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Sunday, November 11, 2007
Reed era at Lehigh opens with a loss
The Mountain Hawks fell behind early and could never quite crawl out of that hole, dropping an 87-83 decision at Ivy favorite Cornell in Brett Reed's first game at the helm.

Up 5-0 early, Lehigh lost its lead when Cornell went on a 10-0 run and never regained it. The Hawks, who trailed 29-24 at the break, pulled even on a Zahir Carrington (16 points) dunk-and-one 3-point play early in the second half, and closed to within 2 with two seconds left. But Cornell hit a pair of free throws to seal the win.

Marquis Hall led Lehigh with 17 points, including 4 treys. Bryan White chipped in with a 16-point, 12-board double-double.

Lehigh struggled from the field in the first half, shooting 22.9 percent (8-35) before finding its strokes in the second. After the break the Hawks hit 23 of 40 (57.5 percent), But Cornell, which was 12 for 30 (40 percent) from the field in the first half, also got hot after intermission, going 18 for 31 (58.1 percent).

The Mountain Hawks held a 44-39 edge on the boards and forced 17 Cornell turnovers while turning it over just 10 times. But Cornell's 58.8 percent (10 of 17) shooting from the arc was the difference. Lehigh was 7 of 19 (36.8 percent) from 3-point range,
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