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Syracuse Hosts Lehigh In Season Opener

Syracuse Hosts Lehigh In Season Opener


Game Details: Monday, Nov. 7, Syracuse, N.Y., 8:00 p.m.
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Syracuse opens regular season play on Monday, Nov. 7, when the Orange host Lehigh at 8:00 p.m inside the JMA Wireless Dome. 
 
SETTING THE STAGE
The Orange geared up for the start of the regular season with exhibition victories over Division II programs Indiana (Pa.), 86-68, and Southern New Hampshire, 72-58. 
 
The Mountain Hawks wrapped up the 2021-22 slate with an overall record of 13-19 (10-8 Patriot League). Lehigh concluded its campaign with a  loss to Colgate in the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament, 81-61. This year, Lehigh enters its campaign ranked third in the Patriot League preseason poll. 
 
THE SYRACUSE-LEHIGH SERIES
Syracuse and Lehigh have only met four times during the regular season and the Orange have won all four encounters. The squads have not met on the hardwood since 2015, when the Orange defeated the Mountain Hawks, 57-47, on Nov. 13, 2015. Each of the pairings have taken place in Syracuse.

PRESEASON  LEADERS

Senior guard Joseph Girard paced the Orange over the course of the two exhibition games by averaging 16.0 points. Senior center Jesse Edwards (14.5 ppg, 7.0 rpg.) and sophomore forward Benny Williams (10.5 ppg., 10.0 rpg) also produced in the preseason.

 

‘CUSE FANS CAN VOTE FOR GIRARD

Senior Joseph Girard III is one of 20 players named to the 2023 Jerry West Award watch list, which is annually presented to the top shooting guard in Division I college basketball. Orange fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting for each of the three rounds. The list will be narrowed down to 10 in January, five in February, and the five finalists will be presented to Jerry West and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee where a winner will be selected in March. Fans can vote for Girard at hoophallawards.com.

BOEHEIM & PEARL TO JOIN RING OF HONOR

Jim Boeheim and Dwayne “Pearl” Washington — two of the most prominent names in Syracuse men’s basketball history — will be formally recognized as members of the Syracuse University Athletics Ring of Honor in the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. The ceremony will be held on the same day the Orange host Georgetown.

 

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