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Saturday, January 13, 2007
Meanwhile, the rest of the league . . .
Three games on tap today. We'll be at West Point, getting our first look at Army when it hosts Lehigh (matchup). The Black Knights' strong start has come nearly to a halt with five losses in the Black Knights' last six games, including an 0-2 start -- both on the road -- in league play.

Army (10-7) badly needs a win at home in Christl to regain some of the momentum of its 9-2 start. Lehigh (7-11) finally won a road game -- its first of the season -- at Navy Wednesday. The Mountain Hawks win here and suddenly their horrid start is an object looking smaller in the rear view mirror.

Army's Jarrell Brown and Lehigh's Jose Olivero are two of the league's top offensive forces, but the key to this one will probably be in the paint, where Army's burly freshman Chris Walker will match up with a Lehigh frontline that is still without Jason Mgebroff. Skinny Phil Anderson has played well enough to keep the Hawks from getting dominated inside in Mgebroff's absence. Here he could have a chance to do even more if Walker can't stay out of the foul trouble that has plagued him in recent games.

Also on tap today: Lafayette looks to improve to 2-1 in conference play at Navy (matchup), which is still looking for its first league win. Whoever hits the most jumpers wins.

American, reeling after two straight losses to open league play and six setbacks in its last seven, tries to get back on track when it hosts Colgate's gang that can't shoot straight (matchup). Colgate has lost four of its last five and has shot over 40 percent once in its last eight games.

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