SCHEDULE/RESULTS (3-9, 0-0 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 Freshman Evan Taylor 21 at Drake L, 74-58 27 points over last two games 23 at Saint Mary’s L, 77-66 30 at Columbia L, 68-64 GAME 13: LEHIGH AT NAVY Dec. 4 at Saint Francis (Pa.) L, 77-69 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (3-9, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 7 YALE L, 78-65 at NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (6-5, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 21 at Auburn L, 74-51 29 at Princeton L, 71-62 THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2020 • 7 P.M. ALUMNI HALL (5,710) • ANNAPOLIS, MD. Jan. 2 at Navy* 7:00 PATRIOT LEAGUE NETWORK 5 LOYOLA* 2:00 8 at Boston University* 7:00 SETTING THE SCENE 11 AMERICAN* 7:00 Despite strong flashes of success, the Lehigh men’s basketball team has struggled in the win-loss column 15 NAVY* 7:00 so far this season, but will look to start fresh on Thursday night when it opens Patriot League play at 18 at Bucknell* 7:00 22 at Holy Cross* 7:00 Navy. Opening tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on the Patriot League Network. The Mountain Hawks have battled 25 LAFAYETTE* 12:00 through their nonleague schedule so far, currently owning the 22nd toughest schedule in the nation up 27 at American* 7:00 to this point (according to the Ken Pomeroy Ratings). Lehigh has had a number of competitive contests, in games that came down to the final minute, but have come up a little bit short. Feb. 1 ARMY WEST POINT* 7:00 Last time out, the Mountain Hawks fell at Princeton, a team that struggled to begin the year, but had 5 COLGATE* 7:00 won two of its previous three entering Sunday’s contest. Lehigh fell behind by 15 in the first half before 8 at Lafayette* 2:00 battling back to within two in the second. In the end, the Tigers used a late 6-0 surge to take an eight- 12 HOLY CROSS* 7:00 point lead, which proved too much for the Mountain Hawks to overcome. That loss snapped Lehigh’s 15 at Army West Point* 1:00 19 at Colgate* 7:00 already program-record three-game winning streak against Princeton. 23 BUCKNELL* 12:00 26 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* 7:00 The Mountain Hawks featured balanced scoring, with four players between 12 and 14 points. Freshman 29 at Loyola* TBA Evan Taylor led the way with 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Taylor has scored 27 points over his last two games, which includes Mar. shooting 10-of-11 from the charity stripe. Patriot League Tournament 3 First Round One game after eclipsing 1,000 career points, senior Jordan Cohen added 13 points, five rebounds and 5 Quarterfinals three assists. Junior James Karnik had 12 points and eight boards while sophomore Jeameril Wilson 8 Semifinals recorded 12 points and five boards. A season-high 20 turnovers hurt the Mountain Hawks, as did 10 11 Championship Game Princeton 3-pointers. Lehigh actually shot a better percentage from three (40.0 compared to 37.0 percent), All dates and times Eastern and subject to change but only had 10 attempts. The Mountain Hawks tied a season high for made free throws (16), attempting Home games in Bold CAPS *Patriot League opponent 18. Following Sunday’s effort, Lehigh is now 40th in the nation in free throw percentage (75.5 percent). The Mountain Hawks hope a challenging schedule will pay dividends in nonleague play. According to MEDIA INFORMATION kenpom.com, Lehigh’s strength of schedule is 22 (as of Wednesday, Dec. 31), easily the toughest in the Patriot League. The next toughest is Bucknell (80) followed by Holy Cross (147), Colgate (182), Boston Men’s Basketball Contact . Justin Lafleur University (199), American (237), Lafayette (268), Navy (287), Loyola (318) and Army West Point (345). Office ............................. (610) 758-6631 The Mountain Hawks have faced four teams in the top 100. Cell ...................................(610) 577-5222 E-mail [email protected] Mailing Address Lehigh will open Patriot League play on the road for the 18th time in 30 years. The Mountain Hawks are . 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 18-11 all-time in league openers, including 10-7 away from home. Navy will be Lehigh’s fifth different Press Row Phone ..................