Saturday, February 10
Bethlehem, Pa.
4 p.m.
Lehigh University
13-11, 7-6PL
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American Pulls Away from Lehigh for 60-44 Win
2/10/2018 8:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh women's basketball team fell for the first time at home in Patriot League play Saturday afternoon, as American closed the game on a 20-6 run to pull away for a 60-44 win. American remains unbeaten in league play at 13-0 and moves to 20-4 overall, while Lehigh drops to 13-11, 7-6 PL. Quinci Mann led the Mountain Hawks with 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting and Mae Williams tallied six points, two rebounds and two assists on 2-of-4 from the field. Camryn Buhr tallied eight points and seven rebounds and Gena Grundhoffer scored six.
American shot 43.4 percent from the field to Lehigh's 28.6 percent. Both teams shot under 20 percent from three-point range. American outrebounded LU 42-29, including 14-11 on the offensive end. Lehigh's 44 points, .286 field goal percentage and 16 made field goals were all season lows at home.
"They forced us into some bad shots," said head coach Sue Troyan. "I thought we settled for some three-point shots that weren't great looks. Credit their defense; I thought that was the difference in the game. I thought our defense gave up some easy baskets that gave them some momentum. Their defense makes it very tough on you by not making many mistakes or giving you open shots. And when we did have some open looks, we didn't knock them down."
American scored the first four points before Mann put Lehigh on the board with a three. Lehigh took a 7-6 lead after a jumper from Buhr and layup from Gundhoffer with 6:22 to go. After that, American closed the first quarter on a 10-0 run to hold a 16-7 lead. Lehigh closed the frame by missing their last 12 shots after a 3-for-3 start.
American extended the run to 12-0 following a second chance layup in the opening moments of the second. Buhr hit a runner in the lane at the 8:39 mark to break the streak and make it 18-9. Down 20-11, Lehigh went on an 8-2 run heading into the 4:59 media timeout, highlighted by a four-point play from Williams, who drained a three from in from of the American bench while being fouled, then hitting the ensuing free throw to make it 22-17. Williams made it six straight after taking a pass underneath for a layup to make it 24-19. Both teams traded layups before Mann sank two free throws and Mariah Sexe tacked on one from the line with 10 seconds left to cut it to 28-24 going into the half. Both teams went 5-for-16 from the floor in the second quarter.
Both teams exchanged runs to begin the third quarter, starting with seven straight for the Mountain Hawks. Mann and Grundhoffer added buckets in the first minute, and Hedstrom followed with a three to give Lehigh the 31-28 lead. The Eagles answered back with eight unanswered to take a 36-31 lead. Lehigh battled back within two as Grundhoffer and Cameryn Benz added jumpers, and Devaney followed with a three to cut it to 40-38 at the 2:16 mark. American closed the quarter with six straight to take a 46-38 lead into the fourth.
"I thought Mae (Williams) was a big spark for us on both ends of the floor and did a good job against Cecily Carl," Troyan said.
The Eagles kept it rolling through the final 10 minutes, outscoring Lehigh 14-6 in the frame and holding the home team to just six points on 2-of-11 shooting. Mann got Lehigh within six in the opening minute, and Buhr made it a six-point game once again with two free throws at 7:56, but the Eagles got the lead to double digits with 5:40 remaining and were able to put the game away. Overall, American outscored Lehigh 20-6 over the final 12:05.
"We knew they could rebound the ball, their guard are tough and go after a lot of things, but I don't think we did a good job of team rebounding," Troyan said.
Lehigh wore pink uniforms as part of its annual Play4Kay Day and National Girls and Women in Sports Day festivities, with $1 being donated to women's cancer foundations, courtesy of Dunne Manning.
"It's a really special game for our program, and women's basketball in general has done a really good job with this initiative and raising money for breast cancer research," Troyan said. "We're very fortunate for Dunne Manning for what they provide in terms of sponsoring this game and the donation they have provided for a cause that's very personally near and dear to our team's heart."
