Game Nineteen Lehigh at Army 11307.Indd

Game Nineteen Lehigh at Army 11307.Indd

LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME NINETEEN: LEHIGH AT ARMY Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (7-11, 2-0) AT ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS (10-7, 0-2) 10 at Oregon $ L, 77-65 11 vs. Portland State $ L, 94-90 CHRISTL ARENA (5,043) • WEST POINT, NY 12 vs. Cal-State Northridge $ L, 74-68 JANUARY 13, 2007 •1:00 17 CORNELL W, 90-71 19 SACRED HEART W, 72-63 22 at Quinnipiac L, 71-55 SETTING THE SCENE 25 at Harvard L, 83-75 After snapping an 11-game road losing streak, Lehigh heads back out looking for two 27 at Notre Dame L, 93-87 straight wins away from home, as the Mountain Hawks travel to West Point to take 29 SWARTHMORE W, 96-33 Dec. on the Black Knights of Army. Lehigh has never lost to Army in competitive results 2 C. CONNECTICUT ST. W, 55-52 under Billy Taylor, and owns a record of 9-0 versus the service academies (Army, Navy) 6 at Princeton L, 44-43 under its headman in road games. The Mountain Hawks defeated Navy in Annapo- 9 at Miami L, 79-58 11 HAVERFORD W, 83-39 lis on Wednesday evening on the strength of a pair of 17-point games by seniors Jose 22 at Rutgers L, 67-61 Olivero and Kyle Neptune to move to 2-0 in league action. Army meanwhile enters 29 at Monmouth L, 67-39 today’s games following a loss to Holy Cross in Worcester on Tuesday evening, the Black Jan. Knights second straight league loss and third straight overall. 2 COLUMBIA L, 55-54 6 AMERICAN* W, 51-49 10 at Navy* W, 71-61 13 at Army* 1:00 TODAYS’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS 17 COLGATE* 7:05 No. Pos. Cl. Name PPG RPG Note 20 LAFAYETTE* 7:35 1 G Fr. Marquis Hall 8.7 4.4 ast. Three-time PL Rookie of the Week 23 at Bucknell* 7:00 26 at Holy Cross* 9:00 13 G Sr. Jose Olivero 16.7 3.5 Seventh in LU history w/ 1,555 pts Feb. 20 F Jr. Bryan White 5.9 5.1 Avg. 8.4 pts. and 5.8 rebs in last 5 3 at American* 7:30 5 F Sr. Kyle Neptune 11.3 4.8 Led LU in scoring in 2 of last 3 7 NAVY* 7:05 42 F So. Phil Anderson 4.6 2.8 Hit game-winner versus American 10 ARMY* 7:35 14 at Colgate* 7:00 18 at Lafayette* 12:00 Lehigh Top Reserves 21 BUCKNELL* 7:05 3 C Sr. Jason Mgebroff 10.8 5.8 Will miss next 3-5 weeks w/ injury 25 HOLY CROSS* 1:05 28 Patriot League Tournament TBA 10 F Fr. Zahir Carrington 4.9 3.1 10 points, 6 rebs vs. Haverford Mar. 11 G Sr. Adam Hyncik 2.0 0.3 Career-high 5 points at Rutgers 4 Patriot League Tournament TBA 21 G Fr. Matt Shamis 1.8 1.1 4 pts vs. Col. - most since 12/11/06 9 Patriot League Championship TBA 23 F So. Greg Page 2.3 1.3 12 pts, 10 rebs vs Swarthmore *Patriot League Game $Basketball Travelers Classic (Eugene, Oregon) 33 C So. John Gourlay 1.2 0.5 Career-high 10 pts. in win over AU All times Eastern and subject to change 32 G Fr. Dave Buchberger 1.3 1.9 Averaging 10.3 minutes in last 4 35 G So. Matt Szalachowski 2.6 0.6 Missed four games before Navy MEDIA INFORMATION LEHIGH HEAD COACH BILLY TAYLOR Contact: Mike Stagnitta Two-time Patriot League Coach of the Year Billy Taylor (Notre Dame ‘95) is in his fi fth Offi ce . (610) 758-6631 season guiding the Mountain Hawk program. In his rookie campaign, Taylor led Le- Cell: . (610) 509-6848 high to the second largest turnaround in America, with 11 more wins than the season be- E-mail: . [email protected] fore. In 2003-04, the Aurora, Illinois native took the Brown and White to its fi rst NCAA Press Row . 610-758-4903/4933 Tournament since 1988, and guided the Mountain Hawks to their fi rst-ever Patriot League regular season and tournament championships. Taylor has also led Lehigh to Radio and Internet audio: Today’s game will two of the winningest seasons in school history, 2003-04 (20 wins) and 2005-06 (19 wins). be broadcast live on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 AM as well as lehighsports. IF LEHIGH WINS... com beginning at 12:30, with veteran Matt - Lehigh would improve to 3-0 in Patriot League play for the fi fth consecutive season Kerr and former Lehigh standout Greg - The Mountain Hawks would win back-to-back road games for the fi rst time since Feb- Falkenbach ‘72. ruary 8 and 11, 2006 (Navy, Army) Internet Video: Available on lehighsports. PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS com as part of the Patriot League All-Ac- 2004 cess package. Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2006-07 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS BASKETBALL • GAME NINETEEN: AT ARMY • PAGE 2 TODAY’S GAME D-FENSE! Through two league games, Lehigh leads the Patriot League in scoring defense (55.0 ppg), fi eld goal percentage defense (.337%), defensive rebounds (23.5 rpg), and blocked Lehigh gets set to meet Army for the shots (4.50) and is second in steals (7.50) and three-point fi eld goal percentage defense 81st time here this afternoon with the (.349%). Black Knights holding a 53-27 lead. Lehigh has won the past eight meetings MAKING HIS MARQ versus the Black Knights, including four Freshman Marquis Hall has started to come on strong of late for Lehigh, averaging 12.2 straight at West Point. points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists, while shooting 48 percent from the fi eld and 52 percent from three-point range in his last fi ve ballgames. Hall, who is among the league THE LAST MEETING leaders in assists, steals and assist/turnover ratio, has been named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week in each of the last two weeks. WEST POINT, N.Y. (2/11/06) - Be- hind a stellar defensive effort Lehigh downed Army 69-44 at Christl Arena THE MAGIC NUMBER to improve to 9-1 in Patriot League Lehigh allowed just 49 points in its league opening victory against American, marking play for the fi rst-time ever. Joe Knight the fi fth time this season the Mountain Hawks have surrendered fewer than 60 points. scored a game-high 16 points for the Over the past three seasons, the Brown and White is 26-8 when holding teams to under Mountain Hawks, as Lehigh forced the 60. Black Knights into a tough 30 percent shooting afternoon, and out rebounded DO YOU REMEMBER? their opponent 43-25. The Mountain Lehigh goes for three straight wins this afternoon, which would mark the fi rst time since Hawks extended to a 29-point lead with February 11, 15, and 19, 2006 that the Mountain Hawks won three in a row. Lehigh de- 8:40 to go following a set of free throws feated Army, Colgate and Lafayette in succession at the tailend of a six-game win streak. by Kyle Neptune, a jumper from Jose Olivero and back-to-back lay ups by Knight and Mgebroff. Every Lehigh GET THAT SHOT OUTTA HERE! player saw time and pulled down at Lehigh tied its season high with six blocked shots in the win at Navy. The Mountain least one rebound as the Brown and Hawks enter today’s game leading the Patriot League at 4.50 blocks per game during White won its eighth straight game league play. against the Black Knights. BALANCING ACT LAST TIME OUT Lehigh’s offensive performance at Navy was one of its best of the season. The Mountain ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Lehigh placed Hawks placed four players in double fi gures, sank ten three-pointers and handed out four players in double fi gures led by 16 assists on 23 fi eld goals. Lehigh has now won three of its last four games when four seniors Kyle Neptune and Jose Olivero players hit for double fi gures. with 17 points each as the Mountain Hawks snapped an 11-game road losing streak with a 71-61 victory over Navy at SCOUTING THE BLACK KNIGHTS... Alumni Hall. Freshman Marquis Hall Head coach Jim Crews (Indiana ‘76) is in his fi fth season at the helm of the Army pro- and sophomore Phil Anderson added gram ... Crews enters this afternoon’s game with 324 career coaching victories, which 13 and 10 points respectively, as Lehigh places him in the top-50 for active coaches ... this is the latest that Army has been above improves to 2-0 in Patriot League play .500 since the 1984-85 season when the team was 11-6 through the fi rst 17 games ... team- for the fi fth consecutive season. As a mates Jarell Brown (17.8) and Matt Bell (15.5) is the Patriot League’s leading pair of scor- team, the Mountain Hawks sank ten ers, averaging 33.3 points per game, while Lehigh’s Jose Olivero (16.7) and Kyle Neptune three-pointers on the evening, led by (11.3) are third at 28.0 ppg ... Army’s ten wins this season mark just the third time since Neptune’s four. Kaleo Kina scored a the 1996-97 season that the Black Knights have recorded double digit victories.

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