Women's Basketball
Cecily Carl
- Title:
- Director of Basketball Operations
- Email:
- ckc219@lehigh.edu
- Alma Mater:
- American '19
Cecily Carl enters her second season as Lehigh's Director of Women’s Basketball Operations in 2020-2021.
Carl joins the Mountain Hawks’ staff after a standout, four-year career at American from 2015-19.
With Carl on staff, Lehigh once again reached the mountaintop during the 2020-21 campaign, capturing the fourth Patriot League Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance, the first since 2010, with a 64-54 victory over Boston University. The victory followed the Mountain Hawks' third straight semifinal appearance, knocking off undefeated Bucknell on the road for the first time in nine tries. Lehigh dismantled fifth-seeded Holy Cross at Stabler Arena in the quarterfinal round, the team's third victory over the Crusaders on the season. Carl helped the Mountain Hawks finish the year with a 10-6 overall record and 7-5 in Patriot League play en route to a No. 4 seed in the Patriot League. In an 89-71 win over American on January 11, the Mountain Hawks sank a new program record 16 3-pointers, also tying the Patriot League record in the process. Two players, Frannie Hottinger and Mary Clougherty, earned Second Team All-Patriot League selections while both were named Academic All-Patriot League honorees. Freshman Mackenzie Kramer was a member of the Patriot League All-Rookie team, the program's first honoree since 2016.
Carl averaged a career-best 15.8 points per game, 5.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 33 games in 2018-19 en route to being named Player of the Year in the Patriot League. In four years, she was a three-time All-League selection, garnering Third Team honors in 2017, Second Team in 2018 and First Team in 2019. Carl also was named the league’s Scholar Athlete of the Year. In 2018, she helped the Eagles win their second Patriot League Championship and was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
She graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2018 and received her Master’s degree in sports analytics and management from AU in 2019.
Carl joins the Mountain Hawks’ staff after a standout, four-year career at American from 2015-19.
With Carl on staff, Lehigh once again reached the mountaintop during the 2020-21 campaign, capturing the fourth Patriot League Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance, the first since 2010, with a 64-54 victory over Boston University. The victory followed the Mountain Hawks' third straight semifinal appearance, knocking off undefeated Bucknell on the road for the first time in nine tries. Lehigh dismantled fifth-seeded Holy Cross at Stabler Arena in the quarterfinal round, the team's third victory over the Crusaders on the season. Carl helped the Mountain Hawks finish the year with a 10-6 overall record and 7-5 in Patriot League play en route to a No. 4 seed in the Patriot League. In an 89-71 win over American on January 11, the Mountain Hawks sank a new program record 16 3-pointers, also tying the Patriot League record in the process. Two players, Frannie Hottinger and Mary Clougherty, earned Second Team All-Patriot League selections while both were named Academic All-Patriot League honorees. Freshman Mackenzie Kramer was a member of the Patriot League All-Rookie team, the program's first honoree since 2016.
Carl averaged a career-best 15.8 points per game, 5.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 33 games in 2018-19 en route to being named Player of the Year in the Patriot League. In four years, she was a three-time All-League selection, garnering Third Team honors in 2017, Second Team in 2018 and First Team in 2019. Carl also was named the league’s Scholar Athlete of the Year. In 2018, she helped the Eagles win their second Patriot League Championship and was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
She graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2018 and received her Master’s degree in sports analytics and management from AU in 2019.
Chasing Greatness: The Road to the Patriot League Title - Part 2
Thursday, May 15
Chasing Greatness: The Road to the Patriot League Title - Part 1
Wednesday, May 14
Lehigh Sports Central: Women's Basketball
Wednesday, March 19
Lehigh Sports Central: Women's Basketball
Wednesday, January 29
