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SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME FOUR: LEHIGH VS. ST. FRANCIS (PA) Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (2-1) VS. ST. FRANCIS (PA.) RED FLASH (1-3) 15 at Saint Peter’s W, 79-62 17 DELAWARE STATE W, 76-58 STABLER ARENA (5,600) • BETHLEHEM, PA 20 RIDER L, 69-68 NOVEMBER 24, 2008 • 7:00 24 ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) 7:00 26 at Rutgers 7:30 29 at Dartmouth 2:00 SETTING THE SCENE Dec. Lehigh looks to shake off its fi rst loss of the season tonight as the Mountain Hawks 2 ST. JOSEPH’S 7:00 wrap up a three-game homestand versus the Red Flash of St. Francis (Pa.). Lehigh fell 5 at Stony Brook 7:00 8 ALBANY 7:00 to Rider on Thursday evening 69-68 in a game in which the Brown and White led 37-25 21 at Monmouth 1:00 at halftime, but shot just 26 percent in the second half and was unable to hold on. Junior 23 at Washington 9:00 Zahir Carrington netted a team-high 15 points for Lehigh, while sophomore Rob Keefer 28 LONGWOOD 1:00 31 at NJIT 2:00 (11) and senior Phil Anderson (10) also hit for double fi gures. Freshman John Adams Jan. and sophomore Dave Buchberger established career-highs with seven rebounds apiece, 2 COLUMBIA 7:00 as Lehigh won the rebounding battle for the third consecutive game. St. Francis enters 7 at Princeton 7:00 tonight’s contest having downed Patriot League member Bucknell 69-59 in overtime on 10 at American* 2:00 14 NAVY* 7:00 Saturday evening at home. The Red Flash had dropped their fi rst three contests of the 17 ARMY* 7:00 season prior to that game, but used a 34 to 9 advantage at the charity stripe to defeat the 21 at Colgate* 7:00 Bison and earn their fi rst “W” of the season. 24 at Lafayette* 1:00 28 BUCKNELL* 7:00 31 HOLY CROSS* 1:00 TONIGHT’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS Feb. 7 AMERICAN* 7:00 No. Pos. Cl. Name PPG RPG Note 11 at Navy* 7:00 1 G Jr. Marquis Hall 14.3 4.7 ast. 2008 All-Patriot League selection 14 at Army* 4:00 10 F Jr. Zahir Carrington 15.3 4.0 PL Player of the Week (11/17) 18 COLGATE* 7:00 15 G So. Rob Keefer 10.0 3.3 2008 PL Rookie of the Year 22 LAFAYETTE* 12:00 25 at Bucknell* 7:00 32 G Jr. Dave Buchberger 6.0 4.7 Hit 40% of his 3FG last season 28 at Holy Cross* 3:30 42 F Sr. Phil Anderson 12.5 7.0 Career-highs in rebs fi rst 2 games Mar. 4 Patriot League Tournament TBA 6 Patriot League Tournament TBA Lehigh Top Reserves 13 Patriot League Championship 4:45 4 F Fr. John Adams 1.0 1.5 Leads LU frosh in minutes * P atriot League Game 5 G So. Prentice Small 8.3 5.0 ast. Hit 3-4 FGs, 5-7 FTs vs. SPC Home games in CAPS 23 G So. Michael Ojo 3.3 2.7 Was injured most of last year All times Eastern and subject to change 31 F/C Fr. Justin Maneri 1.3 1.7 Sank both FTs versus SPC MEDIA INFORMATION 33 C Sr. John Gourlay 0.0 0.7 Car. best 27 gms played last year 35 G Sr. Matt Szalachowski 2.0 1.0 Two time captain

Contact: Mike Stagnitta Offi ce ...... (610) 758-6631 LEHIGH HEAD COACH BRETT REED Cell: ...... (610) 509-6848 Brett Reed (Eckerd ‘95) is in his second season as the Murray H. Goodman ‘48 Head E-mail: ...... [email protected] Men’s Baketball Coach at Lehigh University. In his fi rst-ever season as a collegiate head Press Row ...... 610-758-4903/4933 coach, Reed led the Mountain Hawks to the third most wins for a fi rst-year head man in the 107-season history of Lehigh Basketball. Despite leading a team that had lost over Radio and Internet audio: Tonight’s game 3,000 points from the previous year and consisted of 10 of 14 players in their freshmen can be heard live on ESPN Radio 1230 and or sophomore years, Reed guided the Brown and White to more wins than the previous 1320 as well as Lehighsports.com with season and the second most victories in the near 30-year history of Stabler Arena. Reed Matt Kerr and Lehigh Hall of Famer Greg has been at Lehigh since the 2002-03 season, serving as the associate head coach for the Falkenbach ‘72 beginning at 6:30. 2006-07 campaign. Reed also has enjoyed stops at High Point University (N.C.) and Oak- land Community College (Mich.).

IF LEHIGH WINS... - Lehigh will improve to 3-1 for the ﬁ rst time since the 1997-98 season. - The Mountain Hawks will defeat St. Francis (Pa.) for the second consecutive time and even the all-time series at three wins apiece.

