5 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (1-8, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH Nov. 13 at Syracuse (ESPN3) L, 57-47 16 at Canisius (ESPN3) L, 98-89 19 YALE (PLN) L, 79-67 MEN’S BASKETBALL 22 at Columbia L, 88-61 25 at #12 Virginia (ESPN3) L, 80-54 28 at #15/16 Purdue (ESPN3) L, 77-55 Freshman Kyle Leufroy Patriot League Rookie of the Week (12/7) Dec. 2 at Saint Francis (Pa.) L, 84-73 5 ROCHESTER COLLEGE (PLN) W, 84-50 GAME 10: MOUNT ST. MARY’S AT LEHIGH 17 at Robert Morris L, 69-67 19 MOUNT ST. MARY’S (PLN) 7:00 MOUNT ST. MARY’S MOUNTAINEERS (3-7, 0-0 NEC) 22 STONY BROOK (PLN) 7:00 30 ARMY WEST POINT* (PLN) 7:00 at LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (1-8, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2015 • 7:00 PM Jan. 2 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* (PLN) 2:00 6 at Loyola* (PLN) 7:30 STABLER ARENA (5,600) • BETHLEHEM, PA. 9 at American* (PLN) 2:00 PATRIOT LEAGUE NETWORK 11 BUCKNELL* (CBS SN) 7:30 16 at Holy Cross* (PLN) 1:00 20 NAVY* (PLN) 7:00 SETTING THE SCENE 23 at Lafayette* (PLN) 2:00 After playing seven of its first nine games on the road, the Lehigh men’s basketball team begins a four- 27 COLGATE* (PLN) 7:00 game homestand on Saturday when the Mountain Hawks host Mount St. Mary’s at 7 p.m. Continuing 31 at Boston University* (CBS SN) 12:00 Lehigh’s challenging nonleague schedule, the Mountaineers were preseason favorites in the NEC, but enter with a 3-7 record due in large part to a challenging schedule of their own. Both squads look to gain Feb. 3 LOYOLA* (PLN) 7:00 momentum heading into conference play. Junior Tim Kempton will be recognized prior to Saturday’s 6 AMERICAN* (PLN 7:00 game for recently eclipsing 1,000 career points. 10 at Bucknell* (ASN/PLN) 7:00 15 HOLY CROSS* (CBS SN) 7:30 Playing without Kempton on Thursday due to injury, the Mountain Hawks dropped a tight 69-67 final 17 at Navy* (PLN) 7:00 21 LAFAYETTE* (CBS SN/PLN) 12:00 at defending NEC Champion Robert Morris. Lehigh twice fell behind by 10 points (once in each half), 24 at Colgate* (PLN) 7:00 but the Mountain Hawks had an answer each time. Early in the second half, two straight three-pointers 27 at Army West Point* (CBS SN/PLN) 12:00 from sophomore Kahron Ross evened the score at 41. Trailing 60-50 midway through the second half, Lehigh responded with a 17-7 run as a floater from junior Austin Price evened the score at 67 with just Mar. 1 PL Opening Round TBA 1:26 on the clock. Robert Morris responded with a layup on the following possession, which proved 3 PL Quarterfinals TBA to be the game’s final scoring. 6 PL Semifinals (CBS SN) 12/2:00 9 PL Championship Game (CBS SN) 7:30 Price led the Mountain Hawks with 19 points, 12 coming in the second half. He finished 8-of-15 from All dates and times Eastern and subject to change the floor, including 5-of-6 on two-pointers. Price also had four rebounds and a team-high four assists Home games in Bold CAPS with zero turnovers. Turnovers was a problem as Lehigh finished with 18, including three in the game’s *Patriot League opponent final 2:03. The Mountain Hawks had several chances to tie or take a lead, but turnovers proved costly in the comeback attempt. Sophomore Kahron Ross and senior Jesse Chuku scored 14 points apiece. Ross finished 6-of-9 from the field and 2-of-3 from three-point range while Chuku provided a lot of offense, especially early. He had 10 points before the game was 14 minutes old, scoring 10 of the Mountain Hawks’ first 29 points. Freshman Kyle Leufroy finished with eight points, a career-high tying six rebounds along with two MEDIA INFORMATION assists and two steals, which were both career highs. Chuku’s three steals were also a career high. Men’s Basketball Contact . Justin Lafleur One strong sign for Lehigh was its rebounding. The Mountain Hawks outrebounded Robert Morris Office ............................. (610) 758-6631 Cell ...................................(610) 577-5222 20-8 in the second half to finish the game with a dominant 34-23 advantage, this without 6-foot-10 Fax ...................................(610) 758-4407 Kempton, who is averaging a team and Patriot League leading 8.6 boards per game this season. Senior E-mail [email protected] Justin Goldsborough was impressive, tallying a game-high seven rebounds including six offensive Mailing Address boards. He had three more offensive rebounds than the entire Robert Morris team. 