SCHEDULE/RESULTS (7-7, 1-2 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH Nov. 11 at Xavier (Fox College Sports Central) L, 84-81 17 at Yale L, 89-81 (OT) MEN’S BASKETBALL 20 PRINCETON (PLN) W, 76-67 25 at Mississippi State (SEC Network+) W, 87-73 Senior Tim Kempton 27 at Arkansas State L, 97-89 2X Patriot League Player of the Year 30 at La Salle L, 89-81 1,680 career points (Eighth in school history) Dec. 3 ROBERT MORRIS (PLN) W, 64-58 GAME 15: AMERICAN AT LEHIGH 6 at Stony Brook L, 62-57 10 at Mount St. Mary’s W, 90-71 AMERICAN EAGLES (4-10, 1-2 PATRIOT LEAGUE) at 12 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) (PLN) W, 100-67 22 CABRINI (PLN) W, 93-72 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (7-7, 1-2 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 30 at Army West Point* (PLN) W, 66-59 SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2017 • 2:00 PM Jan. STABLER ARENA (5,600) • BETHLEHEM, PA. 2 at Boston University* (PLN) L, 75-61 5 LOYOLA* (SE2/PLN) L, 84-83 SERVICE ELECTRIC 2 SPORTS 8 AMERICAN* (SE2/PLN) 2:00 11 at Bucknell* (PLN) 7:00 SETTING THE SCENE 14 HOLY CROSS* (SE2/PLN) 2:00 The Lehigh men’s basketball team looks to bounce back from a heartbreaking last-second loss to 18 at Navy* (PLN) 7:00 Loyola when it remains home and hosts American on Sunday. Opening tipoff in Stabler Arena is set 21 LAFAYETTE* (SE2/PLN) 7:00 for 2 p.m. The Mountain Hawks’ unbeaten home mark ended on Thursday at the hands of a furious 25 at Colgate* (PLN) 7:00 30 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* (CBS SN) 7:00 Greyhounds’ rally late in the second half. Feb. Loyola overcome an 18-point halftime deficit to hand Lehigh its regular season first home defeat since 1 at Loyola* (PLN) 7:30 a 69-64 loss vs. Navy last Jan. 20. Andre Walker helped lead the charge for the Greyhounds, scoring 16 4 at American* (CSN MA/PLN) 2:00 second-half points, including a three-pointer with just 0.8 seconds remaining to give Loyola an 84-83 8 BUCKNELL* (SE2/PLN) 7:00 lead, which proved to be the final. It marked the second straight season that Walker hit a game-winning 12 at Holy Cross* (CBS SN) 12:00 shot against the Mountain Hawks. In the third Patriot League game last season, he hit a shot with just 15 NAVY* (SE2/PLN) 7:00 19 at Lafayette* (PLN or CBS SN) 12:00 4.5 seconds remaining to give his team a 51-50 victory. 22 COLGATE* (SE2/PLN) 7:00 25 ARMY WEST POINT* (SE2/PLN) 7:30 Four Mountain Hawks finished with double-figure points, led by a season-high 23 from senior Austin 28 Patriot League Opening Round Price. Price was 6-of-8 from three-point range while tallying a team-high three steals. Classmate Tim Kempton posted his eighth double-double of the season, finishing with 18 points and 11 rebounds, Mar. while junior Kahron Ross had 15 points, nine assists and two steals. Freshman Jordan Cohen, making 2 Patriot League Quarterfinals his second-career start in place of sophomore Kyle Leufroy who was out due to illness, tallied 10 points 5 Patriot League Semifinals 8 Patriot League Championship Game and a career-high tying seven assists. All dates and times Eastern and subject to change On Thursday, Ross moved into sole possession of fourth place in school history for career assists, cur- Home games in Bold CAPS *Patriot League opponent rently with 446. He is now within six of tying Scott Layer for third place. The Mountain Hawks shot 57.1 percent from the field (28-of-49), the seventh time this season Lehigh has shot 50 percent or more. PLN = Patriot League Network SE2 = Service Electric 2 Sports After opening a 46-34 halftime lead, the Mountain Hawks were