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LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME THIRTY-ONE: NO. 1 LEHIGH VS NO. 5 ARMY Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS (19-11, 8-6) AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (24-6, 12-2) 14 PENN W, 83-52 16 at St. Joseph’s L, 63-71 STABLER ARENA (5,600) • BETHLEHEM, PA 19 at Fairleigh Dickinson W, 90-54 MARCH 8, 2009 • 1:05 PM 22 at St. Francis (Pa.) W, 82-62 25 at Sacred Heart W, 77-75 SETTING THE SCENE 30 PRINCETON W, 63-43 The Mountain Hawks come into the 2009 Patriot League Tournament with a bullseye on Dec. 2 at Syracuse L, 60-69 their back after earning the top seed for the fi rst time in school history. Lehigh fi nished 5 BRYANT W, 68-55 the regular season 23-6, with a school-record 12-2 mark in league play. The Mountain 7 at Villanova L, 52-58 Hawks will host eighth-seeded Colgate in the fi rst round of the tournament in Stabler 18 at NJIT W, 65-54 Arena in the opening game of the weekend. Lehigh swept the Raiders in the regular 20 BINGHAMTON W, 78-45 season series, outscoring Colgate 132-85 in the two contests combined. Lehigh comes into 29 NORTH FLORIDA^ W, 67-47 the game riding a season-best six-game winning streak, including wins over every Patriot 30 LA SALLE^ W, 53-49 League team except American in that stretch. Jan. 2 FORDHAM W, 69-55 4 at Akron L, 59-67 LEHIGH PROJECTED STARTERS 10 AMERICAN* W, 77-69 Pos. No. Name PPG RPG Notable 14 at Navy* W, 66-63 OT G 21 Erica Prosser (So., 5-7) 14.4 2.7 PL Player of the Year 18 at Army* L, 52-54 G 45 Alex Ross (Jr., 5-10) 13.6 2.3 Second Team All-Patriot League 21 COLGATE* W, 61-43 G 44 Tricia Smith (Sr., 5-9) 7.3 5.7 Second on team with 38 steals 24 LAFAYETTE* W, 73-51 F 23 Haly Crites (Sr., 6-1) 5.8 4.4 Team-leading 7 rebs. vs. Colgate 28 at Bucknell* W, 66-53 C 34 Alexa Williams (Fr., 6-3) 5.3 4.4 All-Patriot League Rookie Team 31 at Holy Cross* W, 72-70 Feb. LEHIGH KEY RESERVES 7 at American* L, 56-65 Pos. No. Name PPG RPG Notable 11 NAVY* W, 66-48 F 30 Courtney Dentler (So., 6-0) 5.7 2.9 10 made 3FG this season 14 ARMY* W, 66-57 G 25 Kristen Dalton(Jr., 5-10) 6.3 2.0 Third on team with 26 3FG 18 at Colgate* W, 71-42 G 5 Claire Sullivan (Sr., 5-8) 1.6 2.4 Second on team with 116 assists 21 at Lafayette* W, 73-58 25 BUCKNELL* W, 69-60 F 20 Emily Gratch (Fr., 6-1) 4.0 2.5 Career-high 20 points vs. HC 28 HOLY CROSS* W, 71-60 C 32 Melissa Rich (Sr., 6-2) 4.0 2.7 11 pts., 3 rebs. against Colgate Mar. 7 COLGATE+ 12:05 PM LEHIGH-ARMY SERIES 8 Patriot League Tournament The Mountain Hawks and Black Knights have met 44 times on the court with all but one Second Round+ TBA of those meetings coming in Patriot League play. Lehigh maintains an advantage in the 11 Patriot League Championships overall series, 23-21, and in the Patriot League regular season series, 21-17. The schools at Highest Seed+ TBA have met fi ve times in the Patriot League Tournament with Army claiming victory in Home games in CAPS *Patriot League Game three of those fi ve matchups. Lehigh has won 10 of the last 14 meetings, including a split ^ Christmas City Classic (at Lehigh) this season, with both teams defending their home courts. Lehigh earned revenge for its +Patriot League tournament fi r st Patriot League loss of the season by defeating the Black Knights, 66-57, on Valen- MEDIA INFORMATION tine’s Day in Stabler Arena. LEHIGH HEAD COACH SUE TROYAN Contact . Brian Tahmosh Offi ce: . (610) 758-5101 Sue Troyan (Dickinson ‘88) is in her 14th season at the helm, carrying a career record of Cell: . (617) 797 4735 204-198. No other coach in Lehigh’s history has won as many overall games or Patriot E-mail: . [email protected] League contests as Troyan. She received her fi rst Patriot League Coach of the Year honor Press Row: . (610) 758-4903/4933 in 2005 after she guided the team to 19 overall wins. Troyan won her second Coach of the Year award on Friday afte setting a new school record with 12 league wins this season On the Radio and Internet: Today’s game can be