TONIGHT’S GAME STRONG AT THE STRIPE Lehigh has shot 18 fewer free throws than its opponents this season, but the Mountain Hawks are making the most of their opportunieis. Lehigh is shooting 74-percent as a Lehigh and St. Francis (Pa.) meet for team at the charity stripe, having shot at least 73 percent in all three games. The Moun- only the sixth time this evening with the tain Hawks’ opponents have hit on only 54-percent of their attempts. Red Flash holding a slim 3-2 advantage. St. Francis won the fi rst three meetings in 1969, 1976 and 1977, but the Brown GETTIN’ ON THE GLASS and White has won each of the last two With the loss of Bryan White ‘08, Lehigh was expected to take a big hit in the rebounding meetings, including in 1986 and again department, but that has not been the case during the early going. The Mountain Hawks last season in Loretto. have outrebounded their fi rst three opponents by a total of 31 boards (117 to 86). Lead- ing the way for the Brown and White is senior Phil Anderson who has grabbed at least six rebounds in every game. Lehigh’s 16 offensive boards against Rider were its most THE LAST MEETING since grabbing 16 last season at Columbia (1/2/08), and the 45 total rebounds were the LORETTO, Pa. (11/17/07) - Lehigh won most since ripping down 50 at Lafayette on February 18, 2007. its second straight game with a 71-66 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) DeGol Arena. Marquis Hall pumped in 21 HAVEN’T SEEN YOU IN SOME TIME points for the Mountain Hawks while Beginning with Delaware State, four of Lehigh’s next six games pit the Mountain Hawks Rob Keefer added 12 and Bryan White versus teams they have not played in some time. Lehigh had not met Delaware State ripped down 13 rebounds. A jumper since 2000, Rider since 1990, Dartmouth since 2004, and St. Joseph’s since 1981. by Keefer with 12:07 left in the fi rst gave Lehigh its fi rst lead of the night, and the PLENTY OF PASSING Mountain Hawks took a 34-28 lead into Lehigh currently leads the Patriot League in assists, averaging 15.7 helpers per game, and the locker room. The teams went back the Mountain Hawks also sit atop the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.27). Sopho- and forth throughout the second half, more Prentice Small is averaging a league-best fi ve assists per game, while junior Mar- however the last time Lehigh trailed quis Hall is right behind him with 4.67 per contest. Lehigh has totaled at least 12 assists was with 4:48 left on the clock follow- in all three of its games this season. ing a St. Francis lay up. Keefer sank a jumper and Dave Buchberger drilled a three-pointer to give the Brown and HOME, SWEET STABLER White a lead it would not relinquish. Since the start of the 2002-03 season, Lehigh has been nothing short of dominant at home, posting an overall record of 63-21 (.750%) at Stabler Arena. That mark includes a record of 32-10 (.762%) versus non-league opponents. LAST TIME OUT BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Sophomore Rob Keefer unleashed a shot as time expired SPREADING IT AROUND that hit the rim, bounced in the air and Lehigh head coach Brett Reed has a deep bench to work with this season, with ten play- fell through the net. Unfortunately for ers averaging eight or more minutes per game. At least eight Mountain Hawks have Lehigh it left the Mountain Hawks one scored in every game and overall, the Lehigh bench has outscored its counterparts 51-45 point short as the Brown and White through the early going. suffered its fi rst loss of the season 69- 68 versus the Rider Broncs at Stabler SCOUTING THE RED FLASH... Arena. Lehigh held a 12-point halftime Head coach Don Friday is in his fi rst season at St. Francis (Pa.) ... Lehigh fans should lead but was unable to hold on as the be very familiar with one of Friday’s assistant coaches. Former Bucknell standout Abe Mountain Hawks saw their fi ve-game Badmus serves on the Red Flash staff ... no player on the St. Francis roster is taller than win streak versus non-league foes at 6-7 ... the Red Flash have struggled from the fl oor this season, shooting 35-percent overall home come to an end. Zahir Carrington and 32-percent from three-point range. The foul line is a different story however, as St. led Lehigh with 15 points, while Rider’s Francis has connected on 86 percent ... Lehigh and St. Francis will take on three common Lamar Johnson scored a game-high 20. opponents this season, including Bucknell, American, and Monmouth.

BY THE NUMBERS PROBABLE STARTERS: 2009-09 Statistics No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. PPG RPG LU SFU 1 Devin Sweetney G/F Jr. 6-6 14.0 8.0 Points 74.3 58.5 3 Marquis Ford G Sr. 5-10 8.8 3.5 FG% .473 .353 13 Mislav Jukic F Jr. 6-7 10.5 5.8 Rebounds 39.0 35.0 15 Cale Nelson G Sr. 5-10 8.3 2.8 Assists 15.7 10.8 43 Steve Profeta G Sr. 6-5 5.8 2.8 FT% .741 .863 Blocks 2.0 1.5 Steals 7.0 6.8 3FG% .434 .324 TO’s 12.3 18.5 Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2008-09 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME FOUR: LEHIGH VS. ST. FRANCIS (PA) • PAGE 3

