5 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (14-5, 4-1 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH Nov. 9 at #19/18 Baylor (Fox Sports SW) L, 99-77 12 vs. Robert Morris (1) W, 89-60 13 at Pittsburgh (1) (ESPNU) L, 78-53 MEN’S BASKETBALL 19 FAIRFIELD (1) W, 82-67 20 PENN (1) W, 73-66 Junior B.J. Bailey 25 at Sacred Heart W, 91-77 Career-high 18 points at Bucknell 27 at Quinnipiac W, 77-66 Six straight starts Dec. 1 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W, 102-62 GAME 20: LEHIGH AT NAVY 4 FORDHAM W, 81-63 8 at Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 83-67 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (14-5, 4-1 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 20 at North Texas W, 90-75 29 BRYANT L, 80-79 at NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (7-14, 1-4 PATRIOT LEAGUE) Jan. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013 • 7:00 PM 5 at VCU (NBC SN) L, 59-55 8 MUHLENBERG W, 81-46 ALUMNI HALL (5,710) • ANNAPOLIS, Md. 12 HOLY CROSS* (CBS SN) W, 79-47 16 at American* W, 63-57 19 COLGATE* W, 60-45 SETTING THE SCENE 23 at Bucknell* (CBS SN) W, 65-62 The Lehigh men’s basketball team looks to bounce back from a tough loss to Lafayette Sunday when 27 LAFAYETTE* (CBS SN) L, 78-57 30 at Navy* 7:00 it travels to Navy Wednesday to face the Midshipmen. Opening tipoff is set for 7 p.m. The Mountain Hawks are coming off a roller-coaster week, winning at Bucknell Wednesday before falling to La- Feb. fayette Sunday, both televised nationally on CBS Sports Network. Junior B.J. Bailey led the offense 3 at Army* 1:00 9 at Holy Cross* 4:00 with 30 points last week, including a career-high 18 at Bucknell. 13 AMERICAN* 7:00 16 at Colgate* 2:00 Bailey earned a spot on the Patriot League’s weekly honor roll, garnering honorable mention recogni- 18 BUCKNELL* (CBS SN) 7:00 tion. He tied for the team lead in scoring vs. Lafayette (12 points) along with senior Gabe Knutson 24 at Lafayette* 12:00 27 NAVY* 7:00 and junior Mackey McKnight. The story in the first half was Lehigh’s shooting as the Mountain Hawks shot just 25 percent (8-of-32) over the first 20 minutes. The Mountain Hawks rebounded to Mar. 43 percent shooting in the second (13-of-30), but Lafayette caught fire in knocking down 70 percent 2 ARMY* 12:00 (21-of-30). The loss snapped a five-game winning streak against Lafayette, also snapping Lehigh’s 6 Patriot League Quarterfinals TBA 9 Patriot League Semifinals 2/4:30 PM 12-game winning streak against Patriot League foes (dating back to last season). 13 Patriot League Championship 7:30 Interest in the Lehigh program continues to grow as the Mountain Hawks drew a season-high 3,279 All dates and times Eastern and subject to change fans to Sunday’s game against Lafayette, most since the 2010 Patriot League Championship Game Home games in Bold CAPS *Patriot League opponent (also vs. Lafayette). Lehigh has surpassed 2,000 fans for each of its three home league games (2,720 average). (1) NIT Season Tip-Off The Mountain Hawks hit the road where they’ve impressed this season. After falling to 0-2 away from home (with losses at Baylor and Pittsburgh), Lehigh has won six of its last seven with its only defeat coming by a slim four-point margin at VCU. With a win on Wednesday, the Mountain Hawks would be 5-1 after six Patriot League games for the first time since the 2005-06 season. Navy is much improved this season, entering with a 7-14 record and 1-4 in Patriot League play. Led MEDIA INFORMATION by former Penn State head coach Ed DeChellis, the Midshipmen won their first league game under Men’s Basketball Contact . Justin Lafleur DeChellis in a big way, winning at Army 59-50. The squad also owns a big victory over Bryant (now Office. (610) 758-6631 13-6 on the season). This comes after a 2011-12 season which saw Navy finish 3-26. This year, the Cell. (610) 577-5222 Midshipmen average point differential is -1.9 (58.1 points for, 60.0 points against). Fax . (610) 758-4407 E-mail. [email protected] Mailing Address . 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 TONIGHT’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS No. Pos. Ht. Cl. Name PPG RPG Note . .