Wednesday, March 2
Hamilton, N.Y.
7 p.m.
Lehigh University
17-12 (10-8PL)
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82
Colgate
6-22 (4-14PL)
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Mountain Hawks suffer 82-72 loss at Colgate, will be No. 4 seed in Patriot League Tournament
3/2/2016 9:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Lehigh women's basketball team succumbed to hot-shooting Colgate squad Wednesday night at Cotterell Court as the Raiders earned an 82-72 win. Junior Lexi Martins broke the Patriot League single-season rebounding record while sophomore Taylor Campbell put together a career night to lead the Mountain Hawks. Lehigh will be the No. 4 seed in the Patriot League Tournament and will host No. 5 Holy Cross at 7 p.m. Monday in the quarterfinal round inside Stabler Arena.
"Colgate's pressure took us out of what we wanted to do on the offensive end and we didn't play with a lot of poise," said Troyan. "We never got in much of any offensive flow. We like the way we matchup with Holy Cross and are excited to get the tournament underway Monday."
Lehigh wraps up the regular season with a 17-12 overall record and 10-8 mark in Patriot League play. The Raiders improve to 6-22 overall and 4-14 in league action with the win.
Martins set the new Patriot League benchmark for single-season rebounds in the first quarter when she pulled down her third of the game and 391st of the season. The previous record of 390 was set during the 2003-04 season by Desire Almind of Bucknell. The Irvington, N.Y. native tallied her 23rd double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds against the Raiders.
Campbell also chipped in a career-high 18 points behind a 7-for-10 showing from the field and 4-for-5 effort from three-point range. The sophomore also dished a team-best three assists. Sophomore Quinci Mann followed with 15 points, while seniors Elizabeth Sharlow and Kerry Kinek added nine apiece.
Colgate was led by Paige Kriftcher with 27 points and Josie Stockill with 22 points.
The Mountain Hawks finished the game shooting 41.7 percent (25-for-60) from the field, 36.8 percent (7-for-19) from three-point range and 83.3 percent (15-for-18) from the free throw line. Colgate shot 48.2 percent (27-for-56) from the field, 43.5 percent (10-for-23) from downtown and 90 percent (18-for-20) from the charity stripe. The Raiders held a slim 34-33 rebound advantage.
The Raiders scored the first basket of the game, but Lehigh answered with four points from Martins, two from Mann and a three-pointer from Campbell to string together a 9-2 run that gave the Mountain Hawks a 9-4 lead with just over seven minutes left in the first quarter. Colgate scored a the 7:02 mark with a Kriftcher jumper, but the Mountain Hawks held the Raiders scoreless for the next five-plus minutes before a pair of Stockill free throws with 1:55 on the clock put the score at 13-8. Sharlow put Lehigh back up by eight with a three-pointer before a two more Raiders free throws pulled Colgate within 16-10 at the end of the opening term.
A Mann three-pointer opened the second quarter, but six points from Mylah Chandler helped the Raiders put together a 9-2 run to cut the Lehigh lead to 21-19 with 7:17 on the clock. Colgate was still within two nearly four minutes later before a Campbell three-pointer extended Lehigh's lead to 33-28 with 3:19 to play. The Raiders then rallied to close the half on a 10-1 run and take a 38-34 lead into the locker room.
The Raiders picked up right where they left off in the third quarter as Colgate used a 12-2 run to extend its lead to 50-36 and force a Mountain Hawk timeout with 5:26 left in the term. The Raiders continued to shoot well as Lehigh struggled from the field and scored the next nine points from the free throw line before a Campbell layup with 33 seconds trimmed Colgate's lead to 58-47. A pair of Colgate free throws ended the term to give the Raiders a 60-47 advantage heading into the final 10 minutes of play.
Campbell scored Lehigh's first five points of the fourth quarter, but the Raiders kept up their hot shooting and worked Colgate's lead to 67-53 with just over seven minutes to play. The Raiders were ahead 73-57 with 4:17 on the clock before four points from Martins, a pair of Mann free throws and Campbell three-pointer put together a 9-0 Lehigh streak that pulled the Mountain Hawks within 73-66 with 1:41 to play. The Raiders answered with five of the next seven points to run the clock down to 56 seconds and take a 78-68 lead and Lehigh wasn't able to complete the comeback as Colgate wrapped up the 82-72 victory.
The fourth-seeded Mountain Hawks will open up the Patriot League Tournament Monday against No. 5 Holy Cross at 7 p.m. inside Stabler Arena. Tickets can be purchased on Lehightickets.com or by calling 610-7LU-GAME.