Lehigh will take the court next this Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. when they host Colgate at Stabler Arena. The game will be broadcast live on Service Electric 2 Sports in the Lehigh Valley and streamed live online at PatriotLeague.TV. Audio will be available at Lehighsports.com/watch.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh women's basketball team fell for the first time at home in Patriot League play Saturday afternoon, as American closed the game on a 20-6 run to pull away for a 60-44 win. American remains unbeaten in league play at 13-0 and moves to 20-4 overall, while Lehigh drops to 13-11, 7-6 PL. Quinci Mann led the Mountain Hawks with 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting and Mae Williams tallied six points, two rebounds and two assists on 2-of-4 from the field. Camryn Buhr tallied eight points and seven rebounds and Gena Grundhoffer scored six.
American shot 43.4 percent from the field to Lehigh's 28.6 percent. Both teams shot under 20 percent from three-point range. American outrebounded LU 42-29, including 14-11 on the offensive end. Lehigh's 44 points, .286 field goal percentage and 16 made field goals were all season lows at home.
"They forced us into some bad shots," said head coach Sue Troyan. "I thought we settled for some three-point shots that weren't great looks. Credit their defense; I thought that was the difference in the game. I thought our defense gave up some easy baskets that gave them some momentum. Their defense makes it very tough on you by not making many mistakes or giving you open shots. And when we did have some open looks, we didn't knock them down."
American scored the first four points before Mann put Lehigh on the board with a three. Lehigh took a 7-6 lead after a jumper from Buhr and layup from Gundhoffer with 6:22 to go. After that, American closed the first quarter on a 10-0 run to hold a 16-7 lead. Lehigh closed the frame by missing their last 12 shots after a 3-for-3 start.
American extended the run to 12-0 following a second chance layup in the opening moments of the second. Buhr hit a runner in the lane at the 8:39 mark to break the streak and make it 18-9. Down 20-11, Lehigh went on an 8-2 run heading into the 4:59 media timeout, highlighted by a four-point play from Williams, who drained a three from in from of the American bench while being fouled, then hitting the ensuing free throw to make it 22-17. Williams made it six straight after taking a pass underneath for a layup to make it 24-19. Both teams traded layups before Mann sank two free throws and Mariah Sexe tacked on one from the line with 10 seconds left to cut it to 28-24 going into the half. Both teams went 5-for-16 from the floor in the second quarter.
Both teams exchanged runs to begin the third quarter, starting with seven straight for the Mountain Hawks. Mann and Grundhoffer added buckets in the first minute, and Hedstrom followed with a three to give Lehigh the 31-28 lead. The Eagles answered back with eight unanswered to take a 36-31 lead. Lehigh battled back within two as Grundhoffer and Cameryn Benz added jumpers, and Devaney followed with a three to cut it to 40-38 at the 2:16 mark. American closed the quarter with six straight to take a 46-38 lead into the fourth.
"I thought Mae (Williams) was a big spark for us on both ends of the floor and did a good job against Cecily Carl," Troyan said.
The Eagles kept it rolling through the final 10 minutes, outscoring Lehigh 14-6 in the frame and holding the home team to just six points on 2-of-11 shooting. Mann got Lehigh within six in the opening minute, and Buhr made it a six-point game once again with two free throws at 7:56, but the Eagles got the lead to double digits with 5:40 remaining and were able to put the game away. Overall, American outscored Lehigh 20-6 over the final 12:05.
"We knew they could rebound the ball, their guard are tough and go after a lot of things, but I don't think we did a good job of team rebounding," Troyan said.
Lehigh wore pink uniforms as part of its annual Play4Kay Day and National Girls and Women in Sports Day festivities, with $1 being donated to women's cancer foundations, courtesy of Dunne Manning.
"It's a really special game for our program, and women's basketball in general has done a really good job with this initiative and raising money for breast cancer research," Troyan said. "We're very fortunate for Dunne Manning for what they provide in terms of sponsoring this game and the donation they have provided for a cause that's very personally near and dear to our team's heart."
Lehigh will take the court next this Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. when they host Colgate at Stabler Arena. The game will be broadcast live on Service Electric 2 Sports in the Lehigh Valley and streamed live online at PatriotLeague.TV. Audio will be available at Lehighsports.com/watch.
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Team Stats
AU
LEHIGH
FG%
.434
.286
3FG%
.154
.190
FT%
.750
.889
RB
42
29
TO
15
14
STL
3
4
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
1
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