SCHEDULE/RESULTS (5-17, 2-8 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 Sophomore Nic Lynch 18 MISERICORDIA W, 87-68 25 points, 13 rebounds vs. Army 21 at Drake L, 74-58 Only second Patriot League player with 25+ and 13+ this season 23 at Saint Mary’s L, 77-66 30 at Columbia L, 68-64 GAME 23: COLGATE AT LEHIGH Dec. 4 at Saint Francis (Pa.) L, 77-69 COLGATE RAIDERS (17-6, 8-2 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 7 YALE L, 78-65 at LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (5-17, 2-8 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 21 at Auburn L, 74-51 29 at Princeton L, 71-62 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2020 • 7 P.M. STABLER ARENA (5,600) •BETHLEHEM, PA. Jan. 2 at Navy* L, 64-58 SERVICE ELECTRIC 2 SPORTS/PATRIOT LEAGUE NETWORK 5 LOYOLA* W, 78-71 8 at Boston University* L, 84-67 SETTING THE SCENE 11 AMERICAN* W, 82-73 Following a close call against a red-hot opponent, the Lehigh men’s basketball team remains home on 15 NAVY* L, 88-83 18 at Bucknell* L, 72-56 Wednesday evening to host reigning league champion Colgate. Opening tipoff is set for 7 p.m. The 22 at Holy Cross* L, 96-95 (OT) Mountain Hawks dropped a one-point heartbreaker vs. Army West Point on Saturday in a game that 25 LAFAYETTE* L, 74-56 saw nine lead changes (all in the second half). The game was in the balance until the second-half clock 27 at American* L, 77-56 showed zero, as Lehigh had two shots in the final seconds which would have given the Mountain Hawks the victory. Feb. 1 ARMY WEST POINT* L, 80-79 Down one with the ball in the final 10 seconds, senior Jordan Cohen had a good look at a jumper then 5 COLGATE* 7:00 8 at Lafayette* 2:00 sophomore Nic Lynch grabbed his 13th rebound of the game and followed with a hook shot, but that 12 HOLY CROSS* 7:00 was off the mark as the Black Knights hung on for the 80-79 win. Lynch was the story for Lehigh, scoring 15 at Army West Point* 1:00 a career-high 25 points while tying a career-high 13 rebounds for his fourth-career double-double and 19 at Colgate* 7:00 first this season. Lynch became the first Mountain Hawk with 25+ points and 13+ rebounds since Tim 23 BUCKNELL* 12:00 Kempton on March 5, 2017 in the Patriot League Semifinals at Boston University. He became just the 26 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* 7:00 second Patriot League player this season (and first in a league game) to post 25+ points and 13+ rebounds 29 at Loyola* 5:00 in a game, the other being Max Mahoney of Boston University (38 points, 13 rebounds at Binghamton). Mar. Patriot League Tournament Lynch’s previous career high for points was 16. Lynch knocked down his first nine field goals of the 3 First Round evening and finished 10-of-13 from the floor and 5-of-6 from the free throw line. Freshman Reed Fen- 5 Quarterfinals ton finished with 18 points, shooting 6-of-10 from 3-point range. He became the first Mountain Hawk 8 Semifinals with six or more made 3-pointers since Kyle Leufroy also had six on January 19, 2019 vs. Bucknell. 11 Championship Game All dates and times Eastern and subject to change Cohen added 13 points and five assists, shooting 3-of-5 from 3-point range while junior Marques Wilson Home games in Bold CAPS *Patriot League opponent filled up the stat sheet with nine points, a career-high seven assists, three rebounds and a steal. Saturday’s game was highly entertaining for fans, highlighted by the end of the first half. The Mountain Hawks outscored Army 23-19 over the final 5:55 of the stanza to take a 48-44 halftime advantage. Fenton hit four of his 3-pointers in that span, all coming in the span of 2:56. A pair of Army seniors combined for MEDIA INFORMATION 54 points as Tommy Funk had 33 on 10-of-14 shooting (including 7-of-9 from 3-point range) and Matt Men’s Basketball Contact . Justin Lafleur Wilson scored 21 on 10-of-18 from the floor. Turnovers weren’t too much of an issue for either side as Office ............................. (610) 758-6631 Lehigh finished with 12 and the Black Knights had 11. Cell ...................................(610) 577-5222 E-mail [email protected] Mailing Address At 2-8 in league play, the Mountain Hawks have lost six straight and are currently tied for eighth place . 