Feb. 8, 2010

Center Valley, Pa. - The Patriot League and CBS College Sports Network announced on Monday that the Lehigh at Lafayette men's basketball contest will be carried through the League's television package as the first "flex" game in the schedule on Feb. 21 at 2 p.m.

Lehigh holds first place in the Patriot League with a 6-2 mark, and has won 11 of its last 13 games to improve to 15-8 overall. Lafayette is just one game behind in second place, and has a 14-9 mark for the season. Lehigh won the first meeting, 75-57, at home on Jan. 23.

Games pitting American at Holy Cross and Colgate at Bucknell will also be played at 2 p.m. on Feb. 21, with Navy at Army on the CBS College Sports Network on Feb. 20 at 2 p.m.

Four men's basketball games have already been shown through the Patriot League package on CBS College Sports Network this season, with two more to come this week when Bucknell visits American on Thursday at 7 p.m. and the Bison then host Holy Cross on Sunday at 2 p.m. The Patriot League will have another "flex" slot on Feb. 27 at 4 p.m., where either the Lafayette/American, Bucknell/Army or Navy/Colgate game will be shown on the final day of the regular season. In addition, two Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament games will be shown on CBS College Sports Network, with a quarterfinal contest on March 3 at 7 p.m. and a semifinal game aired on March 7 at 8 p.m.

The Patriot League continually demonstrates that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing its high standards. The Patriot League's athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.

CBS College Sports Network is available across the country through local cable operators and via satellite on DIRECTV Channel 613 and Dish Network Channel 152. For more information on how to get CBS College Sports Network, go to www.cbscollegesports.com/getcbscollegesports/