Lehigh University
Ohio
Cold shooting plagues Mountain Hawks
12/1/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
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ATHENS, Ohio – The Mountain Hawks held Ohio to its lowest number of points scored so far this season, but cold shooting did not help the Mountain Hawks on Friday night as the Bobcats defeated Lehigh 57-40 at the Convocation Center. Sophomore Melissa Rich sank a team-high 16 points, while senior Adrienne Blount pulled down 11 rebounds. Lehigh now falls to 2-5 on the season, while
After a back-and-forth affair for the first five minutes of the game, both teams went on a scoring drought for four minutes before Blount sank two of her four first half free throws at the 7:31 mark to give Lehigh a 14-8 lead. With 51 seconds remaining,
Blount led all scorers with nine points, while she and classmate Sara Ellis pulled down a first half-high five rebounds. Sophomore Haly Crites provided the Mountain Hawks with defense in the paint, blocking one shot while making it tough for
Sophomores provided the Mountain Hawks with most of their second half points as Rich and Crites scored Lehigh’s first 14 points. Rich reeled off seven straight points, while Crites had three, and Rich would go on to score four more points.
The Mountain Hawks conclude their trip to
