Lehigh travels to face Hornets on Wednesday
12/29/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh looks for its third straight win on Wednesday night as the Mountain Hawks conclude a two-game road swing with a trip to Delaware to take on the Delaware State Hornets at Memorial Hall. Lehigh scored a season best 89 points en route to defeating Longwood 89-78 on Monday evening in Virginia. Rob Keefer established a new career-high with 21 points, while freshman C.J. McCollum also hit for 21 points and senior Zahir Carrington scored his 1,000th career point as Lehigh won back-to-back games for the first time in a month. Delaware State enters Wednesday’s game on a five game losing streak including setbacks to Arkansas, Arizona State, Ohio State and UCLA in its last four. The Hornets fell to the Bruins 66-49 on December 27 in Los Angeles in their most recent contest.
Senior captain Marquis Hall is close to breaking the school record of 452 assists, held by Scott Layer (1986-90). Hall has totaled 447 helpers during his time in the Brown and White, which is ninth in league history and six shy of the Lehigh mark. In addition, Hall’s 5.8 per-game average this season is 24th best in the nation.
After being out-rebounded in seven of its first nine games Lehigh has grabbed more rebounds than its opponent in three straight contests. During that time the Mountain Hawks have averaged 42.7 boards, which are 6.3 more than the opposition. Zahir Carrington has led the way with an 11.0 per game average.
Wednesday’s game will begin at 7:30 from Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware. The contest will be broadcast live on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 as well as Lehighsports.com with Matt Kerr providing the commentary. Pre-game coverage gets underway at 7:00.
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Date: |
December 30, 2009 |
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Opponent: |
Delaware State Hornets |
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Tip-off: |
7:30 PM |
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Arena/Capacity: |
Memorial Hall/2,000 |
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Location: |
Dover, Del. |
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Lehigh’s Record: |
6-6 overall, 0-0 Patriot League |
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Delaware State’s Record: |
4-6 overall, 0-1 MEAC |
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Series: |
Lehigh leads 1-0 |
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Radio/Internet Audio: |
Live on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 and Lehighsports.com with veteran Matt Kerr on the call. Pre-game coverage gets underway at 7:00 |
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Internet Video: |
None |
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Behind Enemy Lines: |
