Wednesday, November 22
Bethlehem, Pa.
6 p.m.
Lehigh University
3-2, 0-0PL
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Mansfield
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Photo by: Ricky Bassman
Lehigh Runs Past Mansfield 77-47 in Home Opener
11/22/2017 9:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Sophomore Camryn Buhr recorded her first career double-double, senior Quinci Mann had a game-high 18 points and sophomore Hannah Hedstrom dished out 12 assists to help Lehigh power past Mansfield 77-47 in Wednesday's home opener at Stabler Arena. Mann netted 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting and 3-of-4 from long range to go with five rebounds and two steals. Buhr tallied a double-double, Lehigh's first since early last season, with 15 points and a career-high 11 rebounds. Sophomore Camryn Benz also netted double figures with 10 points and six rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting. Hedstrom scored two points and collected three steals, while dishing out 12 assists, just three shy of the school's single game record. Junior Meagan Eripret scored seven points on 3-of-5 shooting and sophomore Paige Galiani tied her career-high with six points.
The Mountain Hawks (3-2) shot 45.9 percent as a team and an even 35 percent from three-point range. Lehigh also outrebounded Mansfield 50-30 and tallied a season-best seven blocks from six different players and a season-high eight steals. The Brown and White also dominated in the paint where they held a 38-14 advantage and outscored the Mountaineers 16-3 on second chance opportunities.
"Overall, it was an evenly distributed game," said head coach Sue Troyan. "A lot of different people got to step up and have an opportunity. We got to see some different combinations, so it was a pretty good pre-tournament game to get under our belt before having a day off for Thanksgiving."
Lehigh sped out of the gate with an 11-0 run after Mansfield opened the game with a bucket, courtesy of seven points from Mann, two from Gena Grundhoffer and two Buhr free throws. Mann answered a Mountaineer basket and free throw with her second triple of the game to make it a 14-6 Lehigh lead by the media timeout with 4:09 on the clock. Lehigh went on another 14-0 run over the final three minutes to take a 28-8 lead after one quarter. Bernadette Devaney highlighted the run with five straight points, including a three-pointer, and Mariah Sexe tallied three points during the run.
Lehigh shot 69.2 percent (9-for-13) in the opening 10 minutes and was 4-of-6 from long range, while also holding an 11-6 rebounding edge. Mann started the game red hot, going 5-for-5 in the first quarter with 14 points.
"There were moments that I thought we played really well," Troyan said. "They established themselves early in the game, in the first quarter. We played really strong defense and that got us out to a lead."
Lehigh extended the run to 14-0 after Sexe found Clougherty underneath for a layup. Mansfield broke the run by banking in a three-pointer to beat the shot clock at the 8:52 mark, which sparked an 8-0 run, before Mann weaved through the lane for a layup to make it 30-16 at 7:20. Mansfield outscored Lehigh 15-14 and took advantage of six Lehigh turnovers and a streak of 4-for-15 shooting in the frame to get within 12 points on two separate occasions, but Hedstrom used two free throws and Galiani's three-pointer with three seconds left gave Lehigh the 40-23 edge going into the locker room.
"There were times where we passed the ball well and really looked like a team, and there were times where we tried to do too much individually and the second quarter was an example of that," Troyan said.
Lehigh rebounded in the third quarter, starting the second half on a 6-0 run with buckets from Grundhoffer, Buhr and Mann to take a 46-23 lead and force a Mansfield timeout. Hedstrom assisted on a three-pointer from Mary Clougherty and then found Benz underneath for a lay in with 3:20 to go, moving her into double figures and set a new career high in assists, as Lehigh built a 58-32 lead through three quarters.
Lehigh kept the pressure on into the fourth, as Mansfield did not get within 22 points. Buhr upped the lead to 30 for the first time on a jumper with 4:11 remaining, and Sexe scored two of her five points on free throws with less than one second left to put the icing on the thirty-point win.
Next up, the Mountain Hawks will host the 20th Christmas City Classic this Saturday and Sunday at Stabler Arena. Lehigh will battle Fairfield at 2 p.m. on Saturday, with New Hampshire and La Salle playing at 4:30 p.m. The four teams will also play once again on Sunday. Check back to Lehighsports.com for schedule updates.
Coach Quotables: Sue Troyan
On Mann: "She had a nice game and started out well. She's starting to get into a good understanding of the offense. With the things we're running this year, there's a lot less pressure on her to have to score all the time and we're putting her in more situations where she can score in different ways as well."
On Buhr: "She had a nice second half for us and played a complete game on both ends of the floor offensively and defensively."
