2020-2021 Women's Basketball Roster
Clougherty, Mary
Jersey Number 44
Mary Clougherty
- Position:
- G
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Accounting
- Hometown:
- Herndon, Va.
Bio
2020-21 (Senior Season)
Team captain with fabulous final season culminating in program's fourth Patriot League title...Played all 16 games and made nine starts...finished second on the team in scoring at 11.9 points per game, averaging 4.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists over 27.6 minutes per contest...led the team in 3-pointers made (38) and led the Patriot League in 3-pointers made per game (2.4) from the beginning of the season...Named Second Team All-Patriot League at guard...named an Academic All-Patriot League selection...named Patriot League Player of the Week (1/6) to kick off the season...Excellent start to senior season with 23 points on five 3-pointers along with five rebounds and four assists off the bench in season-opening OT win over Lafayette (1/2)...Had second consecutive 20-point outing with 20 points on four 3-pointers with a team-high three steals in a victory over Lafayette (1/3) at home...Scored 15 points with four rebounds and two assists including three 3-pointers to beat American (1/11). Scored the team’s 16th 3-pointer of the day, breaking the single game program record and tying the Patriot League single game record...Registered double scoring digits for the fifth time in six games at Bucknell (1/17) with 15 points on four 3-pointers...Had a career-high six assists and a career-high two blocks in a victory over Holy Cross (1/23)...All-around complete performance in win vs. Holy Cross (1/24), scoring 15 points with seven rebounds and a career-high seven assists...Scored 15 points on three 3-pointers with a season-high tying seven rebounds vs. Bucknell (1/31)...Had a team-high 14 points along with Megan Walker, adding a team-high seven rebounds vs. Lafayette (2/21)...Scored eight points with a team-high seven assists and four rebounds in a quarterfinal round win over Holy Cross (3/7) at Stabler Arena...Recorded a team-high 13 points in a semifinal round win over No. 1 Bucknell (3/11) on the road...Scored seven points with six rebounds in 29 minutes off the bench against Boston U. (3/14) in the Patriot League title game...Scored nine points on three 3-pointers in Lehigh's NCAA Tournament First Round loss to West Virginia (3/21)...won the Marlene "Linny" Fowler Service Award from the athletic department.
2019-20 (Junior Season)
Made an appearance off the bench in all 30 games...Finished the season in strong style, coming on in the clutch as a key contributor late in Patriot League play...finished the year tied for fourth in scoring (7.2) and shot 39.1 percent from the field and 34.1 percent (43-for-126) from downtown...finished the year second in 3-pointers made (43)...Despite getting into early foul trouble, still scored 11 points with two 3-pointers in 13 minutes off the bench in a Patriot League quarterfinal win at Colgate (3/9)...Finished just a point shy of her career-high with 23 points on five 3-pointers in a road win over Colgate (3/4) in the regular season finale. She went 9-of-13 from the field in 22 minutes off the bench in the victory...Scored 11 points and went 5-for-11 from the field in a loss vs. Colgate (2/19), her fourth double-digit scoring game in the last five games...Third straight game scoring in double-figures at Holy Cross (2/12) with 10 points and three rebounds with two 3-pointers...For the second consecutive game, she had an elite performance off the bench vs. Lafayette (2/8), scoring 19 points with three 3-pointers, converting on all four of her foul shots...Career-high 24 points on a career-high six 3-pointers in 20 minutes off the bench at Army West Point (2/1). Scored 16 of her 24 in the first half...Had a team-high 15 points, going 3-for-5 on 3-pointers and 6-for-10 from the field with three rebounds and two assists vs. Navy (1/2) in a Patriot League opening victory...Scored seven points with a 3-pointer in 17 minutes at Minnesota (12/21)...Got back into scoring double-digits with 11 points at Mount St. Mary’s (12/8)...Had five points with two boards and a late 3-pointer against Fordham (11/30) in the conclusion of the Bahamas Hoopfest...Scored in double-digits for the second consecutive game vs. GW (11/13) with 14 points and three 3-pointers in 19 minutes. Went 5-of-9 shooting from the field...Played the second-most minutes on the team (32), scored a career-high 16 points on 6-of-14 shooting with a career-high four 3-pointers, along with four rebounds and four assists in an OT victory at Merrimack (11/9)...Scored five first half points in 12 minutes with a rebound, a steal and an assist in a season-opening win at Delaware State (11/6).
