Mountain Hawks set for Patriot League play

Bethlehem, PA – Lehigh will open its 2004 Patriot League schedule on Saturday afternoon as the Mountain Hawks welcome Holy Cross to the Ulrich Sports Complex by way of Worcester, MA. Lehigh has not played since shutting out Georgetown 4-0 at home on September 22. In that game, the Mountain Hawks received contributions from many players, including Sheila Clabby, Christine Smith, Moira Garrity and Kristi Miller all of whom, scored goals.

Smith was rewarded for her efforts as she was named the Patriot League Freshman of the Week, the second Mountain Hawk this season to receive that honor, along with Katie Noon. Lehigh’s offense has already scored more goals than a year ago, including a nine-goal outburst versus Robert Morris on September 11. Leading the way on offense is Clabby with six goals and 13 points, while Noon has found the back of the net five times thus far for ten points.

On the defensive side of things, the Mountain Hawks are allowing only 1.92 goals per game, led by the duo of senior Jeanine Hoff and junior Meghan Gove in goal.

Head Coach Julie Mazer is excited to get back on the field after the week-plus long layoff. “The team is looking forward to Patriot League play. They have been working very hard through the spring, into the summer and now through the beginning of this year.” Mazer continues, “We feel as though we can be competitive with anyone in the league and we just want to walk off of that field on Saturday knowing that we played our best game.”

Lehigh will be looking to win its first Patriot League game since October 18, 2001 when the Mountain Hawks beat former league member Ursinus 2-1. However, Mazer says that has not fazed anyone on the team, and will not be in their minds come Saturday. “The team is just anxious to play. The time off was good for us because the girls were able to heal their injuries and take care of the mid-terms.” Mazer concludes, “Our level of intensity in practice over this past week has been great. We’ve been scrimmaging a lot and are looking forward to yet another opportunity on Saturday.”

The game versus Holy Cross is scheduled to begin at 1:00 on Saturday at the Ulrich Sports Complex.

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