Lehigh University
Brown
Five hit for double figures in Lehigh's win over Brown
11/20/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The Mountain Hawks came out strong, and built a six point first half lead thanks to some terrific shooting. Lehigh shot 46% from the floor in the first stanza, and connected on four three-pointers en route to a 33-27 halftime advantage.
Junior Emily Geosits led the way with nine first half points on three-of-five shooting from beyond the three-point arc. Adrienne Blount and Jenny Callan each scored eight points in the first half for Lehigh.
Meanwhile, the Mountain Hawks stifling defensive effort limited the Bears to just 28% field goal shooting in the first half of play.
In the second half, Lehigh increased its advantage to 16 points at 58-42 with 10:40 remaining with a pair of Claire Sullivan free throws. The Bears began to chip away at the Lehigh lead, and Brown drew to within three at 70-67 with 1:05 remaining.
The Mountain Hawks used timely free throw shooting down the stretch in ballooning the lead back to a comfortable margin in the game’s final moments.
Blount led Lehigh with 16 points, while Callan registered a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Claire Sullivan scored a career-high 14 points, including an impressive nine-of-ten from the free throw stripe.
Geosits was 5-of-7 from beyond the arc, finishing with 15 points.
“Emily has done a great job for us in our first two games in taking some of the pressure off [Patriot League preseason player of the year] Sara [Ellis],” said Lehigh head coach Sue Troyan. “Emily worked hard in the off-season and has a lot of confidence in her shot from the outside.”
Sarah Hayes led Brown with 18 points and eight rebounds.
Lehigh returns to action on Tuesday, when the Mountain Hawks visit
