Wednesday, February 14
Bethlehem, Pa.
6 p.m.
Lehigh University
13-12, 7-7PL
48
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54
Colgate
5-20, 1-13PL
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Colgate
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18
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Lehigh
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48
Lehigh Drops Tough 54-48 Decision to Colgate
2/14/2018 9:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh women's basketball team shot 4-for-24 and was outscored 32-17 in the second half in a 54-48 loss to Colgate. The Mountain Hawks finished the game 18-for-54 (33.3 percent) from the field and 3-for-20 from beyond the arc, while the Raiders shot 20-for-56 (35.7 percent), including 45 percent over the final three quarters. Lehigh outrebounded Colgate 39-37, while the Raiders held advantages of 30-20 in the paint and 19-8 off turnovers. Sophomore Hannah Hedstrom had game-highs of 11 rebounds, seven assists and five steals for Lehigh. Camryn Buhr scored 15 points on 6-of-14 shooting and Quinci Mann tallied 14 points. Colgate improves to 5-20 (1-13 PL), while Lehigh drops to 13-12 (7-7 PL).
"Colgate played hard and tough," said head coach Sue Troyan. "We can't take this team for granted because they're scrappy and have been in a lot of close games, they just haven't finished them. Tonight they finished it."
Lehigh started the game on a 6-0 run over the first 3:37 after a layup from Gena Grundhoffer and two straight baskets from Mann. LU went over three minutes without another basket before Buhr added a layup off a Hedstrom assist to go up 8-4 and Hedstrom went coast to coast for a fast break layup at 1:31 to make it 10-4. Lehigh went 5-for-12 in the opening quarter while Colgate shot just 2-of-16, while each squad turned it over five times.
"I don't think we executed very well on the offensive end," Troyan said. "Give their matchup zone credit; they did a good job of not allowing us to have comfortable looks at the basket. We had a number of turnovers as well as missed shots. You can't do that against any Patriot League opponent."
Both teams turned up the intensity in the second quarter with Colgate shooting 61.5 percent in the period to Lehigh's 56.3 percent clip. Lehigh built the lead to 12-4 in the opening seconds and got the lead to a game-high nine (19-10) following a three-pointer by Benz at the 7:02 mark. From there, Colgate went on a 9-0 run to knot the game at 19, before Lehigh answered with six straight on consecutive layups from Buhr and one from Mann to make it 26-19 with 2:44 remaining. Meagan Eripret added two free throws with 1:19 left and Mann drained a three to beat the halftime buzzer, capping a 12-3 run to make it 31-22 at the half.
Two Grundhoffer free throws made it an eight-point lead again just over two minutes into the third. Grundhoffer made it 35-28 with a layup at the 6:06 mark, which would be the last made field goal for the Mountain Hawks for 9:49, going 0-for-11 during that stretch. The Raiders outscored Lehigh 20-8 in the period, tying the game at 35-35 with 2:59 to play, before Mann used two free throws to retake the lead, 37-35. Colgate responded quickly with a three-pointer and moments later and grew the lead to five before Buhr hit two free throws with eight seconds left to cut it to 42-39 after three.
"I don't think we were really ready to shoot the ball against them," Troyan said. "We were really reactive to the defense versus being aggressive against it. That hurt us."
'Gate struck for the first points of the quarter just over 2:30 into the fourth with a Tegan Graham layup before Grundhoffer found Buhr down low for a layup to end the streak and make it 44-41. After a Colgate layup, Bernadette Devaney hit Lehigh's first three of the half to get within two, and Hannah Hedstrom made it a one-point game with a free throw moments later.
After a Colgate layup, Buhr stepped up and drained a game-tying three with 1:06 left, but Summer King had the answer for Colgate at the other end of the floor, finishing off a three-point play with a free throw with 38 seconds left to get the lead back at 51-48. Lehigh would miss their final three shots and Colgate added three more from the line to seal their first league win.
