Lehigh University Athletics
Lehigh welcomes American to Stabler to start league play
1/7/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Lehigh begins the “second season” on Saturday when the Mountain Hawks welcome American to Stabler Arena to commence Patriot League play. Despite a tough two-point home loss to Marist on Wednesday, Lehigh just completed its pre-league portion of the schedule with its best record ever. The Mountain Hawks look to keep their strong play going with a showdown against the Eagles. American enters Saturday night’s contest having dropped its last five contests, including a ten-point decision to Brown on Thursday night in Lehigh and American have squared off against two common opponents this season, with similar results. Both teams defeated UNC-Asheville, and both fell to Brown. The Mountain Hawks defeated the Bulldogs in its season opener by 10 points on a neutral court, while American defeated UNCA by two points in American has dominated the all-time series between the two schools, winning 9 of the 12 previous meetings. The Eagles had won three in a row until Lehigh topped American in January of last season. That triumph marked the Mountain Hawks first-ever win at American’s Bender Arena in seven tries. Saturday’s game will tip-off at 7:00, and tickets can be purchased by calling (610) 7LU-GAME, by visiting lehighsports.com, or in person at the Stabler Arena box office on Saturday evening. Date: January 8, 2005 Opponent: American Eagles Location: Arena: Stabler Arena (5,600) Tickets: At the Stabler Arena box office on gameday Lehigh’s Record: 8-4 overall, 0-0 Patriot League American’s Record: 5-7 overall, 0-0 Patriot League Series: American leads, 9-3 Last Meeting: American 71, Lehigh 58 – 2004 Patriot League semifinal game Television: Service Electric 2 Sports live with Mike Zambelli and Jim Wills Radio: WLVR-FM (91.3) beginning at 6:45 pm with Tom Fallon Internet: lehighsports.com live with streaming provided by Yahoo! Sports