2018-19 (Sophomore Season)
Made an appearance in all 31 games including one start…Averaged 4.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 14.2 minutes per game…Shot 35.0 percent (50-for-143) from the field and made 28 3-pointers…Scored 11 points with a career-high eight rebounds on 50 percent (4-for-8) shooting in 24 minutes vs. Villanova (11/16)…Tallied 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting with a steal against Cornell (11/29)…Finished with a career-high 14 points along with three rebounds and four assists with three made 3-pointers in 21 minutes at No. 2 Notre Dame (12/30)…Scored 10 points with two rebounds and two 3-pointers vs. Bucknell (2/13)…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017-18 (Freshman Season)
Appeared in all 30 games…Averaged 1.6 points per game...Tallied three points, four rebounds and three assists in her collegiate debut at Minnesota (11/11)…Had five points and two rebounds vs. Mansfield (11/22)…Scored six points on 2-of-3 shooting against Lafayette (12/29)…Had a season-high seven points with two assists at American (1/14)…Grabbed two steals at Navy (1/27)…Totaled five points against Holy Cross (2/28)...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and the ECAC President’s Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH
Athletic: Four year starter for Chantilly High School…First Team 6A All-State selection as a senior…2017 Regional Player of the Year (6A North)…All-Met Player of the Year in 2017…Two-time First Team All-Met selection…Washington Post All-Met Fourth Team selection as senior…Second Team 6A All-Region pick as a freshman and was also a Honorable Mention All-Conference selection as a freshman …Named the school’s Senior Female Athlete of the Year in 2017…Team captain as a junior and senior…Three-time team MVP…Member of the Fairfax Stars AAU team that captured a Nike EYBL National Championship in 2015.
Academic: Maintained a cumulative 4.0 GPA…Served as a class officer for all four years…Captain of the state championship Forensics Team as a junior and senior…National Honor Society member and officer on the English Honor Society…Three-time Character Award recipient and four-time winner of the Charger Outstanding Achievement Award.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Barbara and Bill Clougherty...Has four siblings- Justine, Hattie, Leo and Josh.
GETTING TO KNOW MARY
Why did you choose Lehigh?: I chose Lehigh because the team environment made me feel at home and the great academic opportunities it has to offer.
Team captain with fabulous final season culminating in program's fourth Patriot League title...Played all 16 games and made nine starts...finished second on the team in scoring at 11.9 points per game, averaging 4.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists over 27.6 minutes per contest...led the team in 3-pointers made (38) and led the Patriot League in 3-pointers made per game (2.4) from the beginning of the season...Named Second Team All-Patriot League at guard...named an Academic All-Patriot League selection...named Patriot League Player of the Week (1/6) to kick off the season...Excellent start to senior season with 23 points on five 3-pointers along with five rebounds and four assists off the bench in season-opening OT win over Lafayette (1/2)...Had second consecutive 20-point outing with 20 points on four 3-pointers with a team-high three steals in a victory over Lafayette (1/3) at home...Scored 15 points with four rebounds and two assists including three 3-pointers to beat American (1/11). Scored the team’s 16th 3-pointer of the day, breaking the single game program record and tying the Patriot League single game record...Registered double scoring digits for the fifth time in six games at Bucknell (1/17) with 15 points on four 3-pointers...Had a career-high six assists and a career-high two blocks in a victory over Holy Cross (1/23)...All-around complete performance in win vs. Holy Cross (1/24), scoring 15 points with seven rebounds and a career-high seven assists...Scored 15 points on three 3-pointers with a season-high tying seven rebounds vs. Bucknell (1/31)...Had a team-high 14 points along with Megan Walker, adding a team-high seven rebounds vs. Lafayette (2/21)...Scored eight points with a team-high seven assists and four rebounds in a quarterfinal round win over Holy Cross (3/7) at Stabler Arena...Recorded a team-high 13 points in a semifinal round win over No. 1 Bucknell (3/11) on the road...Scored seven points with six rebounds in 29 minutes off the bench against Boston U. (3/14) in the Patriot League title game...Scored nine points on three 3-pointers in Lehigh's NCAA Tournament First Round loss to West Virginia (3/21)...won the Marlene "Linny" Fowler Service Award from the athletic department.
2019-20 (Junior Season)
Made an appearance off the bench in all 30 games...Finished the season in strong style, coming on in the clutch as a key contributor late in Patriot League play...finished the year tied for fourth in scoring (7.2) and shot 39.1 percent from the field and 34.1 percent (43-for-126) from downtown...finished the year second in 3-pointers made (43)...Despite getting into early foul trouble, still scored 11 points with two 3-pointers in 13 minutes off the bench in a Patriot League quarterfinal win at Colgate (3/9)...Finished just a point shy of her career-high with 23 points on five 3-pointers in a road win over Colgate (3/4) in the regular season finale. She went 9-of-13 from the field in 22 minutes off the bench in the victory...Scored 11 points and went 5-for-11 from the field in a loss vs. Colgate (2/19), her fourth double-digit scoring game in the last five games...Third straight game scoring in double-figures at Holy Cross (2/12) with 10 points and three rebounds with two 3-pointers...For the second consecutive game, she had an elite performance off the bench vs. Lafayette (2/8), scoring 19 points with three 3-pointers, converting on all four of her foul shots...Career-high 24 points on a career-high six 3-pointers in 20 minutes off the bench at Army West Point (2/1). Scored 16 of her 24 in the first half...Had a team-high 15 points, going 3-for-5 on 3-pointers and 6-for-10 from the field with three rebounds and two assists vs. Navy (1/2) in a Patriot League opening victory...Scored seven points with a 3-pointer in 17 minutes at Minnesota (12/21)...Got back into scoring double-digits with 11 points at Mount St. Mary’s (12/8)...Had five points with two boards and a late 3-pointer against Fordham (11/30) in the conclusion of the Bahamas Hoopfest...Scored in double-digits for the second consecutive game vs. GW (11/13) with 14 points and three 3-pointers in 19 minutes. Went 5-of-9 shooting from the field...Played the second-most minutes on the team (32), scored a career-high 16 points on 6-of-14 shooting with a career-high four 3-pointers, along with four rebounds and four assists in an OT victory at Merrimack (11/9)...Scored five first half points in 12 minutes with a rebound, a steal and an assist in a season-opening win at Delaware State (11/6).
