Lehigh shooting for win number-five at Dartmouth
11/28/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Following an exhilarating 76-71 victory over Big East foe Rutgers on Wednesday evening in New Jersey, Lehigh remains on the road and heads to Dartmouth on Saturday afternoon for a showdown with the Big Green at Leede Arena. Led by Marquis Hall’s incredible 28-point, 15-rebound performance, Lehigh defeated the Scarlet Knights for the first time since 1967, and is off to its first 4-1 start since the 1980-81 season. Along with Hall, the Mountain Hawks placed three other players in double figures on Wednesday, including Zahir Carrington (15), Dave Buchberger (12) and Phil Anderson (10). Dartmouth enters this weekend’s contest having secured its first win of the season on Tuesday with a 68-63 victory over Furman at home. The Big Green were led by Alex Barnett’s third straight game of 20+ points as the senior netted 24, to go along with six rebounds, five assists and one steal.
Lehigh has placed four players in double figures three times already this season, matching its total from all of last season. The Mountain Hawks had four players score ten or more points in a non-league game just once all of last year.
The Mountain Hawks are just 1-2 versus teams from the Ancient Eight under head coach Brett Reed, including an 0-2 mark on the road. The last time Lehigh defeated an Ivy League school on the road was January 2, 2006 when the Brown and White downed Columbia 65-57 in NYC. Since then, Lehigh has dropped four straight road games agsint the Ivies.
Saturday's game tips off at 2:00 from Leede Arena in Hanover, New Hampshire. The contest will be broadcast live on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 as well as Lehighsports.com with Matt Kerr. Pre-game coverage gets underway at 1:30.
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Date: |
November 29, 2008 |
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Opponent: |
Dartmouth Big Green |
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Tip-off: |
2:00 PM |
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Arena/Capacity: |
Leede Arena/2,100 |
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Location: |
Hanover, N.H. |
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Lehigh’s Record: |
4-1 overall, 0-0 Patriot League |
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Dartmouth’s Record: |
1-3 overall, 0-0 Ivy League |
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Series: |
Lehigh leads 5-2 |
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Television: |
None |
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Internet Video: |
None |
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Radio/Internet Audio: |
ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 as well as Lehighsports.com with veteran Matt Kerr beginning at 1:30 PM |
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Behind Enemy Lines: |
