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SCHEDULE/RESULTS (12-6, 5-2 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 Lance Tejada 21 at Siena W, 80-69 Tied school record 10 made threes (on 14 attemepts) at Holy Cross 24 at Kansas State (Fox Sports KC, ESPN3) L, 77-58 Game-high 22 points at Navy Wednesday Dec. 1 ARKANSAS STATE (PLN) W, 82-70 GAME 19: BOSTON UNIVERSITY AT LEHIGH 5 at Yale (ESPN+) L, 97-87 8 at Mount St. Mary’s (NEC Front Row) W, 85-78 BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (9-11, 2-5 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 22 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) (PLN) W, 88-76 30 at West Virginia (AT&T SportsNet) L, 78-68 at LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (12-6, 5-2 PATRIOT LEAGUE) SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2019 • 2 P.M. Jan. STABLER ARENA (5,600) • BETHLEHEM, PA. 2 LAFAYETTE* (SE2/PLN) W, 86-83 6 LOYOLA* (PLN) W, 89-72 9 at Holy Cross* (PLN) W, 99-94 (OT) SERVICE ELECTRIC 2 SPORTS/PATRIOT LEAGUE NETWORK 12 at Colgate* (PLN) L, 91-78 16 AMERICAN* (SE2/PLN) W, 83-76 SETTING THE SCENE Coming off an 85-74 win at Navy, the Lehigh men’s basketball team returns home on Saturday to host 19 BUCKNELL* (SE2/PLN) L, 85-83 23 at Navy* (PLN) W, 85-74 Boston University as part of Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Week. Opening tipoff is set for 26 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* (SE2/PLN) 2:00 2 p.m. on Service Electric 2 Sports and the Patriot League Network. On Wednesday, the Mountain 30 at Lafayette* (PLN) 8:30 Hawks improved to 6-0 after a loss this season, taking a six-point halftime lead and pulling away late in the second. Feb. 2 at Army West Point* (PLN) 1:00 Lehigh shot a season-worst 26.9 percent from three-point range on Wednesday, but compensated by 4 COLGATE* (CBS SN) 7:00 hitting 20 of its 31 two-pointers (64.5 percent) and 24-of-26 free throws (92.3 percent). Five Mountain 9 NAVY* (SE2/PLN) 4:30 Hawks scored double-figure points for the second time in the last three games, led by a game-high 22 11 at Bucknell* (CBS SN) 7:00 16 at Boston University* (PLN) 4:30 points (13 in the first half) from senior Lance Tejada. Tejada finished 5-of-11 from three-point range, 20 ARMY WEST POINT* (SE2/PLN) 7:00 while adding three rebounds, two assists and a career-high four steals. Junior Pat Andree tallied 16 24 HOLY CROSS* (SE2/PLN) 12:00 points and a career-high six assists (previous career high was three), senior Kyle Leufroy posted 15 27 at American* (PLN) 7:00 points, six rebounds and three assists, sophomore James Karnik had 14 points (12 in the second half) and five rebounds, while sophomore Caleb Bennett scored a career-high 12 points. Bennett added three Mar. rebounds, three assists and a steal. Leufroy moved into 21st place in school history for career points 2 at Loyola* (PLN) 7:00 and now needs just 11 more to move into sole possession of 20th. 5 Patriot League First Round 7 Patriot Leeague Quarterfinals 10 Patriot League Semifinals The Midshipmen held two early leads of 1-0 and 6-5, then later 17-16, but the Mountain Hawks would 13 Patriot League Championship Game lead the rest of the way. Lehigh’s lead reached as much as eight in the first half, Navy pulled within two (including with less than two minutes until halftime), but Lehigh ended the stanza on a 5-0 run, All dates and times Eastern and subject to change including a Tejada trey as the first half expired, to take a 40-34 halftime advantage. Navy cut the Home games in Bold CAPS *Patriot League opponent Mountain Hawks’ lead to one (56-55) midway through the second half, but Lehigh answered with 23 of the next 30 points to open its largest lead, 78-63, with 3:40 remaining, on the way to the 85-74 final. PLN = Patriot League Network SE2 = Service Electric 2 Sports The Mountain Hawks scored 80 points for the 10th time in the last 12 games, improving their season average to 80.4. MEDIA INFORMATION Lehigh’s defense impressed, forcing 20 Navy turnovers, the first time the Mountain Hawks’ D forced 20+ since Monmouth had 27 turnovers on Nov. 14, 2017. Lehigh’s 11 steals were a season high and Men’s Basketball Contact . Justin Lafleur Office ............................. (610) 758-6631 most since Nov. 19, 2017 vs. Eastern University, also most against a Division I opponent since Nov. Cell ...................................