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 in the standings with eight games still remaining. Colgate is the only team Lehigh hasn’t faced yet, as Press Row Phone ..................(610) 758-4903/4933 the Mountain Hawks will face them for a second time in two weeks on the road. Lehigh is still without Website ............................Lehighsports.com two starters in junior James Karnik and freshman Evan Taylor due to injury. Game Coverage Radio/Internet: Fox Sports Radio 1230/1320 AM and 94.7 FM TONIGHT’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS with Tom Fallon and Greg Falkenbach ‘72. Pregame coverage No. Pos. Ht. Cl. Name PPG RPG Notes begins at 6:30 P.M. 1 F 6-7 So. Jeameril Wilson 8.9 4.5 12 games with 10+ points in 2019-20 (five all last season) TV: Service Electric 2 Sports/Patriot League Network 11 G 6-1 Sr. Jordan Cohen 15.3 3.5 2018-19 third team All-Patriot League 15 G 6-4 Fr. Reed Fenton 7.0 2.2 Scored career-high 19 points win win over Loyola (1/5) 20 G 6-4 Jr. Marques Wilson 8.8 3.5 Double-figure points in seven straight games (1/2-1/22) Patriot League Champions: 2004, 2010, 2012 44 C 6-11 So. Nic Lynch 10.0 5.1 Career-high tying 16 points vs. Navy (1/15) NCAA Tournament: 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2012 KEY RESERVES 0 F 6-6 Fr. Jakob Alamudun 4.4 2.5 First team Los Angeles Times Daily Pilot Boys Dream Team Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball 2 G 6-2 Fr. Jake Betlow 2.9 0.4 Ranked among top 10 seniors in New Jersey on Facebook 4 G 6-3 Fr. Andrei Arion 0.2 1.7 Captain of U-16 Romanian National Team in FIBA European Champ www .facebook .com/LehighMensBasketball 5 G 6-6 Fr. Evan Taylor 8.5 3.9 15 pts in debut, most by Lehigh player since A. Price in 2013 and Twitter 13 C 6-9 Jr. James Karnik 12.4 7.6 Four double-doubles this season www .twitter .com/LehighMBB 25 F 6-7 Sr. Ed Porter 2.2 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 23: COLGATE AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 2 IF LEHIGH BEATS COLGATE COLGATE SERIES HISTORY TONIGHT’S GAME - Lehigh would improve to 28-6 in the month of February dating back to February of 2016. Overall: Colgate leads, 54-42 Colgate won both games against the Mountain Last Meeting: Feb. 4, 2019 - The Mountain Hawks would snap a two-game Hawks last season to take a 54-42 lead in the all- Last Result: Colgate, 84-62 time series. The Raiders have won three of the last losing streak against Colgate. Current Streak: Colgate - 2 wins four overall, this after five straight Lehigh victories. - Lehigh would snap a two-game home losing streak Last 10: Lehigh leads, 6-4 Lehigh has won three of its last five vs. Colgate at vs. Colgate and beat the Raiders at home for the first home (including a 77-72 win in the Patriot League time since the 2016-17 Patriot League Semifinals, a Last 10 meetings: Quarterfinals), but lost the last two. The first-ever 77-72 final. meeting between the two sides was in 1909-10, a 25- Feb. 4, 2019 at Lehigh Colgate, 84-62 24 Colgate win. Lehigh’s first victory was in 1961-62 - Lehigh would snap a six-game losing streak and Jan. 12, 2019 at Colgate Colgate, 91-78 by a 72-71 final. improve to 3-8 in Patriot League play (3-3 at home Feb. 14, 2018 at Colgate Lehigh, 88-78 in league play). Jan. 17, 2018 at Lehigh Colgate, 76-72 LAST MEETING Mar. 2, 2017* at Lehigh Lehigh, 77-72 BETHLEHEM, Pa. (2/4/19) – The Lehigh men’s Feb. 22, 2017 at Lehigh Lehigh, 87-69 FEBRUARY SUCCESS Jan. 25, 2017 at Colgate Lehigh, 76-62 basketball team couldn’t get much going on Monday - Lehigh finished February, 2018 with a 7-0 record, evening in Stabler Arena as Colgate jumped out to Feb. 24, 2016 at Colgate Lehigh, 71-54 a 25-point halftime lead, proving too much for the marking the second time in three years the Mountain Jan. 27, 2016 at Lehigh Lehigh, 79-70 Mountain Hawks to overcome in an 84-62 final. Hawks posted a perfect February (going 9-0 in 2016). Feb. 28, 2015 at Colgate Colgate, 61-55 Senior Lance Tejada led the offense with 16 points, Prior to February of 2016, the previous undefeated *Patriot League Tournament while freshman Jeameril Wilson tied a career-high month came in November of 1993 (and that only 11 points on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting.