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Post by rgs318 on Jan 4, 2018 10:07:18 GMT -5
Massey has Lehigh as a strong 9 point favorite (74-65) with an 80% chance for the win. LU is currently 6-7 with four losses (Virginia, Yale, St Francis PA, and Navy) and two wins (over Mt St Mary's and Lafayette) in their last 6 games.
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Post by rgs318 on Jan 4, 2018 10:14:33 GMT -5
From the Lehigh site:
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh men's basketball team will look to bounce back from a tough road defeat at Navy when it returns home for the first time in 27 days to host Holy Cross this Friday. Opening tipoff is now set for 6 p.m. The Mountain Hawks led Navy for 21:41 on Tuesday night, but the Mountain Hawks couldn't create separation and in the end, the Midshipmen used a 13-0 run in the final minutes to pull away. The highlight for Lehigh was senior Kahron Ross breaking the Patriot League career record for assists. On Friday, fans can get a $1 ticket at the door by bringing an unwanted Christmas gift for donation to New Bethany Ministries. Ross will be honored for his Lehigh, and league, records prior to Friday's contest. Ross finished with nine helpers to reach exactly 600 in his career, passing Holy Cross' Jave Meade '04 and his 599, a record that stood for the last 14 years. The record-breaking assist came with 4:22 left in the second half on a Kyle Leufroy three-pointer that pulled Lehigh within 65-64. That's when the Midshipmen went on their run to put the game away. Ross' nine assists tied a season high while he added eight points, four rebounds and a steal. Ross moved into 24th place in school history for career points (currently 1,141). Meanwhile, sophomore Jordan Cohen enjoyed a stellar first half, making his first start of the season for an injured Lance Tejada. Cohen had 15 first-half points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field, finishing with 17 points, just one from tying a season high. Sophomore Pat Andree added 12 points, knocking down 4-of-9 three-pointers, including three in the second half. Leufroy filled up the stat sheet with 13 points, a career-high tying nine rebounds, two assists, a block and steal. Freshmen Caleb Bennett and Marques Wilson also played very well; Bennett had nine points, four rebounds, two assists and two blocks while Wilson recorded five points on 2-of-3 shooting, along with a rebound and block. George Kiernan led Navy with 27 points; he scored 21 of the Mids' 31 first-half points. In the end, 24 of Lehigh's 31 second-half points came on either a three-pointer or three-point play. The Mountain Hawks knocked down 5-of-19 from long range while also converting a trio of three-point plays (Ross, Bennett and Wilson). In the end, 19 of the Mountain Hawks' 33 second-half field goal attempts were from long range as Lehigh attempted to break down the Navy zone defense. The loss was just Lehigh's third in its last 17 tries against Navy, but all three have come in the last six meetings. It marked the second straight season the Mountain Hawks lost at Navy. Last season, Lehigh also gave up a second-half lead, but bounced back a month later to defeat the Midshipmen in Stabler Arena. Lehigh will return home where it is 3-2 on the season (compared to 3-5 on the road). The Mountain Hawks are one of just two teams in the league (the other being Colgate) to play each of the first two Patriot League contests on the road. Following Friday's game vs. Holy Cross, Lehigh will head to Boston University next Monday (Jan. 8) and Bucknell on Thursday (Jan. 11). The Mountain Hawks will play each of the top three teams from the preseason poll on the road within the first five games of the league schedule.
Holy Cross enters Friday with a 3-10 record and 0-2 mark in Patriot League play. The Crusaders feature several newcomers, having started two freshmen and three juniors in each of their first two league contests. Holy Cross has lost four straight overall after a 62-58 home win over New Hampshire. The Crusaders are 2-3 at home, but just 1-7 away from home (road and neutral-site contests). Jehyve Floyd leads the team in scoring (10.8) and rebounding (5.6) while Karl Charles averages 10.4 points and Caleb Green averages 10.3 along with a team-leading 38 assists. The Crusaders are second in the Patriot League in scoring defense (71.4), but they're last in scoring offense (63.2). Holy Cross is being outrebounded by an average of 9.6 per game. Lehigh and Holy Cross split a pair of meetings last season, with each side winning at home. After the Mountain Hawks won 68-51 in January, the Crusaders responded by winning 61-45 the following month. Overall, Holy Cross leads the all-time series 41-21. Lehigh has won three of the last four meetings against the Crusaders at home, with the defeat coming in the 2015-16 Patriot League Championship Game. Lehigh and Holy Cross first met in 1976, an 84-60 Holy Cross victory, before reconvening for Patriot League play in the early 1990s.
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Post by rgs318 on Jan 4, 2018 10:15:33 GMT -5
That reduced ticket for "unwanted" Christmas gifts - with donations going to charity - is a classy move.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Jan 4, 2018 10:24:40 GMT -5
I know this has been discussed on another thread, but seems like the height of stupidity to make a 5 hour drive back to Worcester in the wee hours of a Wednesday morning (probably arrived at 3am), only to turn around a day later and drive through a snowstorm back to the Lehigh Valley. It doesn't matter if we are saving a few thousand dollars, this is about treating the program like a true Division I team.