OFF THE MARK WHEN LEHIGH... AROUND THE After shooting over 50 percent in each Plays at home: ...... 1-1 of its fi rst two games, Lehigh stuggled Plays on the road: ...... 1-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE mightily from the fi eld, particularly in the Plays at neutral sites: ...... 0-0 second half against Rider. The Mountain Hawks connected on just 26 percent from Leads at the half: ...... 2-1 PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS the fi eld in the fi nal 20 minutes versus the Trails at the half: ...... 0-0 League Overall Broncs, their lowest for a single half since Is tied at the half: ...... 0-0 W L W L hitting 23-percent in the second half at Goes to overtime: ...... 0-0 Colgate 0 0 2 0 Holy Cross last season (2/2/08). American 0 0 3 1 Scores 90 or more points: ...... 0-0 Navy 0 0 3 1 BIG START FOR BIG PHIL Scores 80-89 points: ...... 0-0 Lehigh 0 0 2 1 Senior Phil Anderson is off to a great start Scores 70-79 points: ...... 2-0 Holy Cross 0 0 2 2 this season, averaging career highs in Scores 60-69 points: ...... 0-1 Lafayette 0 0 2 2 minutes (26.0), points (11.7), and rebounds Scores 50-59 points: ...... 0-0 Army 0 0 1 3 (7.0). The California native has scored in Scores 40-49 points: ...... 0-0 Bucknell 0 0 0 3 double fi gures in each game, marking the Scores fewer than 40 points: ...... 0-0 fi r st time in his career he has scored 10 or Upcoming Schedule more points in three straight games. Prior Allows 90 or more points: ...... 0-0 Tonight to this season, Anderson had netted 10+ Allows 80-89 points: ...... 0-0 St. Francis (Pa.) at LEHIGH ...... 7:00 points in back-to-back games just once, Allows 70-79 points: ...... 0-0 which came during his sophomore year. Allows 60-69 points: ...... 1-1 Tomorrow Allows 50-59 points: ...... 1-0 American at Stony Brook ...... 7:00 Allows 40-49 points: ...... 0-0 Holy Cross at Harvard ...... 7:00 DON’T COUNT ON IT Allows fewer than 40 points: ...... 0-0 UMES at Navy ...... 7:00 Lehigh has not lost back-to-back non- Old Dominion at Bucknell ...... 7:00 league games at Stabler Arena since the Shoots over 50%: ...... 2-0 Lafayette at Colorado ...... 9:00 2001-02 season. That year the Mountain Shoots 40-50%: ...... 0-0 Hawks dropped contests to Wagner and Shoots 30-39%: ...... 0-1 Wednesday Harvard in succession at the STAR. Shoots under 30%: ...... 0-0 Army at Brown ...... 7:00 Kennesaw State at Colgate ...... 7:30 CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN Allows over 50%: ...... 0-0 LEHIGH at Rutgers ...... 7:30 Allows 40-50%: ...... 1-1 Head Coach Brett Reed has announced se- Allows 30-39%: ...... 1-0 2008-09 Patriot League nior Matt Szalachowski and juniors Zahir Allows under 30%: ...... 0-0 Carrington and Marquis Hall are captains Preseason Poll for the 2008-09 season. Shoots over 50% 3FG: ...... 0-0 Team (# fi rst place votes) ...... Pts) Shoots 40-50% 3FG: ...... 2-0 1. American (14) ...... 98 UP NEXT... Shoots 30-39% 3FG: ...... 0-1 2. LEHIGH ...... 75 The Mountain Hawks hit the road for a Shoots under 30% 3FG: ...... 0-0 3. Holy Cross (2) ...... 68 pair of contests, beginning on Wednesday Outrebounds opponents: ...... 2-1 4. Colgate ...... 67 with a trip to New Jersey to take on the Is outrebounded: ...... 0-0 5. Bucknell ...... 47 Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Tip-off from the Ties opponent in rebounding: ...... 0-0 6. Navy ...... 46 RAC in Piscataway is set for 7:30. 7. Army ...... 29 Commits fewer than 20 turnovers: . . 2-1 8. Lafayette ...... 18 VS. THE CONFERENCES IN ‘08-09 Commits 20 or more turnovers: ...... 0-0 Forces 20 or more turnovers: ...... 0-0 Patriot League ...... 0-0 2008-09 Patriot League Forces fewer than 20 turnovers: ...... 2-1 Preseason All-League Team America East ...... 0-0 Commits more turnovers: ...... 2-1 Atlantic-10 ...... 0-0 Commits fewer turnovers: ...... 0-0 Andrew Brown, Sr., G, Lafayette Big East ...... 0-0 Ties in turnovers ...... 0-0 Independent ...... 0-0 Garrison Carr, Sr., G, American (POY) Ivy League ...... 0-0 Marquis Hall, Jr., G, Lehigh MAAC ...... 1-1 Chris Harris, Jr., G, Navy MEAC ...... 1-0 Derrick Mercer, Sr., G, American Northeast ...... 0-0 Pacifi c-10 ...... 0-0

