SCHEDULE/RESULTS (7-18, 4-9 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH Nov. 5 MONMOUTH L, 66-62 9 at Albany W, 74-70 MEN’S BASKETBALL 12 CAIRN W, 80-43 16 at Virginia Tech L, 79-53 18 MISERICORDIA W, 87-68 Sophomore Nic Lynch 21 at Drake L, 74-58 Career-high 25 points in first meeting against Army 23 at Saint Mary’s L, 77-66 30 at Columbia L, 68-64 GAME 26: LEHIGH AT ARMY WEST POINT Dec. 4 at Saint Francis (Pa.) L, 77-69 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (7-18, 4-9 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 7 YALE L, 78-65 at ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (12-12, 7-6 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 21 at Auburn L, 74-51 29 at Princeton L, 71-62 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2020 • 1 P.M. CHRISTL ARENA (5,043) • WEST POINT, N.Y. Jan. 2 at Navy* L, 64-58 PATRIOT LEAGUE NETWORK 5 LOYOLA* W, 78-71 8 at Boston University* L, 84-67 SETTING THE SCENE 11 AMERICAN* W, 82-73 Riding back-to-back wins for the first time in the Patriot League season, the Lehigh men’s basket- 15 NAVY* L, 88-83 18 at Bucknell* L, 72-56 ball team travels to Army West Point on Saturday for a big matchup against the Black Knights. 22 at Holy Cross* L, 96-95 (OT) Opening tipoff is set for 1 p.m. on the Patriot League Network. With their consecutive victories, 25 LAFAYETTE* L, 74-56 the Mountain Hawks have jumped to eighth place in the standings with five games still remaining 27 at American* L, 77-56 and an opportunity to climb higher. Feb. Lehigh stands 4-9 in league play and is a game behind Bucknell for seventh, with a home matchup 1 ARMY WEST POINT* L, 80-79 against the Bison on Feb. 23. The Mountain Hawks are three games behind Lafayette, Navy and 5 COLGATE* L, 81-51 Army, all tied for fourth place. 8 at Lafayette* W, 62-59 12 HOLY CROSS* W, 89-82 15 at Army West Point* 1:00 In Saturday’s win at Lafayette, defense stole the show as the Mountain Hawks held the high-pow- 19 at Colgate* 7:00 ered Leopards’ offense to 59 points. Then on Wednesday, Lehigh’s offense stole the show, scoring 23 BUCKNELL* 12:00 89 points - the Mountain Hawks’ second highest scoring outburst of the season, only trailing the 26 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* 7:00 95 points at Holy Cross last month. A number of Lehigh players stood out, led by a career-high 29 at Loyola* 5:00 19 points from sophomore Jeameril Wilson. At halftime, junior Marques Wilson was on pace for a triple double. He fell a little short, but still posted impressive numbers - 16 points, career-high Mar. nine assists, six rebounds and two steals. Marques even took two charges. Meanwhile, senior Patriot League Tournament 3 First Round Jordan Cohen scored 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting while a pair of Mountain Hawks fresh into 5 Quarterfinals the lineup after returning from injuries scored nine apiece off the bench. Junior James Karnik 8 Semifinals had nine on 3-of-4 from the field in his first game since Jan. 5 after missing 10 games. Freshman 11 Championship Game Evan Taylor got his shot going as well, also finishing with nine. All dates and times Eastern and subject to change Wednesday marked Lehigh’s first win of the season on a Wednesday, and first victory when Home games in Bold CAPS *Patriot League opponent allowing 80 or more points. It also snapped a mini two-game losing skid against the Crusaders. The Mountain Hawks shot 50.0 percent from the field (31-of-62) and outrebounded Holy Cross, 35-23. Thirteen of Lehigh’s rebounds were on the offensive glass, led by four from Jeameril Wilson MEDIA INFORMATION and three from freshman Reed Fenton. With the win, the Mountain Hawks snapped a four-game Men’s Basketball Contact . Justin Lafleur home losing streak and improved to 29-7 in the month of February dating back to 2016. Head Office ............................. (610) 758-6631 coach Brett Reed, who has helped lead the charge, coached his 400th career game Wednesday Cell ...................................(610) 577-5222 night (and picked up his 225th win). E-mail [email protected] Mailing Address Lehigh will look to avenge a heartbreaking one-point defeat against Army West Point on Feb. 1, . 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 Press Row Phone ..................