Mountain Hawks Fall at Fairfield Saturday Night

Saturday, November 8

Fairfield, Conn.

7:00 PM

Lehigh University

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Mountain Hawks Fall at Fairfield Saturday Night

11/8/2025 9:49:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The battle of 2025 NCAA Tournament teams went to host Fairfield Saturday night with the Stags handing Lehigh its first loss of the season 88-60 at Mahoney Arena. The Mountain Hawks' shooting kept them in the game through the first 20 minutes. Lehigh had a strong start to the third quarter, but the shots stopped falling in the second half and Fairfield capitalized, shooting 45 percent from the field and making 14 3-pointers.

Junior Jessie Ozzauto led Lehigh with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting as Lehigh falls to 1-1 on the young season. Ozzauto also pulled down a team-best seven rebounds for the second straight game.

Lehigh finished the game shooting 33 percent from the field (17-of-51), with the Mountain Hawks shooting 45 percent in the first half and just 22 after halftime. The Mountain Hawks shot just 5-of-23 from deep, with Ozzauto connecting on 3-of-4 and sophomore Belle Bramer and first-year Leia Edwards both making one 3-pointer.

Fairfield, the two-time defending MAAC champions, moved to 2-0 behind 30 points from Meghan Andersen, who led four Stags in double figure scoring. The Stags turned 16 Lehigh turnovers into 29 points.

A Bramer layup brought Lehigh within 18-17 with 1:44 left in the opening quarter before the Stags reeled off six straight points to lead 24-17 after one period. Fairfield closed the first half on an 11-3 run, including eight straight points from Andersen to lead 47-33 at halftime.

Ozzauto pulled Lehigh within seven on two different occasions in the third quarter, as the Mountain Hawks outscored the Stags 14-7 over the first 4:17 of the period. Fairfield closed the third quarter with an 18-2 run to take a 72-49 lead after three.

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Lehigh converted 11-of-12 free throws in the final quarter but the Stags were able to extend their lead as high as 30 points. The Mountain Hawks were 21-of-24 from the free throw line Saturday night led by junior Whitney Lind, who was 6-for-6 and finished with eight points.

"There were some positives, like the way we came out in the second half," said Lehigh head coach Addie Micir. "We showed a spark and a response that looked like Lehigh basketball. Fairfield is a good team, and a veteran team that knows how to win. We will take some lessons from them and move forward.'

Junior Gracyn Lovette and Edwards also finished with eight points, with Edwards making her collegiate debut.

Fairfield held a 43-31 rebounding advantage, including 17 offensive boards.

Lehigh will play its next three games at home, beginning Tuesday when the Mountain Hawks welcome La Salle to Stabler Arena for the home opener with game time set for 6 p.m.