On Hedstrom: "She just did a really good job of distributing the ball and finding the right people. It's not about stats or points, it's about setting her teammates up. It's the same kind of thing on the defensive end. She really did a good job of controlling (Mansfield's McKenzie Hatch) and not allowing her to get into the type of game that she wanted to play. On the offensive end, she plays unselfishly and is always looking for the extra pass to set up her teammates."
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The Mountain Hawks (3-2) shot 45.9 percent as a team and an even 35 percent from three-point range. Lehigh also outrebounded Mansfield 50-30 and tallied a season-best seven blocks from six different players and a season-high eight steals. The Brown and White also dominated in the paint where they held a 38-14 advantage and outscored the Mountaineers 16-3 on second chance opportunities.
"Overall, it was an evenly distributed game," said head coach Sue Troyan. "A lot of different people got to step up and have an opportunity. We got to see some different combinations, so it was a pretty good pre-tournament game to get under our belt before having a day off for Thanksgiving."
Lehigh sped out of the gate with an 11-0 run after Mansfield opened the game with a bucket, courtesy of seven points from Mann, two from Gena Grundhoffer and two Buhr free throws. Mann answered a Mountaineer basket and free throw with her second triple of the game to make it a 14-6 Lehigh lead by the media timeout with 4:09 on the clock. Lehigh went on another 14-0 run over the final three minutes to take a 28-8 lead after one quarter. Bernadette Devaney highlighted the run with five straight points, including a three-pointer, and Mariah Sexe tallied three points during the run.
Lehigh shot 69.2 percent (9-for-13) in the opening 10 minutes and was 4-of-6 from long range, while also holding an 11-6 rebounding edge. Mann started the game red hot, going 5-for-5 in the first quarter with 14 points.
"There were moments that I thought we played really well," Troyan said. "They established themselves early in the game, in the first quarter. We played really strong defense and that got us out to a lead."
Lehigh extended the run to 14-0 after Sexe found Clougherty underneath for a layup. Mansfield broke the run by banking in a three-pointer to beat the shot clock at the 8:52 mark, which sparked an 8-0 run, before Mann weaved through the lane for a layup to make it 30-16 at 7:20. Mansfield outscored Lehigh 15-14 and took advantage of six Lehigh turnovers and a streak of 4-for-15 shooting in the frame to get within 12 points on two separate occasions, but Hedstrom used two free throws and Galiani's three-pointer with three seconds left gave Lehigh the 40-23 edge going into the locker room.
"There were times where we passed the ball well and really looked like a team, and there were times where we tried to do too much individually and the second quarter was an example of that," Troyan said.
Lehigh rebounded in the third quarter, starting the second half on a 6-0 run with buckets from Grundhoffer, Buhr and Mann to take a 46-23 lead and force a Mansfield timeout. Hedstrom assisted on a three-pointer from Mary Clougherty and then found Benz underneath for a lay in with 3:20 to go, moving her into double figures and set a new career high in assists, as Lehigh built a 58-32 lead through three quarters.
Lehigh kept the pressure on into the fourth, as Mansfield did not get within 22 points. Buhr upped the lead to 30 for the first time on a jumper with 4:11 remaining, and Sexe scored two of her five points on free throws with less than one second left to put the icing on the thirty-point win.
Next up, the Mountain Hawks will host the 20th Christmas City Classic this Saturday and Sunday at Stabler Arena. Lehigh will battle Fairfield at 2 p.m. on Saturday, with New Hampshire and La Salle playing at 4:30 p.m. The four teams will also play once again on Sunday. Check back to Lehighsports.com for schedule updates.
Coach Quotables: Sue Troyan
On Mann: "She had a nice game and started out well. She's starting to get into a good understanding of the offense. With the things we're running this year, there's a lot less pressure on her to have to score all the time and we're putting her in more situations where she can score in different ways as well."
On Buhr: "She had a nice second half for us and played a complete game on both ends of the floor offensively and defensively."
On Hedstrom: "She just did a really good job of distributing the ball and finding the right people. It's not about stats or points, it's about setting her teammates up. It's the same kind of thing on the defensive end. She really did a good job of controlling (Mansfield's McKenzie Hatch) and not allowing her to get into the type of game that she wanted to play. On the offensive end, she plays unselfishly and is always looking for the extra pass to set up her teammates."
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Team Stats
MANS-W
LEHIGH
FG%
.273
.459
3FG%
.318
.350
FT%
.625
.700
RB
30
50
TO
16
15
STL
6
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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