Wednesday, February 8
Lewisburg, Pa.
6 p.m.
Lehigh University
at
Bucknell
Lehigh Heads to Bucknell for Patriot League Showdown on Wednesday
2/7/2017 5:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball
| GAME INFORMATION | |
| Matchup | Lehigh (7-15, 2-9 Patriot) at Bucknell (17-5, 9-2 Patriot) |
| Location/Time | Sojka Pavilion - Lewisburg, Pa./Wednesday, Feb. 8 - 6 p.m. |
| Live Video | Patriot League Network |
| Radio | N/A |
| Internet Audio | www.lehighsports.com/watch |
| Live Stats | Bucknell Live Stats |
| Game Notes | Lehigh Game Notes |
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh women's basketball team will hit the road on Wednesday evening to take on Bucknell, who enters the game tied for first place in the Patriot League, despite dropping its last two games. The Mountain Hawks enter having won two of their last four games and are coming off a 70-58 loss to American on Saturday. The defeat was just the second all season for Lehigh when leading at halftime.
Bucknell's two straight losses followed its best start in program history at 17-3, which included a program record 12-game winning streak and 18 consecutive regular season wins in Patriot League play. The Bison are 9-0 on their home floor this season, and previously defeated Lehigh at Stabler Arena back on January 11 by a score of 77-58. In that game, Claire DeBoer (20), Kyi English (16), Sune Swart (11) and Kate Walker (10 pts, 9 rbs) all scored in double figures to help Bucknell shoot 46.8 percent and outscore Lehigh 40-24 in the paint and 20-4 in points off turnovers.
Over the last five games, Lehigh has received notable contributions from junior Bernadette Devaney, who is 12-of-19 from three-point range over that stretch, and Hailey Pascoe who is shooting 53.1 percent from the field in the last seven games. Freshman Camryn Buhr has scored in double figures in four of the last five contests, and freshman Hannah Hedstrom has set career-highs in rebounds in each of the last two games. Junior Quinci Mann, who netted a career-high 26 points last week vs. Loyola, enters Wednesday just 11 points shy of 1,000 for her career.
IF LEHIGH BEATS BUCKNELL
- Lehigh would earn at least a split of the season series against Bucknell for the seventh time in the last nine seasons.
ALL-TIME VS. BUCKNELL
Meeting for the 81st time in program history, Lehigh holds a 42-38 record in the all-time series against the Bison.
Bucknell has won eight of the last 11 matchups between the two schools dating back through the 2011-12 season, which followed a streak of 10 straight wins by Lehigh from 2008-2012. Over the last 11 games, two of Lehigh's three wins over the Bison have come at Stabler Arena. The last 11 games played between the two have been decided by an average of 13.3 points, with Lehigh winning its three games by an average of 14.3 points. Over the same span, the Bison have outscored Lehigh by an average of 65.6-61.5.
Last season, Bucknell swept the season series with a come-from-behind 80-77 win overtime win at Sojka Pavilion and a 67-54 win at Stabler Arena. Quinci Mann led Lehigh with 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting in the overtime defeat, Bernadette Devaney scored a then-career-high 11 points and Lexi Martins had a double-double with 11 points and 15 rebounds.
Departed seniors Elizabeth Sharlow (13 pts) and Kerry Kinek (11 pts) led Lehigh in the Feb 10 game at Stabler, while Claire DeBoer led Bucknell's returners with 23 points on Jan. 13, and 15 points on Feb. 10.
SCOUTING THE BISON
Coming off a school-record 25 wins last season, preseason favorite Bucknell enters Wednesday's game on a two-game losing streak. Bucknell is 17-5 overall, and 9-2 in the Patriot League where they find themselves in a first place tie with Navy. Bucknell dropped both of their games on the road last week to American 59-47 and Holy Cross 63-51.
Bucknell has the third highest scoring margin in league play at 8.0. The team's pair of 12-point defeats were their first two losses in league play, but the team remains in first place because of their three point win over Navy back on Dec. 30. Five of the team's nine league wins have been decided by six points or less.
Back on Jan. 11 at Stabler Arena, Claire DeBoer (20), Kyi English (16), Sune Swart (11) and Kate Walker (10 pts, 9 rbs) all scored in double figures to help Bucknell shoot 46.8 percent and outscore Lehigh 40-24 in the paint and 20-4 in points off turnovers.
Bucknell finds itself fourth in the league in scoring with 65.4 ppg and first in scoring defense by allowing a league low 57.6 ppg. The Bison also rank first in several major categories including rebounding margin ( 8.4), free throw pct. (76.6), and are holding opponents to just 36.2 shooting from the field. Offensively, they rank second in field goal pct. (43.1) and third in scoring margin ( 7.8).
Preseason PL Player of the Year Claire DeBoer ranks fourth in the league in scoring (15.4), Kaitlyn Slagus is second in the PL in rebounding (9.7) and second in free throw pct. (85.9), and Swart leads the league with a 56.3 FG%. Walker is second in the league with a 44.4 3FG%, just one spot ahead of Lehigh's Bernadette Devaney.
