Lehigh University Athletics
Saturday, January 3
2 p.m.
Lehigh University
vs
Boston University
Lehigh returns home to welcome Boston University Saturday
1/2/2015 1:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The Lehigh women's basketball team looks to start Patriot League play 2-0 for the first time in six years when the Mountain Hawks host Boston University Saturday inside Stabler Arena. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. and the contest can be viewed locally on Service Electric 2 Sports or for free online via the Patriot League Network.
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Lehigh enters Sunday's contest with a 9-2 overall record and 1-0 Patriot League mark. The Mountain Hawks are coming off a big 86-68 win at Colgate in Wednesday's league opener. Five Mountain Hawks scored in double-figures to help Lehigh to a season-high 86 points.
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Sophomore Lexi Martins led the way with her eighth double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Senior Katie O'Reilly followed with 12 points and a season-best eight rebounds while junior Kerry Kinek also finished with 12 points, ten of which came in the second half. Sophomore Kiernan McCloskey chipped in a season-high ten points in addition to junior Elizabeth Sharlow's ten tallies. Junior Amina Affini tallied a season-high nine points to go along with three boards and two assists. Senior Sarah Williams led the team with four assists.
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Lehigh enters Saturday's game ranking first in the league in points per game (76.4) and field goal percentage (48.0). Martins leads the squad with 16 points per game and a league-leading 10.5 rebounds per contest.
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Boston University holds a 3-9 overall record and 1-0 league mark. The Terriers will be looking to snap a six-game losing streak and pick up their first win since Nov. 9 when BU beat Stephen F. Austin 62-57.
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BU suffered a 71-48 home loss to Holy Cross in the team's Patriot League opener Wednesday. Holy Cross began its attack right from the opening tipoff, as it exploded on a 23-7 run over the first 11:43 of the contest to give it the 16-point lead. Boston University would not get any closer the remainder of the game.
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BU freshman Kara Sheftic scored a career-high 17 points to go along with a personal-best four blocks and six rebounds. Meghan Green also scored in double-figures, picking up 10 points including eight in the second half.
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Turnovers were the Terriers' Achilles heel against the Crusaders. BU committed 20, which translated into 26 points for Holy Cross (5-9) while the Terriers (3-9) only scored nine points off of the Crusaders' 15 miscues.
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Lehigh and second-year Patriot League member Boston University have met five times in the past. The home team won each of last season's contests.
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Lehigh picked up its first-ever win over BU on Feb. 1, 2014 inside Stabler Arena, 67-54. The Mountain Hawk defense allowed a season-low 54 points from the Terriers, as BU finished the game shooting 32.1 percent (18-for-56) from the field, 27.3 percent (6-for-22) from three-point range and just 52.2 percent (12-for-23) from the charity stripe. Lehigh shot 40.0 percent (24-for-60) from the floor and converted 16 of its 24 free throw attempts.
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Sharlow tallied her second career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 13 rebounds. Williams tallied 12 points and a team-leading six assists, while Kinek posted 11 points.Â
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The Terriers' Danielle Callahan finished with a game-high 19 points, while Rashidat Agboola followed with ten. Callahan also dished a game-high seven assists.
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Lehigh remains home Wednesday to host defending league champion Army at 7 p.m. inside Stabler Arena. The game can be viewed locally on Service Electric 2 Sports and for free online via the Patriot League Network.
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Like Lehigh women's basketball on Facebook and follow on Twitter for exclusive content and team updates throughout the season.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The Lehigh women's basketball team looks to start Patriot League play 2-0 for the first time in six years when the Mountain Hawks host Boston University Saturday inside Stabler Arena. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. and the contest can be viewed locally on Service Electric 2 Sports or for free online via the Patriot League Network.
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Lehigh enters Sunday's contest with a 9-2 overall record and 1-0 Patriot League mark. The Mountain Hawks are coming off a big 86-68 win at Colgate in Wednesday's league opener. Five Mountain Hawks scored in double-figures to help Lehigh to a season-high 86 points.
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Sophomore Lexi Martins led the way with her eighth double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Senior Katie O'Reilly followed with 12 points and a season-best eight rebounds while junior Kerry Kinek also finished with 12 points, ten of which came in the second half. Sophomore Kiernan McCloskey chipped in a season-high ten points in addition to junior Elizabeth Sharlow's ten tallies. Junior Amina Affini tallied a season-high nine points to go along with three boards and two assists. Senior Sarah Williams led the team with four assists.
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Lehigh enters Saturday's game ranking first in the league in points per game (76.4) and field goal percentage (48.0). Martins leads the squad with 16 points per game and a league-leading 10.5 rebounds per contest.
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Boston University holds a 3-9 overall record and 1-0 league mark. The Terriers will be looking to snap a six-game losing streak and pick up their first win since Nov. 9 when BU beat Stephen F. Austin 62-57.
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BU suffered a 71-48 home loss to Holy Cross in the team's Patriot League opener Wednesday. Holy Cross began its attack right from the opening tipoff, as it exploded on a 23-7 run over the first 11:43 of the contest to give it the 16-point lead. Boston University would not get any closer the remainder of the game.
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BU freshman Kara Sheftic scored a career-high 17 points to go along with a personal-best four blocks and six rebounds. Meghan Green also scored in double-figures, picking up 10 points including eight in the second half.
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Turnovers were the Terriers' Achilles heel against the Crusaders. BU committed 20, which translated into 26 points for Holy Cross (5-9) while the Terriers (3-9) only scored nine points off of the Crusaders' 15 miscues.
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Lehigh and second-year Patriot League member Boston University have met five times in the past. The home team won each of last season's contests.
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Lehigh picked up its first-ever win over BU on Feb. 1, 2014 inside Stabler Arena, 67-54. The Mountain Hawk defense allowed a season-low 54 points from the Terriers, as BU finished the game shooting 32.1 percent (18-for-56) from the field, 27.3 percent (6-for-22) from three-point range and just 52.2 percent (12-for-23) from the charity stripe. Lehigh shot 40.0 percent (24-for-60) from the floor and converted 16 of its 24 free throw attempts.
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Sharlow tallied her second career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 13 rebounds. Williams tallied 12 points and a team-leading six assists, while Kinek posted 11 points.Â
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The Terriers' Danielle Callahan finished with a game-high 19 points, while Rashidat Agboola followed with ten. Callahan also dished a game-high seven assists.
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Lehigh remains home Wednesday to host defending league champion Army at 7 p.m. inside Stabler Arena. The game can be viewed locally on Service Electric 2 Sports and for free online via the Patriot League Network.
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Like Lehigh women's basketball on Facebook and follow on Twitter for exclusive content and team updates throughout the season.
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