outscored 50-37 in the second. Eighteen CSN MA = Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic turnovers hurt, but Lehigh helped force 18 Loyola turnovers as well. The loss marked Lehigh’s fourth MEDIA INFORMATION straight in Patriot League home openers. Sunday will be a rematch of last season’s Patriot League Semifinals, a 78-62 Lehigh victory. The Mountain Men’s Basketball Contact . Justin Lafleur Office ............................. (610) 758-6631 Hawks opened an 18-2 lead in the game and never looked back. Lehigh won all three games against Cell ...................................(610) 577-5222 the Eagles last season and will look to continue the success on Sunday, facing an American team in E-mail [email protected] the midst of an up-and-down season. 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Matt Holba 6.0 4.9 Sat out 2015-16 season with foot injury (streaming) 32 F/C 6-10 Sr. Tim Kempton 20.7 10.4 Six double-doubles this season Ninth in the nation in scoring average (as of Dec. 11) KEY RESERVES Patriot League Champions: 2004, 2010, 2012 4 G 6-4 Sr. Devon Carter 0.6 0.3 Graduate student, playing fifth year NCAA Tournament: 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2012 11 G 6-1 Fr. Jordan Cohen 6.0 2.6 assts. 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting in first-career start vs. Princeton 21 F/C 6-10 Fr. Jack Lieb -- -- Played on Brewster team that featured 10 DI signees Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball 31 F 6-8 Fr. 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Lehigh won at American (65-50) before season home game in their last 11 tries and 12th in Current Streak: Lehigh - 3 wins winning (72-49) at home, then topping the Eagles their last 14 attempts (including the postseason). Last 10: Lehigh leads, 6-4 at home in the Patriot League Semifinals (78-62). In - Lehigh would win its 11th Patriot League regular each of the Mountain Hawks’ last two wins, Lehigh season game in its last 13 tries (dating back to last Last 10 meetings: snapped a five-game winning streak for American. season) and beat a Patriot League opponent for Overall, Lehigh has won seven of the last 11 meetings Mar. 6, 2016 at Lehigh Lehigh, 78-62 against the Eagles. The two sides have played multiple the 13th time in the last 16 games (including the Feb. 6, 2016 at Lehigh Lehigh, 72-49 times in the Patriot League Tournament, including in postseason). Jan. 9, 2016 at American Lehigh, 65-50 each of the team’s three Patriot League Championship - The Mountain Hawks would win for the 18th time *Mar. 5, 2015 at Lehigh American, 68-62 Campaigns (2004, 2010 and 2012). in their last 26 games dating back to last season. Feb. 12, 2015 at Lehigh Lehigh, 65-58 Jan. 14, 2015 at American American, 62-59 LAST MEETING Feb. 12, 2014 at American American, 64-66 BETHLEHEM, Pa. (3/6/16) - The Lehigh men’s bas- WHAT TO WATCH FOR... Jan. 15, 2014 at Lehigh American, 65-63 ketball team jumped out to an 18-2 lead and cruised - Junior Kahron Ross needs seven assists to move Feb. 13, 2013 at Lehigh Lehigh, 60-47 from there, on its way to a 78-62 victory over No. 6 seed into sole possession of third place in school history Jan. 16, 2013 at American Lehigh, 63-57 American in the Patriot League Semifinals on Sunday for career assists. *Patriot League Tournament afternoon. After the quick start, the second-seeded - Sophomore Kyle Leufroy needs 15 points for 500 Mountain Hawks didn’t trail by less than 14 the rest in his career. LAST GAME VS. AMERICAN NOTABLES of the way, on the way to their 11th straight win to - The Mountain Hawks opened an 18-2 lead and tie a school record.