WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES - GAME 2 2020-21 SCHEDULE January LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (1-0, 1-0) 2 at Lafayette^ W, 81-75 (OT) VS. LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (0-1, 0-1) 3 LAFAYETTE^ 2 p.m. Jan. 3, 2020 - 2 p.m. 9 at American 2 p.m. Stabler Arena - Bethlehem, Pa. 10 AMERICAN 4 p.m. TV: ESPN+ (Matt Markus and Matt Kerr) 16 BUCKNELL^ 2 p.m. 17 at Bucknell^ 4 p.m. 23 HOLY CROSS TBA 24 HOLY CROSS TBA 30 at Bucknell^ 4 p.m. 31 BUCKNELL^ 4 p.m.
February 6 LAFAYETTE^ Noon 7 at Lafayette^ 2 p.m. 13 at Loyola 1 p.m. 14 LOYOLA 4 p.m. 20 at Colgate TBA 21 COLGATE 4 p.m.
March 7 Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinals TBA MOUNTAIN HAWKS LOOK FOR WEEKEND SWEEP OF LEOPARDS 11 Semifinals TBA On Saturday, it will be 299 days since the Lehigh women’s basketball team last took the court against Colgate in the Patriot League Quarterfinals. 14 Championship TBA It’s been a long spring, summer and fall but the season is finally here as the Mountain Hawks open the 2020-21 campaign with a home-and- home against rival Lafayette. Lehigh is looking to start the season 2-0 for the third straight year.
This year looks a little bit different with only 16 games being played and the 10 teams in the Patriot League split up into three mini-conferences. Home team in BOLD CAPS Lehigh and Lafayette join Bucknell in the Central mini-conference. This year, only the top eight teams at the end of the regular season qualify for the Patriot League Tournament instead of the traditional 10. ^Mini-conference game Lehigh loses six players to graduation from last season including three starters (Camryn Buhr, Hannah Hedstrom and Cameryn Benz). The biggest loss to the offense is Buhr, the three-time All-Patriot League selection, who is the only player in program history with 1,300+ points, 700+ rebounds and 230+ assists.
The Mountain Hawks return two players from the starting lineup a year ago, Megan Walker and Emma Grothaus and return eight letter winners in total including senior captains Mariah Sexe and Mary Clougherty. Despite the loss of Buhr, who led the team in points the last two seasons and rebounds the last three, Grothaus averaged 10.2 points per game in 2019-20 and averaged 6.1 boards as well, second and SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS third on team, respectively.
3-point shooting won’t be an issue for the Mountain Hawks in 2020-21, returning both Walker (37.8 percent) and Clougherty (34.1 percent) Contact...... Josh Liddick who converted on 88 of the team’s 187 3-pointers a year ago. Other players are sure to contribute to that number this season, with the influx Office...... (610) 758-5043 of freshmen including Mackenzie Kramer to the fold.
Cell...... (610) 554-5375 Six freshmen headline the roster this season, more than any other class and the most freshmen on a Lehigh roster in at least the last 20 years. E-mail...... [email protected] All six add to the depth of the roster for the upcoming season and will look to make an immediate impact early on. Press Row...... (610) 758-4903/4933 LAST GAME STARTERS WBB SOCIAL MEDIA
