Lehigh takes on Colgate after Benoit’s 22-point showing

by | Jan 9, 2026 | Sports

Lehigh Mountain Hawks (5-11, 1-2 Patriot League) at Colgate Raiders (9-7, 3-0 Patriot League)Hamilton, New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Lehigh takes on Colgate after Edouard Benoit scored 22 points in Lehigh’s 66-58 victory against the Holy Cross Crusaders.The Raiders are 3-2 in home games. Colgate is second in the Patriot League with 15.2 assists per game led by Jalen Cox averaging 5.3.The Mountain Hawks are 1-2 in conference matchups. Lehigh has a 3-7 record against teams over .500.Colgate averages 75.4 points per game, 1.6 more points than the 73.8 Lehigh allows. Lehigh averages 70.2 points per game, 2.9 fewer than the 73.1 Colgate gives up.The Raiders and Mountain Hawks face off Saturday for the first time in Patriot League play this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Cox is averaging 15.9 points, 5.3 assists and 1.9 steals for the Raiders. Andrew Alekseyenko is averaging 13.3 points over the last 10 games.Popular ReadsNasir Whitlock is shooting 42.9% and averaging 18.4 points for the Mountain Hawks. Hank Alvey is averaging 15.9 points over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Raiders: 7-3, averaging 75. …

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