"We have four big games left," Troyan said. "You have to take them one at a time. Hopefully, it burns a lot for them because it's a disappointing loss. We're going to have to make up for it. We're right in the hunt and trying to stay in the mix for a top -four seed so we can get a home game."
Lehigh will hit the road Saturday afternoon for a matchup at Army West Point at 1 p.m. The game will be available live on ESPN Radio LV 1160/1320/1320 AM and PatriotLeague.TV.
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"Colgate played hard and tough," said head coach Sue Troyan. "We can't take this team for granted because they're scrappy and have been in a lot of close games, they just haven't finished them. Tonight they finished it."
Lehigh started the game on a 6-0 run over the first 3:37 after a layup from Gena Grundhoffer and two straight baskets from Mann. LU went over three minutes without another basket before Buhr added a layup off a Hedstrom assist to go up 8-4 and Hedstrom went coast to coast for a fast break layup at 1:31 to make it 10-4. Lehigh went 5-for-12 in the opening quarter while Colgate shot just 2-of-16, while each squad turned it over five times.
"I don't think we executed very well on the offensive end," Troyan said. "Give their matchup zone credit; they did a good job of not allowing us to have comfortable looks at the basket. We had a number of turnovers as well as missed shots. You can't do that against any Patriot League opponent."
Both teams turned up the intensity in the second quarter with Colgate shooting 61.5 percent in the period to Lehigh's 56.3 percent clip. Lehigh built the lead to 12-4 in the opening seconds and got the lead to a game-high nine (19-10) following a three-pointer by Benz at the 7:02 mark. From there, Colgate went on a 9-0 run to knot the game at 19, before Lehigh answered with six straight on consecutive layups from Buhr and one from Mann to make it 26-19 with 2:44 remaining. Meagan Eripret added two free throws with 1:19 left and Mann drained a three to beat the halftime buzzer, capping a 12-3 run to make it 31-22 at the half.
Two Grundhoffer free throws made it an eight-point lead again just over two minutes into the third. Grundhoffer made it 35-28 with a layup at the 6:06 mark, which would be the last made field goal for the Mountain Hawks for 9:49, going 0-for-11 during that stretch. The Raiders outscored Lehigh 20-8 in the period, tying the game at 35-35 with 2:59 to play, before Mann used two free throws to retake the lead, 37-35. Colgate responded quickly with a three-pointer and moments later and grew the lead to five before Buhr hit two free throws with eight seconds left to cut it to 42-39 after three.
"I don't think we were really ready to shoot the ball against them," Troyan said. "We were really reactive to the defense versus being aggressive against it. That hurt us."
'Gate struck for the first points of the quarter just over 2:30 into the fourth with a Tegan Graham layup before Grundhoffer found Buhr down low for a layup to end the streak and make it 44-41. After a Colgate layup, Bernadette Devaney hit Lehigh's first three of the half to get within two, and Hannah Hedstrom made it a one-point game with a free throw moments later.
After a Colgate layup, Buhr stepped up and drained a game-tying three with 1:06 left, but Summer King had the answer for Colgate at the other end of the floor, finishing off a three-point play with a free throw with 38 seconds left to get the lead back at 51-48. Lehigh would miss their final three shots and Colgate added three more from the line to seal their first league win.
"We have four big games left," Troyan said. "You have to take them one at a time. Hopefully, it burns a lot for them because it's a disappointing loss. We're going to have to make up for it. We're right in the hunt and trying to stay in the mix for a top -four seed so we can get a home game."
Lehigh will hit the road Saturday afternoon for a matchup at Army West Point at 1 p.m. The game will be available live on ESPN Radio LV 1160/1320/1320 AM and PatriotLeague.TV.
Like Lehigh women's basketball on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for exclusive content, team updates and more.
Team Stats
COLGATE
LEHIGH
FG%
.357
.333
3FG%
.400
.150
FT%
.714
.600
RB
37
39
TO
14
17
STL
8
9
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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