heard on ESPN Radio 1230/1320 and Lehighs- and putting together a career-best 23-6 record. Troyan is also a former head softball coach ports.com with Jeff Tourial on the call. It can also be at Lehigh, instantly turning that program into a perennial Patriot League power. heard on 91.3 WLVR (FM) with Robbie Aaron and Justin Feldman calling the action and can be seen IF LEHIGH WINS... online with video streaming provided by Yahoo! v It will advance to the PL Tournament fi nal for the third time in school history Sports. v The Mountain Hawks will break the school record for wins in a season (25) v It will play the winner of the Navy/Lafayette game on Wednesday in Stabler Arena Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. Football • Phone 610-758-31 200374 • Fax 610-758-4407 2008-09 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME THIRTY-ONE: NO. 1 LEHIGH VS NO. 5 ARMY • PAGE TWO LEHIGH PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT HISTORY 1990-91 (Worcester, Mass.) LAST YEAR IN THE TOURNAMENT First Round: No. 3 Army 54, No. 6 Lehigh 47 Round 1 (LEHIGH 62, Lafayette 51) - The Mountain Hawks advanced to the semi-fi nal round of the tour- 1991-92 (Bethlehem, Pa.) nament for the second straight year after knocking off First Round: No. 1 Fordham 93, No. 8 Lehigh 61 archrival Lafayette, 62-51 in the opening round. Alex Ross and Erica Prosser each scored 16 points as Lehigh avenged 1992-93 (Worcester, Mass.) its two regular-season losses to the Leopards First Round: No. 1 Holy Cross 84, No. 8 Lehigh 58 Round 2 (Holy Cross 46, LEHIGH 44) - Lehigh suffered 1993-94 (Annapolis Md.) a heartbreaking defeat in the semis when Bethany O’Dell First Round: No. 2 Holy Cross 88, No. 7 Lehigh 61 sank two free throws with six seconds remaining to give 1994-95 (West Point, N.Y.) Holy Cross the win, 46-44. Ross’ last-second attempt was blocked by O’Dell as Lehigh’s season came to a close. First Round: No. 1 Holy Cross 83, No. 8 Lehigh 75 Ross, Prosser and Melissa Rich each scored 10 points in 1995-96 (Worcester, Mass.) the loss. First Round: No. 5 Colgate 60, No. 4 Lehigh 49 LEHIGH VERSUS THE LEAGUE IN THE TOURNAMENT 1996-97 (Bethlehem, Pa.) School Record Last Meeting Result First Round: No. 3 Lehigh 73, No. 6 Colgate 63 American 0-1 3/5/04 L, 71-58 Second Round: No. 3 Lehigh 70, No. 2 Navy 62 Army 2-3 3/3/07 W, 57-53 Finals: No. 3 Lehigh 65, No. 5 Lafayette 63 (OT) Bucknell 2-1 3/2/06 L, 64-54 Colgate 3-2 3/7/09 W, 78-54 1997-98 (Annapolis, Md.) Fordham* 0-1 3/6/92 L, 93-61 First Round: No. 5 Lehigh 59, No. 4 Bucknell 55 Holy Cross 0-7 3/9/08 L, 46-44 Second Round: No. 1 Holy Cross 83, No. 5 Lehigh 69 Lafayette 3-2 3/8/08 W, 62-51 Navy 1-0 3/2/97 W, 70-62 1998-99 (West Point, N.Y.) *No longer a member of the Patriot League First Round: No. 5 Lafayette 64, No. 4 Lehigh 55 1999-00 (Easton, Pa.) TROYAN ALL-TIME IN THE TOURNAMENT First Round: No. 5 Lafayette 85, No. 4 Lehigh 75 First Round Games: 8-6 Second Round Games: 2-5 2000-01 (Annapolis, Md.) Championship Games: 1-1 First Round: No. 3 Lehigh 60, No. 6 Lafayette 52 VS.... Second Round: No. 3 Lehigh 85, No. 7 Colgate 64 American: 0-1 Finals: No. 1 Holy Cross 94, No. 3 Lehigh 68 (in Worcester, Mass.) Army: 2-2 Bucknell: 2-1 2001-02 (Upper Marlboro, Md.) Colgate: 3-2 First Round: No. 6 Army 71, No. 3 Lehigh 66 Holy Cross: 0-4 Lafayette: 3-2 2002-03 (Upper Marlboro, Md.) Navy: 1-0 First Round: No. 6 Army 78, No. 3 Lehigh 70 2003-04 (Upper Marlboro, Md.) LEHIGH’S RECORD AT TOURNAMENT SITES Location Record First Round: No. 3 Lehigh 63, No. 6 Army 53 Annapolis, Md. 4-3 Second Round: No. 2 American 71, No. 3 Lehigh 58 Bethlehem, Pa. 5-2 2004-05 (Bethlehem, Pa.) Easton, Pa. 0-1 First Round: No. 2 Lehigh 54, No. 7 Bucknell 52 Upper Marlboro, Md. 1-3 Second Round: No. 6 Colgate 65, No. 2 Lehigh 60 West Point, N.Y. 0-2 Worcester, Mass. 0-5 2005-06 (Worcester, Mass.) OVERALL 10-17 First Round: No. 3 Bucknell 64, No. 6 Lehigh 54 CURRENT LEHIGH CLASSES IN THE TOURNAMENT 2006-07 (Annapolis, Md.) Fifth year (Sullivan) 4-4 First Round: No.