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FOLLOW LEHIGH BASKETBALL STARTING BLOCK The Lehigh Sports Magazine CAREER TOTALS: The Lehigh Sports Magzine airs nationally on Fox College Player No. of Starts No. of Games Sports Atlantic each Friday afternoon at 1:30 PM. The show John Adams 0 3 can be seen regionally and locally on Mondays on WFMZ- Phil Anderson 24 82 TV at 8:30 PM. This half-hour show feaures head coach Brett Dave Buchberger 9 47 Reed, student-athlete guests, highlights and much more. Zahir Carrington 31 62 WFMZ’s Jim Vaughn anchors the weekly broadcast. The show John Gourlay 1 70 can also be seen on the Lehigh web site each Monday at 8:30 Marquis Hall 62 63 PM and is available on-demand for no additional charge as Jordan Hamilton 0 2 part of the Lehigh Yahoo! Sports broadcast package. Justin Maneri 0 3 Rob Keefer 25 32 Podcasts Michael Ojo 0 9 Back for its second year, Lehigh radio broadcaster Matt Kerr Luke Pelullo 0 4 chats with head coach Brett Reed throughout the season to David Safstrom 0 12 discuss the latest hapennings with the Lehigh men’s basketball Matt Shamis 2 56 program. Prentice Small 0 31 Matt Szalachowski 35 78 Lehigh Basketball on the TV, Radio and Internet Lehigh Athletics is in its second decade of basketball coverage Lehigh... on commercial television. Locally, Lehigh basketball can be By Month seen on Service Electric Cable’s 2 Sports. This season, Lehigh November ...... 2-1 is slated to make nine appearances on television, including December ...... 0-0 games on local, regional and national TV. Over the air waves, January ...... 0-0 Lehgh basketball can be heard on the exclusive home of Lehigh February ...... 0-0 Athletics, ESPN Radio of the Lehigh Valley (1230 and 1320 March ...... 0-0 AM). Once again this year, Lehigh will broadcast the LIVE By Day audio of every men’s game and LIVE video for all home games Sunday ...... 0-0 on the web at: Lehighsports.com. Monday ...... 1-0 Tuesday ...... 0-0 BASKETBALL AT LEHIGH Wednesday ...... 0-0 This season marks the 108th year of basketball at Lehigh. The Thursday ...... 0-1 Mountain Hawks won their ﬁ rst ever Patriot League regular Friday ...... 0-0 season and tournament championships in 2004, and also ad- Saturday ...... 1-0 vanced to the NCAA Tournament. HITTING THE BOOKS DID YOU KNOW? Last semester saw four Mountain Hawks achieve a grade point - John Adams played at the same high school, Archbishop average of 3.2 or better. The list included Dave Buchberger (3.52), Mitty (Calif), as Bucknell freshman Enoch Andoh. With that Marquis Hall (3.26), Rob Keefer (3.25) and Matt Szalachowski pair leading the way, Archbishop Mitty won the 2008 NorCal (3.48). Szalachowski also earned a spot on the National Associa- Division II title. tion of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honor Roll, which recognizes collegiate basketball student-athletes who excel in academics. - Dave Buchberger was a member of Athletes in Action inter- national touring team during the summer of 2008. The team IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE BUILDING? traveled to Bulgaria and the Czech Republic for 16 days. Lehigh head coach Brett Reed is one of only three Division I men’s basketball head coaches in the country to have earned their - Zahir Carrington mentors middle to high school-aged boys doctorate degree. in Allentown’s “Boys to Manhood” Program. FACES OLD AND NEW - Michael Ojo played at the same high school, Crossroads The Mountain Hawks return a familiar face to the sideline this School (Calif.), that produced current NBA players Baron Da- season, as former captain Bryan White ‘08 begins his ﬁ rst year vis and Austin Croshere. as an assistant coach with the program. White led the Patriot League in rebounding last season, and averaged a career-best 10.5 - David Safstrom played at the same high school, Everett points per game. Along with White, David Anderson also joins (Wash.), that produced former First-Team All-Patriot League the coaching staff. Anderson came to Bethlehem following a stint performer Zo Savovic ‘03. as the video coordinator at Idaho State.

LEHIGH TEAM GAME HIGHS (2008-09) 2008-09 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS Points: 79 at Saint Peter’s 11/15/08 FG Made: 29 vs. Delaware State 11/17/08 #1 Junior Marquis Hall ... 2008 Second-Team All-Patriot League FG Att: 64 vs. Rider 11/20/08 selection ... led Lehigh in scoring a season ago (14.1) and led the Patriot League in assists (4.4) ... led Lehigh in scoring 15 times ... FG%: 57 at Saint Peter’s 11/15/08 netted 20+ points seven times, including a career-high of 29 at Points in a half: 40 at Saint Peter’s (2nd) 11/15/08 Colgate ... shot 83 percent from the foul line 3PT FG Made: 10 vs. Delaware State 11/17/08 #4 John Adams ... helped lead his high school to fi rst-ever 3PT FG Att: 21 vs. Rider 11/20/08 Northern California Championship ... averaged 8.7 points and 6.5 3PT FG%: 50, 2x vs. Delaware State 11/17/08 rebounds as a senior ... All-Area and All-CCS selection FT Made: 17 at Saint Peter’s 11/15/08 #5 Sophomore Prentice Small ... appeared in 28 games last FT Att: 23 at Saint Peter’s 11/15/08 season ... career-high 19 points in win over Colgate ... named FT%: 75 vs. Rider 11/20/08 PL Rookie of the Week following that performance ... scored 13 Rebounds: 45 vs. Rider 11/20/08 points in fi rst-ever collegiate game at Cornell #10 Junior Zahir Carrington ... leading returning rebounder and Assists: 21 vs. Delaware State 11/17/08 shot blocker ... averaged 12.5 points and 4.1 rebounds last season Steals: 13 at Saint Peter’s 11/15/08 ... scored a career-high 27 points in win over Princeton ... notched Blocks: 4 at Saint Peter’s 11/15/08 fi r st career double-double (18 pts, 10 rebs) in win over Colgate ... Largest Win: 18 vs. Delaware State 11/17/08 scored in double fi gures 17 times Turnovers: 18 at Saint Peter’s 11/15/08 #15 Sophomore Rob Keefer ... 2008 Patriot League Rookie of the Fouls 20 vs. Delaware State 11/17/08 Year ... member of the PL All-Rookie Team ... six time PL Rookie of the Week (second most ever) ... scored career-best 17 points in LEHIGH TEAM GAME LOWS (2008-09) win over Bucknell ... fi nished third in the PL in three-point shooting ... hit for 10+ points 12 times Points: 68 vs. Rider 11/20/08 #20 Sophomore Luke Pelullo ... appeared in three games as a FG Made: 23 vs. Rider 11/20/08 freshman ... fi rst action came versus Stony Brook FG Att: 49 at Saint Peter’s 11/15/08 #21 Junior Matt Shamis ... will miss the season due to a knee FG%: 36 vs. Rider 11/20/08 injury ... appeared in 27 games last season, starting two Points in a half: 38 at Saint Peter’s (2nd) 11/15/08 #23 Sophomore Michael Ojo ... missed signifi cant time last year 3PT FG Made: 6 at Saint Peter’s 11/15/08 due to injury ... sank the fi rst two shots of his college career, both 3PT FG Att: 12 at Saint Peter’s 11/15/08 three-pointers ... appeared in six games 3PT FG%: 33 vs. Rider 11/20/08 #31 Justin Maneri ... two time All-League and All-County selection in high school ... Third-Team All-North Jersey honoree ... FT Made: 8 vs. Delaware State 11/17/08 averaged 17.9 points, 12.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks last season FTAtt: 11 vs. Delaware State 11/17/08 #32 Junior Dave Buchberger ... appeared in all 29 games, starting FT%: .727 vs. Delaware State 11/17/08 six of them ... scored career-high 21 points in fi rst ever start vs. Rebounds: 35 at Saint Peter’s 11/15/08 Stony Brook ... shot over 70 percent at the foul line ... ripped down Assists: 12 at Saint Peter’s 11/15/08 career-best six boards vs. Lafayette Steals: 4 vs. Delaware State 11/17/08 #33 Senior John Gourlay ... set career-highs in games played Blocks: 1 vs. Delaware State 11/17/08 (27), minutes (11.1) and free throw percentage (84.6) last season ... Turnovers: 9 vs. Delaware State 11/17/08 earned fi rst career start vs. Holy Cross ... set career high with two Fouls 19 at Saint Peter’s 11/15/08 blocks in win over Stony Brook #35 Senior Matt Szalachowski ... two time captain ... started ev- Largest Loss 1 vs. Rider 11/20/08 ery game but one last season ... scored a career-best 14 points vs. St. Peter’s and Columbia ... set career-high with six assists at Penn State ... member of the NABC Honor Roll and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll #40 Sophomore David Safstrom ... grew over one inch during the offseason ... appeared in ten games as a freshman ... pulled down two boards at Colgate #42 Senior Phil Anderson ... one of the top outside shooters on roster ... appeared in all 29 games a season ago ... scored a season- high 10 points in win over Harvard ... blocked 19 shots as a junior, which was second best on the team #44 Jordan Hamilton ... rated as the number four wing pros- pect in the state of Washington ... averaged 16.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game last season ... All-League honoree

Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2008-09 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME FOUR: LEHIGH VS. ST. FRANCIS (PA) • PAGE 6 THE LAST TIME... A LEHIGH TEAM... A LEHIGH PLAYER... Scored 100+ points Recorded a double-double in points and rebounds at Lafayette (1/23/04) 21 points, 10 rebounds - Bryan White Lehigh lost 111-104 OT vs. Army (3/5/08), Patriot League Tournament Lehigh lost 64-61 OT Scored 90+ points vs. Swarthmore (11/29/06) Recorded a double-double in points and assists Lehigh won 96-33 14 points, 10 assists - Jose Olivero vs. Monmouth (12/12/05) Scored 80+ points Lehigh won 71-57 vs. Quinnipiac (11/28/07) Lehigh lost 92-88 2 OT Scored 25+ points in a game 29 - Marquis Hall Allowed 90+ points at Colgate (2/20/08) vs. Quinnipiac (11/28/07) Lehigh lost 71-63 Lehigh lost 92-88 2 OT Scored 35+ points in a game Had fi ve players in double fi gures 45 - Joe Knight Olivero - 17, Carrington - 12, Page - 12, Szalachowski - 11, Mge- vs. Colgate (3/4/05 - Patriot League Tournament) broff - 10 Lehigh won 77-60 vs. Swarthmore (11/29/06) Lehigh won 96-33 Recorded 5 or more steals in a game 5 - Bryan White Had two players score 15+ points vs. Colgate (1/23/08) Carrington - 21, Hall - 20 Lehigh won 63-60 at Saint Peter’s (11/15/08) Lehigh won 79-62 Handed out 10 or more assists in a game 10 - Marquis Hall Had two players score 20+ points vs. Stony Brook (12/5/07) Carrington - 21, Hall - 20 Lehigh won 76-61 at Saint Peter’s (11/15/08) Lehigh won 79-62 Handed out 5 or more assists in a game 5 - Prentice Small Shot 50% or better from the fl oor vs. Rider (11/20/08) 51.8 (29-56) - vs. Delaware State (11/17/08) Lehigh lost 69-68 Lehigh won 76-58 Grabbed 10 or more rebounds in a game Shot 50% or better from three-point range 10 - Bryan White 50.0 (10-20) - vs. Delaware State (11/17/08) vs. Navy (2/13/08) Lehigh won 76-58 Lehigh lost 80-75

Did not hit a three-point shot Blocked 5 or more shots in a game 0-for-9, at Bucknell (1/30/08) 5 - Zahir Carrington Lehigh won 56-54 at Army (1/13/07) Lehigh lost 64-59 Played an overtime game vs. Army (3/5/08), Patriot League Tournament Made 10+ three pointers in a game Lehigh lost 64-61 10 - Joe Knight vs. Colgate (3/4/05) Played a double overtime game Lehigh won 77-60 vs. Quinnipiac (11/28/07) Lehigh lost 92-88 2 OT Made 5+ three-pointers in a game 5 - Marquis Hall Recorded ten steals at Penn State (12/31/07) 13 - at Saint Peter’s (11/15/08) Lehigh lost 81-68 Lehigh won 79-62 Hit a game-winning shot Forced 20 turnovers Dave Buchberger - three-pointer with 1:33 remaining 26 vs. Haverford (12/11/06) vs. Lafayette (1/26/08) Lehigh won 83-39 Lehigh won 60-55

GAME 1: Lehigh 79, Saint Peter’s 62 GAME 2: Lehigh 76, Delaware State 58 Nov. 15, 2008 Jersey City, N.J. Nov. 17, 2008 Bethlehem, Pa.