(610) 758-4903/4933 league-opening opponent since 2011-12. Overall, Thursday will be Lehigh’s seventh time on the road Website ............................Lehighsports.com in eight games. The Mountain Hawks finally return home on Sunday to host Loyola and for the first time all season, will have more games at home than on the road remaining. Game Coverage Radio/Internet: Fox Sports Radio 1230/1320 AM and 94.7 FM with Tom Fallon. Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 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 9.1 4.7 Seven games with 10+ points in 2019-20 (five all last season) Patriot League Champions: 2004, 2010, 2012 5 G 6-6 Fr. Evan Taylor 8.4 3.3 15 pts in debut, most by Lehigh player since A. Price in 2013 NCAA Tournament: 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2012 11 G 6-1 Sr. Jordan Cohen 14.2 3.9 2018-19 third team All-Patriot League 13 C 6-9 Jr. James Karnik 12.4 7.8 Four double-doubles this season 15 G 6-4 Fr. Reed Fenton 6.0 2.3 Scored 13 points in homecoming game at Saint Francis KEY RESERVES Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball 0 F 6-6 Fr. Jakob Alamudun 5.9 2.6 First team Los Angeles Times Daily Pilot Boys Dream Team on Facebook 2 G 6-2 Fr. Jake Betlow 3.2 0.3 Ranked among top 10 seniors in New Jersey www .facebook .com/LehighMensBasketball 4 G 6-3 Fr. Andrei Arion 0.3 2.4 Captain of U-16 Romanian National Team in FIBA European Champ and Twitter 20 G 6-4 Jr. Marques Wilson 5.7 2.9 Started final eight games of freshman year www .twitter .com/LehighMBB 25 F 6-7 Sr. Ed Porter 2.2 2.8 13-of-16 field goals, 3-of-3 from the free throw line last year 44 C 6-11 So. Nic Lynch -- -- Three double-doubles last year Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 13: LEHIGH AT NAVY • JANUARY 2, 2020 • PAGE 2 IF LEHIGH BEATS NAVY NAVY SERIES HISTORY TONIGHT’S GAME - Lehigh would snap a seven-game losing streak. - Lehigh would pick up its second road victory of Overall: Navy leads, 49-32 Lehigh won both meetings against Navy last season Last Meeting: Feb. 9, 2019 the season, snapping a seven-game losing streak to pull within 49-32 in the all-time series. The Moun- Last Result: Lehigh, 83-57 tain Hawks have had strong success vs. the Mids as away from home. Current Streak: Lehigh - 2 wins of late. Despite Navy winning three of four between - The Mountain Hawks would win their fourth Last 10: Lehigh, 6-4 2017 and 2018, Lehigh has still won 16 of the last 20 straight Patriot League opener. heading into Thursday’s game. The teams first met - Lehigh would improve to 19-11 all-time in league Last 10 meetings: in 1910-11, a 31-24 Navy victory. Lehigh’s first win openers, including 11-7 away from home. was in 1925-26 by a 25-23 final. Feb. 9, 2019 at Lehigh Lehigh, 83-57 - The Mountain Hawks would win their third straight Jan. 23, 2019 at Navy Lehigh, 85-74 over Navy and beat Navy for the 17th time in their Jan. 27, 2018 at Lehigh Navy, 77-75 LAST MEETING Jan. 2, 2018 at Navy Navy, 78-66 BETHLEHEM, Pa. (2/9/19) - The Lehigh men’s bas- last 21 tries. ketball team responded from a tough loss to Colgate - The Mountain Hawks would improve to 32-21 Feb. 15, 2017 at Lehigh Lehigh, 74-55 by defeating Navy Saturday afternoon at Stabler overall over their last 53 games dating back to the Jan. 18, 2017 at Navy Navy, 75-72 Arena, using a strong defensive effort throughout the end of the 2017-18 season. Mar. 3, 2016* at Lehigh Lehigh, 65-63 contest to hold the Midshipmen to only 57 points in Feb. 17, 2016 at Navy Lehigh, 77-74 a 83-57 win. Saturday’s game was part of Diversity Jan. 20, 2016 at Lehigh Navy, 69-64 and Inclusion day, presented by Lehigh’s Office of LEHIGH IN PATRIOT LEAGUE OPENERS Feb. 18, 2015 at Navy Lehigh, 59-53 Diversity, Inclusion and Equity. The point total tied The Mountain Hawks have impressed in their first *Patriot League Quarterfinals a season-best for the Mountain Hawks’ defense, who Patriot League games, posting a 18-11 record in also allowed 57 in November vs. Princeton. Junior league openers. Only 12 of those 29 games have LAST GAME VS. NAVY NOTABLES Pat Andree led the Lehigh offense with 22 points, been at home, with Lehigh posting a 8-4 mark in - Lehigh bounced back from its largest defeat of shooting 5-of-7 from three.