Jan. 21, 2003

This week's Patriot League Newsletter features everything we imagined when we changed the format from a quarterly printed newsletter to the current e-mail format. Included in this week's Newsletter are stories on:

NATIONAL TV EXPOSURE: The League's new basketball package on DIRECTV (channel 611), which debuts Friday night (Jan. 24) at 9 p.m.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: A feature about the Lehigh women's basketball team, which boasts every player earned Dean's List honors during the Fall 2002 semester.

ATHLETIC SUCCESS: American University men's soccer keeper Michael Behonick drafted by D.C. United of the MLS and four PL players selected as pre-season men's lacrosse All-Americans.

REMEMBERING THE PAST: A columnist's view of the opening of Bucknell's Sojka Pavilion and American's preview of its Hall of Fame Weekend, which will include the retiring of the jersey worn by Kermit Washington.

Also included are links to this week's winter sports reports and stories recapping the weekend basketball action.

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