March 9, 2010

2010 Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship page
2010 Patriot League Women's Basketball Championship page

Center Valley, Pa. - Lehigh's Stabler Arena is the home to both the Patriot League Men and Women's Basketball Championships this weekend, with the top-seeded Mountain Hawks hosting No. 3 Lafayette on Friday at 4:45 p.m. on ESPN2 for the men's title and taking on No. 2 American on Saturday at 6 p.m. on CBS College Sports Network for the women's crown.

Tickets for the Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship are on sale now at $16 for adults and $8 for senior citizens and students, while the women's Championship prices are set at $8 for adults and $4 for senior citizens and students. Tickets are available through Lehigh by clicking here to purchase online, calling the athletic ticket office at 610-7LU-GAME or by going to Grace Hall in person Monday through Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Each of the visitors also have their ticket allotment available through the school website. Tickets through Lafayette for the men's Championship are available here, while tickets to the women's title game through American can be purchased here.

The Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship will be in its customary 4:45 p.m. time slot on Friday on ESPN2. Jon Sciambi will call the play-by-play and LaPhonso Ellis provides the color commentary from Stabler Arena. The third-seeded Leopards come into the contest with a 19-12 overall record and finished 8-6 in the Patriot League, while the No. 1 Mountain Hawks are 21-10 overall and had a 10-4 mark to win the League's regular-season crown. Lafayette defeated No. 7 Holy Cross, 66-63, and Lehigh knocked off No. 4 American, 79-57, in the semifinals on Sunday. The teams split the regular-season series.

The Patriot League Women's Basketball Championship will be shown on the CBS College Sports Network on Saturday at 6 p.m. Veteran Patriot League broadcaster Bob Socci will handle play-by-play with Pam Roecker providing the color commentary. The top-seeded Mountain Hawks defeated No. 8 Bucknell and No. 5 Holy Cross while the No. 2 seed Eagles knocked off No. 7 Lafayette and No. 3 Navy in the first two rounds of the Tournament over the weekend at the Hart Center in Worcester, Mass. Ameriacn and Lehigh split the season series, and each finished 13-1 in Patriot League action.

The winners of each Patriot League Championship will receive a bid to the NCAA Division I Tournament which begins for both the men and the women next week.