Lehigh (1-0) FG 3FG FT R A P TO BLK MIN Delaware State (1-2) FG 3FG FT R A P TO BLK MIN Zahir Carrington 8-14 0-0 5-6 5 0 21 0 1 30 Terrence Parkes 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 0 0 15 Phil Anderson 4-6 3-4 1-1 7 2 12 2 2 18 Frisco Sandidge 4-8 1-2 5 - 10 7 5 14 2 2 37 Marquis Hall 7-9 2-4 4-6 6 4 20 8 0 31 Trevor Welcher 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 6 4 0 0 28 Rob Keefer 4-9 1-2 0-0 1 0 9 3 0 17 Marcus Neal 0-0 0-0 1-2 2 1 1 4 0 24 Dave Buchberger 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 1 0 19 Donald Johnson 5-13 3-8 3-3 4 0 16 1 0 38 John Adams 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2 0 19 Fred Bouie 6-12 3-6 0-2 0 2 15 0 0 27 Prentice Small 3-4 0-0 5-7 1 3 11 1 0 16 Darrian David 0-1 0-1 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 5 Michael Ojo 1-2 0-1 0-1 7 0 2 0 0 12 Kris Douse 1-3 1-1 3-6 4 1 6 1 2 21 Justin Maneri 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 2 0 0 10 Jared Grady 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 5 John Gourlay 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 1 3 TOTALS 19-44 8-18 12-24 23 16 58 8 4 200 Matt Szlachowski 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 25 David Safstrom 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Lehigh (2-0) FG 3FG FT R A P TO BLK MIN Jordan Hamilton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Zahir Carrington 4-8 0-0 2-2 2 2 10 1 0 22 TOTALS 28-49 6-12 17-23 35 12 79 18 4 200 Phil Anderson 5-7 3-4 0-0 8 1 13 1 0 29 Marquis Hall 5-10 3-5 3-4 4 7 16 2 0 30 Saint Peter’s (0-1) FG 3FG FT R A P TO BLK MIN Rob Keefer 5-9 0-1 0-0 6 2 10 3 0 21 Ismaila Traore 2-2 0-0 1-3 3 1 5 2 0 21 Dave Buchberger 3-4 0-1 3-5 4 1 9 1 0 20 Ryan Bacon 5-9 0-0 1-4 7 2 11 3 1 31 John Adams 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 16 Akeem Gooding 0-4 0-1 1-3 1 0 1 2 1 21 Prentice Small 2-7 1-4 0-0 3 7 5 1 0 24 Wesley Jenkins 10-21 0-4 5-5 4 3 25 1 0 34 Luke Pelullo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Nick Leon 2-12 1-7 2-4 0 0 7 3 0 26 Michael Ojo 2-3 2-3 0-0 0 0 6 0 0 13 Brandon Hall 2-3 1-1 0-0 1 4 5 1 0 24 Justin Maneri 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 0 0 11 Kahlil Mumford 1-3 1-3 0-0 2 0 3 3 0 13 John Gourlay 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jordan Costner 1-3 0-0 3-4 8 1 5 1 0 23 Matt Szalachowski 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 9 Jack Hill 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 7 David Safstrom 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 23-59 3-16 13-23 29 11 62 16 2 200 Jordan Hamiton 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 29-56 10-20 8-11 37 21 76 9 1 200 Attendance: 1,163 Attendance: 930 Halftime: Lehigh 39, Saint Peter’s 31 Halftime: Lehigh 38, Delaware State 32

GAME 3: Rider 69, Lehigh 68 Nov. 20, 2008 Bethlehem, Pa.

Rider (1-1) FG 3FG FT R A P TO BLK MIN Mike Ringgold 5-12 0-0 1-4 7 1 11 2 1 34 Novar Gadson 6-8 0-0 5-8 1 2 17 2 1 22 Ryan Thompson 3-8 0-2 4-6 11 5 10 2 0 35 Matt Grifﬁ n 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 23 Lamar Johnson 6-12 6-12 2-2 4 4 20 1 2 38 Patrick Mansell 1-2 1-2 0-0 2 2 3 1 0 24 Brandon Penn 3-8 0-2 2-5 4 0 8 1 1 21 Kevin Vosilla 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TOTALS 24-53 7-20 14-25 34 17 69 9 5 200

Lehigh (2-1) FG 3FG FT R A P TO BLK MIN Zahir Carrington 5-10 0-0 5-6 5 0 15 2 0 25 Phil Anderson 4-10 2-3 0-0 6 1 10 0 1 31 Marquis Hall 2-11 1-7 2-5 4 3 7 2 0 23 Rob Keefer 3-9 1-4 4-4 3 1 11 1 0 24 Dave Buchberger 2-3 1-1 2-3 7 0 7 1 0 23 John Adams 1-5 0-0 2-2 7 1 4 1 0 19 Prentice Small 4-12 1-3 0-0 2 5 9 0 0 28 Michael Ojo 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 11 Justin Maneri 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 0 2 John Gourlay 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Matt Szalachowski 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 2 3 1 0 11 TOTALS 23-64 7-21 15-20 45 14 68 10 1 200

Attendance: 982

Halftime: Lehigh 37, Rider 25

1 MARQUIS HALL 31 JUSTIN MANERI SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 20 (11/15/08) ...... POINTS ...... 29 (2/20/08) 2, 2x (11/17/08) ...... POINTS ...... 2, 2x (11/17/08) 6 (11/15/08) ...... REBOUNDS ...... 7, 3x (1/26/07) 4 (11/17/08) ...... REBOUNDS ...... 4 (11/17/08) 7 (11/17/08) ...... ASSISTS ...... 10 (12/5/07) N/A ...... ASSISTS ...... N/A 2 (11/15/08) ...... STEALS ...... 4, 4x (12/1/07) N/A ...... STEALS ...... N/A

4 JOHN ADAMS 32 DAVE BUCHBERGER SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 4 (11/20/08) ...... POINTS ...... 4 (11/20/08) 9 (11/17/08) ...... POINTS ...... 21 (12/5/07) 7 (11/20/08) ...... REBOUNDS ...... 2 (11/15/08) 7 (11/20/08) ...... REBOUNDS ...... 7 (11/20/08) 1, 2x (11/20/08) ...... ASSISTS ...... 1, 2x (11/20/08) 1, 2x (11/17/08) ...... ASSISTS ...... 2, 4x (2/13/08) N/A ...... STEALS ...... N/A 2 (11/15/08) ...... STEALS ...... 2, 4x (11/15/08)

