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Lehigh Outlasts Boston University for Big 65-56 Road Win
2/3/2018 6:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BOSTON, Mass. – The Lehigh women's basketball team used a 14-4 run over the final 4:11 to down Boston University 65-56 for a key road win on Saturday afternoon. Seniors Quinci Mann (18 points on 7-of-15 shooting) and Bernadette Devaney (15 points) led the way for Lehigh while Camryn Buhr scored 13. Devaney added a career-high five rebounds and was 7-of-8 from the free throw line. Hannah Hedstrom had five rebounds, five assists and four steals. Cameryn Benz had six points and four rebounds, and Mariah Sexe scored four quick points on 2-of-3 shooting. As a team, Boston U. (8-13, 3-8 PL) outshot Lehigh (13-9, 7-4 PL) 43.4 percent to 38 percent and held a 34-20 edge in the paint. Each team hauled in 34 rebounds and committed 15 turnovers.
"It was an important game for us, coming off two tough road losses, this was a big one to gain some momentum," said head coach Sue Troyan. "I thought all of our seniors played well. Quinci had a big game, Bernie really stepped up and I thought Mae Williams did a nice job on the defensive end."
A three by Buhr and a layup by Williams gave LU a 5-2 lead in the opening two minutes. BU ran off the next six points before Devaney drained a three from the right to tie it 8-8 at the first media timeout at the 4:26 mark. Both teams traded baskets until Benz put Lehigh up 13-12 with a three with 2:30 to go. Hedstrom added two free throws that helped LU hold a 15-14 after one.
Gena Grundhoffer gave LU a 19-18 lead with two free throws and Mann stepped up to drain a three-pointer to make it 22-18. BU followed with four straight and retied the game twice before Lehigh built a 29-24 lead with 3:14 to go in the half. The Terriers scored a free throw and layup to get back within two before Lehigh scored six straight points over the final 1:30. Sexe came in off the bench and registered quick back-to-back layups to make it 33-27, and off a BU missed layup with four seconds left, Buhr found Benz up ahead of the pack for a breakaway layup to beat the halftime buzzer and give the Brown and White a 35-27 lead going into the locker room. Lehigh outscored the terriers 20-13 in the second quarter and shot 8-for-14 in the period.
Both teams came out firing in the second half, answering each other's hoops as BU outscored Lehigh 12-11 over the first 5:39, cutting the Lehigh lead to 46-39. A BU layup and three-pointer cut it to 47-44 before Mann dribbled into the lane and sank a foul line jumper with six seconds left to make it 49-44 after three quarters. BU shot 8-for-15 in the third and outscored LU 17-14.
Boston got within two in the opening minute of the fourth and crept back to 51-49 at the 7:11 mark. A layup by Nia Irving with 5:11 remaining gave BU its only lead of the second half at 52-51. From there, Devaney hit two free throws and Mann followed with a three-pointer to spark an 11-0 Lehigh run. The Mann basket was Lehigh's only field goal of the quarter (1-for-9). However, the Lehigh defense held BU to just 4-of-14 and forced six turnovers in the period. Following Mann's triple, Devaney added four free throws and Buhr hit a pair to give LU the 62-52 edge with 39 seconds left. Gena Grundhoffer answered to BU free throw with two of her own and Devaney added one with five seconds left to cap the scoring.
Next up, Lehigh will conclude its stretch of six of seven games on the road when they travel to Bucknell on Wednesday night.
Coach Quotables: Sue Troyan
"Bernie (Devaney) hit her free throws and made some big shots when we needed them. She played just like you would want a senior to play."
"This was a big one. It was important to get some confidence from this road win, especially going into a big game on Wednesday with Bucknell."
"Free throws were important. It has been a big point of emphasis in practice and putting them in some pressure situations, so it was nice to see them respond well in the game."
"Hannah (Hedstrom) is such a competitive kid on both ends of the floor. Their zone gave us some trouble, but she did a nice job of breaking it down and finding the open people."
"They're pretty tough inside, and I thought Meagan Erirpet gave us a boost in the first half rebounding and playing good defense when they had their more athletic lineup out there."
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"It was an important game for us, coming off two tough road losses, this was a big one to gain some momentum," said head coach Sue Troyan. "I thought all of our seniors played well. Quinci had a big game, Bernie really stepped up and I thought Mae Williams did a nice job on the defensive end."
A three by Buhr and a layup by Williams gave LU a 5-2 lead in the opening two minutes. BU ran off the next six points before Devaney drained a three from the right to tie it 8-8 at the first media timeout at the 4:26 mark. Both teams traded baskets until Benz put Lehigh up 13-12 with a three with 2:30 to go. Hedstrom added two free throws that helped LU hold a 15-14 after one.
Gena Grundhoffer gave LU a 19-18 lead with two free throws and Mann stepped up to drain a three-pointer to make it 22-18. BU followed with four straight and retied the game twice before Lehigh built a 29-24 lead with 3:14 to go in the half. The Terriers scored a free throw and layup to get back within two before Lehigh scored six straight points over the final 1:30. Sexe came in off the bench and registered quick back-to-back layups to make it 33-27, and off a BU missed layup with four seconds left, Buhr found Benz up ahead of the pack for a breakaway layup to beat the halftime buzzer and give the Brown and White a 35-27 lead going into the locker room. Lehigh outscored the terriers 20-13 in the second quarter and shot 8-for-14 in the period.
Both teams came out firing in the second half, answering each other's hoops as BU outscored Lehigh 12-11 over the first 5:39, cutting the Lehigh lead to 46-39. A BU layup and three-pointer cut it to 47-44 before Mann dribbled into the lane and sank a foul line jumper with six seconds left to make it 49-44 after three quarters. BU shot 8-for-15 in the third and outscored LU 17-14.
Boston got within two in the opening minute of the fourth and crept back to 51-49 at the 7:11 mark. A layup by Nia Irving with 5:11 remaining gave BU its only lead of the second half at 52-51. From there, Devaney hit two free throws and Mann followed with a three-pointer to spark an 11-0 Lehigh run. The Mann basket was Lehigh's only field goal of the quarter (1-for-9). However, the Lehigh defense held BU to just 4-of-14 and forced six turnovers in the period. Following Mann's triple, Devaney added four free throws and Buhr hit a pair to give LU the 62-52 edge with 39 seconds left. Gena Grundhoffer answered to BU free throw with two of her own and Devaney added one with five seconds left to cap the scoring.
Next up, Lehigh will conclude its stretch of six of seven games on the road when they travel to Bucknell on Wednesday night.
Coach Quotables: Sue Troyan
"Bernie (Devaney) hit her free throws and made some big shots when we needed them. She played just like you would want a senior to play."
"This was a big one. It was important to get some confidence from this road win, especially going into a big game on Wednesday with Bucknell."
"Free throws were important. It has been a big point of emphasis in practice and putting them in some pressure situations, so it was nice to see them respond well in the game."
"Hannah (Hedstrom) is such a competitive kid on both ends of the floor. Their zone gave us some trouble, but she did a nice job of breaking it down and finding the open people."
"They're pretty tough inside, and I thought Meagan Erirpet gave us a boost in the first half rebounding and playing good defense when they had their more athletic lineup out there."
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Team Stats
LEHIGH
BU
FG%
.380
.434
3FG%
.280
.222
FT%
.870
.500
RB
34
34
TO
15
15
STL
8
4
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
15
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
7
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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