INCHING CLOSER TO THE MILESTONE
Quinci Mann enters Wednesday's game with 989 career points, just 11 shy of becoming the 19th player in program history to reach 1,000 points for her career. She is averaging 15.6 points per game this season, good enough for third place in the Patriot League.
BATTLING ON THE BOARDS
The Mountain Hawks have now outrebounded their opponents in three straight games, and four of their last five games overall. Lehigh had previously been outrebounded in nine straight contests.
Lehigh ranks fourth in the Patriot League by collecting 38.6 rebounds per game, but comes in 10th/10 by allowing 41.3 boards per game. Overall, Lehigh's rebounding margin has been on the rise to -2.7 and is 7th in the PL. Lehigh has been outrebounded in 13 of its 22 games this season and holds a 2-11 record in those games.
BERN BABY BERN!
Junior Bernadette Devaney is shooting 63.2 percent (12-for-19) from three-point range over the last five games, and is 12-for-24 overall during that span. In the two games against Navy and Lafayette on Jan. 18-21, she shot a sizzling 7-for-9 (77.8%) overall, including 7-for-8 (87.5%) from three point range. She averaged 11.5 points and two rebounds in 24.5 minutes over the two games. She currently ranks third in the Patriot League in three-point percentage at 44.3 percent.
HEDSTROM'S HELPING HANDS
Freshman point guard Hannah Hedstrom has set career-highs in rebounds in each of the last two games, including a team-high nine against American. Over the last five games, she ranks second on the team with 6.2 rebounds and is dishing out 4.8 assists per game.
Hedstrom is currently fourth in the Patriot League by averaging 3.6 assists per game. During league play, Hedstrom is T-2nd in the PL with 4.3 assists per game. She is the only freshman ranked in the top 10 overall and is tied for the most assists in one game this season: nine against Delaware State on Nov. 16.
BIG POINTS FROM PASCOE
Sophomore Hailey Pascoe has been hot from downtown over the last seven games, shooting 53.1 percent (17-for-32), including 55.6 percent (10-for-18) over the last five games. She has tied her career-high with four made threes twice during that span against Holy Cross and Loyola.
NO REASON TO BOO-HER
Freshman Camryn Buhr has been a force for the Mountain Hawks over the last five games, scoring in double figures in four of the five games. During that span, she is tied for the team lead with 11.8 points and a team-high 6.8 rebounds per contest. She has scored in double digits in four of her last five games.
PATRIOT LEAGUE POINTS
Lehigh has seen a significant drop off in points scored since the start of Patriot League play. In their first 11 games of the season, Lehigh averaged 66.5 points per game and a -3.4 scoring margin, but has only 60.3 points and a -6.8 scoring margin in their 11 league games since.
HALFTIME SIGNS
Lehigh holds a 2-12 record this year when trailing at halftime, with their wins coming against Delaware State on (11/16) and Lafayette (1/21). Their only defeats when winning at halftime this year came vs. Boston U. and American. The Mountain Hawks are 0-1 when tied at the half (Army).
THE BIG QUARTER
Lehigh is the only team in the Patriot League to have allowed 30 points in a single quarter this season. This feat that has happened twice - the first quarter at Duquesne on Nov. 13 (30), and the fourth quarter against Boston University on Jan. 4 (37).
On the flip side, three Patriot League teams have scored 30 in a quarter this season: American (30) vs. UMBC, Army West Point (32) vs. Mercy, and Boston University (37) at Lehigh.
THE MAGIC NUMBER IS 70
Lehigh holds a 5-1 record in games this year where they have scored at least 70 points, with the only setback coming to Army West Point. They are 2-14 when scoring under 70, including a 1-5 mark when scoring in the 60's. Lehigh is averaging 76.7 points in their wins and 57.1 in their losses.
LEAGUE RANKS
Team Rankings
Category Stat PL Rank
Scoring Offense 63.4 ppg 4th
Scoring Margin -5.2 8th
3-Pt. FG Made/Game 6.7 2nd
Free Throw Pct. 71.1% 4th
Turnover Margin -1.2 7th
Avg. Home Attendance 914 3rd
Individual
Category Stat PL Rank
Quinci Mann 15.6 ppg 3rd
Bernadette Devaney 44.3 3FG% 3rd
Quinci Mann 87.2 FT% 1st (27th nationally)
Gena Grundhoffer 82.4% FT% 5th
Hannah Hedstrom 3.6 assists/game 4th
Hannah Hedstrom 4.3 assists/game T-2nd (PL games only)
LEHIGH WINS VS. LEHIGH LOSSES
| Wins | Losses | |
| 76.7 | Scoring Offense | 57.1 |
| 63.3 | Scoring Defense | 70.9 |
| 13.4 | Scoring Margin | -13.7 |
| 4.3 | Rebounding Margin | -5.9 |
| 1.4 | Turnover Margin | -2.5 |
ON DECK
Lehigh will host Holy Cross on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. in their annual Play4Kay game at Stabler Arena.
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