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Post by ncaam on Jan 4, 2018 10:31:18 GMT -5
And I don’t see how we lose money because the players are in a hotel in Worcester now. Someone should ask at next compass tavern. Dick Lutsk are you reading? Wonder if it has something to do with the temptations on the road?
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Post by rgs318 on Jan 4, 2018 10:31:36 GMT -5
PROBABLE STARTERS: 11 Jordan Cohen G (So 6'1" 185) 9 ppg / 3 rpg / 2 apg / 25 mpg 01 Kharon Ross G (Sr, 5'11" 160) 13 ppg / 4 rpg / 5 apg / 32 mpg 02 Kyle Lufroy G (Jr. 6'3" 195) 12 ppg / 6 rpg / 2 apg / 28 mpg 31 Pat Andree F (So, 6'8" 225) 10 ppg / 5 rpg / 1 apg / 24 mpg 13 James Karnik C (Fr, 6'9" 225) 9 ppg / 7 rpg / 3 apg / 25 mpg
TOP SUBS: 05 Lance Tejada G (Jr., 6'2" 190) 14 ppg / 3 rpg / 1 apg / 29 mpg (did not play vs Navy) 04 Caleb Bennett G (Fr, 6'5" 190) 6 ppg / 2 rpg / 1 apg / 19 mpg 20 Marques Wilson G (Fr 6'4" 185) 1 ppg / 1 rpg / .5 apg / 8 mpg
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Post by purplehaze on Jan 4, 2018 10:34:30 GMT -5
agree 100 % - and if they waited until this morning to leave, that's more stupid as this storm will definitely effect their ride, even thought they're heading west (i.e. they should have left yday !) anyone know when they departed from Worcester ?
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Post by trimster on Jan 4, 2018 10:41:25 GMT -5
It makes no sense at all especially when you bring the safety factor into the equation after checking the weather forecast on Monday or Tuesday.
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Post by possum on Jan 4, 2018 10:41:58 GMT -5
Tejada is a significant loss for Lehigh if he doesn't play, an excellent 3 point shooter at 49%
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 4, 2018 10:44:15 GMT -5
I forgot about the return bout against Lehigh and the team definitely should have stayed in the "den of sin" Lehigh Valley rather than come back to a no-school Worcester. That's why I'm not the team travel coordinator!
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Post by dadominate on Jan 4, 2018 10:45:04 GMT -5
I know this has been discussed on another thread, but seems like the height of stupidity to make a 5 hour drive back to Worcester in the wee hours of a Wednesday morning (probably arrived at 3am), only to turn around a day later and drive through a snowstorm back to the Lehigh Valley. It doesn't matter if we are saving a few thousand dollars, this is about treating the program like a true Division I team. completely agree. unless there is some type of pl rule in place regarding maximum number of nights at a hotel over the course of a season, which i highly doubt was the rationale, this is an extremely poor decision. the deleterious impact on performance of even a single night of poor sleep is well-documented. adding 10 hours of bus travel for big people only worsens the situation. very disappointed in this decision.
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Post by ncaam on Jan 4, 2018 11:10:30 GMT -5
Another quirky gym in the PL rotation. A noon shoot around perhaps? Naaaaah
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Post by Tom on Jan 4, 2018 12:35:51 GMT -5
And I don’t see how we lose money because the players are in a hotel in Worcester now. Someone should ask at next compass tavern. Dick Lutsk are you reading? Wonder if it has something to do with the temptations on the road? Given the weather, I think they should have stayed. Strictly talking about dollars, assuming the team checks out of the hotel in Worcester (which I doubt - my guess is there's some bulk rate and men's and women's hoops and hockey are all one floor of some hotel with a big group rate and there's no rebate for the 14 kids not staying tonight) - You still add two nights hotel for 4 coaches, DOBO, Charles Bare or some other SID rep, and the bus driver. These guys aren't in the hotel in Worcester, they're at home. - Instead of 72 hours of bus and driver you're hiring man and equipment for 108 hours. In the grand scheme of things it might be small potatoes, but it does cost something more to stay down there
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Post by rgs318 on Jan 4, 2018 12:43:11 GMT -5
There is also a "cost" for the team to trudge home and to try to get back in shape to play a strong game, isn't there?
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Post by hc87 on Jan 4, 2018 12:47:11 GMT -5
We essentially treat our "marquee program" at the level we are at.....small potatoes.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Jan 4, 2018 13:06:29 GMT -5
I know this has been discussed on another thread, but seems like the height of stupidity to make a 5 hour drive back to Worcester in the wee hours of a Wednesday morning (probably arrived at 3am), only to turn around a day later and drive through a snowstorm back to the Lehigh Valley. It doesn't matter if we are saving a few thousand dollars, this is about treating the program like a true Division I team. Exactly . Sort of like having legitimate radio and web/app streaming broadcasts of live sporting events like every division 1 school worth it's salt does, as opposed to two-bit podcasts.