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PPG 15.0 PPG 3.0 PPG 13.0 PPG 15.0 PPG 4.0 RPG 3.0 RPG 4.0 RPG 10.0 RPG 6.0 RPG 4.0 Champions FG% 57.1% FG% 0.0% FG% 33.3% FG% 46.2% FG% 50.0% 1997, 2009, 2010 3FG% 50.0% 3FG% 0.0% 3FG% 25.0% 3FG% 33.3% 3FG% 0.0% APG 3.0 APG 2.0 APG 0.0 APG 3.0 APG 3.0 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 2: LAFAYETTE | PAGE 2 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Hometown/High School Major 1 Anna Harvey G So. 5-7 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South Industrial & Systems Engineering 3 Clair Steele G Jr. 5-5 Orinda, Calif./Miramonte Finance 5 Katie Rice G Jr. 5-11 Red Bank, N.J./Red Bank Catholic Political Science 10 Megan Walker G Jr. 5-10 Rogers, Minn./Minnetonka Chemical Engineering 12 Jamie Behar G/F Fr. 6-1 Oceanside, N.Y./Long Island Lutheran Arts and Sciences 14 Fabienne Eggenschwiler G Fr. 5-11 Tinton Falls, N.J./Red Bank Catholic Engineering 15 Mackenzie Kramer G Fr. 5-9 Saint Michael, Minn./Saint Michael Albertville Arts and Sciences 20 Frannie Hottinger G/F So. 6-0 Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall Business 22 Maddie Albrecht G Fr. 6-0 Billings, Mont./Billings West Arts and Sciences 24 Jackie Vargas F/C Fr. 6-3 Maple Glen, Pa./Upper Dublin Arts and Sciences 25 Emma Grothaus F Jr. 6-3 Mahtomedi, Minn./Mahtomedi Industrial & Systems Engineering 33 Maggie Brown G/F Fr. 6-1 Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood Academy Arts and Sciences 34 Mariah Sexe F Sr. 6-2 Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge Health, Medicine and Society 44 Mary Clougherty G Sr. 6-0 Herndon, Va./Chantilly Accounting
COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: Sue Troyan (Dickinson ‘88) - 26th season 12 – Jamie Behar BAY-harr 14 – Fabienne Eggenschwiler Fab-ee-enn Egg-in-shwiller Associate Head Coach: Glenn Rigney (Miami ‘79) - 17th season 20 – Frannie Hottinger Hottin-grr Associate Head Coach: Addie Micir (Princeton ‘11) - Second season 22 – Maddie Albrecht All-brekt (like wrecked) Assistant Coach: Bernadette Devaney (Lehigh ‘18) - Third season 25 – Emma Grothaus GROAT-house (like goat) Director of Operations: Cecily Carl (American ‘19) - Second season 34 – Mariah Sexe Sexy Captains: Mary Clougherty, Emma Grothaus, Mariah Sexe 44 – Mary Clougherty CLOCK-erty Coach – Sue Troyan Troy-in Coach – Addie Micir Miss-ear Coach – Bernadette Devaney De-Vain-ee TV/RADIO ROSTER
Anna Harvey Clair Steele Katie Rice Megan Walker Jamie Behar Fabienne Eggenschwiler So. - G - 5-7 Jr. - G - 5-5 Jr. - G - 5-11 Jr. - G - 5-10 Fr. - G/F - 6-1 Fr. - G - 5-11 1 Lakeville, Minn. 3 Orinda, Calif. 5 Red Bank, N.J. 10 Rogers, Minn. 12 Oceanside, N.Y. 14 Tinton Falls, N.J.
Mackenzie Kramer Frannie Hottinger Maddie Albrecht Jackie Vargas Emma Grothaus (C) Maggie Brown Fr. - G - 5-9 So. - G/F - 6-0 Fr. - G - 6-0 Fr. - F/C - 6-3 Jr. - F - 6-3 Fr. - G/F - 6-1 15 Saint Michael, Minn. 20 Inver Grove Heights, Minn. 22 Billings, Mont. 24 Maple Glen, Pa. 25 Mahtomedi, Minn. 33 Brentwood, Tenn.
