Sunday, December 10
Brooklyn, N.Y.
1 p.m.
Lehigh University
at
LIU Brooklyn
Lehigh to Conclude Non-League Schedule vs. LIU Brooklyn at Barclays Center
12/8/2017 2:44:00 PM | Women's Basketball
| GAME INFORMATION | |
| Matchup | Lehigh (6-4) at LIU Brooklyn (3-5) |
| Date/Time | Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017 – 1 p.m. |
| Location | Barclays Center – Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| TV | N/A |
| Video Stream | NEC Front Row |
| Internet Audio | Lehighsports.com/watch |
| Live Stats | Live Stats |
| Game Notes | Lehigh Game Notes |
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh women's basketball team will close out non-league play this Sunday with a matchup against LIU Brooklyn at the Barclays Center. It will mark the first matchup between the two schools in just over 10 years. Lehigh is coming off a 64-50 win over NJIT in front of over 4,000 fans at Education Day on Wednesday, while LIU saw an impressive fourth quarter rally fall short in an overtime defeat at George Mason on Thursday.
All told, 10 different Mountain Hawks scored in the NJIT win and the team registered six blocks, its most in a single game since Nov. 2013. Senior Quinci Mann led all scorers with 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting and sophomore Gena Grundhoffer scored in double figures for the third straight contest with 12 points and six rebounds. Freshman Mariah Sexe collected seven points and five rebounds and senior Mae Williams tied her career-high with a team-leading seven rebounds.
LIU Brooklyn will be playing a game at the Barclays Center for the sixth straight season, while Lehigh will be making its first appearance at an NBA venue.
At 6-4, Lehigh has clinched a winning non-league record for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
After a nearly three-week layoff for final exams and the holidays, Lehigh will open up Patriot League play at home against Lafayette on Friday, Dec. 29.
ALL-TIME VS. LIU BROOKLYN
The Mountain Hawks and Blackbirds will meet for the first time in just over 10 years, with the last matchup coming in December 2007.
Lehigh holds a 2-2 record against LIU in away and neutral site games throughout the series history. LIU won the most recent matchup between the two 53-49 at Stabler Arena on Dec. 5, 2007. Lehigh won the previous matchup in November 2006 at LIU, coming away with a 57-36 win. The two squads have only met once in Brooklyn since 1991 and have only played twice in the Sue Troyan era.
Lehigh has been successful in recent years against the Northeast Conference, having won six of their last seven games against the NEC dating back to 2012. Their only loss during that stretch was last Sunday's setback a Sacred Heart.
SCOUTING THE BLACKBIRDS
LIU Brooklyn is coming off a three-point overtime loss on Thursday night at George Mason, which dropped them to 3-5 on the year. Trailing by 14 points with less than six minutes to go, LIU staged a furious comeback to take the lead in the final 30 seconds, before falling 73-70 in OT. Freshman Jeydah Johnson scored a game-high 27 points, while Denisha Petty-Evans (19) and Deangelique Waithe (16) all combined to score 66 of LIU's 70 points.
This season, nearly 70 percent of the team's points have come from the combination of their three leading scorers, Petty-Evans (16.6 ppg), Johnson (14.0) and Drew Winter (8.0). Waithe is the team's leading rebounder with 7.5 boards per game. LIU has played only two games at home thus far, splitting matchups with Saint Peter's (W, 57-46) and No. 22/20 Michigan (L, 49-86).
Lehigh and LIU have one common opponent so far this season, having both defeated NJIT by double figures. LIU won at NJIT 67-49 on Nov. 29, and Lehigh won 64-50 at home on Dec. 6. LIU has played two other Patriot League schools this season, losing 71-37 at Army and falling 69-53 at Lafayette.
LIU has had the same five starters in all eight games this season.
The Blackbirds have played one game per year at the Barclay's Center since it opened in 2012-13 and are 0-5 all-time in the building.
2012-13: L, 41-66 vs. Mount St. Mary's
2013-14: L, 48-69 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn
2014-15: L, 69-76 vs. Mount St. Mary's
2015-16: L, 56-63 vs. Sam Houston State
2016-17: L, 45-67 vs. UMBC
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