Wednesday, January 27
5 p.m.
Lehigh University
12-7, 5-3PL
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Lafayette
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Mountain Hawks capture 82-74 victory over rival Lafayette
1/27/2016 7:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball
| Lehigh-Lafayette Rivalry
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh women's basketball team held off a late Lafayette rally Wednesday evening in Stabler Arena as the Mountain Hawks captured an 82-74 victory over the rival Leopards. Lafayette erased a large Lehigh lead to pull even at 65 with under seven minutes to play, but a three-pointer from junior Kayla Burton broke the tie and put the Mountain Hawks ahead for good. The win marks Lehigh's third-straight victory as the Mountain Hawks move to 5-3 in league play and 12-7 overall. The Leopards fall to 2-6 in league action and 4-14 overall.(1/27/2016) Women's Basketball vs. Lafayette
"Lafayette is a talented and well-coaches team and any win over Lafayette is a good win," said head coach Sue Troyan. "Our kids came in and executed the offensive and defensive game plan very well and pushed the tempo in the first half. I give Lafayette a lot of credit for the run they made at the end, but I thought our kids really executed well tonight."
Junior Lexi Martins led Lehigh with a career-high 27 points behind a 9-for-17 showing from the field and 8-for-10 clip from the free throw line. Martins also contributed 15 rebounds to record her 15th double-double of the season. Senior Amina Affini followed with 14 points thanks to a 4-for-4 effort from three-point range, while classmate Elizabeth Sharlow followed with 10 points. Burton dished a team-best six assists.
Five Leopards scored in double-figures, led by Ashley Lutz with 16 points.
The Mountain Hawks drained a season-best 11 three-pointers in the victory, with eight different players draining a trey. Lehigh finished the game shooting 42.9 percent (27-for-63) from the field, 45.8 percent (11-for-24) from downtown and 81.0 percent (17-for-21) from the free throw line. Lafayette shot 49.2 percent (30-for-61) from the field and 56.3 percent (9-for-16) from three-point range, but went just 5-for-15 (33.3 percent) from the charity stripe. Lehigh held a 39-33 rebound advantage.
A conventional three-point play from Martins started the scoring less than a minute into the game. Lutz put four points on the board for the Leopards, but three-pointers from Affini and freshman Hailey Pascoe and another Martins three-point play gave the Mountain Hawks a 12-4 lead with 5:07 to play in the first quarter. The Leopards were within five at 14-9 a minute later, but Lehigh closed the term on an 11-5 run thanks to four points from both Martins and Kinek as the Mountain Hawks carried a 25-14 advantage into the second quarter.
The Leopards opened the second term on a 9-3 run to trim the Lehigh lead to 28-23 with 6:52 left on the first-half clock. Back-to-back three-pointers from sophomore Quinci Mann and Sharlow then sparked a 19-5 Mountain Hawk streak that took 6:12 off the clock and gave Lehigh a dominant 47-28 lead. Martins contributed six points while sophomore Taylor Campbell added five during the run as Lehigh went 8-for-13 from the floor in the time frame. Martins also notched her 15th double-double of the season less than two minutes into the second quarter. A Lafayette three-pointer ended the half, but the Mountain Hawks carried a 47-31 lead into the locker room as Lehigh closed out its highest scoring first half of the season.
Lehigh shot 45.2 percent (19-for-42) from the field and 42.9 percent (6-for-14) from three-point range in the first half. The Mountain Hawks controlled a dominant 27-16 rebound advantage and scored 13 points off five Lafayette turnovers.
The Leopards scored the first two points of the second half before a pair of Martins free throws were followed by eight straight points from Affini that ran Lehigh's advantage to 57-33 with 6:54 left on the third-quarter clock. Lafayette then spent the rest of the quarter on a 22-6 run as the Leopards shot 9-for-10 from the field during the time frame and trimmed Lehigh's lead down to 63-55 heading into the final ten minutes of play.
Lafayette converted its first four attempts of the final quarter to string together a 10-2 run that tied the score at 65 with 6:56 to play. A three-pointer from Burton finally stopped the Lafayette streak at 5:58 before Affini drained another clutch trey a minute and a half later as the Mountain Hawks jumped ahead 71-65 with 4:25 left in the game. The Leopards tossed in a free throw, but Lehigh followed with the next five minutes to take a 76-66 lead with just over two minutes on the clock. Lafayette was back within six at 76-70 at the one minute mark, but was then forced to foul as Lehigh went a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe down the stretch en route to an 82-74 win.