Mariah Sexe (C) Mary Clougherty (C) Sue Troyan Glenn Rigney Addie Micir Bernadette Devaney Sr. - F - 6-2 Sr. - G - 6-0 Head Coach Associate Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach 34 Woodbury, Minn. 44 Herndon, Va. 26th Season 18th Season Second Season Third Season
Lehigh Sports Communications | 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. | Phone 610-758-3174 | www.lehighsports.com 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 2: LAFAYETTE | PAGE 3 ALL-TIME VS. LAFAYETTE 2020-21 This weekend marks the 98th and 99th meetings all-time of the The Rivalry between LEHIGH QUICK FACTS the Lehigh and Lafayette women’s basketball teams. The matchup dates all the way GENERAL INFORMATION back to Feb. 4, 1975. Location...... Bethlehem, Pa. Founded...... 1865 by Asa Packer The Mountain Hawks hold a 52-45 advantage in the all-time series including 38-19 in Undergraduate Enrollment...... 5,047 Patriot League play. Lehigh has won five of the last six matchups vs. the Leopards and President...... John D. Simon nine of the last 10. Lehigh took down Lafayette at Stabler Arena in their last time out, getting a 73-66 victory over its archrivals. That win comes after the Mountain Hawks Murray H. Goodman Dean of Athletics...... Joe Sterrett fell to the Leopards at Kirby Sports Center on Jan. 25, 61-53. Athletic Department Phone...... (610) 758-4300 Historical Nickname...... Mountain Hawks SCOUTING THE LEOPARDS Mascot...... Mountain Hawk (Clutch) Lafayette has seen so much improvement in the last year or so, finishing the 2019-20 cam- paign with the program’s best record since the 1991-92 season. Colors...... Brown and White Home Arena...... Stabler Arena (5,600) With so much success put into the previous season, the Leopards come into the start of the 2020-21 season with heightened expectations. National Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Conference...... Patriot League For one, Lafayette was picked third in the Patriot League Preseason Poll, trailing just Buck- nell and Boston University. The team is led by senior forward Natalie Kucowski, who was named Preseason Patriot League Player of the Year by the media, coaches and sports in- 2020-21 TEAM INFORMATION formation directors. 2019-20 Record...... 19-11 Kucowski had a solid junior season, averaging 13.5 points per game and 12.8 rebounds 2019-20 Patriot League Record/Finish...... 12-6/6th while also leading her teammates with 2.6 assists per game as well. For her efforts, she was Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 8/6 named a First Team All-Patriot League selection, following up a stellar sophomore season that saw her earn Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year honors. Starters Returning/Lost...... 2/3 Newcomers...... 6 For Lafayette, the team returns three members of last year’s typical starting lineup includ- ing Kucowski, senior guard Drew Freeland and junior guard Nicole Johnson. Fr / So / Jr / Sr...... 6 / 2 / 4 / 2
Lafayette was a tough out at the Kirby Sports Center last season, going 10-4 in home con- tests, while only going 5-10 on the road. MEDIA RELATIONS Women’s Basketball SID Contact...... Josh Liddick The Leopards were the victors in three of their last four regular season games with wins over Loyola, American and Navy before falling to Bucknell at home to close out the season. Email...... [email protected] Lafayette fell 52-33 to Holy Cross in the Patriot League Quarterfinals in Worcester. Office Phone...... (610) 758-5043 Press Row Phone...... (610) 758-4903/4933 LAFAYETTE KEY PLAYERS* Website...... www.lehighsports.com Pos. No. Name PPG RPG G 0 Shanell Haskins 3.2 0.9 Mailing Address...... 641 Taylor St. Bethlehem, Pa. 18015 G 5 Drew Freeland (Sr., 5-8) 9.5 2.1 apg F 11` Naomi Ganpo (Jr., 6-3) 2.3 2.1 G 15 Nicole Johnson (Jr., 5-6) 6.3 2.3 F 25 Natalie Kucowski (Sr., 6-3) 13.5 12.8 F 31 Sydney Sabino (Sr., 5-8) 2.4 0.6
*Stats from 2019-20 season Scoring Offense 81.0 75.0 Scoring Defense 75.0 81.0 THE DAMON-OLSON FILE Damon-Olson enters her second season at Lafayette and brings a wealth of coaching experience with her to College Scoring Margin +6.0 -6.0 Hill, having spent 19 years as an assistant coach at Cincinnati, Penn State, UMass, Fairleigh Dickinson and Green Bay. Field Goal Pct. 35.5 38.9 A Baltimore native, Damon arrives at Lafayette after spending one season at Cincinnati, where she served as the Field Goal Pct. Defense 38.9 35.5 offensive coordinator. Her other duties included scouting opponents, recruiting and coaching the wings. During her time at UC, she signed two top-100 recruits and helped the Bearcats to their first winning season since 2007. Free Throw Pct. 78.3 66.7 Prior to her time in Cincinnati, Damon spent a nine-year stretch in State College, where she was a key part of Penn 3FG Made Per Game 9.0 5.0 State’s coaching staff. She was the Nittany Lions’ offensive coordinator, played a vital role in opponent scouting and was the team’s recruiting coordinator, helping the program reel in four top-20 recruiting classes. 