Leufroy keys rally, Lehigh beats Marist 78-72
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Kyle Leufroy scored 20 of his 23 points in the second half, Pat Andree added 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Lehigh rallied to beat Marist 78-72 on Tuesday night for coach Brett Reed's 200th career win.
Lance Tejada scored 16 points and Jordan Cohen added 11 with seven boards for the Mountain Hawks (2-1), who shot 48 percent from the field (29 of 60) to Marist's 23 of 55 (42 percent).
The Red Foxes led 33-28 at halftime and Brian Parker's 3 capped an 11-0 run for a 62-53 Marist lead with 8:56 to play. Lehigh closed to 68-67 on Andree's layup, then trailed 72-69 on Ryan Funk's free throws. Cohen scored a go-ahead layup for a 73-72 lead with 3:27 to play and Marist went scoreless the rest of the way.
Parker scored 17 points, Funk had 16 and David Knudsen 14 for Marist (1-2).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Paul Faia
- Andrew Maira
- Brandon Cruz
2023-24 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | 15-5 | - | 24-10 |
| Fairfield | 14-6 | 1 | 24-13 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 3 | 18-13 |
| Saint Peter's | 12-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
| Rider | 12-8 | 3 | 15-17 |
| Niagara | 11-9 | 4 | 16-16 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 5 | 16-17 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 9-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| Canisius | 8-12 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Manhattan | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Siena | 3-17 | 12 | 4-28 |
2023-24 Patriot League Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate | 16-2 | - | 25-10 |
| American University | 10-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Bucknell | 10-8 | 6 | 14-19 |
| Lafayette | 10-8 | 6 | 11-21 |
| Lehigh | 9-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Navy | 8-10 | 8 | 13-18 |
| Army | 6-12 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Holy Cross | 6-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Loyola Maryland | 5-13 | 11 | 7-25 |
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