(610) 758-4903/4933 Press Row Phone 1 G 6-2 Jr. Anthony D’Orazio 5.5 3.1 Season high 15 points vs. Muhlenberg (1/8) Website. .Lehighsports.com 10 G 6-3 Jr. B.J. Bailey* 6.4 3.2 Career high 18 points, 3 assists, 33 mins at Buck (1/23) 11 G 6-0 Jr. Mackey McKnight 12.0 4.9 asst. 5+ assists in 12 games this season Game Coverage 20 F 6-8 Sr. Holden Greiner 12.3 6.6 Team’s leading rebounder, Season high 22 pts at American Radio/Internet: ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 AM and Le- 42 F 6-9 Sr. Gabe Knutson 13.5 4.6 Shooting 52% from the field (82-157) highsports.com with Matt Kerr. Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. RESERVES TV: None 3 G 6-3 Sr. C.J. McCollum 23.9 5.0 Patriot League’s all-time leading scorer (2,361 pts) Patriot League Champions: 2004, 2010, 2012 Injured at VCU (1/5) NCAA Tournament: 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2012 4 G 6-4 Fr. Devon Carter 0.6 0.3 First-career points (5) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1) 5 G 6-1 Sr. Cory Goodman* 0.6 0.2 First-career points vs. Arcadia last year 15 G 6-1 So. Corey Schaefer 4.6 2.6 asst. Season high nine points at VCU (1/5) Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball 21 G 6-5 So. Stefan Cvrkalj 4.9 1.3 Career high 20 points vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1) on Facebook 23 F 6-5 So. Tyrone Staggers* 0.3 0.3 Knocked down first shot of season vs. FDU (12/1) www facebook. com/LehighMensBasketball. 40 F 6-8 Fr. Justin Goldsborough 2.3 2.1 Six points, career-high 10 rebounds vs. HC (1/12) Patriot League Rookie of the Week (1/14) and 44 F 6-6 So. Conroy Baltimore 2.5 2.9 Tied season high nine points vs. Muhlenberg Twitter *Walk-on www twitter. com/LehighMBB. Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2012-13 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 20: LEHIGH AT NAVY • JANUARY 30, 2013 • PAGE 2 IF LEHIGH BEATS NAVY NAVY SERIES HISTORY TONIGHT’S GAME - Lehigh would win on the road for the seventh time Overall: Navy leads, 43-23 in its last eight games. Last Meeting: Feb. 22, 2013 Lehigh has won five straight to cut Navy’s all-time - The Mountain Hawks would win their sixth lead to 43-23. The Midshipmen won both games Last Result: Lehigh, 58-41 straight game against Navy and third straight at during the Mountain Hawks’ 2010 Patriot League Current Streak: Lehigh - 5 wins Championship campaign, but Lehigh has rebounded Navy’s Alumni Hall. Last 10: Lehigh, 6-4 with five in a row over the past two seasons. Most - With a win, Lehigh would improve to 24-6 over its recently, the Mountain Hawks won down at Navy, last 30 games, dating back to last February. Last 10 meetings: 58-41. The first-ever meeting came during the 1910-11 - Head coach Brett Reed would win his 109th career Feb. 22, 2012 Lehigh, 58-41 season, a 31-24 Navy victory. Lehigh’s first win came game, pulling him within three of the school record Jan. 26, 2012 Lehigh, 71-60 in 1925-26 by a 25-23 final. Navy won 17 of the first (112) held by Tony Packer. Mar. 2, 2011 Lehigh, 87-75 19 meetings overall. Feb. 9, 2011 Lehigh, 87-72 Jan. 12, 2011 Lehigh, 71-63 TOUGH LOSS TO LAFAYETTE Feb. 10, 2010 Navy, 85-78 LAST MEETING - Lehigh fell to Lafayette 78-57 to snap a five-game ANNAPOLIS, Md. (2/22/13) - Behind a game-high Jan. 14, 2010 Navy, 94-83 24 points from junior C.J. McCollum and a career- winning streak (overall) and five-game winning Feb. 11, 2009 Lehigh, 70-59 high 11 from sophomore B.J. Bailey, the Lehigh streak against Lafayette. Jan. 14, 2009 Navy, 63-58 men’s basketball team pulled out a 58-41 win over - The 57 points scored were Lehigh’s third fewest Feb. 13, 2008 Navy, 80-75 Navy on Wednesday to tie the school record for points all year (53 at Pittsburgh and 55 at VCU) while single-season victories. The Mountain Hawks’ (22- the 21-point defeat was third largest margin (25 at Pittsburgh and 22 at Baylor). 7, 10-3 Patriot League) defense impressed all game, - The two teams combined for only 15 turnovers (six for Lafayette, nine for Lehigh). This came one holding the Midshipmen (3-24, 0-13) scoreless for game after Lehigh and Bucknell combined for only 12 turnovers. Overall, the Mountain Hawks have long stretches including one of 8:38 in the second only turned the ball over 38 times in their last five games (7.6 per contest): nine vs. Holy Cross, six at half to open up a double-digit advantage. Lehigh American and 11 vs.