Bethlehem, Pa. (December 19, 2015)—Charles Glover (Bowie, Md.) scored a career-high 22 points, but Mount St. Mary's was edged at Lehigh, 76-73, on Saturday night.  The Mountaineers rallied from a seven-point second-half deficit to take a 73-68 advantage with 3:22 remaining, but Lehigh was able to score the final eight points of the game to earn the win.

Trailing 61-54 with 11:18 left in the game, the Mount answered with a 10-0 run to take a 64-61 lead.  Glover kick-started the run with a pair of three-pointers to cut the deficit to 61-60.  Gregory Graves (Sterling, Va.) and Taylor Danaher (Fredericksburg, Va.) each added a pair of free throws to give the Mount a 64-61 advantage with 9:00 left in the second half.

Lehigh countered to regain the lead, 66-64, on a John Ross Glover three-pointer with 5:51 remaining.  Graves then scored in the paint to tie the game, but Lehigh retook the lead on a Kahron Ross basket with 5:06 to play.

Danaher evened the score with a nice turnaround baseline jumper with 4:28 left, and Graves nailed a three-pointer with 3:40 on the clock to put the Mountaineers ahead, 71-68.  Glover was fouled on a rebound on the next play, and he hit both free throws to push the advantage to 73-68 with 3:22 remaining.

Lehigh's Glover hit a corner three-pointer, and after the Mount was stopped on their next two possessions, Austin Price hit a three-pointer from the top of the key with 47 seconds left to give Lehigh the lead.  BK Ashe (Washington, D.C.) was fouled driving to the basket, but missed both free throws, with Lehigh grabbing the rebound.  Ross was fouled with 18.5 seconds left and hit both free throws to make it 76-73.  The Mount had a final shot, but Will Miller's (Dallas, Texas) contested three-pointer from the right wing was short and Lehigh escaped with the win.

Glover went 7-of-10 from the floor and 6-of-9 from three-point range for his career-high 22 points.  He added seven assists, four rebounds and a pair of steals in the game as well.  Ashe added 18 points and four assists while Graves tallied 15 points in the game.

Price led Lehigh with 19 points while Ross chipped in 12 points and nine assists.  The Mount shot 53.8 percent (28-of-52) in the game while dishing out 20 assists.  Lehigh shot 51.0 percent (26-of-51) and was 10-of-19 (.526) from three-point range.

Mount St. Mary's fell behind by 13 points in the first half before making a run to even the score.  Trailing 30-17 with just over eight minutes left in the half, the Mount fought back, evening the score after an 8-0 run.  Trailing 37-29, Ashe scored on a lay-up, Danaher chipped in back-to-back buckets, and Ashe capped the scoring streak with a tough jumper from the Elbow to tie the game with 1:55 left in the half.

The Mountain Hawks were able to recover and score the final six points of the half to grab a 43-37 lead at the break.  The Mount shot 57.1 percent (16-of-28) from the field while hitting 5-of-15 (.333) from three-point range in the opening 20 minutes.  Lehigh shot 53.6 percent (15-of-28) and was 8-for-10 (.800) at the foul line in the half.

The Mount returns to action on Tuesday, December 22, at James Madison.  Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.

Game Notes:  The Mount went 3-1 against the Patriot League this year, winning at home against American, Loyola and Bucknell prior to tonight's game.