3FG Pct. 24.3 33.3 3FG Pct. Defense 33.3 24.3 Damon was a catalyst in helping Penn State lead the Big Ten in scoring in two of her last four years and rank first in the nation in three-point shooting in 2011. Additionally, she aided in the development of three All-Big Ten selections, Rebounding 43.0 59.0 including Tyra Grant and Kam Gissendanner, who both went on to play in the WNBA. During her time at Penn State, the Nittany Lions made the NCAA Tournament four times, including two Sweet 16 appearances, while also being Rebounding Allowed 59.0 43.0 crowned Big Ten Regular Season Champions from 2012-2014. Rebounding Margin -16.0 +16.0 Before her tenure at Penn State, Damon was a member of the coaching staff at UMass for five years. In addition to her coaching responsibilities, she served as the recruiting coordinator in her final two seasons, in charge of prospect Assists 18.0 18.0 evaluation, home visits and management of the recruiting database. Damon helped recruit two student-athletes Steals 12.0 10.0 who received Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team recognition as well as a pair of top-50 junior college players. She was also involved in player development, coaching the post and perimeter players. With Damon on the staff, UMass enjoyed Turnovers 15.0 27.0 its most successful season in the last 20 years, capping the 2007 campaign with a 17-12 mark. Damon spent three years at Fairleigh Dickinson prior to her arrival in Massachusetts. With the Knights, she worked as the recruiting coordinator while also aiding in scouting and player development. Under her guidance, the Knights produced a pair of First-Team All-Northeast Conference selections. 2020-21 SCORE BY PERIOD Damon got her coaching career started at Green Bay, where she helped the Phoenix claim the MCC Championship in 1998 and 1999 for back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths. 1 2 3 4 OT Total Before embarking on her career as a coach, Damon was a four-year student-athlete at Millersville from 1993-97, where LEHIGH 14 17 19 18 13 81 she helped the team reach the PSAC Tournament twice. Damon currently sits 15th in all-time three-point field goals made at Millersville with 77. She was Millersville’s top offensive player in back-to-back seasons and was the Co-Sixth OPPONENTS 14 22 18 14 7 75 Player of the Year in 1995. 1 2 3 4 OT Total The 42-year-old Damon graduated from Millersville with a bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication in 1997 before earning her master’s degree in Corporate Communication from Fairleigh Dickinson in 2006. LAFAYETTE 14 22 18 14 7 75 OPPONENTS 14 17 19 18 13 81 Lehigh Sports Communications | 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. | Phone 610-758-3174 | www.lehighsports.com 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 2: LAFAYETTE | PAGE 4 SEASON PREVIEW: Lehigh’s Resiliency and Adaptability Keys to Contend in 2021 It’s a new era for Lehigh women’s basketball, in more ways than one.
On one hand, the Mountain Hawks look brand new with the loss of six players to graduation and the addition of six fresh faces to make up the Class of 2024. On the other hand, it’s a new world we live in, in the middle of a global pandemic which started a mind-blowing 10 months ago right when the team was ready to embark on a Patriot League semifinal matchup at Boston University.
Picked fourth in the Patriot League preseason poll, it’s a new slate, a new perspective and a new mentality heading into New Year for the Mountain Hawks.
For Lehigh, resiliency and adaptability are the two themes that head coach Sue Troyan, entering her 26th season, has identified heading into the new slate.
“With everything going on, it’s a different mindset as you approach the year and we’ve talked since the summer the importance of resilience and adaptability going into the season,” said Troyan. “Those two words have definitely come up over and over through the fall for us. At this point, you take each day as a gift because you don’t know what tomorrow might bring with what we’re dealing with and there’s been a lot of changes to practices and protocols.
“I’m most proud of how our team’s adapted daily to the changes and its not been easy. They’ve had to sacrifice and give up a lot to do this, but I’m really proud of how they’ve responded going through some really tough situations already.”
The challenges will come up throughout the season as the world continues to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic with cases spiking and vaccines being introduced. However, it will be how teams handle the adversity, a term brought up by Troyan a lot in this preview, that will be the difference-maker in how they achieve success. Looking Back on 2019-20
The Mountain Hawks had an ebb-and-flow kind of season last year, starting the season out hot with a 5-0 record including a statement victory over Big East opponent Seton Hall at Stabler Arena, and after the team went 8-3 in non-league play, the season seemed to get harder once Patriot League play began and ended.
Lehigh went 10-8 in Patriot League contests last season and entered the tournament with a six seed, but as the saying goes “It’s not about how you start, it’s about how you finish.”