(610) 758-4903/4933 a game that came down until the final second, literally. Cohen’s jumper was off the mark, then Website ............................Lehighsports.com sophomore Nic Lynch grabbed the rebound and got a pretty good look, but it wouldn’t fall as the Black Knights pulled it out. The second half saw three ties and nine lead changes. Game Coverage Radio/Internet: Fox Sports Radio 1230/1320 AM and 94.7 FM with Tom Fallon. Pregame coverage begins at 1:30 P.M. TONIGHT’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS TV: Patriot League Network No. Pos. Ht. Cl. Name PPG RPG Notes 1 F 6-7 So. Jeameril Wilson 9.5 4.9 15 games with 10+ points in 2019-20 (five all last season) Patriot League Champions: 2004, 2010, 2012 11 G 6-1 Sr. Jordan Cohen 14.8 3.4 2018-19 third team All-Patriot League NCAA Tournament: 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2012 15 G 6-4 Fr. Reed Fenton 7.2 2.4 Scored career-high 19 points win win over Loyola (1/5) 20 G 6-4 Jr. Marques Wilson 9.3 3.6 Double-figure points in seven straight games (1/2-1/22) 44 C 6-11 So. Nic Lynch 9.5 5.2 Career-high tying 16 points vs. Navy (1/15) Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball KEY RESERVES 0 F 6-6 Fr. Jakob Alamudun 4.3 2.5 First team Los Angeles Times Daily Pilot Boys Dream Team on Facebook 2 G 6-2 Fr. Jake Betlow 2.5 0.5 Ranked among top 10 seniors in New Jersey www .facebook .com/LehighMensBasketball 4 G 6-3 Fr. Andrei Arion 0.2 1.6 Captain of U-16 Romanian National Team in FIBA European Champ and Twitter 5 G 6-6 Fr. Evan Taylor 8.2 3.8 15 pts in debut, most by Lehigh player since A. Price in 2013 www .twitter .com/LehighMBB 13 C 6-9 Jr. James Karnik 12.1 7.3 Four double-doubles this season 25 F 6-7 Sr. Ed Porter 2.5 2.3 13-of-16 field goals, 3-of-3 from the free throw line last year Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 26: LEHIGH AT ARMY WEST POINT • FEBRUARY 15, 2020 • PAGE 2 IF LEHIGH BEATS ARMY WEST POINT ARMY WEST POINT SERIES HISTORY TONIGHT’S GAME - Lehigh would improve to 30-7 in the month of Overall: Army leads, 65-46 Army’s win on Feb. 1 snapped Lehigh’s four-game February dating back to February of 2016. Last Meeting: Feb. 1, 2020 winning streak against the Black Knights. Army - The Mountain Hawks would beat Army for the now leads the all-time series, 65-46. Last season, Last Result: Army, 80-79 fifth time in their last six tries and eighth time in Current Streak: Army - 1 win the Mountain Hawks erased three double-figure their last 10 attempts. second-half deficits (18, 11 and 15) to win them all, Last 10: Lehigh, 7-3 with the final victory sending Lehigh to the Patriot - Lehigh would win at Army for the fifth time in its League Semifinals. The Mountain Hawks have won last six tries. Last 10 meetings: four of the last five at Army overall, most recently - The Mountain Hawks would win their third straight Feb. 1, 2020 at Lehigh Army, 80-79 winning 75-70 last season. The first-ever meeting game for the first time all season. * Mar. 7, 2019 at Lehigh Lehigh, 75-70 between the two sides came in 1906-07, a 26-24 - If Bucknell also loses (at home vs. American), the Feb. 20, 2019 at Lehigh Lehigh, 91-81 Lehigh victory. Army won the next matchup in 1914-15 by a 19-6 final. Mountain Hawks would move into a tie for seventh Feb. 2, 2019 at Army Lehigh, 75-70 place in the Patriot League standings. Feb. 17, 2018 at Lehigh Lehigh, 84-53 LAST MEETING - Army would become the fourth team the Mountain Jan. 20, 2018 at Army Army, 93-81 BETHLEHEM, Pa. (2/1/20) – Sophomore Nic Lynch Hawks split the season series with (also American, Feb. 25, 2017 at Lehigh Lehigh, 83-69 paced the Lehigh men’s basketball offense with Lafayette and Holy Cross). Dec. 30, 2016 at Army Lehigh, 66-59 a career-high 25 points and career-high tying 13 Feb. 27, 2016 at Army Lehigh, 82-72 rebounds, but Tommy Funk carried visiting Army Dec. 30, 2015 at Lehigh Army, 88-82 West Point, scoring 33 points to lead the Black THRILLER AT LAFAYETTE (FEB. 8) *Patriot League Tournament Knights to a slim 80-79 victory over the Mountain - Lehigh picked up a gritty 62-59 win at archrival Hawks on Saturday evening in Stabler Arena. Lehigh Lafayette, holding the Leopards to their second had two chances in the final seconds for the win, but LAST GAME VS. ARMY NOTABLES the shots were just a little off the mark.