Wednesday, January 11
Stabler Arena
7 p.m.

Lehigh University

5-11, 0-5PL

58
vs
77

Bucknell

13-3, 5-0PL

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4
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Bucknell
22
17
25
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Lehigh
14
11
21
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58

League Leading Bucknell Topples Lehigh 77-58

1/11/2017 10:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball



BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Four Bucknell players scored in double figures to help lead the Bison past Lehigh 77-58 on Wednesday evening at Stabler Arena. Sophomore Hailey Pascoe tied career-highs with 14 points and a trio of three-pointers, while junior Quinci Mann had a team-high 19 points. Mann and Pascoe also tallied four rebounds apiece. Sophomore Meagan Eripret had a team-high five rebounds and three blocks in 19 minutes of action, all of which set career-highs. Sophomore Hannah Hedstrom notched a game-high five assists, while Mann added two of her own.
 
Lehigh (5-11, 0-5 Patriot) finished the game shooting 36.4 percent (20-of-55) from the field, while the Bison (13-3, 5-0 Patriot) totaled 46.8 percent (29-of-62). The Mountain Hawks committed 15 turnovers to Bucknell's 12, which the Bison turned into a 20-4 advantage in points off turnovers. Bucknell also outscored Lehigh 40-24 in the paint.
 
The two teams answered each other's buckets through the first 3:30 with Camryn Buhr, Gena Grundhoffer and Eripret all hitting early baskets. Eripret added a free throw to cut the Bucknell lead to 10-7 at the 6:31 mark before the Bison scored five straight to open up an eight point lead. Lehigh answered with seven of the next nine points courtesy of layups from Mann and Hedstrom, and a long three from Mann to get within 17-14 with just over three minutes left in the quarter. Kate Walker and Kaitlyn Slagus scored the quarter's final five points for Bucknell to take a 22-14 lead in the second quarter.
 
Bucknell shot their best in the opening quarter by going 8-for-14 (57.1 percent), including 3-for-5 from beyond the arc, with Lehigh shooting 6-for-14 (42.9 percent) overall.
 
Kyi English hit a three to start a 15-4 run for the Bison to begin the second quarter. Mann put in a layup coming out of the media timeout to make it 27-17, and free throws from Benz and Grundhoffer made it 31-19 with 3:13 on the clock. Pascoe heated up over the final minute, sinking back-to-back triples to get the Mountain Hawks within 14 at 39-25 going into halftime.
 
The Mountain Hawks shot a team-best 8-for-17 (47.1 percent) in the third quarter, highlighted by nine points from Mann and six more from Pascoe. Lehigh got to within 10 points midway through the frame following a huge four-point play from Pascoe, who drained a three from the corner while getting fouled and hit the ensuing free throw to make it 47-37. But Bucknell responded in a big way, going on a 9-0 run over the next two minutes. Mann scored seven of Lehigh's last nine points in the frame, as the Brown and White trailed 64-46 entering the fourth.
 
English capped an 8-0 Bucknell run early in the fourth with a layup, and gave the Bison their largest lead of the game at 23 points with a three-pointer with 7:03 left. Mann got it to within 18 at the 4:23 mark with one of her two three-pointers on the night, and freshman Paige Galiani hit her first career three-pointer in the final minute to make it 75-57.
 
Lehigh will head out on the road for their next league matchup on Saturday afternoon at Holy Cross. Start time is set for 1:05 p.m. on the Patriot League Network and LehighSports.com/watch.
 
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Team Stats

BUCKNELL
LEHIGH
FG%
.468
.364
3FG%
.292
.273
FT%
.857
.600
RB
39
31
TO
12
15
STL
5
0

Game Leaders

Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0

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