5 PRENTICE SMALL 33 JOHN GOURLAY SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 11 (11/15/08) ...... POINTS ...... 19 (1/23/08) N/A ...... POINTS ...... 10 (1/6/07) 3 (11/17/08) ...... REBOUNDS ...... 5 (11/14/07) 1, 2x (11/20/08) ...... REBOUNDS ...... 10 (2/26/06) 7 (11/17/08) ...... ASSISTS ...... 7 (11/17/08) N/A ...... ASSISTS ...... 2 (11/10/07) 1 (11/15/08) ...... STEALS ...... 3, 2x (1/6/08) 1 (11/15/08) ...... BLOCKS ...... 2 (12/5/07)

35 MATT SZALACHOWSKI 10 ZAHIR CARRINGTON SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 3, 2x (11/20/08) ...... POINTS ...... 14, 2x (1/2/08) 21 (11/15/08) ...... POINTS ...... 27 (1/6/08) 2 (11/20/08) ...... REBOUNDS ...... 7 (2/18/07) 5, 2x (11/20/08) ...... REBOUNDS ...... 10, 2x (1/23/08) 2, 2x (11/20/08) ...... ASSISTS ...... 6 (12/31/07) 2 (11/17/08) ...... ASSISTS ...... 4 (12/5/07) 3 (11/15/08) ...... STEALS ...... 3 (11/15/08) 1 (11/15/08) ...... BLOCKS ...... 5 (1/13/07) 40 DAVID SAFSTROM SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 15 ROB KEEFER N/A ...... POINTS ...... N/A SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 1 (11/17/08) ...... REBOUNDS ...... 2 (2/20/08) 11 (11/20/08) ...... POINTS ...... 17 (2/27/08) N/A ...... ASSISTS ...... N/A 6 (11/17/08) ...... REBOUNDS ...... 7 (12/28/07) N/A ...... BLOCKS ...... 1 (12/5/07) 2 (11/17/08) ...... ASSISTS ...... 3, 2x (2/9/08) 1, 2x (11/17/08) ...... STEALS ...... 2 (12/28/07) 42 PHIL ANDERSON SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 20 LUKE PELULLO 13 (11/17/08) ...... POINTS ...... 14 (1/13/07) SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 8 (11/17/08) ...... REBOUNDS ...... 8 (11/17/08) N/A ...... POINTS ...... N/A 2 (11/15/08) ...... ASSISTS ...... 3 (1/20/07) N/A ...... REBOUNDS ...... N/A 2 (11/15/08) ...... BLOCKS ...... 3 (1/10/07) N/A ...... ASSISTS ...... N/A N/A ...... STEALS ...... N/A 44 JORDAN HAMILTON SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 21 MATT SHAMIS N/A ...... POINTS ...... N/A SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH N/A ...... REBOUNDS ...... N/A N/A ...... POINTS ...... 8 (11/29/06) N/A ...... ASSISTS ...... N/A N/A ...... REBOUNDS ...... 3, 3x (2/20/08) N/A ...... BLOCKS ...... N/A N/A ...... ASSISTS ...... 4 (1/20/07) N/A ...... STEALS ...... 4 (11/29/06)

23 MICHAEL OJO SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 6 (11/17/08) ...... POINTS ...... 6 (11/17/08) 7 (11/15/08) ...... REBOUNDS ...... 7 (11/15/08) 1 (11/20/08) ...... ASSISTS ...... 1 (11/20/08) N/A ...... STEALS ...... 1 (1/6/08)

2008-09 ROSTERS NUMERICAL No. Name Class Pos Ht Wt Hometown/High School Major 1 Marquis Hall* Jr. G 6-0 180 Portland, Ore./Jefferson Finance 4 John Adams Fr. F 6-6 210 Cupertino, Calif./Archbishop Mitty Arts and Sciences 5 Prenctice Small So. G 5-9 180 North Babylon, N.Y./St John the Baptist Arts and Sciences 10 Zahir Carrington* Jr. F 6-7 225 Philadelphia, Pa./Masterman Sociology/Anthropology 15 Rob Keefer So. G 6-3 180 North Wales, Pa./Abington Friends Business 20 Luke Pelullo So. G 5-9 145 Philadelphia, Pa./Chestnut Hill Acad. Finance/Economics 21 Matt Shamis Jr. G 6-0 170 Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North Finance 23 Michael Ojo So. G 6-5 190 Santa Monica, Calif./Crossroads School Arts and Sciences 31 Justin Maneri Fr. F/C 6-8 240 Saddle Brook, N.J./Saddle Brook Arts and Sciences 32 Dave Buchberger Jr. G 6-3 200 Cincinnati, Ohio/Syacamore Supply Chain Mgmt. 33 John Gourlay Sr. C 7-0 245 Springs Village, Ark/Subiaco Acad. Urban Studies 35 Matt Szalachowski* Sr. G 6-3 190 Allentown, Pa./Blair Academy Accounting 40 David Safstrom So. C 7-1 235 Everett, Wash./Everett Engineering 42 Phil Anderson Sr. F 6-10 240 La Canada, Calif./La Canada Supply Chain Mgmt. 44 Jordan Hamilton Fr. F 6-6 190 Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep Arts and Sciences *Captain

