The Holy Cross men's basketball team hits the road this week to face Lehigh on Monday, Jan. 10, at 7:00 p.m. The contest between the Crusaders and the Mountain Hawks will be shown live by the Patriot League on ESPN+.
Holy Cross enters the game with an overall record of 3-12 and an 1-2 mark in the Patriot League. The Crusaders are coming off a 79-74 victory over Lafayette on Friday night. Holy Cross currently ranks second in the Patriot League in blocked shots (3.7 blocks per game), while standing third in three-point field goal percentage (35.2 percent) and fourth in steals (6.9 steals per game).
Senior forward
Gerrale Gates has led the Crusaders by averaging 13.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, while hitting 73.3 percent of his foul shots. Freshman guard
Kyrell Luc has also been playing well, with averages of 11.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals per contest. In addition, sophomore guard
Judson Martindale has averaged 11.2 points and 4.4 boards per game.
Lehigh currently has an overall record of 4-11 on the season, including a 2-1 mark in the Patriot League. After winning their first two conference games against American (63-61) and Colgate (85-81), the Mountain Hawks were defeated by Army (77-55) on Friday. Junior guard Evan Taylor has led the team by averaging 12.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game, while hitting 75.7 percent of his free throws. Senior forward Jeameril Wilson has added 11.9 points and 4.4 boards per contest, with senior guard Marques Wilson chipping in 10.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.
After the game at Lehigh, Holy Cross will return home to face American on Thursday, Jan. 13, at 7:00 p.m.