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Lehigh (5-9)

Nov.
10 at Oregon $ L, 77-65
11 vs. Portland State $ L, 94-90
12 vs. Cal-State Northridge $ L, 74-68
17 CORNELL W, 90-71
19 SACRED HEART W, 72-63
22 at Quinnipiac L, 71-55
25 at Harvard L, 83-75
27 at Notre Dame L, 93-87
29 SWARTHMORE W, 96-33
Dec.
2 C. CONNECTICUT ST. W, 55-52
6 at Princeton L, 44-43
9 at Miami L, 79-58
11 HAVERFORD W, 83-39
22 at Rutgers L, 67-61
29 at Monmouth 7:00

Note from me: Lehigh is 0-7 on the road this season..

SETTING THE SCENE
Lehigh heads to the Jersey Shore this evening as the Mountain Hawks take on the Hawks
of Monmouth in their fi nal non-league road contest of the season. Lehigh has been off
since December 22, following a hard-fought game at Big East foe Rutgers, in which the
Brown and White fell 67-61.

Note this: The Mountain Hawks are looking to snap a ten-game road
losing streak tonight that dates back to last season, and are seeking their fi rst road victory
in the month of December since 2004.

FRIDAY's PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS


No. Pos. Cl. Name PPG RPG Note
1 G Fr. Marquis Hall 7.6 4.9 ast. 0 turnovers in 33 mins. at Rutgers
13 G Sr. Jose Olivero 18.5 4.1 11 pts away from 7th in LU history
Note this kid: 20 F Jr. Bryan White 5.8 4.6 Car. high 18 pts vs. Mon. 12/12/05
5 F Sr. Kyle Neptune 11.6 5.1 Game-high 20 pts vs Haverford
42 F So. Phil Anderson 4.6 2.2 64 pts this season - 27 last season


Lehigh Top Reserves
3 C 6-10 Sr. Jason Mgebroff 10.8 5.8 Will miss next 4-6 weeks w/ injury
10 F Fr. Zahir Carrington 5.3 3.0 10 points, 6 rebs vs. Haverford
21 G Fr. Matt Shamis 1.9 1.0 Taken just 3 shots in last 4 games
23 F So. Greg Page 2.8 1.5 12 pts, 10 rebs vs Swarthmore
33 C So. John Gourlay 0.3 0.2 Out since 11/29 with injury
35 G So. Matt Szalachowski 2.8 0.7 DNP at Rutgers (injury)



ALMOST THERE
Although Lehigh has yet to emerge victorious in a road game this season, the Mountain
Hawks have had a chance to win nearly every single contest, including last week at
Rutgers.
Date - Opponent Note
11/10 - Oregon LU down 44-36 with 11:49 to go, Oregon wins by 12
11/25 - Harvard Behind by 22 in fi rst half, closed to within six with 2:57 to go
11/27 - Notre Dame Up 13 in the fi rst half, lost by just six
12/6 - Princeton Held a seven-point second half lead, lost with no time left
12/9 - Miami Jumped out to 16-5 lead, within eight with 5:27 to go
12/22 - Rutgers Led 49-39 with 8:03 left, lost by six points

PAINT MASTERS
Lehigh outscored Rutgers 28-16 in the paint last week, the ninth time this season the
Mountain Hawks have outscored their opponent in the paint, and the sixth time the
Brown and White has scored at least ten more points in the paint than the opposition.
For the year, Lehigh has outscored its opponent 408-300 in the paint, an average of 29-21.


FILL ‘ER UP
Lehigh enters this evening’s game leading the Patriot League in scoring offense, averaging
71.3 points per game on 48 percent shooting. The Mountain Hawks have scored 70+
points seven times already this season, after hitting for that many points just seven times
all of of last year. Lehigh has surpassed the 90-point mark three times this season as well,
the most in a single year since the 1991-92 season.

NOTE: two of the wins have been against D3s Haverford and Swarthmore.


FIRST HALF EXPLOSIONS

In games it has won this season, Lehigh
has gotten off to a quick start in each,
outscoring its opponent 189-109 in the fi rst
half, on a combined 49 percent shooting.
The Mountain Hawks have held opponents
to an average of 30 percent from the
field in those fi ve fi rst halves, with three
teams failing to shoot over 30%. In contrast,
Lehigh has been outscored 318-284 in
the first half of games it has lost.


NOTE: Lehigh is shooting 36 per cent from 3. Monmouth is allowing 43 percent from 3, last in the NEC in that category.


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