Feb. 21, 2012
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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Navy (3-23, 0-12 PL) vs. Lehigh (21-7 / 9-3 PL)
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 • 7:00 pm (ET)
Annapolis, Md. • Alumni Hall (5,710)
Radio: WNAV (1430 AM, 99.9 FM)
Internet Radio: wnav.com
Satellite Radio: SIRIUS (Channel TBA)
Announcers: Pete Medhurst, Michael Heary
Video Streaming: NavySports.com (Navy All-Access), PatriotLeague.org (PL All-Access)
Series / Streak: Navy leads, 44-21 / Lehigh, win-4
Last Meeting: January 26, 2012 (Lehigh, 71-60)
SECURITY REGULATIONS
Fans are reminded that only those vehicles with a Department of Defense sticker affixed to it will be allowed to drive onto the grounds of the USNA. All other visitors to The Yard have the option of either finding parking in downtown Annapolis and walking through the Academy's gates, or else parking at nearby Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium's blue side ($5 per vehicle) and riding the free shuttle bus to and from Alumni Hall.
GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS
Senior Night - Come honor Navy's Graduating Seniors during a special pregame ceremony.
Fan Appreciation Night - Navy Basketball will be "cleaning out its closet" and giving away a ton of Navy Gifts and Prizes in appreciation for the season's attendance!
State Employee Appreciation Night - Maryland State Employees and their friends and families can get into the game for only $3 a person by showing their State ID Badge at the Alumni Hall Box Office on game night.
City Employee Appreciation Night - All City of Annapolis Employees and their guests are invited to attend the game for only $3 a person by showing their ID at the Alumni Hall Box Office.
Bring Your "A" Game Night - All youth 12 and under can receive FREE Admission to the game by showing an A on a graded assignment from their school! Bring the assignment to the ticket window at Alumni Hall to get your free ticket!
THE GAME
The Navy men's basketball team closes out its home schedule on Wednesday night at Alumni Hall beginning at 7:00 pm. The Midshipmen enter the contest with a 3-23 overall mark (0-12 Patriot League) while Lehigh is 21-7 overall (9-3 Patriot League). The game can be heard on WNAV (1430 AM, 99.9 FM, wnav.com) and SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Channel TBA) with Pete Medhurst and Michael Heary handling the call courtside beginning with the Navy Basketball pregame show at 6:45 pm (ET). All-Access subscribers can watch the game online as part of the Navy and Patriot League All-Access packages. As always, fans can receive text message updates via Navy's official athletics Twitter page (@NavyAthletics).
ABOUT LEHIGH
Lehigh enters the contest with a 21-7 overall mark and are in a second-place tie in the Patriot League standings with a 9-3 record, one game behind Bucknell (10-2). The Mountain Hawks have won three in a row by a combined 42 points and have been victorious in seven of their last eight games after starting the league season 2-2. Lehigh is paced by junior C.J. McCollum, who ranks seventh in the country in scoring at 21.5 ppg and already ranks fourth on the Patriot League all-time scoring chart (1,905 points). Lehigh leads the PL in scoring at 76.6 ppg (27th nationally).
THE SERIES
Navy leads the all-time series, 44-21, but Lehigh has won four in a row in the series with just one of the decisions coming by single digits. Navy is 12-9 against Lehigh at Alumni Hall and owns a 26-19 advantage since the 1991-92 season, the year Navy joined the league. Lehigh is looking for its second straight season sweep of Navy.
# GO NAVY #