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 Press Row Phone ..................(610) 758-4903/4933 Website ............................Lehighsports.com TONIGHT’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS No. Pos. Ht. Cl. Name PPG RPG Notes Game Coverage 1 G 5-11 So. Kahron Ross 10.9 5.6 assts. Reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Year Radio/Internet: WLVR 91.3 FM and Lehighsports.com with 4 G 6-4 Sr. Devon Carter 3.1 2.1 One of three team captains Tom Fallon and Greg Falkenbach ‘72. Pregame coverage 5 G 6-4 Jr. Austin Price 13.2 2.8 Two 20-point games this season begins at 6:45 p.m. 31 F 6-9 Sr. Jesse Chuku 9.7 5.3 19 points, 9 rebounds at Canisius, 5-6 from 3 pt range 32 F/C 6-10 Jr. Tim Kempton 16.8 8.6 Reigning Patriot League Player of the Year TV: Patriot League Network Son of former NBA player Tim Kempton RESERVES Patriot League Champions: 2004, 2010, 2012 10 G 6-3 Fr. Kyle Leufroy 8.1 3.9 Pasadena, California native; attended Prolific Prep NCAA Tournament: 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2012 11 G 6-1 So. Tyler Jenkins 1.6 0.9 Serving as team’s backup point guard 15 G 5-10 So. Jay Jay Davis 1.0 0.2 Walk-on, served as team manager last season Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball 20 G/F 6-4 Sr. John Ross Glover 0.9 0.9 Transfer from D1 Lipscomb on Facebook 40 F 6-8 Sr. Justin Goldsborough 3.4 4.2 Seven rebounds at No. 15/16 Purdue www .facebook .com/LehighMensBasketball 13 F 6-7 Fr. Matt Holba -- -- Out for season with foot injury and Twitter 42 G 6-5 So. Brandon Alston -- -- Out for season with knee injury www .twitter .com/LehighMBB 55 C 6-11 Fr. Caleb Sedore -- -- Out for season with knee injury Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2015-16 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 10: MOUNT ST. MARY’S AT LEHIGH • DECEMBER 19, 2015 • PAGE 2 IF LEHIGH BEATS MOUNT ST. MARY’S MOUNT ST. MARY’S SERIES HISTORY TONIGHT’S GAME - The Mountain Hawks would win their second First Meeting straight home game. Saturday will mark the first-ever meeting between - Lehigh would improve to 1-2 against the NEC Lehigh and Mount St. Mary’s. The Mountain Hawks this season. LAST GAME VS. MSM: NOTABLES have played every other NEC team at least two times. Saturday marks the first-ever meeting between Lehigh - The Mountain Hawks won win their 42nd home and Mount St. Mary’s. game in their last 58 tries and improve to 55-21 over LAST MEETING their last 76 home games. First Meeting ALL-TIME AGAINST THE NEC (current members) ALL-TIME VS. THE NEC 32-32 overall LAST TIME OUT - The Mountain Hawks have played nine of the 10 MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (12/17/15) - The Lehigh NEC teams (all except Mount St. Mary’s... until this Bryant: 2-2 men’s basketball used a spirited effort to pull even in season), owning a 32-32 record all-time against the Central Connecticut State: 1-1 the final minutes against defending NEC Champion conference. Fairleigh Dickinson: 5-0 Robert Morris, but the Colonials’ Kavon Stewart hit a - Lehigh has played Wagner the most (19 times) LIU Brooklyn: 2-2 layup with just over one minute remaining to down Mount St. Mary’s: 0-0 the Mountain Hawks 69-67 on Thursday evening. while owning its best record against Fairleigh Robert Morris: 2-3 Junior Austin Price led the Mountain Hawks with Dickinson (5-0). Sacred Heart: 3-3 19 points, 12 in the second half, including a floater - The Mountain Hawks play three NEC teams this that evened the score at 67 with 1:26 remaining. season in Saint Francis (Pa.), Robert Morris and St. Francis (Brooklyn): 1-5 Lehigh will return home on Saturday to host Mount Mount St. Mary’s. Saint Francis (Pa.): 9-4 Wagner: 7-12 St. Mary’s at 7 p.m. - The Mountain Hawks are 16-4 in their last 20 games against the NEC (dating back to 2010). The BY THE NUMBERS first two losses came to Bryant while the third came Lehigh Mt. St. Mary’s Points 66.3 67.7 this season at Saint Francis (Pa.), 84-73 and fourth at Points Allowed 75.8 77.7 Robert Morris, 69-67. Scoring Margin -9.4 -10.0 FG% .410 .402 Opp FG% .447 .490 1,000 POINT CLUB 3FG% .326 .311 - On Dec. 5 vs. Rochester College, junior Tim Kemp- Opp 3FG% .366 .363 ton became the 33rd player in school history and FT% .717 .649 105th in Patriot League history to reach 1,000 career Rebounds 34.0 26.8 points.