Winter 2007-2008 Women's Basketball Roster
Melissa Rich
- Position:
- C
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Psychology
- Hometown:
- Coplay, Pa.
- High School:
- Parkland
Why Lehigh? “Five minutes into my official visit at Lehigh, I already felt like part of the team and campus. The girls were so welcoming. I could just feel that this was the place for me.”
As a sophomore…one of only three players to start all 30 games…second on the team in rebounding (5.0/game)…recorded a double double (11-10) vs. NJIT (12/9)…second on the team in blocks (19)…led the team in scoring seven times…led the team in rebounding three times…named to the Patriot League Honor Roll (3.55 GPA)
As a freshman … appeared in 25 games … scored career high 17 points while dishing off 8 assists against Patriot League opponent Bucknell (2/21) … shot 12 for 18 at the line … scored 62 points and had 53 rebounds on the season.
In high school ... averaged over 12 points and seven rebounds per game as a senior … All-Conference … third team All-State … team captain … helped her team win the District XI Championship … scored 1281 points in her high school career, third most in team history … 725 career rebounds … recipient of the Via Scholastic Basketball scholarship.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 17-two times (most recent: vs. Drexel,
Rebounds: 10 vs. NJIT,
CAREER STATISTICS
GP-GS FG% 3FG% FT% REB AST TO BLK ST AVG. 2005-06 25-0 .391 .000 .667 53 4 17 5 4 2.5 2006-07 30-30 .413 .000 .655 151 13 50 19 11 8.0 Totals 55-30 .408 .000 .657 204 17 67 24 15 5.5
