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LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME NINETEEN: LEHIGH VS ARMY Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. LEHIGH (9-9, 3-2 PATRIOT LEAGUE) VS ARMY (3-14, 1-4 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 19 at Penn State L, 73-64 21 at Long Island L, 66-56 STABLER ARENA (5,600) • BETHLEHEM, PA 24 Sacred Heart W, 58-52 JANUARY 28, 2005 • 7:00 27 Dartmouth W, 60-50 30 Albany W, 72-61 Dec. SETTING THE SCENE 4 at Stony Brook L, 56-49 Lehigh opens up a four-game homestand this evening as the Mountain Hawks wel- 6 Columbia L, 75-61 come the Black Knights of Army to Stabler Arena. Lehigh has played eight of its past 15 Eastern W, 65-39 18 at Harvard L, 67-56 ten contests on the road, and has not played back-to-back home games since December 21 at Xavier L, 69-63 6 and 15 (Columbia, Eastern). The Brown and White has never lost to a service acad- 29 at Towson W, 64-61 emy (Army, Navy) under head coach Billy Taylor, compiling a record of 10-0 in those Jan. games, 4-0 in Stabler Arena. Lehigh has not lost to a service academy since February 2, 2 at Wagner W, 59-45 4 Cornell L, 55-45 2002 when Navy defeated the Brown and White 66-61 at Stabler Arena. The Mountain 8 at American* W, 56-53 Hawks have won eight straight league games at Stabler Arena and are 29-5 all-time at 12 Lafayette* W, 63-55 home under Billy Taylor, including a 13-2 mark in Patriot League contests. 15 at Navy* W, 72-67 21 at Colgate* L, 61-54 23 at Bucknell* L, 65-63 TONIGHT’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS 28 Army* 7:00 30 Holy Cross* 2:00 No. Pos. Cl. Name PPG RPG Note Feb. 13 G So. Jose Olivero 12.0 3.2 81% on FT’s in league play 4 Colgate* 7:00 10 G Jr. Joe Knight 11.8 3.7 (apg) 5.2 assts. in PL play (leads league) 6 Bucknell* 1:00 3 C So. Jason Mgebroff 8.6 4.2 25 pts. vs Army on 2/20/04 11 at Army* 7:00 13 at Holy Cross* 2:00 34 F Sr. Earl Nurse 4.6 5.7 5th in PL in rebounding 19 Navy* 7:00 11 F Sr. Nick Monserez 9.2 4.8 Career-high 22 pts., 6 3FG’s at BU 23 American* 7:00 Lehigh Top Reserves 26 at Lafayette* 7:00 Mar. 1 G Fr. Erik Smith 2.6 0.6 14 minutes, 3 assists at American 4-6 Patriot League Tournament TBA 5 G/F So. Kyle Neptune 3.0 1.9 Dbl. figure mins. last three gms. 11 Patriot League Championship 4:30 21 G Jr. Mitch Gilfillan 3.8 0.9 50 percent FG’s in league play *Patriot League Game 40 F/C Sr. Dayne Mickelson 2.6 3.1 Avg. 18 minutes in league play All times Eastern Bold = Tonight’s Game 44 F/C Jr. Mike Fischman 2.1 1.3 5 rebs. in 9 minutes at Colgate MEDIA INFORMATION LEHIGH HEAD COACH BILLY TAYLOR Billy Taylor (Notre Dame ‘95) is in his third season and has an overall record of 45-32, Contact: earning Patriot League Coach of the Year honors in each of his first two seasons. In his Mike Stagnitta rookie campaign, Taylor led the Mountain Hawks to an 11-game improvement over Office . (610) 758-6631 the season before, the second largest turnaround in America. Last season the Aurora, Cell: . (610) 509-6848 Illinois native led Lehigh to its first ever Patriot League regular season and tournament E-mail: . [email protected] championships, and an NCAA Tournament apperance for the first time since 1988. Press Row: . (610) 758-4903 . (610) 758-4933 MONSEREZ’S MAGIC TOUCH Media Coverage: Senior captain Nick Monserez is enjoying his best season in a Lehigh uniform, having Television: Tonight’s game will be already surpassed his point total from all of last year in just 18 games. The Cincinnati televised live on Service Electric 2 native has been outstanding in league play, averaging 13 points per game, including a Sports with Mike Zambelli, Nathan 22-point, eight rebound effort on Sunday at Bucknell. Monserez spiced his showing Jameson and Rich Baksa. with a career-best six shots from behind the arc. Patriot League Games Only (Rank): Points - 13.0 (7th), Field Goal% - 50% (6th), Three-point% - 44% (6th), Three-point FG Radio and Internet: Tonight’s game can made - 12 (3rd), Rebounds - 5.2 (11th), Steals - 1.40 (12th) be heard live on ESPN Radio 1230 AM and 1320 AM with Matt Kerr and Greg Falkenbach beginning at 6:30. The game can also be heard live on PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS lehighsports.com. 2004 Lehigh Athletic