Lehigh Heads To Morgantown For Street Check At West Virginia

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh males’s basketball will face its second Big 12 opponent of the season on Sunday afternoon when the group travels to Morgantown, W.Va. to tackle the West Virginia Mountaineers at 3 p.m.

Lehigh (1-1) has squared off towards West Virginia (2-0) six instances, having misplaced 5 and gained as soon as. Lehigh’s lone win got here in a 59-57 win within the 1962-63 season. The two groups final performed in 2018, which resulted in a 78-68 win for the Mountaineers. The recreation was very aggressive, as Lehigh held a lead within the second half and trailed by solely three within the closing minutes.

If Lehigh wins, they are going to earn their first win over an influence convention opponent since defeating Mississippi State 87-73 in 2016.

The Mountain Hawks picked up their first win of the season in a 91-52 rout of the Valley Forge Patriots. Andrew Urosevic shined in his first recreation in entrance of the house crowd, posting a game-high 23 factors on 9-13 taking pictures and 5-10 from three-point vary. Nasir Whitlock put up 12 factors to go together with seven rebounds and 4 assists. Edouard Benoit scored 12 factors himself whereas junior Joshua Ingram joined them in double-figures with 11. Caleb Thomas continued to impress in his second recreation within the brown and white, scoring six factors whereas main the Mountain Hawks with eight assists and 5 steals. Sophomore Hank Alvey dominated in solely 13 minutes of motion, registering eight factors, seven rebounds and 5 blocks.

The Mountaineers enter their first season beneath the management of head coach Ross Hodge, their fourth head coach in as many seasons following the departure of longtime coach Bob Huggins in 2023. West Virginia posted a file of 19-13 final season beneath coach Darian DeVries, narrowly lacking out on the NCAA Tournament. The lone returning participant for the Mountaineers is Abraham Oyeadier, who redshirted as a real freshman. WVU’s main scorer by means of two video games is Honor Huff at 19.5 ppg.

Following Sunday’s recreation, the Mountain Hawks will probably be off till Friday, November 14 after they journey east to tackle the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at 6:30 p.m.

Sunday’s recreation will probably be broadcast on ESPN+ however won’t be obtainable on Fox Sports 94.7 FM and 1230 AM.

Date: November 9, 2025

Opponent: West Virginia

Tip Off: 3:00 p.m.

Arena (Capacity): Hope Coliseum (14,000)

Lehigh’s Record: 1-1

West Virginia’s Record: 2-0

Series: West Virginia leads, 5-1

TV: ESPN+ w/ Andrew Caridi, Warren Baker, and Anjelica Trinone