Lehigh University
Lafayette
Mountain Hawks soar into first with a win over Lafayette
2/22/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Bethlehem, PA – The first game between Lehigh and Lafayette this year was an instant classic. As far as Lehigh fans are concerned, the return game at Stabler on Sunday afternoon was even better. The Mountain Hawks moved into first place all by their lonesome in the Patriot League with a 78-73 victory over
The atmosphere was electrice, and much like the first round in
In the second half, Lafayette would surge back ahead, taking their largest lead of the game at 55-49 with 14:12 left to play on a three-pointer by Winston Davis. But Lehigh came right back, getting a three-point play from Kyle Neptune and baskets by Rowland and Kevin Tempest gave Lehigh back the lead 56-55. The lead continued to see saw back and forth, and when
With the game coming down to the wire, Lehigh looked to their team captain for an answer, and Rowland came through, hitting a three pointer with
Kevin Tempest led Lehigh with 13 points on the afternoon, becoming the ninth different player to lead the team in scoring on the year. Rowland had 12 second half points, and also chipped in with 7 assists. Mgebroff finished with 12 points and 7 boards, and Ra Tiah and Kyle Neptune has 11 and 10 points, respectively.
With the win, Lehigh improves to 17-8 (10-2), while
The game with Colgate is set for
