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
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marist | 2-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Quinnipiac | 2-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Merrimack | 2-0 | - | 5-8 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Manhattan | 1-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Niagara | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Fairfield | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Siena | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Sacred Heart | 1-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
| Iona | 1-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
| Saint Peter's | 0-2 | 2 | 5-5 |
| Rider | 0-2 | 2 | 4-9 |
| Canisius | 0-2 | 2 | 0-13 |
2024-25 Patriot League Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| American University | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Loyola Maryland | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
| Army | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Boston University | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Lafayette | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Lehigh | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Bucknell | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
| Navy | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
| Colgate | 0-0 | - | 3-10 |
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