Media Relations Experience• 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, FootballPA • Phone 610-758-3174 2003 • Fax 610-758-4407 GAME NINETEEN: LEHIGH VS ARMY • PAGE 2 THERE’S A HEAT WAVE IN JANUARY TONIGHT’S GAME Lehigh has enjoyed its most success under Billy Taylor in the first month of the year. The Mountain Hawks are 17-7 in January under Taylor, good for a winning percentage LEHIGH VS. ARMY of .708. It is by far Taylor’s best month, when compared to November (.500) December (.555) February (.600) and March (.500). Lehigh is 10-1 at home under Taylor in January, This will be the 76th all-time meeting with a ten-point average margin of victory. between these long-time foes, with the Black Knights holding a commanding 53-22 advantage. The 75 all-time POINTS AT A PREMIUM games against Army are the third most Tonight’s game figures to be a low-scoring affair, as it features the two-lowest scoring among league opponents for Lehigh teams in the Patriot League. Lehigh averages 60 points and Army, 56, and neither team behind Lafayette and Bucknell. The shoots over 41 percent from the field or 35 percent from behind the arc. The two teams Mountain Hawks have won four also do not surrender many points, as the Mountain Hawks are third in the Patriot straight against the Black Knights, with League in scoring defense at 59.4, and the Black Knights fifth, at 64.6. Lehigh is cur- the last loss coming on February 2, rently ninth in America in field goal percentage defense at 37.9% and 18th in scoring 2002, a 77-72 decision at Stabler Arena. defense. LEHIGH LEADERS IN ‘04-05 WHO WILL BE NEXT? Jose Olivero 12.0 points/game Lehigh has gotten contributions from many players this season, including some in an Earl Nurse 5.7 rebounds/game unlikely manner. The Mountain Hawks have been led in scoring by five different Joe Knight 3.72 assists/game players, in rebouding by six different players and in assists by six different players. Joe Knight 1.72 steals/game Versus Navy, point guard Joe Knight grabbed a career-high nine rebounds, center Jason Earl Nurse 0.89 blocks/game Mgebroff dished out a career-high five assists, and swing forward Nick Monserez rejected a career-best three shots. Knight has led the Brown and White in either points, LAST TIME OUT rebounds or assists in all but one game this season. LEHIGH AT BUCKNELL Lewisburg, PA - Abe Badmus sunk a NOT THAT FAR OFF three-pointer with six seconds remain- Despite dropping its last two games in league play, the Mountain Hawks are just one ing to lift Bucknell to a wild 65-63 game off of last year’s pace in Patriot League action. Here is how Lehigh fared last victory over Lehigh on Sunday season through 18 games: afternoon. The Mountain Hawks had 2003-04 2004-05 rallied to take the lead in the final Record 11-7 9-9 minute and had one last shot at League Record 4-1 3-2 winning, but Earl Nurse’s three-point Scoring Defense 63.5 59.4 attempt rolled off the rim. Senior Nick FG % Defense .424 .379 Monserez scored a career-high 22 Three-point FG’s 113 114 points, including six three-pointers for Assists 12.7 13.6 Lehigh. Home Attendance 759 avg. (8 gms) 845 avg. (7 gms) ARMY VS. NAVY West Point, NY - The Black Knights SCOUTING ARMY... picked up their first win over a Divsion The Black Knights and Mountain Hawks have five common out of conference oppo- I team as well as their first league nents (Sacred Heart, Stony Brook, Albany, Cornell, Columbia) ... Army has just one victory of the season on Sunday, as junior and one senior on its entire roster ... Matt Bell was named Patriot League Player they downed the Midshipmen 63-43 on of the Week in late November following a 34-point outburst at New Hampshire ... the Sunday. Matt Bell tossed in 20 points Black Knights are 0-7 on the road this season and have lost ten straight outside of West for Army, as three Black Knights Point, dating back to February 14, 2004 when they defeated Colgate in Hamilton, NY reached double figures, ending Army’s eight-game losing streak. PROBABLE STARTERS: TALE OF THE TAPE No. Pos. Cl. Name PPG RPG 2004-05 Statistics 21 F So. Cory Sinning 5.9 3.4 LU ARMY 33 F So. Colin Harris 9.6 3.9 Points 60.0 55.7 40 C So. Jimmy Sewell 5.3 4.3 FG% .385 .402 11 G So.

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