Lehigh welcomes Eastern to town on Tuesday evening
11/28/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh welcomes the Eagles of Eastern University to Stabler Arena on Tuesday evening, as the Mountain Hawks look to bounce back following an 84-47 setback to the No. 4 Villanova Wildcats on Sunday evening. Junior Jose Olivero led the Brown and White with 15 points, while freshman John Gourlay came off of the bench to score a career-high eight tallies in the loss. Eastern arrives in
Lehigh is allowing only 65.5 points per game, while Eastern comes Tuesday’s contest with a 93.3 scoring average. The Eagles, who are shooting 49 percent from the field, have topped the century mark twice already this year, while the Mountain Hawks have held four opponents below 65 points, and are limiting teams to a 42 percent clip from the field. Under Billy Taylor, Lehigh has never lost the game following a matchup versus a nationally ranked team: Year Opponent Next Game 2002 No. 25 2003 No. 3 UConn Defeated Swarthmore, 82-58 2003 No. 22 Vanderbilt Defeated Wagner, 64-59 Tuesday’s contest is set to begin at 7:05 from Stabler Arena. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 AM as well as lehighsports.com with streaming provided by Yahoo! Sports. Pre-game coverage gets underway starting at 6:30 with veteran Matt Kerr and Greg Falkenbach ’72 calling the action. Date: November 29, 2005 Opponent: Eastern Eagles Tip-off: 7:05 pm Arena: Stabler Arena (5,600) Location: Lehigh’s Record: 2-4 overall, 0-0 Patriot League Eastern’s Record: 3-0 overall, 1-0 PAC Series: Lehigh leads 1-0 Radio: ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 AM with Matt Kerr and Greg Falkenbach ’72 beginning at 6:30 Internet Broadcast: www.lehighsports.com Game Notes:
