Friday, December 29
Bethlehem, Pa.
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Lehigh University
7-5, 1-0PL
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Lafayette
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Lehigh Ties Record in Strong 70-45 Win over Lafayette
12/29/2017 8:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh women's basketball team tied a school record with 15 three-pointers to power past Lafayette 70-45 in Friday afternoon's Patriot League opener at Stabler Arena. Sophomore Camryn Buhr was a perfect 4-for-4 from three-point range and 4-for-8 overall with a team-high 17 points, adding four assists and three steals. Senior Quinci Mann scored 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including four three-pointers and added a team-leading six rebounds. Sophomore Gena Grundhoffer added 11 points and five rebounds on 4-of-6 shooting. Hannah Hedstrom (career-high five steals), Bernadette Devaney (career-high five assists) and Mary Clougherty all scored six points and combined for five three-pointers. Lafayette's Natalie Kucowski had a double-double with 17 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Lehigh improves to 7-5 (1-0 PL) on the season while the Leopards fall to 4-7 (0-1 PL).
As a team, Lehigh shot 43.8 percent from the field and 53.6 percent (15-for-28) from beyond the arc, compared to 30 percent (6-for-20) on two-pointers. Lafayette shot 27.4 percent (17-for-62) overall and 21.4 percent (3-for-14) from three-point land. The 45 points surrendered by the Mountain Hawks' defense was also a season low.
The single-game program record of 15 three-pointers was previously achieved by Lehigh on Dec. 20, 2008 vs. Binghamton at Stabler Arena.
"We can put a lot of different looks on the court that can knock down the three," said head coach Sue Troyan. "We're a pretty tough team to zone when we execute well. The 20-day break with finals and Christmas did allow us to get in the gym a lot and that was probably one of the most critical points of just getting better. Our emphasis over the last three weeks was making sure we get better individually and get better collectively as a group. The hard work that they've put in these last three weeks really showed on the court today."
After falling behind 2-0, Mann rattled off seven straight points to give Lehigh the early edge. Kucowski scored Lafayette's first eight points to get the Leopards within 10-8 at the first media timeout. Devaney hit back-to-back threes coming out of the break and Hedstrom added a layup to make it 18-10 at the 2:18 mark. The Mountain Hawks used a trio of free throws to go 21-16 after one quarter, shooting 6-for-11 in the frame.
Lehigh opened the second quarter on an 8-0 run to take a 29-16 lead, thanks to five straight from Grundhoffer and a three-pointer by Mann, forcing a Lafayette timeout at the 8:15 mark. After getting the lead up to 31-18, the Leopards would get back within 33-27 with just over two minutes remaining in the half. Buhr broke the run with a three pointer and Mann followed by beating the buzzer to give LU the 39-27 lead at halftime.
"We knew they were going to come in and play a lot of zone," Troyan said. "The focus really over the last two weeks was on executing against the zone. I thought our kids came in and played good basketball on both ends of the floor. It was a game we really needed in terms of confidence and starting Patriot League play on the right foot."
Lafayette crept back within five points after starting the third on a 9-2 run, before Lehigh went on a 9-0 run of their own as Buhr buried two straight three-pointers to make it 47-36, forcing a Lafayette timeout. Mann followed with another three to make it 50-36 at the 4:30 mark and Buhr grew the lead to 59-40 by banking in an off balance three-point buzzer beater from in front of the Lehigh bench as the third quarter expired.
The Mountain Hawks' defense held strong in the fourth quarter, holding the Leopards to just 1-for-17 and kept them off the scoreboard for nearly the first eight minutes of the period, while Lehigh went on a 14-0 run, including 11 straight to begin the quarter. Mae Williams started the frame with a pair of free throws, Clougherty followed with back-to-back threes and Cameryn Benz hit from downtown to make it 70-40, before Lafayette closed the game with five straight points over the final 2:06.
Mann and Hedstrom, two of Lehigh's starting guards, led the team in rebounds with six and five, respectively.
"We're going to need that from our guard play," Troyan said. "I thought both Quinci and Hannah played really well. Hannah was really tough on the defensive end and did a really good job of controlling the game on both ends of the floor. Quinci hit big shots early in the game for us and played well on the defensive end, rebounded and had a really complete game."
