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Saturday, December 23, 2006
Close, but no cigar for Lehigh again, losing on the road at Rutgers. Back in the Lehigh Valley, Lafayette had better luck at home against Mount St. Mary's.
Lafayette 58, Mount St. Mary's 56 -- The Leopards hang on to win despite going the final 5:52 of the game without a field goal. It is Lafayette's fifth win in its last six and pulls the 'Pards (6-7), who played without two starters and lost another in the first half, to within one game of .500.
Lafayette started strong, with a 14-2 run to open the game, and shot 51.9 percent (14 of 27) from the field, including 7 of 16 three-point tries (43.8 percent), en route to a 38-29 halftime lead.
But late in the half, freshman Jesper Andersson, who had 11 of those points and three of the treys at the time, rolled an ankle and had to leave the game. Andersson's injury, called a severe sprain, put him on the bench alongside senior Jamaal Hillard, who had an MRI Friday on a bad foot, and junior Paul Cummins, who missed the game due to a stomach bug.
Without Andersson's shooting, and the other two starters, the depleted Leopards managed only 5 field goals (on 19 tries) in the second half (26.3 percent), and were just 1 of 9 from the arc. But Lafayette played tough defense throughout, keeping Mount Saint Mary's below 40 percent shooting in each half, The Mount, which went 21 for 55 (38.2 percent) for the game, just 2 of 20 on three-pointers.
The biggest of those missed shots came at the buzzer, when Mount freshman Kelly Beidler, who led MSM with 16 points, got an open look to tie the game from the left block on an inbounds play with 0.9 seconds left. His hook rolled off the rim.
Like Lafayette, MSM went cold at the end, going without a field goal the last 4:56. Unlike Lafayette, the Mount did not get to the line enough in that stretch. While the 'Pards were 6 for 6 on free throws in the last five minutes, Mount Saint Mary's shot only three and made only two.
Bilal Abdullah, who saved off the braids he has sported since high school prior to the game, led Lafayette with 22 points, a career high.
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Rutgers 67, Lehigh 61 -- What if Lehigh were to defeat a major conference team on the road, just an hour or so from the Lehigh Valley, and none of the valley's papers were there to report it? Almost happened last night in Piscataway, N.J., when the Mountain Hawks lost a tough decision to Rutgers in a game they led by 10 points with 8 minutes to play.
Playing without starting center Jason Mgebroff, out with a stress fracture in a leg, Lehigh started the game with a 6-0 run and was up as many as 8 in the first half before poor shooting by the Hawks helped Rugters take a 31-27 lead at the break.
Lehigh was just 9 for 27 from the floor in the first half (33.3 percent). But the Hawks heated up after the intermission, shooting 14 for 24 (58.3 percent) in the second half.
That strong shooting, and tough defense that held Rutgers to 38.2 percent from the field (21 of 55), enabled Lehigh to build a 10-point lead. But Rutgers responded with a 19-2 run that ultimately decided the game.
Sophomore Phil (in) Anderson, starting in the place of Mgebroff, held his own, grabbing five rebounds. Anderson split time with freshman Zahir Carrington, who struggled offensively, going 1 for 5 from the field, his 5 rebounds negated by 6 turnovers.
The turnovers were a problem for Lehigh, who gave the ball away 17 times, leading to 26 Rutgers points. The Hawks held their own on the glass, (38-32 rebound edge to Rutgers), but gave up 18 offensive boards that the Scarlet Knights converted for 20 second chance points.
Lehigh actually made more shots -- 23 field goals to 21 for Rutgers. But Rutgers had an 8-3 edge from the arc and hit 17 of 24 from the free throw line to Lehigh's 12 of 17.
Jose Olivero led Lehigh with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Bryan White added 17, 15 in the second half. Freshman point guard marquis Hall added 11 points and 6 assists.
The loss was Lehigh's 18th in a row to Rutgers and the Hawks' third in a row against Division 1 opposition. Lehigh is now 0-9 on the road and has not won a game on an opponents floor since beating Army on Feb. 10 of last season.
