Lehigh University Athletics
Wednesday, November 22
Bethlehem, Pa.
6 p.m.
Lehigh University
vs
Mansfield
Photo by: Ricky Bassman
Lehigh to Host Home Opener Wednesday against Mansfield
11/21/2017 8:03:00 PM | Women's Basketball
| GAME INFORMATION | |
| Matchup | Mansfield (3-2) at Lehigh (2-2) |
| Date/Time | Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017 – 6 p.m. |
| Location | Stabler Arena – Bethlehem, Pa. |
| TV | N/A |
| Video Stream | N/A |
| Internet Audio | Lehighsports.com/watch |
| Live Stats | Live Stats |
| Game Notes | Lehigh Game Notes |
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Coming off a win at Cornell on Monday night, the Lehigh women's basketball teams will have a quick turnaround before hosting their home opener on Wednesday night against Mansfield. The home opener comes after a four-game road trip to start the season, tied for the longest in program history. Lehigh has won its last four home openers dating back to 2013.
While a regular season game for the Mountain Hawks, the matchup will be an exhibition for Mansfield and will not count towards their regular season record. Lehigh shot a season-best 48.9 percent from the floor in Monday's win at Cornell and has held the opposition to just 57 points in each of the last two games. The game was a welcome rebound for the Mountain Hawks, who previously shot just 23.0 percent against Villanova in Friday's loss.
Eight of the team's 10 wins last year came at Stabler Arena, where LU outscored its opponents by a 71.3-69.9 margin. Over their current four-game winning streak in home openers, the Mountain Hawks have outscored the opposition 81.8-71.2.
ALL-TIME VS. MANSFIELD
Lehigh and Mansfield will meet for just the second time in program history on Wednesday night. The only other matchup occurred on January 25, 1977 in Grace Hall, with Lehigh prevailing 72-53.
This is the third year in a row Lehigh has played a school from the Div. II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), which are the school's only games against non-Division I opponents since the 1986-87 season.
In those games the last three seasons, Lehigh has defeated East Stroudsburg 77-53 in 2014 and 78-72 in 2016, and Kutztown 81-51 in 2015.
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
Mansfield is off to a 3-2 start this season, including a 1-1 mark in PSAC play. The Mountaineers are coming off a 71-49 loss to (D-II) nationally ranked No. 10 California (Pa.) on Sunday. Mansfield previously defeated Seton Hill 77-73 on Saturday.
Senior Brielle Kelly, who scored her 1,000th career point in Saturday's win over Seton Hill, leads the Mountaineers with 16.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. She has scored in double digits in all five games this season.
Fellow senior Alyssa Mullins is averaging 13 points per game to go with 6.6 rebounds, and freshman Erin Gibbons is off to a solid start to her collegiate career, scoring in double figures at 11.0 points per contest.
The Mountaineers have gone largely with a seven-man rotation through their first five games, with seven players averaging at least 18.6 minutes per game. The team is young, featuring eight freshman on their 15-man roster, but all four of their seniors have made at least two starts.
As a team, Mansfield is shooting 39.8 percent from the floor and holds a scoring margin of -3.6. They have averaged 60 points and 22.6 turnovers per game.
Mansfield was picked to finish ninth of out nine teams in the PSAC East Division Preseason Poll, following a 5-21 (3-19 PSAC) finish in 2016-17.
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