Saturday, February 10
Easton, Pa.
2:00 PM
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Lafayette College
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Lehigh
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Lafayette
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Lehigh Grabs 70-68 Overtime Win vs. Lafayette
2/10/2024 8:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EASTON, Pa. - Lehigh women's basketball outscored Lafayette 7-5 in overtime to secure the 70-68 victory Saturday afternoon at the Kirby Sports Center.
"It's the Patriot League, and it's Lehigh-Lafayette," said head coach Addie Micir. "That's just what you expect. You have got to give a lot of credit to Lafayette. They shot the ball so incredibly well - just big shot after big shot, but I'm really proud of the resilience we showed."
The Mountain Hawks improved to 14-8 and 6-5 in Patriot League play. The Leopards are now 8-14 overall and 3-8 in league play.
Lily Fandre drove down the right side of the lane and nailed a layup with 32 seconds left to put Lehigh up 70-68. Abby Antognolii tried to tie the game with eight seconds left but missed the jumper, and for the second straight game, Ella Stemmer was there to grab the game-clincing rebound.
The Mountain Hawks were coming off of a 64-62 victory over Boston University. Lehigh has now won three out of four games that came down to one possession.
For the second straight game, Lehigh had four players finish in double figures. Stemmer led the way with 18 points after going 7-of-12 from the field and 4-of-8 from beyond the arc. In addition to her 18 points, Stemmer also corralled a career-high of eight rebounds.
Fandre recorded the fourth double-double of her career after tallying 16 points and a career high-tying 14 rebounds.
"Lily does it all for us, and she is only a sophomore," Micir said. "The best part is she wants those moments, and in the big moments, she plays loose. She's really, really special, and watching her teammates hype her up is really special."
Meghan O'Brien finished with 11 points. and Colleen McQuillen added 10 points.
The game was back and forth, as there were 21 lead changes and 11 ties.
The Mountain Hawks used a 7-0 run in the opening frame to take a 20-13 lead at the end of the first period.
O'Brien scored a three-pointer with 7:54 remaining in the first half to give the Mountain Hawks a nine-point lead, which would be the largest lead of the day. Despite the nine-point advantage, the Mountain Hawks were outscored 12-3 in the final 7:54. Lafayette went into halftime with the 29-28 lead.
This marked just the second time this season that Lehigh pulled out a win after being down at halftime.
Kayla Drummond nailed a layup with 26 seconds remaining in the third frame to put the Leopards up by five, which would be their largest lead of the game, but not for too long as Gracyn Lovette nailed two free throws with two seconds remaining to cut the deficit down to three.
The fourth quarter was the highest scoring output for both teams, with Lehigh holding a slight 22-19 advantage. Each team had a chance to end it in regulation, but both teams were unsuccessful.
Lehigh was 24-of-40 from the field (40.0%) and 7-of-25 from downtown (28.0%). The Mountain Hawks also had 19 assists. Fandre and McQuillen both had five assists, while Maddie Albrecht dished out four assists as well.
"We're good when we can share it and shoot it, and I thought Lafayette made some great adjustments, and we had to counter," Micir said.
The Leopards had 12 more chances after Lehigh committed 18 turnovers. Lafayette was 27-of-72 (37.5%) from the field and 10-of-18 from long range (55.6%).
Makayla Andrews led Lafayette with 16 points.
Next up, the Mountain Hawks return home to Stabler Arena on Wednesday when they host Bucknell at 6 p.m.
"It's the Patriot League, and it's Lehigh-Lafayette," said head coach Addie Micir. "That's just what you expect. You have got to give a lot of credit to Lafayette. They shot the ball so incredibly well - just big shot after big shot, but I'm really proud of the resilience we showed."
The Mountain Hawks improved to 14-8 and 6-5 in Patriot League play. The Leopards are now 8-14 overall and 3-8 in league play.
Lily Fandre drove down the right side of the lane and nailed a layup with 32 seconds left to put Lehigh up 70-68. Abby Antognolii tried to tie the game with eight seconds left but missed the jumper, and for the second straight game, Ella Stemmer was there to grab the game-clincing rebound.
The Mountain Hawks were coming off of a 64-62 victory over Boston University. Lehigh has now won three out of four games that came down to one possession.
For the second straight game, Lehigh had four players finish in double figures. Stemmer led the way with 18 points after going 7-of-12 from the field and 4-of-8 from beyond the arc. In addition to her 18 points, Stemmer also corralled a career-high of eight rebounds.
Fandre recorded the fourth double-double of her career after tallying 16 points and a career high-tying 14 rebounds.
"Lily does it all for us, and she is only a sophomore," Micir said. "The best part is she wants those moments, and in the big moments, she plays loose. She's really, really special, and watching her teammates hype her up is really special."
Meghan O'Brien finished with 11 points. and Colleen McQuillen added 10 points.
The game was back and forth, as there were 21 lead changes and 11 ties.
The Mountain Hawks used a 7-0 run in the opening frame to take a 20-13 lead at the end of the first period.
O'Brien scored a three-pointer with 7:54 remaining in the first half to give the Mountain Hawks a nine-point lead, which would be the largest lead of the day. Despite the nine-point advantage, the Mountain Hawks were outscored 12-3 in the final 7:54. Lafayette went into halftime with the 29-28 lead.
This marked just the second time this season that Lehigh pulled out a win after being down at halftime.
Kayla Drummond nailed a layup with 26 seconds remaining in the third frame to put the Leopards up by five, which would be their largest lead of the game, but not for too long as Gracyn Lovette nailed two free throws with two seconds remaining to cut the deficit down to three.
The fourth quarter was the highest scoring output for both teams, with Lehigh holding a slight 22-19 advantage. Each team had a chance to end it in regulation, but both teams were unsuccessful.
Lehigh was 24-of-40 from the field (40.0%) and 7-of-25 from downtown (28.0%). The Mountain Hawks also had 19 assists. Fandre and McQuillen both had five assists, while Maddie Albrecht dished out four assists as well.
"We're good when we can share it and shoot it, and I thought Lafayette made some great adjustments, and we had to counter," Micir said.
The Leopards had 12 more chances after Lehigh committed 18 turnovers. Lafayette was 27-of-72 (37.5%) from the field and 10-of-18 from long range (55.6%).
Makayla Andrews led Lafayette with 16 points.
Next up, the Mountain Hawks return home to Stabler Arena on Wednesday when they host Bucknell at 6 p.m.
Team Stats
Lehigh
Laf
FG%
.400
.375
3FG%
.280
.556
FT%
.789
1.000
RB
44
41
TO
18
13
STL
7
10
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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