate* 7 p.m. 12 Seth Hinrichs w Clara City, Minn. So. G 6-7/214 14.1 4.7 48-115 3FG Career-high 27 points at FDU 14 Bryce Scott v El Dorado Hills, Calif. Fr. G 6-2/179 6.6 1.6 20.2 mpg Career-high 17 points at Morehead State MARCH 20 Dan Trist y Sydney, Australia So. F 6-9/230 12.7 3.9 26.4 mpg Led Lafayette in scoring nine times, missed three games 2 vs. American* Noon 6 Patriot League Quarterfinal TBA 21 Zach Rufer Bloomingburg, N.Y. Fr. G 6-1/177 2.0 2.5 13.4 mpg Season highs in pts. (8), reb. (7) and steals (4) vs. Arcadia 9 Patriot League Semifinal TBA 22 Alan Flannigan Dexter, Mo. So. F 6-6/218 3.2 3.4 16.6 mpg Career-highs 11 points vs. Sacred Heart 13 Patriot League Final 7:30 p.m. 23 Les Smith Cotati, Calif. Jr. G 6-0/190 1.1 0.5 7.1 mpg Made his first career start at SG against LIU-Brooklyn x All Times Eastern * Patriot League Game 24 Levi Giese (C) Tulsa, Okla. Sr. F 6-9/207 7.3 4.3 44 blocks Season-high 17 points, career-high 5 blocks at Lehigh Bold = home contests ^ 2012 Barclays Center Classic 34 Ben Freeland Santa Rosa, Calif. Fr. F 6-10/196 0.6 0.3 3.4 mpg Played in 14 games off the bench 44 Billy Murphy Greenwich, Conn. Fr. F 6-9/203 0.8 0.3 0.9 mpg Played in eight games off the bench, Six points vs. Arcadia 54 Nathaniel Musters Padstow, Australia Fr. C 6-10/231 0.4 0.9 6.0 mpg Made his first career start at Maryland 2012-13 BASKETBALL QUICK Facts STATEMENT WIN Lafayette’s 78-57 win over rival Lehigh snapped a five-game losing streak to the Mountain Hawks Head Coach: Fran O’Hanlon (Villanova ’70) dating back to Feb. 21, 2010. The Leopards held the Mountain Hawks to 33.9 percent shooting from Record at Lafayette: 249-272, 18th season the field (21-of-62), the lowest by a Lafayette opponent this season. In addition, the Leopards equaled Overall Record: same their season high in blocks (6) for the second consecutive game. Lafayette’s last positive outcome in Bethlehem came in 2009 with a 68-66 victory in the Patriot League Tournament. The 21-point Pat Doherty (Lafayette ’04) Assistants: margin was the largest for the Leopards against Lehigh since Feb. 14, 1999, an 84-49 win. Donovan Williams (Park ’08) John O’Connor (Penn State ’83) CROSS EXAMINATION Lafayette’s defense held Holy Cross to 35.1 percent shooting in the game. The Crusaders 18-for-48 performance was a season-low for a Lafayette opponent, prior to Lafayette’s performance at Lehigh. 2012-13 COLLEGE QUICK Facts Six of the misses came on blocked shots, including four by Levi Giese, as the Leopards matched Location: Easton, Pa. their season high. In addition, Lafayette held a 12-2 lead in the game, never trailed, and was up by as many as 17 points in the 63-53 victory. Founded: 1826 Enrollment: 2,406 GET AHEAD, STAY AHEAD Nickname: Leopards After Lafayette’s win over Lehigh, the Leopards improved to 9-2 on the season when leading at halftime. The team’s lone win this season when trailing at intermission came against St. Francis Pa. when the Colors: Maroon and White Maroon and White erased a nine-point halftime deficit and outscored the Red Flash by 12 points in Affiliation: NCAA Division I the final 20 minutes. Additionally, Lafayette is 7-0 at Kirby Sports Center when leading at the break. Athletic Conference: Patriot League Home Arena: Kirby Sports Center (3,500) LET ME HELP YOU WITH THAT The Leopards dished out a season-high 25 assists on 33 made field goals in their win over Lehigh. President: Daniel Weiss The 25 assists were the most for Lafayette since handing out 25 against Kings College on Dec. 20, Director of Athletics: Bruce McCutcheon 2006. Bryce Scott set a new career high with six assists, while Joey Ptasinski matched his career Assoc. A.D.: George Bright high with five. Kaitlyn McKittrick Assoc. A.D. Compliance/SWA: NOT UP IN HERE Levi Giese has recorded 12 blocked shots in his last three games, boosting his season total to 44. ATHLETIC Communications The senior’s 44 rejections are second in the Patriot League behind Bucknell’s Mike Muscala (60). Giese is on pace for 64 blocks this season, which would be the second-highest single-season total Phone: 610-330-5122 in Lafayette history. Fax: 610-330-5519 Website: www.GoLeopards.com HOME COOKING Lafayette is currently 8-2 at Kirby Sports Center this season after its 63-53 win against Holy Cross. The team started 1-2 at home before winning six straight against Delaware, St. Francis Pa., Sacred MBB SID: Mark Mohrman Heart, Arcadia, NJIT, Navy and the Crusaders. With the win over Holy Cross, Lafayette has won Email: [email protected] seven straight home games for the first time since the 2009-10 season, when they won seven in a row and finished 13-3 at Kirby Sports Center.