(610) 577-5222 11, 2017 at Marist. E-mail [email protected] Mailing Address Wednesday’s win snapped a two-game losing streak against Navy and improved Lehigh’s road record . 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 in league play to 2-1. The win came at Navy’s Alumni Hall, where the Mids have home wins against Press Row Phone ..................(610) 758-4903/4933 Website ............................Lehighsports.com Holy Cross and Colgate. Lehigh is now 5-2 in Patriot League play, tied for second in the standings (with Army West Point) and one game behind Bucknell at 6-1. The Mountain Hawks return home on Game Coverage Saturday looking to avenge last season’s Patriot League Quarterfinal defeat vs. Boston University. Radio/Internet: Fox Sports Radio 1230/1320 AM and Le- highsports.com with Tom Fallon and Greg Falkenbach ‘72. Pregame coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. TODAY’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS TV: SE2/Patriot League Network No. Pos. Ht. Cl. Name PPG RPG Notes 2 G 6-3 Sr. Kyle Leufroy 14.4 5.6 2X team captain, 1,250 career points Patriot League Champions: 2004, 2010, 2012 5 G 6-2 Sr. Lance Tejada 14.4 2.2 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 11.2 3.3 Won Gold medal with USA at 2017 Maccabiah Games 13 C 6-9 So. James Karnik 7.8 6.2 Double-double in two straight home games (1/6, 1/16) 31 F 6-8 Jr. Pat Andree 15.0 5.6 47.2% from three this season (9th in nation) Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball KEY RESERVES on Facebook 0 G 6-5 So. Caleb Bennett 5.5 2.3 Career-high 23 points vs. Boston U last season (2/3) www .facebook .com/LehighMensBasketball 1 F 6-7 Fr. Jeameril Wilson 3.9 2.2 Patriot League Rookie of the Week (Nov. 26) and Twitter 4 G 6-3 Fr. Joe Foley 1.2 0.7 Led his team, and league, in scoring, averaging 17.3 PPG www .twitter .com/LehighMBB 25 F 6-7 Jr. Ed Porter 2.7 0.0 Returned from injury 1/16; first action in over a year 44 C 6-11 Fr. Nic Lynch 4.6 3.3 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 19: BOSTON UNIVERSITY AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 26, 2019 • PAGE 2 IF LEHIGH BEATS BOSTON UNIVERSITY BOSTON UNIVERSITY SERIES HISTORY TODAY’S GAME - Lehigh would improve to 13-6 overall, marking its best record after 19 games since the 2012-13 season Overall: Boston University leads, 8-5 The teams have split each of the last four meetings, Last Meeting: Mar. 1, 2018 when it was 14-5. with Boston University winning the most recent Last Result: Boston U, 88-82 contest during last year’s Patriot League Quarterfi- - The Mountain Hawks would improve to 6-2 in the Current Streak: Boston U - 1 win nals. Prior to that 88-82 final, the Mountain Hawks Patriot League, their best league mark after eight Last 10: Boston U, 6-4 picked up a hard-fought 80-75 win in Stabler less games since that same year (when they were 7-1). than a month prior. The year prior, Lehigh earned - Lehigh would beat Boston University for the second Last 10 meetings: a hard-fought 91-88 double overtime win at Boston time in its last three tries and third in its last five. Mar. 1, 2018* at Lehigh Boston U, 88-82 University in the Patriot League Semifinals. Boston - The Mountain Hawks would improve to 14-2 over Feb. 3, 2018 at Lehigh Lehigh, 80-75 University won the first-ever meeting between the their last 16 Patriot League (regular season) games. Jan. 8, 2018 at Boston U Boston U, 92-81 two sides in 1968-69 by an 81-56 final. It marked the - Lehigh would win a regular season game for the Mar. 5, 2017* at Boston U Lehigh, 91-88 only meeting between the two schools before the 21th time in its last 27 tries dating back to last season. (2OT) Patriot League era. - Lehigh would improve to 21-7 overall over its last Jan. 30, 2017 at Lehigh Boston U, 76-59 28 games dating back to last season. Jan. 2, 2017 at Boston U Boston U, 75-61 LAST MEETING Jan. 31, 2016 at Boston U Boston U, 75-73 BETHLEHEM, Pa. (1/27/18) – The Lehigh men’s Jan. 2, 2016 at Lehigh Lehigh, 81-73 basketball team erased a 12-point second-half defi- STELLAR SHOOTING Jan.