Next up, Lehigh will begin 2018 with a showdown against Navy at 6 p.m. on Tuesday night, Jan. 2 at Stabler Arena.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh women's basketball team tied a school record with 15 three-pointers to power past Lafayette 70-45 in Friday afternoon's Patriot League opener at Stabler Arena. Sophomore Camryn Buhr was a perfect 4-for-4 from three-point range and 4-for-8 overall with a team-high 17 points, adding four assists and three steals. Senior Quinci Mann scored 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including four three-pointers and added a team-leading six rebounds. Sophomore Gena Grundhoffer added 11 points and five rebounds on 4-of-6 shooting. Hannah Hedstrom (career-high five steals), Bernadette Devaney (career-high five assists) and Mary Clougherty all scored six points and combined for five three-pointers. Lafayette's Natalie Kucowski had a double-double with 17 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Lehigh improves to 7-5 (1-0 PL) on the season while the Leopards fall to 4-7 (0-1 PL).
As a team, Lehigh shot 43.8 percent from the field and 53.6 percent (15-for-28) from beyond the arc, compared to 30 percent (6-for-20) on two-pointers. Lafayette shot 27.4 percent (17-for-62) overall and 21.4 percent (3-for-14) from three-point land. The 45 points surrendered by the Mountain Hawks' defense was also a season low.
The single-game program record of 15 three-pointers was previously achieved by Lehigh on Dec. 20, 2008 vs. Binghamton at Stabler Arena.
"We can put a lot of different looks on the court that can knock down the three," said head coach Sue Troyan. "We're a pretty tough team to zone when we execute well. The 20-day break with finals and Christmas did allow us to get in the gym a lot and that was probably one of the most critical points of just getting better. Our emphasis over the last three weeks was making sure we get better individually and get better collectively as a group. The hard work that they've put in these last three weeks really showed on the court today."
After falling behind 2-0, Mann rattled off seven straight points to give Lehigh the early edge. Kucowski scored Lafayette's first eight points to get the Leopards within 10-8 at the first media timeout. Devaney hit back-to-back threes coming out of the break and Hedstrom added a layup to make it 18-10 at the 2:18 mark. The Mountain Hawks used a trio of free throws to go 21-16 after one quarter, shooting 6-for-11 in the frame.
Lehigh opened the second quarter on an 8-0 run to take a 29-16 lead, thanks to five straight from Grundhoffer and a three-pointer by Mann, forcing a Lafayette timeout at the 8:15 mark. After getting the lead up to 31-18, the Leopards would get back within 33-27 with just over two minutes remaining in the half. Buhr broke the run with a three pointer and Mann followed by beating the buzzer to give LU the 39-27 lead at halftime.
"We knew they were going to come in and play a lot of zone," Troyan said. "The focus really over the last two weeks was on executing against the zone. I thought our kids came in and played good basketball on both ends of the floor. It was a game we really needed in terms of confidence and starting Patriot League play on the right foot."
Lafayette crept back within five points after starting the third on a 9-2 run, before Lehigh went on a 9-0 run of their own as Buhr buried two straight three-pointers to make it 47-36, forcing a Lafayette timeout. Mann followed with another three to make it 50-36 at the 4:30 mark and Buhr grew the lead to 59-40 by banking in an off balance three-point buzzer beater from in front of the Lehigh bench as the third quarter expired.
The Mountain Hawks' defense held strong in the fourth quarter, holding the Leopards to just 1-for-17 and kept them off the scoreboard for nearly the first eight minutes of the period, while Lehigh went on a 14-0 run, including 11 straight to begin the quarter. Mae Williams started the frame with a pair of free throws, Clougherty followed with back-to-back threes and Cameryn Benz hit from downtown to make it 70-40, before Lafayette closed the game with five straight points over the final 2:06.
Mann and Hedstrom, two of Lehigh's starting guards, led the team in rebounds with six and five, respectively.
"We're going to need that from our guard play," Troyan said. "I thought both Quinci and Hannah played really well. Hannah was really tough on the defensive end and did a really good job of controlling the game on both ends of the floor. Quinci hit big shots early in the game for us and played well on the defensive end, rebounded and had a really complete game."
Next up, Lehigh will begin 2018 with a showdown against Navy at 6 p.m. on Tuesday night, Jan. 2 at Stabler Arena.
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Team Stats
LAFAYETT
LEHIGH
FG%
.274
.438
3FG%
.214
.536
FT%
.615
.684
RB
44
36
TO
19
18
STL
8
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
5
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
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