Winter 2008-2009 Women's Basketball Roster
Melissa Rich
- Position:
- C
- Class:
- Senior
- 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 junior…played in 30 games, starting 28…averaged eight points and five rebounds per game…ranked third on the team with 59 free throws made….tied career high with 17 points in season opener against Saint Joseph’s (11/10), and then again later in the season against Sacred Heart (12/19)…tied career high with 10 rebounds against Lafayette (1/26)…set new career high with four blocks in win over American (1/12). 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 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 STATISTICS