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Post by bison137 on Jan 4, 2018 13:54:16 GMT -5
I know this has been discussed on another thread, but seems like the height of stupidity to make a 5 hour drive back to Worcester in the wee hours of a Wednesday morning (probably arrived at 3am), only to turn around a day later and drive through a snowstorm back to the Lehigh Valley. It doesn't matter if we are saving a few thousand dollars, this is about treating the program like a true Division I team. completely agree. unless there is some type of pl rule in place regarding maximum number of nights at a hotel over the course of a season, which i highly doubt was the rationale, this is an extremely poor decision. the deleterious impact on performance of even a single night of poor sleep is well-documented. adding 10 hours of bus travel for big people only worsens the situation. very disappointed in this decision. There is no firm PL rule - especially while classes are out. When there are classes, the bylaws suggest that teams minimize missed class time ("Teams will normally return to campus following athletic competition") - but there are no mandatory rules, no use of the word "must". With no classes, there are no firm travel rules. For example, the Bucknell women's team - which had opening games at American and then at Boston U - went directly from Washington to Boston.
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Post by dadominate on Jan 4, 2018 13:57:57 GMT -5
completely agree. unless there is some type of pl rule in place regarding maximum number of nights at a hotel over the course of a season, which i highly doubt was the rationale, this is an extremely poor decision. the deleterious impact on performance of even a single night of poor sleep is well-documented. adding 10 hours of bus travel for big people only worsens the situation. very disappointed in this decision. There is no firm PL rule - especially while classes are out. When there are classes, the bylaws suggest that teams minimize missed class time ("Teams will normally return to campus following athletic competition") - but there are no mandatory rules, no use of the word "must". With no classes, there are no firm travel rules. For example, the Bucknell women's team - which had opening games at American and then at Boston U - went directly from Washington to Boston. thanks, as always, for your insights.
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Post by bringbackcaro on Jan 4, 2018 14:59:38 GMT -5
I know this has been discussed on another thread, but seems like the height of stupidity to make a 5 hour drive back to Worcester in the wee hours of a Wednesday morning (probably arrived at 3am), only to turn around a day later and drive through a snowstorm back to the Lehigh Valley. It doesn't matter if we are saving a few thousand dollars, this is about treating the program like a true Division I team. Exactly . Sort of like having legitimate radio and web/app streaming broadcasts of live sporting events like every division 1 school worth it's salt does, as opposed to two-bit podcasts. 1) Of course nobody suggested that games would be broadcast via podcast. Using podcasts to distribute past recordings of coaches shows, pre- and post-game interviews, other various interviews, etc. would be a pretty standard usage of modern media. 2) The archives of the "Coaches Show" (which rarely even occurs) are nearly impossible to find, don't even cut out dead air from commercials, and can only be watched via video. Hardly the definition of a professional operation.
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Post by gks on Jan 4, 2018 15:57:44 GMT -5
The fact that they didn't stay in PA during break just shows how %ssbackwards HC athletics has become. Now they get to travel in a snowstorm. Smart.
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Post by ncaam on Jan 4, 2018 16:46:17 GMT -5
completely agree. unless there is some type of pl rule in place regarding maximum number of nights at a hotel over the course of a season, which i highly doubt was the rationale, this is an extremely poor decision. the deleterious impact on performance of even a single night of poor sleep is well-documented. adding 10 hours of bus travel for big people only worsens the situation. very disappointed in this decision. There is no firm PL rule - especially while classes are out. When there are classes, the bylaws suggest that teams minimize missed class time ("Teams will normally return to campus following athletic competition") - but there are no mandatory rules, no use of the word "must". With no classes, there are no firm travel rules. For example, the Bucknell women's team - which had opening games at American and then at Boston U - went directly from Washington to Boston. Can we borrow your AD for awhile? Ours is as dumb as a puck.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Jan 4, 2018 17:14:37 GMT -5
When did the winter sports teams start staying in hotels over winter break?
When I was in school, the athletes had their dorm keys activated over the holidays while the rest of the student bodies had theirs de-activated until the official re-opening of dorms for second semester.
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Post by WorcesterGray on Jan 4, 2018 21:50:10 GMT -5
The college is closed tomorrow, but all games are on.
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Post by bfoley82 on Jan 5, 2018 2:21:19 GMT -5
When did the winter sports teams start staying in hotels over winter break? When I was in school, the athletes had their dorm keys activated over the holidays while the rest of the student bodies had theirs de-activated until the official re-opening of dorms for second semester. It was like that at unh...I had to move out at the end of the semester and into temp housing for the winter break and the hoops season
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Post by timholycross on Jan 5, 2018 8:17:17 GMT -5
Unlike some places, the players don't live in the same dorm or same floor
Wonder how long the return trip took?
At least the snowfall amounts to the west of the Woo were lower.
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