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Loretto, Pa. – The Saint Francis men's basketball team (3-4) continues its series with Lehigh (3-5) for the 13th consecutive season on Wednesday night, Dec. 4. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
 
Scouting Lehigh
 
The Mountain Hawks enter 3-5, but just 1-5 against Division I opponents. Senior point guard Jordan Cohen leads the team in scoring at 13.1 ppg and is averaging 23.0 ppg over his last two contests in losses to Saint Mary's and Columbia. Junior James Karnik offers a post presence and is averaging 11.5 ppg and 7.8 rpg.
 
Series History
 
Lehigh leads the all-time series 11-5 and is 10-2 since the series was renewed in 2007-08. Saint Francis has won the last two home meetings against Lehigh, but lost in Bethlehem last season, 88-76.
 
 Braxton Doing it All
 
Senior guard Keith Braxton (Glassboro, N.J./Delsea) continues to do a little bit of everything for Saint Francis and is currently the only player in the NEC to rank in the top 10 in scoring (17.4 ppg), rebounding (6.7 rpg) and assists (3.3 apg). Braxton had his best game of the season in a win at Saint Joseph's with a season-high 26 points, and is averaging 21.7 ppg in SFU's three wins. Most of his damage has come from the free-throw line where he is 11^th in the country in attempts and eighth in makes. This isn't anything new for Braxton, who is tied for the lead in all of NCAA DI in career double-doubles with Colorado State's Nico Carvacho. Braxton ranks 6^th in program history in scoring, fifth in rebounding and seventh in assists.
 
Three-Point Marksmen
 
Saint Francis leads the NEC and ranks 37^th in the country in three-point field goal percentage at 38.5%. The Red Flash have been particularly deadly in its three wins, knocking down 17 of its 37 (45.9%) three-point tries. Despite its impressive percentages, Saint Francis isn't overly reliant on the three-point shot. SFU has taken just 130 three-point field goal attempts, third fewest in the conference, and averages 18.6 attempts per game. Five different Saint Francis players are shooting better than 40% from three-point range.

Toys for Tots

The Saint Francis men's basketball team, in collaboration with the United State Marine Corps, will host its annual Toys for Tots game on Wednesday night. Fans can drop off a toy and receive half-price admission into the game. For further questions call Margie McHenry at 814-472-3286.