Lehigh University Athletics
Monday, March 7
7 p.m.
Lehigh University
vs
Holy Cross
Lehigh hosts Holy Cross in Patriot League Quarterfinals Monday night
3/5/2016 6:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The fourth-seeded Lehigh women's basketball team begins its quest for a Patriot League Championship Monday night when the Mountain Hawks host No. 5 Holy Cross in the Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinals at 7 p.m. inside Stabler Arena. Tickets can be purchased on Lehightickets.com or by calling 610-7LU-GAME.
Lehigh will be looking to advance to the Patriot League Semifinals for the second-straight season. The Mountain Hawks finished the regular season with a 10-8 league record and 17-12 overall mark. Lehigh is 11-4 all-time in tournament games on its home court, while the Mountain Hawks are 2-8 in tournament games played against Holy Cross.
The Mountain Hawks wrapped up the regular season averaging 67.6 points per game. Lehigh outscored its opponents by an average of 5.1 points per game this season, while also holding a +5.8 rebound margin.
First team All-Patriot League junior Lexi Martins leads the squad with 15.3 points and 13.8 rebounds per game. Her rebounding average leads all of Division I, while her 23 double-doubles are tied for second-most in the nation. Second team All-League sophomore Quinci Mann follows with 13.3 points per game, while third team All-League senior Kerry Kinek has chipped in 11.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per contest. Freshman Hailey Pascoe (3.4 ppg) landed on the Patriot League All-Rookie squad.
Holy Cross wrapped up the regular season with a 13-16 overall record and 10-8 mark in Patriot League play to earn the No. 5 seed in the Patriot League Tournament. The Crusaders were in contention to host a quarterfinal game up until the last contest of the regular season when Holy Cross fell 58-45 at Loyola.
The Crusaders were swept by Army, Bucknell and Loyola this season and split the regular-season series with Navy and Lehigh. Holy Cross completed season sweeps over the bottom four teams in the league - Boston University, Colgate, Lafayette and American. Holy Cross held an eight-point lead with 7:25 to play in the second quarter of its most recent game at Loyola Wednesday, but the Greyhounds outscored the Crusaders 17-4 over the final six-plus minutes of the first half. Holy Cross got as close as three points in the second half, but wouldn't regain the lead for the remainder of the contest.
Lisa Mifsud leads the Crusaders with 12.1 points per game, while Infiniti Thomas-Waheed follows closely with 12.0 points per contest. Molly Hourigan has chipped in 9.1 points and a team-best 8.8 rebounds per game.
Lehigh and Holy Cross split the regular-season series as the home team won both contests. The Mountain Hawks earned a 61-58 win in the season's first meeting on Jan. 13 inside Stabler Arena, while the Crusaders emerged with a 77-71 overtime victory on Feb. 13 in Worcester, Mass.
Lehigh erased an 11-point fourth quarter deficit to take a late lead, but Holy Cross' Mifsud hit a game-tying three-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime before the Crusaders outscored the Mountain Hawks 10-4 in the extra period to capture a 77-71 victory in the most recent meeting on Feb. 13. Martins led Lehigh with her 18th double-double of the season behind 19 points and 15 rebounds. Mann followed with 15 points, while sophomore Bernadette Devaney chipped in nine. Kinek pulled down ten rebounds. Mifsud led Holy Cross with 21 points, while Thomas-Waheed followed with 17.
The Mountain Hawks finished the game shooting 33.8 percent (23-for-68) from the field, highlighted by a 42.9 (12-for-28) first-half percentage. Lehigh was 37.9 percent (11-for-29) from three-point range and a perfect 14-for-14 from the charity stripe.
The winner of Lehigh-Holy Cross will advance to Friday's semifinals to take on the winner of No. 1 Army and No. 8/9 Lafayette/Colgate. The semifinal and championship games will all be played at the site of the highest remaining seed following the quarterfinal round.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The fourth-seeded Lehigh women's basketball team begins its quest for a Patriot League Championship Monday night when the Mountain Hawks host No. 5 Holy Cross in the Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinals at 7 p.m. inside Stabler Arena. Tickets can be purchased on Lehightickets.com or by calling 610-7LU-GAME.
Lehigh will be looking to advance to the Patriot League Semifinals for the second-straight season. The Mountain Hawks finished the regular season with a 10-8 league record and 17-12 overall mark. Lehigh is 11-4 all-time in tournament games on its home court, while the Mountain Hawks are 2-8 in tournament games played against Holy Cross.
The Mountain Hawks wrapped up the regular season averaging 67.6 points per game. Lehigh outscored its opponents by an average of 5.1 points per game this season, while also holding a +5.8 rebound margin.
First team All-Patriot League junior Lexi Martins leads the squad with 15.3 points and 13.8 rebounds per game. Her rebounding average leads all of Division I, while her 23 double-doubles are tied for second-most in the nation. Second team All-League sophomore Quinci Mann follows with 13.3 points per game, while third team All-League senior Kerry Kinek has chipped in 11.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per contest. Freshman Hailey Pascoe (3.4 ppg) landed on the Patriot League All-Rookie squad.
Holy Cross wrapped up the regular season with a 13-16 overall record and 10-8 mark in Patriot League play to earn the No. 5 seed in the Patriot League Tournament. The Crusaders were in contention to host a quarterfinal game up until the last contest of the regular season when Holy Cross fell 58-45 at Loyola.
The Crusaders were swept by Army, Bucknell and Loyola this season and split the regular-season series with Navy and Lehigh. Holy Cross completed season sweeps over the bottom four teams in the league - Boston University, Colgate, Lafayette and American. Holy Cross held an eight-point lead with 7:25 to play in the second quarter of its most recent game at Loyola Wednesday, but the Greyhounds outscored the Crusaders 17-4 over the final six-plus minutes of the first half. Holy Cross got as close as three points in the second half, but wouldn't regain the lead for the remainder of the contest.
Lisa Mifsud leads the Crusaders with 12.1 points per game, while Infiniti Thomas-Waheed follows closely with 12.0 points per contest. Molly Hourigan has chipped in 9.1 points and a team-best 8.8 rebounds per game.
Lehigh and Holy Cross split the regular-season series as the home team won both contests. The Mountain Hawks earned a 61-58 win in the season's first meeting on Jan. 13 inside Stabler Arena, while the Crusaders emerged with a 77-71 overtime victory on Feb. 13 in Worcester, Mass.
Lehigh erased an 11-point fourth quarter deficit to take a late lead, but Holy Cross' Mifsud hit a game-tying three-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime before the Crusaders outscored the Mountain Hawks 10-4 in the extra period to capture a 77-71 victory in the most recent meeting on Feb. 13. Martins led Lehigh with her 18th double-double of the season behind 19 points and 15 rebounds. Mann followed with 15 points, while sophomore Bernadette Devaney chipped in nine. Kinek pulled down ten rebounds. Mifsud led Holy Cross with 21 points, while Thomas-Waheed followed with 17.
The Mountain Hawks finished the game shooting 33.8 percent (23-for-68) from the field, highlighted by a 42.9 (12-for-28) first-half percentage. Lehigh was 37.9 percent (11-for-29) from three-point range and a perfect 14-for-14 from the charity stripe.
The winner of Lehigh-Holy Cross will advance to Friday's semifinals to take on the winner of No. 1 Army and No. 8/9 Lafayette/Colgate. The semifinal and championship games will all be played at the site of the highest remaining seed following the quarterfinal round.
Like Lehigh women's basketball on Facebook and follow on Twitter for exclusive content and team updates throughout the season.
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