The Mountain Hawks were playing their best basketball in the tail end of the year, winning their final three games including two road victories over Colgate, advancing to the Patriot League semifinals to face Boston U. before the shutdown.
“I don’t like to live in the past very much, it was what it was. But I think the frustrating part for all of our kids was that we played really well at the beginning of the season, went through some ups and downs mid-way through the Patriot League season, but figured it out and put it all to- gether at the end,” Troyan said. “The girls got in that mental state and accepted roles and knew what was at stake and were willing to sacrifice whatever it took to win. They came together in those last two or three weeks and were by far playing our best basketball, our most confident basketball and being led by six seniors that just wanted to win and were willing to do whatever it took to win.
“At that point in the season, I think we would have been a tough out for any team to go up against.” Guards
Like most teams around the country in this day and age of college basketball, Lehigh will be a guard-oriented team for the upcoming season, with six returning players from last year’s roster that have the ability to play the 1 or the 2 and five incoming freshmen as well.
The Mountain Hawks lose two of the program’s most prolific guards in program history in Camryn Buhr and Hannah Hedstrom, who combined for over 1,800 career points, 1,300 rebounds and nearly 650 assists in four years.
But one of the cool things about these particular group of guards on the current team is now is their time to shine on the court and take over for the women that played ahead of them for the last three or four years.
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“It’s interesting, as talented as our senior class was last season, I just though the kids behind them were just as talented and were just waiting for their opportunity to shine,” Troyan said. “Just look at this current group, they’re all kids that played in the shadows of a senior class that had been three or four year starters and were just a part of the rotation, knowing their place on the team.
“Not to discredit what Camryn (Buhr), Hannah (Hedstrom), Gena Grundhoffer and Cameryn Benz did in their careers, as they were all great players. But this group has a lot to prove heading into the season.”
While there’s a depth at each particular position, junior Clair Steele and sophomore Anna Harvey will both be battling for time at point guard. Steele has seen promise at the position over the last two seasons, averaging 3.7 points and 1.2 assists per game in 2019-20, appearing in 29 games off the bench as the backup behind Hedstrom. Harvey didn’t play as much in a very deep rotation a season ago, but still found herself playing 16 games off the bench. Both players have been working hard in the preseason to get ready for the start of the year.
“Clair has had a great preseason for us and has been playing at a high level and I’m super excited for her as our point guard,” said Troyan. “She’s been playing great offensively, defensively and has really great court sense. She is being pushed by Anna and I think the combination of both of them are just going to give us great point guard play.”
Junior Megan Walker is one of the program’s returning starters from last season and will find herself in a very similar role. She made a start in 29 of the team’s 30 games last season and was incredibly efficient from beyond-the-arc, leading the team with a 37.8 percent 3-point percentage, with 45 shots made from deep. With an average of 40.4 percent from the field, Walker finished fourth on the team in scoring averaging 7.2 points per game. She enters her junior season with 61 made 3-point field goals.
“Megan is playing as good as anyone right now,” Troyan said. “She’s a kid that who is able to shoot the ball incredibly well. If I needed to pick someone for a pickup 5-on-5 game, I would want her on my team because she’ll set a great screen for you, she’ll defend for you, shoot the open shot and plays really tough basketball.”
Katie Rice also is entering her junior campaign and played great defensively throughout last season. Rice brings a ton of leadership and toughness to the lineup, traits needed for any team looking to win a championship. In 28 games last season, she had 10 steals in 8.8 minutes per game off the bench.
“Katie brings the toughness to our team honestly. She has the toughness, the leadership and the basketball mind and grittiness,” said Troyan. “Katie is a kid that will play a lot of 4-guard rotations this season because of the system we’re playing and Katie will be there playing a 2, 3 and 4 for us.”
While technically classified as a wing, being able to play at both guard and forward, sophomore Frannie Hottinger is one player that showed flashes of potential in parts of last season. She appeared in 27 games a season ago off the bench and collected 43 boards while averaging 7.7 minutes per contest. She scored a career-high 16 points against Bloomsburg and had back-to-back eight-point outings vs. American (1/29) and Army West Point (2/1). She will see a much bigger role in the rotation of the team in 2020-21.
“Frannie is one at the wing that is really stepping up her game just this year,” Troyan said. “She was a proven scorer in high school, scoring over 2,000 points so she’s a bucket when she gets the ball. She’s learning the offense and is just a kid that can really score for us.”
