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Late Rally Falls Short as Navy Clips Lehigh 53-50
1/27/2018 9:57:00 PM | Women's Basketball
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – A valiant fourth quarter comeback attempt by the Lehigh women's basketball team fell just short as the Mountain Hawks were clipped by Navy 53-50 on Saturday night at Alumni Hall. Camryn Buhr scored 11 of her team-high 16 points in the fourth quarter, and Lehigh forced eight of its 20 turnovers in the final 10 minutes, trimming a 14-point deficit with 13 minutes left to down to two. Mae Williams and Gena Grundhoffer scored eight points apiece, Hannah Hedstrom had a team-high eight rebounds and Meagan Eripret tallied four rebounds off the bench. Cameryn Benz also added a career-best nine rebounds.
For the game, Navy (17-4, 7-3 PL) outshot Lehigh (12-9, 6-4 PL) 37.0-33.9 percent and outrebounded LU 39-36. After shooting 6-for-9 in the first half from beyond the arc, the Mids were held to just 1-for-6 from downtown in the second half. Both teams scored 20 points off turnovers while Lehigh doubled-up the Mids 32-16 in the paint. Navy also went 6-for-6 from the line, while Lehigh struggled for the second straight game at 6-for-13.
"I didn't think we came out in the first half with a lot of intensity," said head coach Sue Troyan. "I thought they had their way with us on the offensive end, but I thought we really improved in the second half. We really locked down on the defensive end and caused some turnovers. I'm really disappointed though with our first half performance."
Taylor Dunham drained two early threes, and following a fastbreak bucket, Navy built a 10-2 lead at the 6:14 mark, forcing a Lehigh timeout. Lehigh broke a 0-for-5 stretch when Grundhoffer added a layup, and Buhr followed with an offensive rebound and putback to make it 10-6. Devaney later added a three-pointer in transition, Benz drove the lane in the final minute for a lay in, and Devaney beat the first quarter buzzer with a foul line jumper to make it 20-15 after one. Lehigh shot 46.7 percent in the first quarter, but Navy started 4-of-6 from three-point range.
Dunham and Williams matched threes in the opening minutes of the second quarter as Lehigh got within 23-20, but Navy built a 30-22 edge at the media timeout with 4:46 remaining. Navy grew the lead to nine following two free throws at the 4:04 mark and after a three-pointer by Mann at 2:37, Navy closed the half on a 6-0 run to go up 38-26, taking advantage of a pair of turnovers in the final minute. Navy out shot Lehigh 42.4-39.3 percent in the opening half and was 6-for-9 from long range.
Williams broke a 0-for-6 stretch with a layup and followed with her second three-pointer of the game to make it 44-33 with 5:15 remaining in the third. Navy added another basket to go up 45-33 at the media timeout with 3:44 left. Mann added four straight to get back within 10 once again at 47-37, and Benz added a layup with 30 seconds left. Despite outscoring Navy 13-11 in the frame, Lehigh shot just 3-for-12 in the quarter and trailed by 10, 49-39 after three.
"We had some good looks at the basket, but they didn't fall for us," Troyan said. "Our defensive effort was certainly much better in the third quarter, but we weren't able to put it together on the offensive end."
Buhr, along with the Lehigh defense, powered a fourth quarter comeback attempt as Lehigh forced eight turnovers in the final 10 minutes, and Buhr scored all 11 of Lehigh's points in the frame. A 7-0 run made it 49-47 with 3:50 to go. Buhr used two free throws in the opening seconds to make it an eight-point game, and after a scoring drought of just over three minutes, she added a jumper in the paint to cut it to 49-43 by the media timeout with 4:53 to go.
Navy's Kaila Clark broke the run with a jumper at 2:24 to make it 51-47. After two more Navy free throws, Buhr tallied a layup with 1:08 left and one point from the line with 43 seconds left to make it a one-possession game, 53-50. Lehigh's defense forced a long shot late in the shot clock in the final 10 seconds, grabbed the defensive rebound, and Navy fouled with three seconds left. After missing the first free throw, Lehigh missed the second on purpose for a chance at an offensive rebound, but was unable to come down with one.
With no games scheduled during the upcoming week, Lehigh will have some time off until their next game next Saturday, Feb. 3 at Boston University.
"I think it is an important timeframe for them just to catch their breath," Troyan said. "The second half of league play will be much like the first with a lot of one possession games down the stretch and we have to be prepared and get better."
Coach Quotables: Sue Troyan
"Mae had a nice game for us," Troyan said. "She had some big shots at time when we were struggling to put some points on the board. Meagan (Eripret) also did a nice job on the defensive end for us with some big rebounds."
