BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Patriot League has announced rescheduled contest dates for the women’s basketball programs from American and Lehigh. The Eagles and Mountain Hawks will meet on Saturday, Feb. 27 and Sunday, Feb. 28. The Bison-Eagles weekend series was cancelled earlier Wednesday due to a positive COVID-19 test within the Bucknell women’s basketball program’s Tier 1.
Due to rescheduling last week, the Lehigh vs. Lafayette series was moved from Feb. 27-Feb. 28 since Bucknell was not available. If Bucknell was able to play this week, they would have had home-and-home series versus Lafayette.
American will host Lehigh on Saturday while Lehigh will host American on Sunday. Both games at 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
NCAA TIER 1 DEFINITION: Tier 1 is the highest exposure tier and consists of individuals for whom physical distancing and face coverings are not possible or effective during athletic training or competition. Examples of relevant individuals include student-athletes, coaches, athletic trainers, physical therapists, medical staff, equipment staff and officials.
Fans can visit the Patriot League’s official website –
www.patriotleague.org – for up-to-date scheduling information regarding men’s and women’s basketball in addition to the League’s other 22 sports. Nearly every Patriot League men and women’s basketball can be seen on ESPN+ -
www.patriotleague.tv. International viewers can visit
www.patriotleague.org/watch for League coverage. In addition, select Patriot League basketball games will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.
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