Lehigh University Athletics
Wednesday, November 27
Columbus, Ohio
7:00:00 PM
Lehigh University
5-2
63
at
93
Ohio State
6-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh | 28 | 35 | 63 |
| Ohio State | 37 | 56 | 93 |
Lehigh falls at Ohio State, 93-63
11/27/2013 9:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Despite a close first half, the Lehigh women's basketball team dropped a 93-63 decision to Ohio State Wednesday night at Value City Arena. Three Mountain Hawks scored in double-figures, but the Buckeyes' hot shooting proved to be too much for Lehigh (5-2) which lost its second game of the season.
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"I thought we competed hard and played well in the first half," said head coach Sue Troyan. "The second half got away from us early and it was tough to recover. A lot of good things can come from playing a good team like Ohio State and it's a good measure of what work we have to do."
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Junior Sarah Williams finished the game with a team-leading 14 points, followed by sophomore Kerry Kinek with 12 and junior Katie O'Reilly with 11. Kinek grabbed a team-leading seven rebounds.
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Ohio State's Martina Ellerbe led all players with 21 points, while Ameryst Alston chipped in 16 to help the Buckeyes (6-2) to the win.
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Lehigh finished the game with a 27.9 percent (17-for-61) field goal percentage and shot 34.8 percent (8-for-23) from the three-point line. The Mountain Hawks shot 67.7 percent (21-for-31) from the charity stripe. Ohio State was hot from the field, finishing the game at 50 percent (33-for-66).
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Ohio State jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead, but Lehigh eventually battled back to knot the score at nine behind four points from O'Reilly and a timely Williams three-pointer. The Buckeyes answered with nine unanswered points to take an 18-9 lead with 13:03 to play in the opening half. Lehigh responded with a 15-2 run thanks to hot three-point shooting from freshman Lexi Martins and sophomore Liz Jordan to take a 24-20 lead with 7:36 on the clock.
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The Buckeyes responded with a string of 11 unanswered points to reclaim the advantage, 31-24, and remained in control for the remainder of the half. A layup from Ohio State's Cait Craft sent the teams into the intermission with the Buckeyes leading 37-28.
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The Buckeyes got off to a quick start in the second half, promptly going on an 11-1 run to force a Lehigh timeout with the score at 48-29. Ohio State continued to capitalize on its chances, eventually taking a 68-37 lead with 11 minutes to play. Four points from Kinek, a three-pointer from Jordan and two made free throws from senior Lindsay Hoskins eventually put the Mountain Hawks down 76-46 with 8:26 left on the clock.
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Ohio State remained in control for the remainder of the half, despite strong Mountain Hawk free throw shooting. Lehigh closed out the game on a 12 - 4 run, but it wasn't enough as the Buckeyes claimed their sixth win of the season.
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The Mountain Hawks will now have a break in action until they return to Stabler Arena to face Saint Peter's December 9 at 5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling 610-7LU-GAME or by visiting LehighTickets.com.
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Team Stats
LEHIGH
OSU
FG%
.279
.500
3FG%
.348
.333
FT%
.677
.774
RB
41
47
TO
28
23
STL
8
10
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
1
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