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HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Lehigh women's basketball team succumbed to hot-shooting Colgate squad Wednesday night at Cotterell Court as the Raiders earned an 82-72 win. Junior Lexi Martins broke the Patriot League single-season rebounding record while sophomore Taylor Campbell put together a career night to lead the Mountain Hawks. Lehigh will be the No. 4 seed in the Patriot League Tournament and will host No. 5 Holy Cross at 7 p.m. Monday in the quarterfinal round inside Stabler Arena.
"Colgate's pressure took us out of what we wanted to do on the offensive end and we didn't play with a lot of poise," said Troyan. "We never got in much of any offensive flow. We like the way we matchup with Holy Cross and are excited to get the tournament underway Monday."
Lehigh wraps up the regular season with a 17-12 overall record and 10-8 mark in Patriot League play. The Raiders improve to 6-22 overall and 4-14 in league action with the win.
Martins set the new Patriot League benchmark for single-season rebounds in the first quarter when she pulled down her third of the game and 391st of the season. The previous record of 390 was set during the 2003-04 season by Desire Almind of Bucknell. The Irvington, N.Y. native tallied her 23rd double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds against the Raiders.
Campbell also chipped in a career-high 18 points behind a 7-for-10 showing from the field and 4-for-5 effort from three-point range. The sophomore also dished a team-best three assists. Sophomore Quinci Mann followed with 15 points, while seniors Elizabeth Sharlow and Kerry Kinek added nine apiece.
Colgate was led by Paige Kriftcher with 27 points and Josie Stockill with 22 points.
The Mountain Hawks finished the game shooting 41.7 percent (25-for-60) from the field, 36.8 percent (7-for-19) from three-point range and 83.3 percent (15-for-18) from the free throw line. Colgate shot 48.2 percent (27-for-56) from the field, 43.5 percent (10-for-23) from downtown and 90 percent (18-for-20) from the charity stripe. The Raiders held a slim 34-33 rebound advantage.
The Raiders scored the first basket of the game, but Lehigh answered with four points from Martins, two from Mann and a three-pointer from Campbell to string together a 9-2 run that gave the Mountain Hawks a 9-4 lead with just over seven minutes left in the first quarter. Colgate scored a the 7:02 mark with a Kriftcher jumper, but the Mountain Hawks held the Raiders scoreless for the next five-plus minutes before a pair of Stockill free throws with 1:55 on the clock put the score at 13-8. Sharlow put Lehigh back up by eight with a three-pointer before a two more Raiders free throws pulled Colgate within 16-10 at the end of the opening term.
A Mann three-pointer opened the second quarter, but six points from Mylah Chandler helped the Raiders put together a 9-2 run to cut the Lehigh lead to 21-19 with 7:17 on the clock. Colgate was still within two nearly four minutes later before a Campbell three-pointer extended Lehigh's lead to 33-28 with 3:19 to play. The Raiders then rallied to close the half on a 10-1 run and take a 38-34 lead into the locker room.
The Raiders picked up right where they left off in the third quarter as Colgate used a 12-2 run to extend its lead to 50-36 and force a Mountain Hawk timeout with 5:26 left in the term. The Raiders continued to shoot well as Lehigh struggled from the field and scored the next nine points from the free throw line before a Campbell layup with 33 seconds trimmed Colgate's lead to 58-47. A pair of Colgate free throws ended the term to give the Raiders a 60-47 advantage heading into the final 10 minutes of play.
Campbell scored Lehigh's first five points of the fourth quarter, but the Raiders kept up their hot shooting and worked Colgate's lead to 67-53 with just over seven minutes to play. The Raiders were ahead 73-57 with 4:17 on the clock before four points from Martins, a pair of Mann free throws and Campbell three-pointer put together a 9-0 Lehigh streak that pulled the Mountain Hawks within 73-66 with 1:41 to play. The Raiders answered with five of the next seven points to run the clock down to 56 seconds and take a 78-68 lead and Lehigh wasn't able to complete the comeback as Colgate wrapped up the 82-72 victory.
The fourth-seeded Mountain Hawks will open up the Patriot League Tournament Monday against No. 5 Holy Cross at 7 p.m. inside Stabler Arena. Tickets can be purchased on 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
LEHIGH
COLGATE
FG%
.417
.482
3FG%
.368
.435
FT%
.833
.900
RB
33
34
TO
14
13
STL
8
6
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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