Friday, December 23, 2005
Someday Santa might bring us a league of Giant Killers. For now, it seems we are stuck with Bucknell and the seven dwarfs.

Two teams will get a chance to grab a little of the Bison's spotlight if they can upset ranked opponents tonight. It won't be easy. Lehigh is on the West Coast to face the Washington team that spanked American already this season while the Eagles are in nearby College Park for a holiday date with the Maryland Terps.

Prohibitive underdogs in both games? You betcha. But hey, isn't this a season for miracles?

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AMERICAN at No. 17 Maryland (Comcast Mid-Atlantic) 8 p.m.: Want a sign of how little respect American gets in its own backyard? Check out the game previews in the Baltimore Sun, the Washington Post and the Moonie. Aside from a brief mention of Paulius Joneliunas in the Sun, there's barley a mention of American, other than to say that is who Maryland is playing. The two Washington papers don't mention a single AU player by name.
AU notes | Maryland notes | USA Today matchup | Buy game tickets | Gametracker | AU radio

LEHIGH at No. 11 Washington (FSN Northwest) 8 p.m.: Note the time change. Some schedules said 10 p.m. (Eastern), but it was switched to accomodate Fox Sports Net Northwest. Washington looking for its 800th win at Edmundson Pavilion, which opened in 1927. Lehigh is still without Joe Knight, while an already strong Washington welcomes back Mike Jensen, a 6-foot-8 forward who returns from shoulder surgery.
Lehigh notes | Washington notes | USA Today matchup | Gametracker
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