2018-19 (Sophomore Season)
Made an appearance in all 31 games including one start…Averaged 4.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 14.2 minutes per game…Shot 35.0 percent (50-for-143) from the field and made 28 3-pointers…Scored 11 points with a career-high eight rebounds on 50 percent (4-for-8) shooting in 24 minutes vs. Villanova (11/16)…Tallied 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting with a steal against Cornell (11/29)…Finished with a career-high 14 points along with three rebounds and four assists with three made 3-pointers in 21 minutes at No. 2 Notre Dame (12/30)…Scored 10 points with two rebounds and two 3-pointers vs. Bucknell (2/13)…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017-18 (Freshman Season)
Appeared in all 30 games…Averaged 1.6 points per game...Tallied three points, four rebounds and three assists in her collegiate debut at Minnesota (11/11)…Had five points and two rebounds vs. Mansfield (11/22)…Scored six points on 2-of-3 shooting against Lafayette (12/29)…Had a season-high seven points with two assists at American (1/14)…Grabbed two steals at Navy (1/27)…Totaled five points against Holy Cross (2/28)...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and the ECAC President’s Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH
Athletic: Four year starter for Chantilly High School…First Team 6A All-State selection as a senior…2017 Regional Player of the Year (6A North)…All-Met Player of the Year in 2017…Two-time First Team All-Met selection…Washington Post All-Met Fourth Team selection as senior…Second Team 6A All-Region pick as a freshman and was also a Honorable Mention All-Conference selection as a freshman …Named the school’s Senior Female Athlete of the Year in 2017…Team captain as a junior and senior…Three-time team MVP…Member of the Fairfax Stars AAU team that captured a Nike EYBL National Championship in 2015.
Academic: Maintained a cumulative 4.0 GPA…Served as a class officer for all four years…Captain of the state championship Forensics Team as a junior and senior…National Honor Society member and officer on the English Honor Society…Three-time Character Award recipient and four-time winner of the Charger Outstanding Achievement Award.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Barbara and Bill Clougherty...Has four siblings- Justine, Hattie, Leo and Josh.
GETTING TO KNOW MARY
Why did you choose Lehigh?: I chose Lehigh because the team environment made me feel at home and the great academic opportunities it has to offer.
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh?: My favorite thing about Lehigh is the beautiful campus nestled in the mountains.
Thoughts on Lehigh Coaching Staff (Coach Sue Troyan): I absolutely love Coach Troyan. She's like a mom to me.
Major & Why: Business information systems and finance because I like math and working with people.
Favorite Place on Campus: Linderman Library
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Movie: The Imitation Game
Favorite TV Show: Psych
Favorite Website: ESPN
Favorite Pro Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Sydney Crosby
Favorite Quote: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” -Martin Luther King Jr.
Favorite place to study: Linderman Library
Favorite thing to do on a rainy day: Run out in the rain
Hobbies: Reading, juggling, playing board games.
Most admired person and why: My mom because she is the most strong enduring person I know
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Forbes
Place I'd Like To Visit: Rome
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Be able to sing
Dream Job: CFO of Tesla
If I Didn't Play Basketball, I Would Play: Soccer
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Build an orphanage in China
Thoughts on Lehigh Coaching Staff (Coach Sue Troyan): I absolutely love Coach Troyan. She's like a mom to me.
Major & Why: Business information systems and finance because I like math and working with people.
Favorite Place on Campus: Linderman Library
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Movie: The Imitation Game
Favorite TV Show: Psych
Favorite Website: ESPN
Favorite Pro Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Sydney Crosby
Favorite Quote: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” -Martin Luther King Jr.
Favorite place to study: Linderman Library
Favorite thing to do on a rainy day: Run out in the rain
Hobbies: Reading, juggling, playing board games.
Most admired person and why: My mom because she is the most strong enduring person I know
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Forbes
Place I'd Like To Visit: Rome
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Be able to sing
Dream Job: CFO of Tesla
If I Didn't Play Basketball, I Would Play: Soccer
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Build an orphanage in China
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