Sunday, January 14
Washington, D.C.
3 p.m.
Lehigh University
at
American
Lehigh Heads to Nation’s Capital for Big Showdown at American on Sunday
1/13/2018 4:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball
| GAME INFORMATION | |
| Matchup | Lehigh (10-6, 4-1 PL) at American (14-4, 5-0 PL) |
| Date/Time | Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018 – 3 p.m. |
| Location | Bender Arena – Washington D.C. |
| Video Stream | Patriot League Network (PatriotLeague.TV) |
| Audio Stream | Lehighsports.com/watch |
| Live Stats | Live Stats |
| Game Notes | Lehigh | American |
| @LehighWBB | |
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh women's basketball team will kick off a two-game road trip on Sunday with a big showdown at first place American. Lehigh sits one game back of American in second place in the Patriot League after their 66-62 win over Bucknell on Thursday. After starting 7-1 at home for the first time in eight years, the Mountain Hawks will look to continue their strong play over the upcoming stretch where they will play six of their next seven games on the road.
During league play, Lehigh has found itself ranked near the top of the league in every major offensive category, ranking first in three-point percentage at .462, second in field goal percentage (42.4 percent) and third in points per game (65.0). Lehigh is fourth in scoring margin in league play, trailing American, along with Navy and Bucknell, two teams LU has already beaten.
While Lehigh leads the league in three-point percentage in league play, American ranks atop the league by allowing opponents to shoot just 18.2 percent from long range. Lehigh comes in second, holding opponents to 21.8 percent from outside the arc.
The Mountain Hawks have several individuals ranking atop the Patriot League in several categories during league play, with Quinci Mann leading the PL in scoring (18.4 ppg), three-pointers per game (3.2) and free throw percentage (1.000). She also ranks second in three-point percentage, trailing only teammate Camryn Buhr (66.7 percent). With Gena Grundhoffer shooting 54.5 percent from downtown, Lehigh has three of the top five three-point shooters during league play. Defensively, Lehigh sits fourth by surrendering 56.4 points in five league games.
ALL-TIME VS. AMERICAN
American leads the all-time series vs. the Mountain Hawks 28-13.
The Eagles swept the series last season by scores of 70-58 at Stabler Arena and 68-51 in Washington.
Gena Grundhoffer (17), Camryn Buhr (10) and Quinci Mann (10) all scored in double figures to lead Lehigh in their loss at American on Jan. 7, 2017 as American used a balanced effort and shot 48 percent to win by 17. The same three led Lehigh in scoring once again at Stabler Arena on Feb. 4, when American once again shot 48 percent, led by Emily Kinneston's 19 points to win by 12.
Lehigh's last win over American came in 2016 when then-sophomores Quinci Mann (16 pts) and Bernadette Devaney (11 pts) helped lead Lehigh to a 61-52 victory. That win is the lone triumph for Lehigh over American in their last nine matchups with the Eagles having won 11 of the last 14 games. All three Lehigh wins during that stretch have come on the road. Lehigh has not beaten American at
Stabler Arena since the 2010 PL Championship game.
Since the 2013-14 season, American has averaged 67.0 points in their games against Lehigh, to LU's 58.8 points per game.
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Sitting in first place in the Patriot League standings, American is the only unbeaten team left in league play at 5-0. At 12-4 overall, American picked up non-league wins over Tulsa, La Salle, and Penn State among others. In Patriot League play, the Eagles have won each of their games by an average of 13.6 points and have held their opponents to 51.6 points per game, with no one scoring more than 58.
Lehigh and American have had four common opponents this season, with Lehigh going 2-2 and AU going 3-1. Both teams suffered defeats to Villanova and Lehigh lost to La Salle, while American won that contest by 18. Both teams have beaten Bucknell and Navy at home.
The Eagles leading scorer Emily Kinneston ranks eighth in the Patriot League with 14.0 points per game and Cecily Carl ranks fifth in the league in rebounding (8.5) while scoring 11.9 points per contest. Kinneston comes in second in the league with 4.1 asissts per game and Michael Harris sits fourth with a team-best .484 field goal percentage.
American's scoring margin of +4.9 ranks one spot ahead of Lehigh for third in the league. The Eagles rank second by allowing just 58.9 points per game this season, a number that drops to a league-low 51.6 ppg during league play. American also comes in just ahead of Lehigh by scoring 62.2 ppg in league play, tying them for first with Bucknell.
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