LU65
Sophomore
Posts: 133
Reg: 07-30-06
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11-28-07 02:06 PM - Post#39115
A 55-71 loss to the Bobcats a year ago (11/22/06 to be exact) sent the Mountain Hawks into a tailspin, losing 7 of their final 8 Division I OOC games in the 06-07 campaign. You may remember they entered play at Quinnipiac 2-3, losing three out West in the Basketball Travelers Classic in Eugene, Oregon but later beating Cornell and Sacred Heart leading up to the Quinnipiac game. Then came that faithful afternoon in New Hamden, CT where Lehigh fell asleep and was outscored in the second half by 14, keyed by a 7-0 Quinnipiac run. The Mountain Hawks went on to commit 18 turnovers which lead to 29 Quinnipiac points and were out-rebounded on the day: 28 to 38. Toss in allowing Quinnipiac 30 points in the paint to Lehigh's 12, and you have the makings of a sound defeat. Let's hope things don't go that way again tonight. Perhaps the only thing to be the same will be the dreadful attendance. Quinnipiac drew 567 fans a year ago; the big question seems to be, "Will we match it?"
We certainly come into the game a different team. We're a 3-3 club this year with a new coach and a team that seems to be gaining in its confidence each time out. Despite a couple of double digit losses to NCAA Play-off teams a year ago, I believe we have a legit chance to post a win tonight and in nearly all our remaining OOC games. As for tonight, we no longer have Jose Olivero and Kyle Neptune to lean on (they scored 31 of the team's 55 points against "Q" a year ago), but instead the balanced scoring threat of Hall (12.7), White (9.5), Carrington (9.0), Szalachowski (8.3), and Keefer (8.2). Let's hope we continue to protect the ball well (we presently lead the PL in Turnovers giving up just 12.5/game) and gain an edge in rebounding. Each will be needed to offset our league-worse field goal against (fga) mark of .457. Tonight, we only go up against the NEC's top scorer, DeMario Anderson, Quinnipiac's 6'4" Guard - a guy who just happened to pour in 29 and 25 against Maine and New Hampshire his last two times out.
See you at Stabler. It should be fun!
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