Saturday, February 28
7:30 p.m.
Lehigh University
vs
Colgate
Lehigh hosts Colgate in regular-season finale on Senior Night Saturday
2/27/2015 3:56:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The Lehigh women's basketball team looks to end the regular season on a high note and send its two Mountain Hawk seniors out in style Saturday inside Stabler Arena when the Mountain Hawks host Colgate in the regular-season finale at 7:30 p.m. Seniors Katie O'Reilly and Sarah Williams, along with senior manager Brittany Layton, will be honored prior to the game. Tickets can be purchased online at LehighTickets.com or by calling 610-7LU-GAME during normal business hours.
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Lehigh looks to improve its Patriot League Tournament seed and snap a three-game losing streak when the Mountain Hawks take on the Raiders. The Mountain Hawks currently sit sixth in the Patriot League standings with a 9-8 league record. Lehigh put together several rallies that fell just short in its most recent action Wednesday night, a 69-61 loss at Bucknell. Senior Katie O'Reilly led the way for the Mountain Hawks with 18 points on an 8-for-10 shooting effort. Sophomore Lexi Martins followed with 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Senior Sarah Williams tallied ten points, while junior Kerry Kinek dished a team-best four assists.
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The Mountain Hawks finished the game shooting 40.7 percent (24-for-59) from the field, 26.3 percent (5-for-19) from three-point range and 44.4 percent (8-for-18) from the charity stripe. Bucknell shot 50 percent (24-for-48) from the field, 30.8 percent (4-for-13) from downtown and 77.3 percent (17-for-22) from the free throw line. The Bison held a slim 32-30 rebound advantage.
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The Mountain Hawks head into Saturday's game averaging a league-leading 69.3 points per game. Martins leads the way with 14.5 points and 11.1 rebounds per game and has tallied 17 double-doubles so far this season.
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The Raiders are currently eighth in the Patriot League standings, but have an opportunity to move into the No. 7 seed depending on results from around the league Saturday. Colgate is 6-11 in Patriot League play and 7-21 overall. The Raiders were able to secure a first round home game thanks to a 49-36 home victory over Lafayette Wednesday night. Colgate trailed 20-17 at halftime, but outscored the Leopards 32-16 in the final 20 minutes to secure the victory.
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Randyll Butler led the Raiders with 14 points, seven rebounds, eight steals and two assists. Mariah Jones chipped in 12 points, while Carole Harris tallied seven points and eight rebounds. Colgate shot just 29.3 percent (17-for-58) from the field and 30 percent (3-for-10) from three-point range, but scored 14 points off of 24 Lafayette turnovers.
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Harris leads the team with 11 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, while Josie Stockhill follows with 10.5 points per game. The Raiders average 58 points per game as a team compared to their opponents' mark of 63.1.
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The Mountain Hawks haven't lost a game to Colgate in Stabler Arena since March 5, 2005 when the Raiders topped Lehigh 65-60 in the Patriot League Semifinals. Lehigh looks to keep that streak alive and complete the season sweep of Colgate Saturday.
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Five Mountain Hawks scored in double-figures as Lehigh turned out a season-high 86 points to down Colgate 86-68 in the season's first meeting in Hamilton, N.Y. on Dec. 31, 2014. Martins led the way with her eighth double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 rebounds. O'Reilly followed with 12 points and a season-best eight rebounds while 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.
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The Mountain Hawks shot 50.7 (34-for-67) percent from the field, 36.8 percent (7-for-19) from three-point range and 73.3 percent (11-for-15) from the charity stripe. Lehigh held Colgate to a 38.2 percent (26-for-68) clip from the floor and 20 percent (3-for-15) mark from downtown. The Mountain Hawks won the battle of the boards 45-34.
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Following Saturday's game, Lehigh will open up the postseason in the quarterfinal round of the Patriot League Tournament Friday. Seeding and location depends on Saturday's results from around the league.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The Lehigh women's basketball team looks to end the regular season on a high note and send its two Mountain Hawk seniors out in style Saturday inside Stabler Arena when the Mountain Hawks host Colgate in the regular-season finale at 7:30 p.m. Seniors Katie O'Reilly and Sarah Williams, along with senior manager Brittany Layton, will be honored prior to the game. Tickets can be purchased online at LehighTickets.com or by calling 610-7LU-GAME during normal business hours.
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Lehigh looks to improve its Patriot League Tournament seed and snap a three-game losing streak when the Mountain Hawks take on the Raiders. The Mountain Hawks currently sit sixth in the Patriot League standings with a 9-8 league record. Lehigh put together several rallies that fell just short in its most recent action Wednesday night, a 69-61 loss at Bucknell. Senior Katie O'Reilly led the way for the Mountain Hawks with 18 points on an 8-for-10 shooting effort. Sophomore Lexi Martins followed with 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Senior Sarah Williams tallied ten points, while junior Kerry Kinek dished a team-best four assists.
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The Mountain Hawks finished the game shooting 40.7 percent (24-for-59) from the field, 26.3 percent (5-for-19) from three-point range and 44.4 percent (8-for-18) from the charity stripe. Bucknell shot 50 percent (24-for-48) from the field, 30.8 percent (4-for-13) from downtown and 77.3 percent (17-for-22) from the free throw line. The Bison held a slim 32-30 rebound advantage.
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The Mountain Hawks head into Saturday's game averaging a league-leading 69.3 points per game. Martins leads the way with 14.5 points and 11.1 rebounds per game and has tallied 17 double-doubles so far this season.
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The Raiders are currently eighth in the Patriot League standings, but have an opportunity to move into the No. 7 seed depending on results from around the league Saturday. Colgate is 6-11 in Patriot League play and 7-21 overall. The Raiders were able to secure a first round home game thanks to a 49-36 home victory over Lafayette Wednesday night. Colgate trailed 20-17 at halftime, but outscored the Leopards 32-16 in the final 20 minutes to secure the victory.
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Randyll Butler led the Raiders with 14 points, seven rebounds, eight steals and two assists. Mariah Jones chipped in 12 points, while Carole Harris tallied seven points and eight rebounds. Colgate shot just 29.3 percent (17-for-58) from the field and 30 percent (3-for-10) from three-point range, but scored 14 points off of 24 Lafayette turnovers.
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Harris leads the team with 11 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, while Josie Stockhill follows with 10.5 points per game. The Raiders average 58 points per game as a team compared to their opponents' mark of 63.1.
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The Mountain Hawks haven't lost a game to Colgate in Stabler Arena since March 5, 2005 when the Raiders topped Lehigh 65-60 in the Patriot League Semifinals. Lehigh looks to keep that streak alive and complete the season sweep of Colgate Saturday.
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Five Mountain Hawks scored in double-figures as Lehigh turned out a season-high 86 points to down Colgate 86-68 in the season's first meeting in Hamilton, N.Y. on Dec. 31, 2014. Martins led the way with her eighth double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 rebounds. O'Reilly followed with 12 points and a season-best eight rebounds while 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.
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The Mountain Hawks shot 50.7 (34-for-67) percent from the field, 36.8 percent (7-for-19) from three-point range and 73.3 percent (11-for-15) from the charity stripe. Lehigh held Colgate to a 38.2 percent (26-for-68) clip from the floor and 20 percent (3-for-15) mark from downtown. The Mountain Hawks won the battle of the boards 45-34.
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Following Saturday's game, Lehigh will open up the postseason in the quarterfinal round of the Patriot League Tournament Friday. Seeding and location depends on Saturday's results from around the league.
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