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Brian Swartz · 04-16-2015, 01:04 PM

Horace Hargrove(Lehigh)

12.1 Lehigh(2-2) @ UNC Greensboro(0-2) -- W 86-56
12.3 Lehigh(3-2) @ La Salle(1-4) -- L 83-78
12.6 Seton Hall(4-2) @ Lehigh(3-3) -- L 51-50
12.10 Lehigh(3-4) @ Drexel(2-6) -- L 62-51

Espinosa picked up two quick fouls in just over a minute at UNC Greensboro, but Lehigh came out on fire and built a 20-point lead immediately. They shot 55% for the day with noted 'hole in the lineup' Joseph Alvarez, who had 17 points combined in the first four games, going for 21 on 8-10 shooting. Campagna and good combined for another 32 in a highly-impressive road shellacking.

Early turnovers put them in a 18-7 hole early against La Salle, and they couldn't get enough stops to ever really get out of it. The final score was as close as they got. Back home against Seton Hall was an ugly game. How ugly? The halftime score was 18-all with both teams sporting identical 27% shooting from the field. It picked up after that, but Lehigh fell off the pace first to trail by seven. A Good triple with 3:09 left tied it back up at 45 for the first time in several minutes. After a trade of baskets, then a trade of misses, another three by Audley put Lehigh in front for the first time since early in the half, 50-49. Seton Hall missed a pair at the line, but Lehigh couldn't take advantage with Good missing on their next possession. The Pirates got the last laugh, with Avery Gomez knocking down a baseline jumper to win it as time expired. The score was eerily reminiscent of the way they beat Iona, also at home, in the season opener. Campagna(16 pts, 5 rebs) was the game-high scorer with nobody else on either team at more than 10. The rest of the team was just 2-17 from 3-pt. range.

They had a chance against Drexel as well, and then made just three field goals in the final ten minutes. The offensive struggles continue, and Hargrove is at a loss what to do about them.

Synopsis

So far the team is really very middle-of-the-pack on both ends of the floor, which is more than was expected at the beginning of the year. Most of them shoot as well from 3 as they do from 2, giving Lehigh little choice but to live and die by the outside shot. That has made the offensive inconsistency all but inevitable. The Seton Hall game is one that really leaves a bad taste in the mouth -- a win there and they'd have a .500 record on the year.

04-16-2015, 01:04 PM	#28
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Horace Hargrove(Lehigh) 12.1 Lehigh(2-2) @ UNC Greensboro(0-2) -- W 86-56 12.3 Lehigh(3-2) @ La Salle(1-4) -- L 83-78 12.6 Seton Hall(4-2) @ Lehigh(3-3) -- L 51-50 12.10 Lehigh(3-4) @ Drexel(2-6) -- L 62-51 Espinosa picked up two quick fouls in just over a minute at UNC Greensboro, but Lehigh came out on fire and built a 20-point lead immediately. They shot 55% for the day with noted 'hole in the lineup' Joseph Alvarez, who had 17 points combined in the first four games, going for 21 on 8-10 shooting. Campagna and good combined for another 32 in a highly-impressive road shellacking. Early turnovers put them in a 18-7 hole early against La Salle, and they couldn't get enough stops to ever really get out of it. The final score was as close as they got. Back home against Seton Hall was an ugly game. How ugly? The halftime score was 18-all with both teams sporting identical 27% shooting from the field. It picked up after that, but Lehigh fell off the pace first to trail by seven. A Good triple with 3:09 left tied it back up at 45 for the first time in several minutes. After a trade of baskets, then a trade of misses, another three by Audley put Lehigh in front for the first time since early in the half, 50-49. Seton Hall missed a pair at the line, but Lehigh couldn't take advantage with Good missing on their next possession. The Pirates got the last laugh, with Avery Gomez knocking down a baseline jumper to win it as time expired. The score was eerily reminiscent of the way they beat Iona, also at home, in the season opener. Campagna(16 pts, 5 rebs) was the game-high scorer with nobody else on either team at more than 10. The rest of the team was just 2-17 from 3-pt. range. They had a chance against Drexel as well, and then made just three field goals in the final ten minutes. The offensive struggles continue, and Hargrove is at a loss what to do about them. Synopsis So far the team is really very middle-of-the-pack on both ends of the floor, which is more than was expected at the beginning of the year. Most of them shoot as well from 3 as they do from 2, giving Lehigh little choice but to live and die by the outside shot. That has made the offensive inconsistency all but inevitable. The Seton Hall game is one that really leaves a bad taste in the mouth -- a win there and they'd have a .500 record on the year.