The Mountain Hawks return to action Saturday at 2 p.m. when Lehigh hosts Boston University on Play 4Kay day inside Stabler Arena. One dollar per fan in attendance will be donated to the fight against breast cancer on behalf of CrossAmerica Partners, Dunne Manning and City Center Lehigh Valley. Tickets are available at Lehightickets.com or by calling 610-7LU-GAME.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh women's basketball team held off a late Lafayette rally Wednesday evening in Stabler Arena as the Mountain Hawks captured an 82-74 victory over the rival Leopards. Lafayette erased a large Lehigh lead to pull even at 65 with under seven minutes to play, but a three-pointer from junior Kayla Burton broke the tie and put the Mountain Hawks ahead for good. The win marks Lehigh's third-straight victory as the Mountain Hawks move to 5-3 in league play and 12-7 overall. The Leopards fall to 2-6 in league action and 4-14 overall.
"Lafayette is a talented and well-coaches team and any win over Lafayette is a good win," said head coach Sue Troyan. "Our kids came in and executed the offensive and defensive game plan very well and pushed the tempo in the first half. I give Lafayette a lot of credit for the run they made at the end, but I thought our kids really executed well tonight."
Junior Lexi Martins led Lehigh with a career-high 27 points behind a 9-for-17 showing from the field and 8-for-10 clip from the free throw line. Martins also contributed 15 rebounds to record her 15th double-double of the season. Senior Amina Affini followed with 14 points thanks to a 4-for-4 effort from three-point range, while classmate Elizabeth Sharlow followed with 10 points. Burton dished a team-best six assists.
Five Leopards scored in double-figures, led by Ashley Lutz with 16 points.
The Mountain Hawks drained a season-best 11 three-pointers in the victory, with eight different players draining a trey. Lehigh finished the game shooting 42.9 percent (27-for-63) from the field, 45.8 percent (11-for-24) from downtown and 81.0 percent (17-for-21) from the free throw line. Lafayette shot 49.2 percent (30-for-61) from the field and 56.3 percent (9-for-16) from three-point range, but went just 5-for-15 (33.3 percent) from the charity stripe. Lehigh held a 39-33 rebound advantage.
A conventional three-point play from Martins started the scoring less than a minute into the game. Lutz put four points on the board for the Leopards, but three-pointers from Affini and freshman Hailey Pascoe and another Martins three-point play gave the Mountain Hawks a 12-4 lead with 5:07 to play in the first quarter. The Leopards were within five at 14-9 a minute later, but Lehigh closed the term on an 11-5 run thanks to four points from both Martins and Kinek as the Mountain Hawks carried a 25-14 advantage into the second quarter.
The Leopards opened the second term on a 9-3 run to trim the Lehigh lead to 28-23 with 6:52 left on the first-half clock. Back-to-back three-pointers from sophomore Quinci Mann and Sharlow then sparked a 19-5 Mountain Hawk streak that took 6:12 off the clock and gave Lehigh a dominant 47-28 lead. Martins contributed six points while sophomore Taylor Campbell added five during the run as Lehigh went 8-for-13 from the floor in the time frame. Martins also notched her 15th double-double of the season less than two minutes into the second quarter. A Lafayette three-pointer ended the half, but the Mountain Hawks carried a 47-31 lead into the locker room as Lehigh closed out its highest scoring first half of the season.
Lehigh shot 45.2 percent (19-for-42) from the field and 42.9 percent (6-for-14) from three-point range in the first half. The Mountain Hawks controlled a dominant 27-16 rebound advantage and scored 13 points off five Lafayette turnovers.
The Leopards scored the first two points of the second half before a pair of Martins free throws were followed by eight straight points from Affini that ran Lehigh's advantage to 57-33 with 6:54 left on the third-quarter clock. Lafayette then spent the rest of the quarter on a 22-6 run as the Leopards shot 9-for-10 from the field during the time frame and trimmed Lehigh's lead down to 63-55 heading into the final ten minutes of play.
Lafayette converted its first four attempts of the final quarter to string together a 10-2 run that tied the score at 65 with 6:56 to play. A three-pointer from Burton finally stopped the Lafayette streak at 5:58 before Affini drained another clutch trey a minute and a half later as the Mountain Hawks jumped ahead 71-65 with 4:25 left in the game. The Leopards tossed in a free throw, but Lehigh followed with the next five minutes to take a 76-66 lead with just over two minutes on the clock. Lafayette was back within six at 76-70 at the one minute mark, but was then forced to foul as Lehigh went a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe down the stretch en route to an 82-74 win.
The Mountain Hawks return to action Saturday at 2 p.m. when Lehigh hosts Boston University on Play 4Kay day inside Stabler Arena. One dollar per fan in attendance will be donated to the fight against breast cancer on behalf of CrossAmerica Partners, Dunne Manning and City Center Lehigh Valley. Tickets are available at Lehightickets.com or by calling 610-7LU-GAME.
Like Lehigh women's basketball on Facebook and follow on Twitter for exclusive content and team updates throughout the season.
Team Stats
LAFAYETT
LEHIGH
FG%
.492
.429
3FG%
.563
.458
FT%
.333
.810
RB
33
39
TO
15
17
STL
7
11
Game Leaders
Pts
27
FGM
9
3FGM
1
FTM
8
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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