ALPHABETICAL No. Name Class Pos Ht Wt Hometown/High School Major 4 John Adams Fr. F 6-6 210 Cupertino, Calif./Archbishop Mitty Arts and Sciences 42 Phil Anderson Sr. F 6-10 240 La Canada, Calif./La Canada Supply Chain Mgmt. 32 Dave Buchberger Jr. G 6-3 200 Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore Supply Chain Mgmt. 10 Zahir Carrington* Jr. F 6-7 225 Philadelphia, Pa./Masterman Sociology/Anthropology 33 John Gourlay Sr. C 7-0 245 Springs Village, Ark./Subiaco Acad. Urban Studies 1 Marquis Hall* Jr. G 6-0 180 Portland, Ore./Jefferson Finance 44 Jordan Hamilton Fr. F 6-6 190 Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep Arts and Sciences 15 Rob Keefer So. G 6-3 180 North Wales, Pa./Abington Friends Business 31 Justin Maneri Fr. F/C 6-8 240 Saddle Brook, N.J./Saddle Brook Arts and Sciences 23 Michael Ojo So. G 6-5 190 Santa Monica, Calif./Crossroads School Arts and Sciences 20 Luke Pelullo So. G 5-9 145 Philadelphia, Pa./Chestnut Hill Acad. Finance/Economics 40 David Safstrom So. C 7-1 235 Everett, Wash./Everett Engineering 21 Matt Shamis Jr. G 6-0 170 Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North Finance 5 Prentice Small So. G 5-9 180 North Babylon, N.Y./St John the Baptist Arts and Sciences 35 Matt Szalachowski* Sr. G 6-3 190 Allentown, Pa./Blair Academy Accounting *Captain

Head Coach: Brett Reed (Eckerd ‘95), second season Assistant Coaches: Matt Logie (Lehigh ‘03), Jon Weiner (Clark University ‘03) and Bryan White (Lehigh ‘08) Director of Basketball Operations: Dave Anderson (Concordia University ‘06) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Dave Buchberger (BUCK-burger) Zahir Carrington (zy-ear) John Gourlay (GORE-lay) Marquis Hall (mar-KEES) Michael Ojo (OH-joe) Luke Pelullo (PUH-lil-oh) David Safstrom (SAFF-strum) Matt Shamis (SHAY-mus) Prentice Small (PREN-tiss) Matt Szalachowski (Shal-UH-how-skee)

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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (2-1) (1-1) (1-0) (0-0) CONFERENCE...... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (2-1) (1-1) (1-0) (0-0)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------10 Carrington, Zahir.. 3-3 77 25.7 17-32 .531 0-0 .000 12-14 .857 7 5 12 4.0 9 1 2 3 1 5 46 15.3 01 Hall, Marquis...... 3-3 84 28.0 14-30 .467 6-16 .375 9-15 .600 1 13 14 4.7 5 0 14 12 0 4 43 14.3 42 Anderson, Phil..... 3-3 78 26.0 13-23 .565 8-11 .727 1-1 1.000 8 13 21 7.0 10 0 4 3 3 1 35 11.7 15 Keefer, Rob...... 3-3 62 20.7 12-27 .444 2-7 .286 4-4 1.000 3 7 10 3.3 5 0 3 7 0 2 30 10.0 05 Small, Prentice.... 3-0 68 22.7 9-23 .391 2-7 .286 5-7 .714 0 6 6 2.0 5 0 15 2 0 1 25 8.3 32 Buchberger, Dave... 3-3 62 20.7 6-8 .750 1-2 .500 5-8 .625 5 9 14 4.7 2 0 2 3 0 4 18 6.0 23 Ojo, Michael...... 3-0 36 12.0 4-8 .500 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 2 6 8 2.7 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 3.3 04 Adams, John...... 3-0 54 18.0 2-9 .222 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 10 10 3.3 8 0 2 3 1 0 6 2.0 35 Szalachowski, Matt. 3-0 45 15.0 2-5 .400 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0 3 3 1.0 3 0 4 1 0 4 6 2.0 31 Maneri, Justin..... 3-0 23 7.7 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1 4 5 1.7 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 1.3 33 Gourlay, John...... 3-0 8 2.7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 0.7 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 20 Pelullo, Luke...... 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 44 Hamilton, Jordan... 2-0 1 0.5 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 40 Safstrom, David.... 2-0 1 0.5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM...... 7 4 11 3.7 0 0 ------Total...... 3 600 80-169 .473 23-53 .434 40-54 .741 34 83 117 39.0 58 1 47 37 6 21 223 74.3 Opponents...... 3 600 66-156 .423 18-54 .333 39-72 .542 26 60 86 28.7 47 - 44 33 11 22 189 63.0

TEAM STATISTICS LEHIGH OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 223 189 11/15/08 at Saint Peter's College W 79-62 1163 Points per game...... 74.3 63.0 11/17/08 DELAWARE STATE W 76-58 930 Scoring margin...... +11.3 - 11/20/08 RIDER L 68-69 982 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 80-169 66-156 Field goal pct...... 473 .423 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 23-53 18-54 3-point FG pct...... 434 .333 3-pt FG made per game.. 7.7 6.0 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 40-54 39-72 Free throw pct...... 741 .542 REBOUNDS...... 117 86 Rebounds per game...... 39.0 28.7 Rebounding margin...... +10.3 - ASSISTS...... 47 44 Assists per game...... 15.7 14.7 TURNOVERS...... 37 33 Turnovers per game..... 12.3 11.0 Turnover margin...... -1.3 - Assist/turnover ratio.. 1.3 1.3 STEALS...... 21 22 Steals per game...... 7.0 7.3 BLOCKS...... 6 11 Blocks per game...... 2.0 3.7 WINNING STREAK...... 0 - Home win streak...... 0 - ATTENDANCE...... 1912 1163 Home games-Avg/Game.... 2-956 1-1163 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 0-0

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------Lehigh...... 114 109 - 223 Opponents...... 88 101 - 189