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Last Second Shot Falls Short as Lehigh Loses at LIU Brooklyn
12/10/2017 4:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A last second three-point attempt was off the mark as the Lehigh women's basketball team fell 72-69 to LIU Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon at the Barclays Center. Sophomore Camryn Buhr scored a game-high 18 points, and sophomore Hannah Hedstrom scored 10 second half points to finish with 12 for the game along with six rebounds and four steals. Sophomore Cameryn Benz netted 10 points and freshman Mariah Sexe scored seven points and collected a career-high seven rebounds. Senior Mae Williams added five points and four rebounds and senior Bernadette Devaney added seven points. The Mountain Hawks conclude non-league play at 6-5 overall.
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Lehigh struggled in the game, failing to convert on 24 LIU turnovers and on multiple shot attempts underneath. Lehigh shot 36.6 percent overall and was just 4-for-22 from three-point range. The Blackbirds (4-5) shot nearly 45 percent for the game and 43 percent from three-point land. Lehigh committed 22 turnovers to LIU's 24, while Lehigh held a 36-28 edge in the paint and 15-6 on second chances.
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"It's a disappointing loss for us," said head coach Sue Troyan. "We're going to look back at this and see there were a lot of missed opportunities. I thought we played hard, but didn't execute very well. When you get good looks at the basket, you hope to convert on those and we didn't do a good job of that."
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Lehigh got off to a 3-for-6 start from the field to hold a 9-8 lead at the under-five media timeout. Back-to-back buckets by Sexe, one on a second chance, helped Lehigh tie it at 13, before Buhr got her own offensive rebounds and put it in while drawing a foul. She hit the ensuing free throw to give Lehigh the 16-13 lead. LIU put in a jumper with just over a minute left to cut it to 16-15 after one.
(12/10/2017) Women's Basketball vs. LIU Brooklyn
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After trading buckets through the first three minutes of the second quarter, LIU built the lead to a half-high four points at 28-24 at the 6:27 mark. From there, Lehigh ran off on a 10-0 run, and extended it to 16-5 overall over the next four minutes to take a 40-33 lead. Devaney found Hedstrom for a layup to give Lehigh the 30-28 lead, then Devaney drew the charge on the defensive end, which led to a Benz second-chance layup to make it 32-28. Devaney then added a bucket to make it 34-28, before Denisha Petty-Evans hit a three-pointer for LIU to make it 34-31. After two free throws by Benz, Buhr tacked on a layup after a LIU turnover and Sexe added two free throws to make it 40-33 with 2:14 remaining. The Blackbirds scored the final basket of the half to cut it to 40-35 at the break. Buhr led all scorers with 14 points at the half, while Benz, Sexe and Mann each had six.
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LIU scored six straight to take a 41-40 lead to start the second half, before Hedstrom got Lehigh the lead back with a layup, then Buhr found Williams up ahead of the field for a quick basket to make it 44-41 Lehigh. LIU regained the lead and extended the run to 13-4, building a four-point edge before Lehigh tied the game at 50. Mary Clougherty grabbed a steal, then fed Devaney down court for a layup while being fouled. Devaney completed the three-point play to put the Mountain Hawks back up 51-50 at the 2:39 mark before LIU scored seven of the next nine points to take the lead for good.
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The Blackbirds dominated the period on the glass, outrebounding Lehigh 12-5 in the frame and outscoring them 22-13 to hold a 57-53 lead to start the fourth quarter.
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"I thought they went to the boards hard in the third quarter and we didn't respond well," Troyan said. "I thought in the first half we did a good job keeping them off the offensive glass, but the third quarter was a critical point for us in giving them second chance opportunities."
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Lehigh got within one point with 6:05 to go in the fourth, but LIU's Jeydah Johnson answered with a three-pointer to make it 62-58. A pair of free throws with 2:43 left gave LIU its largest lead of the game at 67-60, before Lehigh forced a pair of turnovers, but was unable to convert them into points. Hedstrom got it back to a two-possession game with a three-pointer, before LIU responded with two free throws to go back up by six, 69-63 with 43 seconds left.
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Following a turnover by each team, Williams responded with a three from the corner to make it 69-66 with 27 seconds left. After a loose ball foul with 20.7 seconds left, Johnson hit one free throw to make it 70-66, but Hedstrom came right back by driving the lane, drawing the foul and hitting the layup with 13 seconds left to get the Mountain Hawks within one at 70-69. The Lehigh defense then stepped up and forced another Blackbird turnover on the ensuing inbounds pass, giving them the ball back with 12 seconds left and a chance to take the lead. Quinci Mann's baseline jumper off the inbound was off target and Lehigh was forced to foul after the defensive rebound. Two free throws made it a three-point game with seven seconds left, as Lehigh turned to Buhr for a potential game-tying three, but the shot was off the mark as LIU hung on for the close win.
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"I thought we had a lot of easy looks at the basket and just couldn't knock them down without any defensive pressure," Troyan said. "I thought in the fourth quarter we fought to create turnovers but just couldn't convert off of them."
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Lehigh will now have a nearly three week break for final exams and the holidays before opening up Patriot League play on Friday, Dec. 29 at Stabler Arena against rival Lafayette.