And who could forget about senior co-captain Mary Clougherty, who came on as one of the most valuable assets for the Mountain Hawks at the end of last season, as the team made a push towards a Patriot League title before the season was shut down due to the pandemic.
Clougherty was super-sub for the Mountain Hawks last season averaging 14.7 minutes in all 30 contests. She averaged 7.2 points per game and finished second in 3-pointers made with 43, shooting 34.1 percent from beyond and 39.1 percent from the field. Her career-high 24-point effort sparked Lehigh to victory at Army West Point (2/1), just days after the tragic death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. She also scored 23 points on the road in the regular season finale at Colgate (3/4).
“Mary, playing at the wing for us, is just playing at an exceptionally high level right now,” said Troyan. “She had games at the end of last season where she really, really shined. I think you’re going to see her elevate her game this season as well.” Forwards
It will be an interesting year for Lehigh’s frontcourt, with only two returning pure forwards this season in junior Emma Grothaus and senior Mariah Sexe.
The only other pure forward listed on the roster is freshman Jackie Vargas, but she will be unavailable for the upcoming season.
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There are three players, Jamie Behar, Hottinger and Maggie Brown listed as wing players who have the ability to play in the post, but only Grothaus and Sexe are listed to play strictly at the 4 or 5.
Grothaus was excellent in 2019-20, coming into this season as the program’s leading scorer from a year before, where she averaged 10.2 points per game and 6.1 rebounds while making 12 starts in 30 appearances for the Mountain Hawks. She shot 40.1 percent from the field and was a 70.1 percent free throw shooter. Coming into her junior season, Grothaus currently sits at 500 career points and 325 career rebounds in 61 career outings.
Sexe also saw time in the starting lineup a year ago with 15 starts in 30 games played. She averaged 4.5 points per game while seeing action in 14.3 minutes per contest. Sexe shot 50 percent (56-for-112) from the field and grabbed 84 rebounds.
“The player that is going to open some eyes this season is Mariah,” said Troyan. “Both Mariah and Emma are playing at a high level. Mariah has played behind Cameryn (Benz), Gena (Grundhoffer) and Meagan Eripret the last three years and was always willing to play her role. But there were six post players in that rotation and she literally fought for time between those players. I’m really excited for both Emma and Mariah, going from a bunch of post players in our rotation to two at this moment. “We are going to be guard oriented but we have lineups where we can be flexible in playing Emma and Mariah together or apart. They both have played very well in practice so far this preseason and I think they’re excited to show people what they’re capable of doing because there’s a lot there from both of them.” The Freshman Class
Last season’s graduating class, which included five seniors and a graduate student was the program’s largest senior class in recent memory. This year, however, the six players entering the Class of 2024 is the program’s largest in at least the last 20 years and perhaps the most in the scholarship era.
There are three guards (Maddie Albrecht, Fabienne Eggenschwiler, Mackenzie Kramer), two wings (Jamie Behar and Maggie Brown) and a forward/center combo player (Jackie Vargas). And all are players that do multiple things well and will help the rotation of the team thrive.
“It’s definitely a large class. There’s a lot of depth that our freshmen bring in,” Troyan said. “We talked a lot to our team about the importance this year in playing back-to-back games and depth is going to be very important to a team’s success this season. I’m really excited about this particular incoming class because they really add a ton of depth to our rotation and to what we do on the court. With this group, we’ll have a rotation that I think will go 10-11 deep if we need to. That’s going to be important with the changing environments each week. This is a really talented group of girls that will be able to put points on the board for us.”
Kramer was a talented scorer in high school at Saint Michael Albertville, notching 1,749 career points, an all-time record and holds school records for career 3-pointers (330), 3-pointers in a game (9), 3-pointers in a season (104), single season free throw percentage (90.2 percent), single season scoring (556) and single-season 3-point percentage (54.5 percent). She has a knack for shooting the long range ball and will be a threat every time she gets the ball in her hands.
“As a point guard or combo guard, Kramer is going to be someone who can score the ball for us, add depth to our guard rotation, add depth to our wing rotation and a kid that knows the game really well,” said Troyan. “She plays the game really well and will fit into our motion offense. Mackenzie will be someone that will be a lot of fun to play with and someone that will be a joy to watch as well.”