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Lafayette 58, Mount St. Mary's 56 -- The Leopards hang on to win despite going the final 5:52 of the game without a field goal. It is Lafayette's fifth win in its last six and pulls the 'Pards (6-7), who played without two starters and lost another in the first half, to within one game of .500.
Lafayette started strong, with a 14-2 run to open the game, and shot 51.9 percent (14 of 27) from the field, including 7 of 16 three-point tries (43.8 percent), en route to a 38-29 halftime lead.
But late in the half, freshman Jesper Andersson, who had 11 of those points and three of the treys at the time, rolled an ankle and had to leave the game. Andersson's injury, called a severe sprain, put him on the bench alongside senior Jamaal Hillard, who had an MRI Friday on a bad foot, and junior Paul Cummins, who missed the game due to a stomach bug.
Without Andersson's shooting, and the other two starters, the depleted Leopards managed only 5 field goals (on 19 tries) in the second half (26.3 percent), and were just 1 of 9 from the arc. But Lafayette played tough defense throughout, keeping Mount Saint Mary's below 40 percent shooting in each half, The Mount, which went 21 for 55 (38.2 percent) for the game, just 2 of 20 on three-pointers.
The biggest of those missed shots came at the buzzer, when Mount freshman Kelly Beidler, who led MSM with 16 points, got an open look to tie the game from the left block on an inbounds play with 0.9 seconds left. His hook rolled off the rim.
Like Lafayette, MSM went cold at the end, going without a field goal the last 4:56. Unlike Lafayette, the Mount did not get to the line enough in that stretch. While the 'Pards were 6 for 6 on free throws in the last five minutes, Mount Saint Mary's shot only three and made only two.
Bilal Abdullah, who saved off the braids he has sported since high school prior to the game, led Lafayette with 22 points, a career high.
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Rutgers 67, Lehigh 61 -- What if Lehigh were to defeat a major conference team on the road, just an hour or so from the Lehigh Valley, and none of the valley's papers were there to report it? Almost happened last night in Piscataway, N.J., when the Mountain Hawks lost a tough decision to Rutgers in a game they led by 10 points with 8 minutes to play.
Playing without starting center Jason Mgebroff, out with a stress fracture in a leg, Lehigh started the game with a 6-0 run and was up as many as 8 in the first half before poor shooting by the Hawks helped Rugters take a 31-27 lead at the break.
Lehigh was just 9 for 27 from the floor in the first half (33.3 percent). But the Hawks heated up after the intermission, shooting 14 for 24 (58.3 percent) in the second half.
That strong shooting, and tough defense that held Rutgers to 38.2 percent from the field (21 of 55), enabled Lehigh to build a 10-point lead. But Rutgers responded with a 19-2 run that ultimately decided the game.
Sophomore Phil (in) Anderson, starting in the place of Mgebroff, held his own, grabbing five rebounds. Anderson split time with freshman Zahir Carrington, who struggled offensively, going 1 for 5 from the field, his 5 rebounds negated by 6 turnovers.
The turnovers were a problem for Lehigh, who gave the ball away 17 times, leading to 26 Rutgers points. The Hawks held their own on the glass, (38-32 rebound edge to Rutgers), but gave up 18 offensive boards that the Scarlet Knights converted for 20 second chance points.
Lehigh actually made more shots -- 23 field goals to 21 for Rutgers. But Rutgers had an 8-3 edge from the arc and hit 17 of 24 from the free throw line to Lehigh's 12 of 17.
Jose Olivero led Lehigh with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Bryan White added 17, 15 in the second half. Freshman point guard marquis Hall added 11 points and 6 assists.
The loss was Lehigh's 18th in a row to Rutgers and the Hawks' third in a row against Division 1 opposition. Lehigh is now 0-9 on the road and has not won a game on an opponents floor since beating Army on Feb. 10 of last season.
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