Lehigh Set to Clash with Rival Lafayette in Easton on Saturday

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh women's basketball team will clash with rival Lafayette for the 90th time on Saturday afternoon at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pa. The Mountain Hawks have won 15 of the last 19 matchups against the Leopards, with the two teams coming into the showdown having combined to lose their last 28 games in a row. Lehigh has lost 10 straight, their longest losing streak in 22 years, while Lafayette has lost 18 in a row and not having won since opening night by seven at La Salle. The pair are the only two winless teams remaining in Patriot League play.

The Mountain Hawks are coming off a crushing 66-64 loss to second place Navy on Wednesday night at Stabler Arena. Down by 18 on three different occasions in the second quarter, Lehigh roared back thanks in part to a career-best 15 points from freshman Camryn Buhr, including nine straight by herself in the third quarter where she helped tie the game and give Lehigh the lead. Junior Bernadette Devaney drained a three-pointer with 13.7 seconds remaining to put Lehigh up 64-63, before Navy was able to steal an inbounds pass in the final seconds to help set up the game-winning three-pointer from near midcourt as time expired.

Lafayette's latest defeat came on Wednesday against American. Thirteen of the team's 18 losses have come by double-digits.

IF LEHIGH BEATS LAFAYETTE
- Lehigh would improve to 16-4 vs. Lafayette in the last 20 matchups, and 29-11 over the last 40.
- Lehigh would snap its 10 game losing streak, its longest in 22 years.

ALL-TIME VS. LAFAYETTE
The Rivalry will be renewed for the 90th time when Lehigh and Lafayette meet on Saturday at the Kirby Sports Center. The Mountain Hawks own a 45-44 advantage in the all-time series since the Leopards claimed a 45-35 victory in the first-ever meeting in the 1974-75 season.

Lehigh is on a two-game win streak over Lafayette after sweeping the Leopards last season by a combined margin of 23 points. Lehigh's longest win streak over Lafayette is a six-game streak, which occurred twice (2001-03, 2008-10). The Leopards own the longest win streak of the series, winning eight-straight from the 1986-87 season to the 1988-89 season.

Since the turn of the century, Lehigh has taken victories in 28 of the 39 meetings with Lafayette, leaving the Leopards with just 11 wins during that span. Lehigh has also won seven of the last 10 meetings dating back to 2012.

Since opening her career with five-straight wins over Lafayette, head coach Sue Troyan has lead the Mountain Hawks to wins in 34 out of 49 meetings with the Leopards.

SCOUTING THE LEOPARDS
The Leopards have tried nine different starting lineups through 19 games this season. Junior Sammy Stipa is the only Lafayette player to start in every game this year. Senior Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby has been the other mainstay in the starting lineup as she has started all but two contests this season.

All four of the team's freshmen have seen extended minutes for the Leopards. Freshman Sarah Agnello has made nine starts, while Alexis Santarelli and Olivia Gumbs have made seven starts apiece. Tasha Vipond has also been a key contributor.

In 10 games this year, the Leopards have had at least two players eclipse the double-digit scoring mark. Gumbs leads the Leopards with seven double-digit scoring games on the year, while senior Maia Hood and Stipa each have six.

In three of the last five games, the Leopards have had three players score in double figures in a single outing. At Army on Jan. 5, three freshmen reached double-digits, marking the first time this season that the Leopards had three players score in double-figures. Hood has been the only player to reach double-figures multiple times during those three games.

The Leopards have found much of their success on the offensive end this season in the second half. Through 19 games, the Leopards have scored 508 second-half points compared to 433 in the first.

WILL IT END AT 10?
Lehigh is in the midst of its longest losing streak since the team was on a 15-game skid that spanned the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons. The current 10 game streak is the third longest losing streak in school history. The longest losing streak in school history is 21 games, spanning the 1991-92 and 1992-93 seasons.

ROLLING PAST THE LEOPARDS
Lehigh will look to continue its recent dominance of Lafayette, having won 15 of the last 19 matchups dating back to March 2008. During that time, Lehigh has had winning streaks of six games, four games, and a pair of two game streaks.

POINTS FROM PASCOE
Over her last three games, sophomore Hailey Pascoe is averaging 13.7 ppg, and is shooting 43.8 percent (14-for-32) overall, including a sizzling 50 percent (10-for-20) from three-point range. At Holy Cross on Jan. 14, she set career-highs with 16 points and four three-pointers.

TOP WO'MANN' AT THE LINE
After going 7-for-7 at the free throw line over the last two games, junior Quinci Mann holds the highest free throw percentage in the Patriot League at 87.9 percent (58-for-66). The percentage also ranks her 26th in the entire country in that category.

NO REASON TO BOO-HER
Freshman Camryn Buhr was a force for Lehigh on Wednesday against Navy, setting career-highs of 15 points, two steals and her first career-three pointer. She also added 8 rebounds, one shy of her career-high. She scored nine points in a row during the third quarter, helping to tie the game and take the lead after being down by 18 points.