On holding Taylor Dunham to three second half points: "We made a conscious effort to get a hand in her face in the second half. All her shots in the first half were uncontested threes. I thought we did a better job of fighting through screens in the second and contesting her shots."
"I don't think a lot of this is indicative of being home vs. away, it's part of basketball. I'm throwing the home/away stuff out and just saying we have to go out and make plays down the stretch."
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For the game, Navy (17-4, 7-3 PL) outshot Lehigh (12-9, 6-4 PL) 37.0-33.9 percent and outrebounded LU 39-36. After shooting 6-for-9 in the first half from beyond the arc, the Mids were held to just 1-for-6 from downtown in the second half. Both teams scored 20 points off turnovers while Lehigh doubled-up the Mids 32-16 in the paint. Navy also went 6-for-6 from the line, while Lehigh struggled for the second straight game at 6-for-13.
"I didn't think we came out in the first half with a lot of intensity," said head coach Sue Troyan. "I thought they had their way with us on the offensive end, but I thought we really improved in the second half. We really locked down on the defensive end and caused some turnovers. I'm really disappointed though with our first half performance."
Taylor Dunham drained two early threes, and following a fastbreak bucket, Navy built a 10-2 lead at the 6:14 mark, forcing a Lehigh timeout. Lehigh broke a 0-for-5 stretch when Grundhoffer added a layup, and Buhr followed with an offensive rebound and putback to make it 10-6. Devaney later added a three-pointer in transition, Benz drove the lane in the final minute for a lay in, and Devaney beat the first quarter buzzer with a foul line jumper to make it 20-15 after one. Lehigh shot 46.7 percent in the first quarter, but Navy started 4-of-6 from three-point range.
Dunham and Williams matched threes in the opening minutes of the second quarter as Lehigh got within 23-20, but Navy built a 30-22 edge at the media timeout with 4:46 remaining. Navy grew the lead to nine following two free throws at the 4:04 mark and after a three-pointer by Mann at 2:37, Navy closed the half on a 6-0 run to go up 38-26, taking advantage of a pair of turnovers in the final minute. Navy out shot Lehigh 42.4-39.3 percent in the opening half and was 6-for-9 from long range.
Williams broke a 0-for-6 stretch with a layup and followed with her second three-pointer of the game to make it 44-33 with 5:15 remaining in the third. Navy added another basket to go up 45-33 at the media timeout with 3:44 left. Mann added four straight to get back within 10 once again at 47-37, and Benz added a layup with 30 seconds left. Despite outscoring Navy 13-11 in the frame, Lehigh shot just 3-for-12 in the quarter and trailed by 10, 49-39 after three.
"We had some good looks at the basket, but they didn't fall for us," Troyan said. "Our defensive effort was certainly much better in the third quarter, but we weren't able to put it together on the offensive end."
Buhr, along with the Lehigh defense, powered a fourth quarter comeback attempt as Lehigh forced eight turnovers in the final 10 minutes, and Buhr scored all 11 of Lehigh's points in the frame. A 7-0 run made it 49-47 with 3:50 to go. Buhr used two free throws in the opening seconds to make it an eight-point game, and after a scoring drought of just over three minutes, she added a jumper in the paint to cut it to 49-43 by the media timeout with 4:53 to go.
Navy's Kaila Clark broke the run with a jumper at 2:24 to make it 51-47. After two more Navy free throws, Buhr tallied a layup with 1:08 left and one point from the line with 43 seconds left to make it a one-possession game, 53-50. Lehigh's defense forced a long shot late in the shot clock in the final 10 seconds, grabbed the defensive rebound, and Navy fouled with three seconds left. After missing the first free throw, Lehigh missed the second on purpose for a chance at an offensive rebound, but was unable to come down with one.
With no games scheduled during the upcoming week, Lehigh will have some time off until their next game next Saturday, Feb. 3 at Boston University.
"I think it is an important timeframe for them just to catch their breath," Troyan said. "The second half of league play will be much like the first with a lot of one possession games down the stretch and we have to be prepared and get better."
Coach Quotables: Sue Troyan
"Mae had a nice game for us," Troyan said. "She had some big shots at time when we were struggling to put some points on the board. Meagan (Eripret) also did a nice job on the defensive end for us with some big rebounds."
On holding Taylor Dunham to three second half points: "We made a conscious effort to get a hand in her face in the second half. All her shots in the first half were uncontested threes. I thought we did a better job of fighting through screens in the second and contesting her shots."
"I don't think a lot of this is indicative of being home vs. away, it's part of basketball. I'm throwing the home/away stuff out and just saying we have to go out and make plays down the stretch."
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Team Stats
LEHIGH
NAVY
FG%
.339
.370
3FG%
.250
.467
FT%
.462
1.000
RB
36
39
TO
15
20
STL
12
7
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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