Similarly to Kramer, Jamie Behar is a player that can also shoot the ball exceptionally well. She had a fantastic high school career, with over 1,700 career points in her career between a season at Long Island Lutheran and Oceanside.
“Jamie is another one that can be a scorer for us,” Troyan said. “She comes from a great high school program at LuHi and is another player that can stretch the floor with her ability to shoot 3-pointers, gives us versatility, play a post position and play a wing position.”
Another player with a high ceiling, Maddie Albrecht brings a ton of promise and potential to the Mountain Hawks in 2020-21. The first player in program history hailing from the state of Montana, Albrecht not only was a fierce competitor on the basketball court, but she also lettered in Track, was named to the All-State team three times and was a part of the 4x100 relay team that won a state title twice.
“Maddie is probably one that benefitted the most this fall. Four of our freshmen had to sit out the first couple weeks due to COVID exposure, so they were put into quarantine,” Troyan said. “Maddie was the one that was not a part of that group, so she benefitted from being around nine upperclassmen for three weeks. I told her that for her personal development, that was one of the best things that could happen. Instead of us correcting six freshmen on the floor, we were only correcting one, so she got a lot of coaching, but she also got to work with a veteran group and I think it’s been pretty cool to see her development.
Lehigh Sports Communications | 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. | Phone 610-758-3174 | www.lehighsports.com 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 2: LAFAYETTE | PAGE 7 “She is probably one of the best athletes we’ve had at Lehigh. I go back to Erica Prosser when she was at Lehigh and was a two-time Patriot League Player of the Year because she was an elite athlete at this level. Maddie has a big, big upside that as she grows into understanding the game and learns more, she’ll continue to do a great job there for us.”
Other than those three players, Maggie Brown and Fabienne Eggenschwiler are two players that missed time in the preseason due to a mixture of injury and exposure to the virus, but will bring a lot of depth to the team’s rotation for the rest of the season. Brown scored over 1,300 points and grabbed nearly 600 rebounds in a four-year career at Brentwood Academy, while Eggenschwiler has international experience having played for the U18 Swiss National Team in 2018.
“Maggie and Fabienne are two girls that as they get more time under their belts in practice, they will be able to help us down the road in terms of helping our rotation,” Troyan said. Working with a new schedule
The intriguing thing about the upcoming season is the way the schedule is structured with 16 games against all teams except Army West Point, Boston University and Navy and are all back-to-back games against the same opponents on weekends.
The Mountain Hawks are placed in a central “mini-conference” with rivals Bucknell and Lafayette, playing four games each against those teams this season. Only the top eight of the Patriot League’s 10 schools will qualify for the tournament at season’s end.
For a league that is used to playing just one game per weekend, an occasional weekday game but always with a break between contests, this will be a much different look but a challenge Lehigh is certainly up for, especially with game-planning and scouting teams ahead of time.
“We have the benefit of having Addie Micir on our coaching staff, who played at Princeton, coached there and Dartmouth, so she’s already been in the model as both a player and coach of playing back-to-back games because in the Ivy League, they traditionally play on Fridays and Saturdays,” Troyan said. “We talked a lot about our gameplan on what a week will look like. A little different when you’re playing the same opponent so you can actually cut back on how much you do during the week, but with the way the schedule is laid out, you aren’t scouting and prepping for two games, you’re only doing it for one.
“We’re going to be really strategic in terms of how we approach each day, making sure the focus of everything is that we’re peaking on Satur- day and Sunday to play our best, not overdoing it and it really helps to have someone like Addie to run things off of and get feedback from.”
With only 16 games to play, eight of which are against teams that the Mountain Hawks struggled with a season ago (two losses to Bucknell, a series split with Lafayette), every game is more important than ever before and the margin for error is much smaller.
“The back-to-back games against the same opponent is going to be an interesting component of it and going on the road and coming back home in the same weekend too,” said Troyan “I look at it as everyone is in the same boat, we’re all going to have the same challenges in front of us. We’re just grateful that we have the opportunity to play at the end of the day.” Key for Success
Every program has one or two things they really look at when trying to find ways to be successful. Some are made for offense, some for de- fense, but for the Mountain Hawks their focus in this unique time is on teamwork and playing with one another to the best of their ability.