'OLE RELIABLE
Junior Quinci Mann has remained consistent even through the team's current losing streak, averaging 18.7 ppg and 2.0 rebounds per game through the first eight games of the season, and 14.4 points and 4.1 rebounds in the 10 games since.
Mann has scored in double figures in 14 of her 17 games this season, and scored at least 20 points in seven of those games. She has scored a season-high 23 points twice: 11/22 at Mount St. Mary's and 12/11 at California.

INCHING CLOSER TO THE MILESTONE
Quinci Mann enters Saturday's game with 936 career points, just 64 shy of being the 18th player in program history to reach 1,000 points for her career. She is averaging 16.2 points per game this season, good enough for second in the Patriot League.

TELL TALE SIGNS?
Lehigh holds a 1-11 record this year when trailing at halftime. Their lone win when losing at the half came against Delaware State on Nov. 16. Their only defeat when winning at halftime this year came on Jan. 2 vs. Boston U. The Mountain Hawks are 0-1 when tied at the half (Army).
Lehigh is also a mere 1-11 when losing the rebounding battle, with the one win coming over Delaware State.

TRYING TO END THE SLOW START
Lehigh is off to its first 0-7 start in Patriot League play since they began the 1991-92 league schedule 0-10.

SERVING THEM UP
Freshman point guard Hannah Hedstrom is currently fifth in the Patriot League by averaging 3.4 assists per game. During league play, Hedstrom ranks second in the PL with 4.3 assists per game. She is the only freshman ranked in the top 10 overall and is tied for the most assists in one game this season: nine against Delaware State on Nov. 16.

THE BIG QUARTER
Lehigh is the only team in the Patriot League to have allowed 30 points in a single quarter this season. This feat that has happened twice - the first quarter at Duquesne on Nov. 13 (30), and the fourth quarter against Boston University on Jan. 4 (37).
On the flip side, three Patriot League teams have scored 30 in a quarter this season: American (30) vs. UMBC, Army West Point (32) vs. Mercy, and Boston University (37) at Lehigh.

NO DECEMBER CHEER THIS YEAR
Lehigh's current 10-game skid spanned the entire month of December. It marked the first time Lehigh has finished a month winless (excluding March) since Nov. 2003 (0-4). Lehigh last had a winless December in 2002 (0-5). Lehigh went 0-1 in March '06 and 0-2 in March '13.

THE MAGIC NUMBER IS 70
Lehigh holds a 4-1 record in games this year where they have scored at least 70 points, with the only setback coming to Army West Point. They are 1-12 when scoring under 70, including a 1-5 mark when scoring in the 60's. Lehigh is averaging 79 points in their wins and 57 in their losses.

POLARIZING ON THE BOARDS
Lehigh ranks fourth in the Patriot League by collecting 38.4 rebounds per game, but comes in 9th/10 by allowing 42.4 boards per game. Overall, Lehigh's rebounding margin of -4.2 ranks 8th. Lehigh has been outrebounded in 12 of their 17 games this season and hold a 1-11 record in those games.

TRUTH IS IN THE NUMBERS
Comparing Lehigh's numbers from its first eight games of the season to their last nine.

First 8 Games		Last 10 Games
5-3	Record	0-10
70.4	Points Scored	58.1
67.2	Points Allowed	71.2
3.1	Scoring Margin	-13.1
37.2	FG%	35.1
37.9	Opponent's FG%	43.6
31.3	3PT FG%	28.8
29.7	Opponent's 3FG%	29.9
6.3	3FG Made/Game	6.8
6.5	Opponent's 3FG Made/Game	5.5
30.5	Points in Paint	21.2
33.0	Opponents Points in Paint	33.4

LEADING THE LEAGUE
Team Rankings
Category                                Stat                      PL Rank
Scoring Offense                    63.6 ppg                             5th
Scoring Margin                      -6.0                      6th
3-Pt. FG Made/Game          6.6                        2nd
Free Throw Pct.                    70.6%                  4th
Turnover Margin                  -0.7                      5th
Avg. Home Attendance       949                       2nd

Individual
Category                                Stat                      PL Rank
Quinci Mann                          16.2 ppg                             2nd
Quinci Mann                          1.8 3FG/game    T-6th
Bernadette Devaney           40.4%                  6th
Quinci Mann                          87.9 FT%             1st (26th in NCAA)
Gena Grundhoffer                83.1% FT%          3rd
Hannah Hedstrom                3.5 assists/game              5th
Hannah Hedstrom                4.3 assists/game              2nd (PL games only)

ON DECK
The entire Patriot League will have the upcoming week off and not play again until Saturday, January 28. Lehigh will travel to Boston U. to take on the Terriers to begin the second half of the Patriot League schedule.

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