2020-2021 Women's Basketball Roster
Behar, Jamie
Jersey Number 12
Jamie Behar
- Position:
- G/F
- Class:
- First Year
- Major:
- Political Science
- Hometown:
- Oceanside, N.Y.
- High School:
- Long Island Lutheran
Bio
2023-24 (Senior Season)
Played in 22 games with six starts…shot 48.5% from the field…finished in double figures five times…scored a season-high of 12 points against Delaware (11/14) after going 5-of-10 from the field…tallied 11 points and grabbed a career-high of eight rebounds against Holy Cross (1/13)...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (Junior Season)
Appeared in all 30 games, making three starts…recorded first career start against Stonehill in the season opener (11/6)... scored a career-high of 17 points and tallied eight rebounds against American (2/18)... grabbed a career-high of 10 rebounds vs. Lafayette (2/4)...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2021-22 (Sophomore Season)
Played 29 games and averaged nearly three rebounds a contest...Chipped in nine points with a season-high three 3-pointers in a victory over Colgate (2/9) at home...Scored a season-high 10 points in 21 minutes off the bench with five rebounds and two steals in a victory at Boston U. (2/5)...Against Boston U. (1/22), finished with a career-high tying seven rebounds and added five points...Had a great outing vs. Navy (1/19) with eight points, seven rebounds and three assists in the victory...Finished with a career-high seven boards vs. Delaware State (12/18)...Grabbed a season-high four rebounds in eight minutes off the bench vs. Merrimack (11/21), adding three points...Scored six points and grabbed three boards with two blocks a steal and an assist in eight minutes off the bench against ESU (11/9) in the season opener at Grace Hall.
2020-21 (First-Year Season)
Strong rookie season, especially late in the year where she saw action in 15 games off the bench. Ended up finishing the year shooting 50 percent (31-for-62) from the field and 41 percent (16-for-39) from long range...Had a significant role in team’s win down the stretch, scoring a career-high eight points on five shots including two rebounds, an assist and a steal in 15 minutes off the bench vs. American (1/9)...Scored eight points for the second consecutive game against American (1/11). Went 2-for-3 from beyond-the-arc...Had an excellent game off the bench at Lafayette (2/22), scoring a career-high 11 points with a trio of 3-pointers, adding two assists to her total...Scored a career-high 16 points on four 3-pointers in a quarterfinal round victory over Holy Cross (3/7)...Came up big with eight points on a pair of 3-pointers with four rebounds off the bench in her team’s Patriot League title-clinching victory over Boston U. (3/14).
BEFORE LEHIGH
A talented wing that doubles as a forward, Behar is a Long Island Lutheran High School product with a ton of talent as she brings her game to the Lehigh Valley in 2020-21. Although she played her final high school season at LuHi, she originally played at Oceanside High School as a four-year varsity starter and was a team captain her sophomore and junior season. She is the second leading scorer in school history for both men's and women's basketball and an All-County selection each season, a Third Team All-New York selection in 2019 and an All-New York honorable mention in 2018. In her fifth and final season playing at LuHi, she was an Alzheimer's All-Star team selection in 2018 and 2019, Top 100 on Long Island, MVP of the Diamond Classic Tournament and won the 2020 Super Jam Scholar Athlete Award. She scored over 1,700 points in her decorated career and in the classroom earned high honor roll throughout her high school experience.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Doug and Lisa Behar. Has a younger sister, Jordyn.
Played in 22 games with six starts…shot 48.5% from the field…finished in double figures five times…scored a season-high of 12 points against Delaware (11/14) after going 5-of-10 from the field…tallied 11 points and grabbed a career-high of eight rebounds against Holy Cross (1/13)...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (Junior Season)
Appeared in all 30 games, making three starts…recorded first career start against Stonehill in the season opener (11/6)... scored a career-high of 17 points and tallied eight rebounds against American (2/18)... grabbed a career-high of 10 rebounds vs. Lafayette (2/4)...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2021-22 (Sophomore Season)
Played 29 games and averaged nearly three rebounds a contest...Chipped in nine points with a season-high three 3-pointers in a victory over Colgate (2/9) at home...Scored a season-high 10 points in 21 minutes off the bench with five rebounds and two steals in a victory at Boston U. (2/5)...Against Boston U. (1/22), finished with a career-high tying seven rebounds and added five points...Had a great outing vs. Navy (1/19) with eight points, seven rebounds and three assists in the victory...Finished with a career-high seven boards vs. Delaware State (12/18)...Grabbed a season-high four rebounds in eight minutes off the bench vs. Merrimack (11/21), adding three points...Scored six points and grabbed three boards with two blocks a steal and an assist in eight minutes off the bench against ESU (11/9) in the season opener at Grace Hall.
2020-21 (First-Year Season)
Strong rookie season, especially late in the year where she saw action in 15 games off the bench. Ended up finishing the year shooting 50 percent (31-for-62) from the field and 41 percent (16-for-39) from long range...Had a significant role in team’s win down the stretch, scoring a career-high eight points on five shots including two rebounds, an assist and a steal in 15 minutes off the bench vs. American (1/9)...Scored eight points for the second consecutive game against American (1/11). Went 2-for-3 from beyond-the-arc...Had an excellent game off the bench at Lafayette (2/22), scoring a career-high 11 points with a trio of 3-pointers, adding two assists to her total...Scored a career-high 16 points on four 3-pointers in a quarterfinal round victory over Holy Cross (3/7)...Came up big with eight points on a pair of 3-pointers with four rebounds off the bench in her team’s Patriot League title-clinching victory over Boston U. (3/14).
BEFORE LEHIGH
A talented wing that doubles as a forward, Behar is a Long Island Lutheran High School product with a ton of talent as she brings her game to the Lehigh Valley in 2020-21. Although she played her final high school season at LuHi, she originally played at Oceanside High School as a four-year varsity starter and was a team captain her sophomore and junior season. She is the second leading scorer in school history for both men's and women's basketball and an All-County selection each season, a Third Team All-New York selection in 2019 and an All-New York honorable mention in 2018. In her fifth and final season playing at LuHi, she was an Alzheimer's All-Star team selection in 2018 and 2019, Top 100 on Long Island, MVP of the Diamond Classic Tournament and won the 2020 Super Jam Scholar Athlete Award. She scored over 1,700 points in her decorated career and in the classroom earned high honor roll throughout her high school experience.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Doug and Lisa Behar. Has a younger sister, Jordyn.
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