Saturday, February 3
Bethlehem, Pa.
2:00 PM
Lehigh University
13-8,5-5Patriot
64
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62
Boston University
13-8,5-5Patriot
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Boston U.
14
19
21
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62
Lehigh
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64
Lehigh Withstands Boston University in 64-62 Win
2/3/2024 5:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh women's basketball pulled out a gritty 64-62 victory over Boston University Saturday afternoon at Stabler Arena on National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
The Mountain Hawks jumped to 13-8 (5-5 PL), and the Terriers dropped to 13-7 (5-5).
"I was really proud," said head coach Addie Micir. "I challenged them at halftime to do what we do and to do it at a higher level. I thought in the second half we came out and we challenged them a little bit more. We did it on the boards at the end, and we made some big threes in the second half when we needed to."
The Terriers had possession of the ball with 16 seconds on the clock after Lehigh missed a shot. Alex Giannaros drove down the lane and got a layup off with one second left, but it would not fall for the Terriers. Ella Stemmer grabbed the rebound, and the Mountain Hawks were able to hold onto the win.
Remi Sisselman ended up with the game-winning shot as she put the Mountain Hawks up 64-60 with 2:10 to play. While the Mountain Hawks were held scoreless for the remaining 2:10, they held the Terriers to just one bucket.
Four Mountain Hawks finished in double figures, led by Stemmer, who had 13 points. Meghan O'Brien and Remi Sisselman both finished with 12 points, and Lily Fandre tallied 11 points.
"We're the best when we play that way and take some pressure off of our top scorers," Micir said. "When the ball finds you open, we say knock it down, and we did tonight."
While Lehigh won by two, the Mountain Hawks led by as many as 11 due to a 11-0 run to open up the game. Despite holding a double-digit lead in the first frame, the Terriers ended the quarter on an 11-5 run to cut Lehigh's lead to 16-14.
The second quarter was as close as you could get, with Boston University outscoring Lehigh 19-18. The Terriers got their first lead of the game with six seconds to go in the first half, but Colleen McQuillen hit a buzzer-beating layup to put the Mountain Hawks up 34-33 heading into halftime.
Boston University would continue to chip away in the third. Ines Monteagudo knocked down a three-pointer to give the Terriers a five point lead with 3:04 to play in the third. Boston University's five point lead would be the largest of the afternoon for the Terriers.
The Mountain Hawks immediately responded and built back a three-point lead heading into the fourth after Lily Fandre nailed a layup with three seconds remaining.
The fourth quarter would be a defensive battle with Boston University outscoring Lehigh 8-7.
Lehigh finished the afternoon with 15 assists on 25 made field goals. Fandre, Sisselmann and O'Brien all recorded five assists.
Alex Giannaros scored a game-high of 17 points to lead the way for the Terriers.
The Terriers had 16 turnovers, while Lehigh finished with 12. The Mountain Hawks converted 22 points off of the Terrier turnovers.
The Mountain Hawks will look to keep it going when they travel to Easton on Saturday to face Lafayette at 2 p.m.
The Mountain Hawks jumped to 13-8 (5-5 PL), and the Terriers dropped to 13-7 (5-5).
"I was really proud," said head coach Addie Micir. "I challenged them at halftime to do what we do and to do it at a higher level. I thought in the second half we came out and we challenged them a little bit more. We did it on the boards at the end, and we made some big threes in the second half when we needed to."
The Terriers had possession of the ball with 16 seconds on the clock after Lehigh missed a shot. Alex Giannaros drove down the lane and got a layup off with one second left, but it would not fall for the Terriers. Ella Stemmer grabbed the rebound, and the Mountain Hawks were able to hold onto the win.
Remi Sisselman ended up with the game-winning shot as she put the Mountain Hawks up 64-60 with 2:10 to play. While the Mountain Hawks were held scoreless for the remaining 2:10, they held the Terriers to just one bucket.
Four Mountain Hawks finished in double figures, led by Stemmer, who had 13 points. Meghan O'Brien and Remi Sisselman both finished with 12 points, and Lily Fandre tallied 11 points.
"We're the best when we play that way and take some pressure off of our top scorers," Micir said. "When the ball finds you open, we say knock it down, and we did tonight."
While Lehigh won by two, the Mountain Hawks led by as many as 11 due to a 11-0 run to open up the game. Despite holding a double-digit lead in the first frame, the Terriers ended the quarter on an 11-5 run to cut Lehigh's lead to 16-14.
The second quarter was as close as you could get, with Boston University outscoring Lehigh 19-18. The Terriers got their first lead of the game with six seconds to go in the first half, but Colleen McQuillen hit a buzzer-beating layup to put the Mountain Hawks up 34-33 heading into halftime.
Boston University would continue to chip away in the third. Ines Monteagudo knocked down a three-pointer to give the Terriers a five point lead with 3:04 to play in the third. Boston University's five point lead would be the largest of the afternoon for the Terriers.
The Mountain Hawks immediately responded and built back a three-point lead heading into the fourth after Lily Fandre nailed a layup with three seconds remaining.
The fourth quarter would be a defensive battle with Boston University outscoring Lehigh 8-7.
Lehigh finished the afternoon with 15 assists on 25 made field goals. Fandre, Sisselmann and O'Brien all recorded five assists.
Alex Giannaros scored a game-high of 17 points to lead the way for the Terriers.
The Terriers had 16 turnovers, while Lehigh finished with 12. The Mountain Hawks converted 22 points off of the Terrier turnovers.
The Mountain Hawks will look to keep it going when they travel to Easton on Saturday to face Lafayette at 2 p.m.
Team Stats
BU
Lehigh
FG%
.444
.439
3FG%
.444
.269
FT%
.600
1.000
RB
34
27
TO
16
12
STL
5
5
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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