At American (Saturday 2/18)

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At American (Saturday 2/18)

Post by CHIP72 » Sat Feb 18, 2023 6:40 pm

I attended Lehigh's hang on for dear life 62-59 win over host American today in DC. The Mountain Hawks enjoyed a balanced offensive attack (four players scored in double figures) and a solid defensive effort (AU shot 44.6% from the field and only 1 for 11 from 3 point range). Lehigh led for most of the 1st half and enjoyed a 33-27 advantage at halftime. They extended their lead to 14 points (51-37) with a little more than 10 minutes remaining in regulation. After that though, they struggled mightily on the offensive end with stagnant play and turnovers. The Eagles gradually chipped away at the LU lead and cut it to 1 point (60-59) with under 10 seconds remaining. But Jalin Sinclair, who up to that point in the game was scoreless, inbounded the ball off an American player who had his back turned, regained possession, was fouled, and made two key free throws to extend the Mountain Hawks' advantage back to 3 points. On the final AU possession, Reed Fenton, who also did little positive on the stat sheet, partially blocked the Eagles' final 3 point attempt (LU's only blocked shot of the game) to thwart the potential tie.

In terms of individual standouts, Keith Higgins led the way with 18 points, including three 3-pointers. Evan Taylor contributed 16 points and 6 rebounds, Tyler Whitney-Sidney added 12 points, 7 rebounds, and a team high 4 assists, and Dominic Parolin came off the bench to pitch in 10 points and 9 rebounds.


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Re: At American (Saturday 2/18)

Post by jimk72 » Sat Feb 18, 2023 8:42 pm

Was Henri Adiassa in attendance? I know we have been trying all year to get him minutes and get him going…but no game time tonight. The box score showed Parolin and Tan with big rebounding contributions….
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Re: At American (Saturday 2/18)

Post by ngineer » Tue Feb 21, 2023 12:53 pm

I would hope Coach gets Adiassa some work in off season where he has to use his hands a lot to improve dexterity. NCC gives a course in juggling every summer ( my son took it years ago). I think it would immensely improve his ability to handle the ball. I can see great potential with his size and power, but if you can't control the ball it means nothing.
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Re: At American (Saturday 2/18)

Post by Sundayamqb » Tue Feb 21, 2023 8:40 pm

ngineer wrote: Tue Feb 21, 2023 12:53 pm I would hope Coach gets Adiassa some work in off season where he has to use his hands a lot to improve dexterity. NCC gives a course in juggling every summer ( my son took it years ago). I think it would immensely improve his ability to handle the ball. I can see great potential with his size and power, but if you can't control the ball it means nothing.
Great idea! He seems like a diamond in the rough, or whatever that saying is.
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Re: At American (Saturday 2/18)

Post by ngineer » Thu Feb 23, 2023 1:24 pm

Sundayamqb wrote: Tue Feb 21, 2023 8:40 pm
ngineer wrote: Tue Feb 21, 2023 12:53 pm I would hope Coach gets Adiassa some work in off season where he has to use his hands a lot to improve dexterity. NCC gives a course in juggling every summer ( my son took it years ago). I think it would immensely improve his ability to handle the ball. I can see great potential with his size and power, but if you can't control the ball it means nothing.
Great idea! He seems like a diamond in the rough, or whatever that saying is.
very rough!
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Re: At American (Saturday 2/18)

Post by lehigh90 » Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:30 pm

Freshmen have given us nothing this year
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