Saturday, March 1
Hamilton, N.Y.
4:00:00 PM
Lehigh University
at
Colgate
Mountain Hawks head to Colgate to close out regular season Saturday
2/28/2014 11:55:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh women's basketball team looks to gain some momentum heading into the Patriot League Tournament as the Mountain Hawks head to Colgate to close out the regular season Saturday at 4 p.m. Lehigh has secured the No. 8 seed in the tournament, as well as a home game in the opening round. The Mountain Hawks will most likely face the Raiders again in Tuesday's opening round game, unless Colgate beats Lehigh Saturday, Loyola beats Navy and Army loses to Lafayette.
Despite 20-plus point efforts from sophomore Elizabeth Sharlow and Kerry Kinek on Wednesday, Lehigh fell to Bucknell 87-78 at Stabler Arena. Lehigh trailed by one point at halftime, but the Bison used several large runs in the first ten minutes of the second half to build an insurmountable lead.
Sharlow led Lehigh with a career-high 24 points, crushing her previous personal best by nine points. Kinek recorded her second double-double in three games with 21 points and ten rebounds. It marked Kinek's eighth 20-plus point game of the season and her first since Jan. 15. Sophomore Elizabeth Jordan was the next highest scorer with eight points. Four Bison scored in double-figures, led by Audrey Dotson with 19 points. Shelby Romine scored 18, 16 of which came in the second half.
Lehigh finished the game shooting 43.4 percent (33-for-76) from the field and 28 percent (7-for-25) from three-point range. The Bison shot 60.7 percent (17-for-28) in the second half and 50.7 percent (35-for-69) for the game. Bucknell held a 43-37 rebound advantage. Lehigh dished a season-high 24 assists, led by junior Sarah Williams with seven.
The Raiders enter Saturday's game with a 7-21 overall record that includes a 3-14 mark in the Patriot League. Colgate's three league wins have come against Boston University, Army and Loyola.
The Raiders had captured back-to-back league wins for the first time in two years before losing 81-70 at Lafayette on Wednesday. The Leopards held a dominant 51-34 rebound advantage and shot well to start the game and capture the win in Easton.
Colgate's Carole Harris posted her seventh double-double of the season, finishing with 19 points and ten rebounds, while Missy Repoli added 18 points and Lauryn Kobiela chipped in 12.
Harris leads the Raiders this season with an average of 12.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. Mariah Jones tallied 10.1 points per game. Kobiela averages 4.6 assists per game, which ranks fourth in the Patriot League.
Colgate surrenders 72.1 points per game, which ranks last in the Patriot League. The Raiders' scoring margin (-9.8) and field goal percentage defense (42.3) also rank last in the league.
The Mountain Hawks aim to win their fourth consecutive meeting against Colgate and 17th in the last 18 meetings on Saturday. Prior to Colgate winning last season's opening contest between the two squads, Lehigh had won the previous 12 meetings .Lehigh claimed the first meeting of the season, 76-69, in Bethlehem on Jan. 2.
Lehigh used a 17-0 second-half run to upend the Raiders in the league opener. Kinek led the way for the Mountain Hawks with 19 points and seven rebounds. Freshman Kayla Burton contributed a career-high 15 points behind three big second-half three-pointers. Williams dished a six assists while also adding a team-leading eight rebounds.
Harris was the only Raider to score in double-digits, tallying 15 points and a game-leading 13 rebounds.
Lehigh finished the game shooting 39.1 percent (27-for-69) from the field, highlighted by a 56.3 percent (18-for-32) second half. The Raiders finished the game 37.0 percent (27-for-73) from the field and 27.6 percent (8-for-29) from behind the arc. Lehigh held a 52-42 rebound advantage.
The Patriot League Tournament gets underway Tuesday from Stabler Arena. Tickets are on sale and more information is available on Lehightickets.com.
Like Lehigh women's basketball on Facebook and follow on Twitter for exclusive updates throughout the season.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh women's basketball team looks to gain some momentum heading into the Patriot League Tournament as the Mountain Hawks head to Colgate to close out the regular season Saturday at 4 p.m. Lehigh has secured the No. 8 seed in the tournament, as well as a home game in the opening round. The Mountain Hawks will most likely face the Raiders again in Tuesday's opening round game, unless Colgate beats Lehigh Saturday, Loyola beats Navy and Army loses to Lafayette.
Despite 20-plus point efforts from sophomore Elizabeth Sharlow and Kerry Kinek on Wednesday, Lehigh fell to Bucknell 87-78 at Stabler Arena. Lehigh trailed by one point at halftime, but the Bison used several large runs in the first ten minutes of the second half to build an insurmountable lead.
Sharlow led Lehigh with a career-high 24 points, crushing her previous personal best by nine points. Kinek recorded her second double-double in three games with 21 points and ten rebounds. It marked Kinek's eighth 20-plus point game of the season and her first since Jan. 15. Sophomore Elizabeth Jordan was the next highest scorer with eight points. Four Bison scored in double-figures, led by Audrey Dotson with 19 points. Shelby Romine scored 18, 16 of which came in the second half.
Lehigh finished the game shooting 43.4 percent (33-for-76) from the field and 28 percent (7-for-25) from three-point range. The Bison shot 60.7 percent (17-for-28) in the second half and 50.7 percent (35-for-69) for the game. Bucknell held a 43-37 rebound advantage. Lehigh dished a season-high 24 assists, led by junior Sarah Williams with seven.
The Raiders enter Saturday's game with a 7-21 overall record that includes a 3-14 mark in the Patriot League. Colgate's three league wins have come against Boston University, Army and Loyola.
The Raiders had captured back-to-back league wins for the first time in two years before losing 81-70 at Lafayette on Wednesday. The Leopards held a dominant 51-34 rebound advantage and shot well to start the game and capture the win in Easton.
Colgate's Carole Harris posted her seventh double-double of the season, finishing with 19 points and ten rebounds, while Missy Repoli added 18 points and Lauryn Kobiela chipped in 12.
Harris leads the Raiders this season with an average of 12.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. Mariah Jones tallied 10.1 points per game. Kobiela averages 4.6 assists per game, which ranks fourth in the Patriot League.
Colgate surrenders 72.1 points per game, which ranks last in the Patriot League. The Raiders' scoring margin (-9.8) and field goal percentage defense (42.3) also rank last in the league.
The Mountain Hawks aim to win their fourth consecutive meeting against Colgate and 17th in the last 18 meetings on Saturday. Prior to Colgate winning last season's opening contest between the two squads, Lehigh had won the previous 12 meetings .Lehigh claimed the first meeting of the season, 76-69, in Bethlehem on Jan. 2.
Lehigh used a 17-0 second-half run to upend the Raiders in the league opener. Kinek led the way for the Mountain Hawks with 19 points and seven rebounds. Freshman Kayla Burton contributed a career-high 15 points behind three big second-half three-pointers. Williams dished a six assists while also adding a team-leading eight rebounds.
Harris was the only Raider to score in double-digits, tallying 15 points and a game-leading 13 rebounds.
Lehigh finished the game shooting 39.1 percent (27-for-69) from the field, highlighted by a 56.3 percent (18-for-32) second half. The Raiders finished the game 37.0 percent (27-for-73) from the field and 27.6 percent (8-for-29) from behind the arc. Lehigh held a 52-42 rebound advantage.
The Patriot League Tournament gets underway Tuesday from Stabler Arena. Tickets are on sale and more information is available on Lehightickets.com.
Like Lehigh women's basketball on Facebook and follow on Twitter for exclusive updates throughout the season.
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