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By ANDREW J. ROTH
Tomorrow marks the 146th meeting of the Lehigh-Lafayette football rivalry. In their final regular season game, the Mountain Hawks will travel to Easton to take on the Lafayette College Leopards.
Last weekend, the Hawks clinched an outright Patriot League title with a 24-7 win at Georgetown University. In the game, Lehigh started out slow, trailing 7-6 at halftime, but punished the Hoyas in the second half and clinched its first NCAA playoff appearance since 2004.
Although the 8-2 Hawks have clinched the league title, the rivalry game remains timelessly important. The team boasts a perfect 4-0 league record but is not overlooking a less-than-stellar Lafayette team (2-8, 1-3 league).
“Because we have already clinched the Patriot League title we look forward to achieving our second goal on the season,” senior defensive back Jarard Cribbs said. “Our second [goal] is to beat ‘them.’”
The last time the teams met, Lafayette was in a similar situation as Lehigh is in this season. In 2009, the Leopards were one win away from a Patriot League title and playoff berth, but were denied by Lehigh in a 27-21 overtime thriller.
If Lafayette sends the Hawks home with a loss, “it would make their season worthwhile,” Cribbs said.
The idea of a loss has not even crossed the mind of junior quarterback Chris Lum, who has passed for 13 touchdowns and 2,045 yards this season.
“When we go to practice, we are concentrated only on one thing: beating Lafayette,” Lum said.
Unlike Lum, senior kicker Tom Randazza has played in a rivalry game before. Randazza said practices, as well as focus, remain intense.
“We do our best to insulate ourselves from the distractions that take place on campus during the week,” Randazza said. “The excitement of the entire campus only works to motivate us and make practices even more intense.”
Randazza has not missed a field goal this season, hitting 8-for-8, and is looking forward to tacking on the extra point for as many touchdown drives as possible.
Lum, who struggled slightly last weekend, completed 24-for-47 pass attempts and threw three interceptions expects to play well and lead the team to a victory. He said he knows the team is in a good position to
See HAWKS
Original 1968 Poster courtesy of SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Hawks aim to engineer win, league perfection
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| Title | Brown and White Vol. 119 no. 20 |
| Date | 2010-11-20 |
| Month | 11 |
| Day | 20 |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue | 20 |
| Type | Newspaper |
| Source Repository | Lehigh University |
| Coverage | United States, Pennsylvania, Lehigh, South Bethlehem |
| LCCN | 7019854 |
| Source Repository Code | LYU |
| Digital Responsible Institution | Lehigh University |
| Digital Responsible Institution Code | LYU |
| Issue/Edition Pattern | Semiweekly |
| Title Essay | Published twice a week during the college year by the students of Lehigh University |
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| Date | 2010-11-20 |
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| FullText | By ANDREW J. ROTH Tomorrow marks the 146th meeting of the Lehigh-Lafayette football rivalry. In their final regular season game, the Mountain Hawks will travel to Easton to take on the Lafayette College Leopards. Last weekend, the Hawks clinched an outright Patriot League title with a 24-7 win at Georgetown University. In the game, Lehigh started out slow, trailing 7-6 at halftime, but punished the Hoyas in the second half and clinched its first NCAA playoff appearance since 2004. Although the 8-2 Hawks have clinched the league title, the rivalry game remains timelessly important. The team boasts a perfect 4-0 league record but is not overlooking a less-than-stellar Lafayette team (2-8, 1-3 league). “Because we have already clinched the Patriot League title we look forward to achieving our second goal on the season,” senior defensive back Jarard Cribbs said. “Our second [goal] is to beat ‘them.’” The last time the teams met, Lafayette was in a similar situation as Lehigh is in this season. In 2009, the Leopards were one win away from a Patriot League title and playoff berth, but were denied by Lehigh in a 27-21 overtime thriller. If Lafayette sends the Hawks home with a loss, “it would make their season worthwhile,” Cribbs said. The idea of a loss has not even crossed the mind of junior quarterback Chris Lum, who has passed for 13 touchdowns and 2,045 yards this season. “When we go to practice, we are concentrated only on one thing: beating Lafayette,” Lum said. Unlike Lum, senior kicker Tom Randazza has played in a rivalry game before. Randazza said practices, as well as focus, remain intense. “We do our best to insulate ourselves from the distractions that take place on campus during the week,” Randazza said. “The excitement of the entire campus only works to motivate us and make practices even more intense.” Randazza has not missed a field goal this season, hitting 8-for-8, and is looking forward to tacking on the extra point for as many touchdown drives as possible. Lum, who struggled slightly last weekend, completed 24-for-47 pass attempts and threw three interceptions expects to play well and lead the team to a victory. He said he knows the team is in a good position to See HAWKS Original 1968 Poster courtesy of SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Hawks aim to engineer win, league perfection |
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