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A last second three-point attempt was off the mark as the Lehigh women's basketball team fell 72-69 to LIU Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon at the Barclays Center. Sophomore Camryn Buhr scored a game-high 18 points, and sophomore Hannah Hedstrom scored 10 second half points to finish with 12 for the game along with six rebounds and four steals. Sophomore Cameryn Benz netted 10 points and freshman Mariah Sexe scored seven points and collected a career-high seven rebounds. Senior Mae Williams added five points and four rebounds and senior Bernadette Devaney added seven points. The Mountain Hawks conclude non-league play at 6-5 overall.
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Lehigh struggled in the game, failing to convert on 24 LIU turnovers and on multiple shot attempts underneath. Lehigh shot 36.6 percent overall and was just 4-for-22 from three-point range. The Blackbirds (4-5) shot nearly 45 percent for the game and 43 percent from three-point land. Lehigh committed 22 turnovers to LIU's 24, while Lehigh held a 36-28 edge in the paint and 15-6 on second chances.
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"It's a disappointing loss for us," said head coach Sue Troyan. "We're going to look back at this and see there were a lot of missed opportunities. I thought we played hard, but didn't execute very well. When you get good looks at the basket, you hope to convert on those and we didn't do a good job of that."
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Lehigh got off to a 3-for-6 start from the field to hold a 9-8 lead at the under-five media timeout. Back-to-back buckets by Sexe, one on a second chance, helped Lehigh tie it at 13, before Buhr got her own offensive rebounds and put it in while drawing a foul. She hit the ensuing free throw to give Lehigh the 16-13 lead. LIU put in a jumper with just over a minute left to cut it to 16-15 after one.
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After trading buckets through the first three minutes of the second quarter, LIU built the lead to a half-high four points at 28-24 at the 6:27 mark. From there, Lehigh ran off on a 10-0 run, and extended it to 16-5 overall over the next four minutes to take a 40-33 lead. Devaney found Hedstrom for a layup to give Lehigh the 30-28 lead, then Devaney drew the charge on the defensive end, which led to a Benz second-chance layup to make it 32-28. Devaney then added a bucket to make it 34-28, before Denisha Petty-Evans hit a three-pointer for LIU to make it 34-31. After two free throws by Benz, Buhr tacked on a layup after a LIU turnover and Sexe added two free throws to make it 40-33 with 2:14 remaining. The Blackbirds scored the final basket of the half to cut it to 40-35 at the break. Buhr led all scorers with 14 points at the half, while Benz, Sexe and Mann each had six.
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LIU scored six straight to take a 41-40 lead to start the second half, before Hedstrom got Lehigh the lead back with a layup, then Buhr found Williams up ahead of the field for a quick basket to make it 44-41 Lehigh. LIU regained the lead and extended the run to 13-4, building a four-point edge before Lehigh tied the game at 50. Mary Clougherty grabbed a steal, then fed Devaney down court for a layup while being fouled. Devaney completed the three-point play to put the Mountain Hawks back up 51-50 at the 2:39 mark before LIU scored seven of the next nine points to take the lead for good.
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The Blackbirds dominated the period on the glass, outrebounding Lehigh 12-5 in the frame and outscoring them 22-13 to hold a 57-53 lead to start the fourth quarter.
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"I thought they went to the boards hard in the third quarter and we didn't respond well," Troyan said. "I thought in the first half we did a good job keeping them off the offensive glass, but the third quarter was a critical point for us in giving them second chance opportunities."
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Lehigh got within one point with 6:05 to go in the fourth, but LIU's Jeydah Johnson answered with a three-pointer to make it 62-58. A pair of free throws with 2:43 left gave LIU its largest lead of the game at 67-60, before Lehigh forced a pair of turnovers, but was unable to convert them into points. Hedstrom got it back to a two-possession game with a three-pointer, before LIU responded with two free throws to go back up by six, 69-63 with 43 seconds left.
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Following a turnover by each team, Williams responded with a three from the corner to make it 69-66 with 27 seconds left. After a loose ball foul with 20.7 seconds left, Johnson hit one free throw to make it 70-66, but Hedstrom came right back by driving the lane, drawing the foul and hitting the layup with 13 seconds left to get the Mountain Hawks within one at 70-69. The Lehigh defense then stepped up and forced another Blackbird turnover on the ensuing inbounds pass, giving them the ball back with 12 seconds left and a chance to take the lead. Quinci Mann's baseline jumper off the inbound was off target and Lehigh was forced to foul after the defensive rebound. Two free throws made it a three-point game with seven seconds left, as Lehigh turned to Buhr for a potential game-tying three, but the shot was off the mark as LIU hung on for the close win.
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"I thought we had a lot of easy looks at the basket and just couldn't knock them down without any defensive pressure," Troyan said. "I thought in the fourth quarter we fought to create turnovers but just couldn't convert off of them."
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Lehigh will now have a nearly three week break for final exams and the holidays before opening up Patriot League play on Friday, Dec. 29 at Stabler Arena against rival Lafayette.
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Team Stats
LEHIGH
LIU
FG%
.366
.448
3FG%
.182
.429
FT%
.722
.875
RB
40
40
TO
22
24
STL
12
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
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