Lehigh University
Lafayette
Lehigh buries archrival Leopards on senior day
2/22/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Bethlehem, PA – Led by an onslaught of three point baskets, Lehigh buried archrival Lafayette in front of the largest home crowd of the season by a score of 84-55 at Stabler Arena on Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Dawn Gorynski led the way tying a school record with seven shots from beyond the arc en route to a game high 21 points. With the victory Lehigh improves to 11-14 on the season, 8-4 in the Patriot League), and the Mountain Hawks once again find themselves in a four-way tie atop the league standings. The Leopards remain winless at 0-25 on the season and 0-12 in the league.
Lehigh came out firing early in front of 1,944 in attendance, and did not allow the Leopards to seize any momentum. Leading 24-22 at the 9:51 mark, the Mountain Hawks opened things up with a 26-6 run to squelch any hopes of a Leopards upset. Gorynski knocked in six first half three-point baskets and led the Mountain Hawks with 18 points in the first half as the Mountain Hawks grabbed a 50-28 lead going into the locker rooms at halftime. Lehigh shot 43 percent from the field in the first twenty minutes, including 59 percent from beyond the arc.
The second half saw more of the same as Lehigh continued to shoot well from the floor and used suffocating defense to bury the Leopards. The Mountain Hawks shooting jumped up to 50 percent in the second half, and they wound up hitting 46 percent from the field for the game. Three Mountain Hawks joined Gorynski in double figures as sophomore Jenny Callan knocked in 10 points, junior Jessica DePalo tallied 15 and freshman Sara Ellis scored 14 points on four of nine three-point shooting. For the game Lehigh hit 11 three-pointers and held the Leopards to just 39 percent shooting from the field.
Lehigh returns to action on February 27 when the Mountain Hawks travel to