“I think the big focus this year is to stay together,” Troyan said. “There’s going to be challenges, whether it’s a loss or a week shutdown, there are going to be things that will come up that will be challenging. For us, it’s going to be “how do you respond when adversity hits?” Adversity is going to hit, one way or another, it’s just a matter of how we handle it.
“In these weeks leading up to the season, we’ve had maybe two or three weeks of full practice with our full roster. With that being said, I am very proud how everyone has responded in these unique situations.”
In order to win a Patriot League Championship, which is without a doubt this particular team’s main goal, the team must “stay together” and pursue the common goal at the same time. Lehigh looks like it has what it takes to accomplish that this year.
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LEHIGH’S 1,000 POINT SCORERS IF LEHIGH BEATS LAFAYETTE... 1. Anne Tierney - 1,807 (1999-03) • Lehigh would win its season opener for the third straight year 2. Sherie Androlewicz -1,699 (1986-90) and its Patriot League opener for the fourth year in a row. 3. Erica Prosser -1,676 (2007-11) 4. Shawn Steward - 1,638 (1982-86) 5. Kerry Kinek - 1,571 (2012-16) • The Mountain Hawks would extend their winning streak to four 6. Quinci Mann - 1,512 (2014-18) straight dating back to the end of last season. 7. Jessica DePalo - 1,466 (2001-05) 8. Sandy Hume - 1,357 (1986-91) • Lehigh would win its 10th game out of its last 11 against the Alex Ross - 1,357 (2006-10) Leopards. 10. Sara Ellis - 1,342 (2003-07) 11. Camryn Buhr - 1,340 (2016-20) 12. Danielle Baldwin - 1,339 (1996-00) 13. Jeanne Mooney - 1,301 (1986-90) PICKED FOURTH 14. Liz Feeley - 1,275 (1982-86) With 112 points, the Mountain Hawks were picked fourth in the 15. Kelly Madden - 1,136 (1993-97) Patriot League Preseason Poll by the coaches, media and sports Anne Tierney ‘03 16. Emily Gratch - 1,122 (2008-12) information directors announced on Monday. The prediction 17. Katie O’Reilly - 1,067 (2011-15) slots them in a Patriot League semifinal matchup for the third 18. Lexi Martins - 1,050 (2013-16) straight season. 19. Jessica Mudry - 1,030 (1992-96) CAREER ASSISTS 20. Maureen Trigo - 1,024 (1996-00) Lehigh was picked first heading into the 2019-20 season and 1. Sherie Androlewicz - 581 (1986-90) advanced to the semifinal round for the second consecutive 2. Erica Prosser - 541 (2007-11) year before the tournament was canceled due the COVID-19 3. Jessica Mudry - 497 (1992-96) LEHIGH’S ALL-TIME REBOUNDING pandemic. 4. Claire Sullivan - 474 (2004-09) LEADERS 5. Shawn Steward - 471 (1982-86) 6. Hannah Hedstrom - 410 (2016-20) 1. Anne Tierney - 1,129 (1999-03) BIG SHOES TO FILL 7. Hope Pellicane - 393 (1989-93) 2. Kerry Kinek - 960 (2012-16) After the previous player to wear No. 15 Camryn Buhr, graduated 8. Sara Ellis - 369 (2003-07) 3. Lexi Martins - 881 (2013-16) in May after a standout career in the brown and white, freshman 9. Danielle Baldwin - 365 (1996-00) 4. Jen Siemaszko - 788 (1987-91) Mackenzie Kramer takes over the number in her freshman sea- 10. Kelly Madden - 299 (1993-97) 5. Alexa Williams - 779 (2008-12) son. Kramer, like Buhr, is a guard who has a knack for shooting 6. Karen Lelinski - 760 (1976-80) the ball. The Minnesota native is her high school’s all-time lead- 7. Camryn Buhr - 744 (2016-20) ing scorer with 1,749 points. Buhr finished her Lehigh career as 8. Tricia Smith - 679 (2005-09) 9. Sandy Hume - 647 (1986-91) the only player in program history with 1,300+ points, 700+ re- HIGHEST SINGLE GAME POINT TOTALS 10. Cameryn Benz - 641 (2016-20) bounds and 230+ assists. 1. 103 vs. Albright (W, 103-34) 2/3/77 2. 96 at Bucknell (W, 96-91 - 2OT) 2/16/00 ROAD WARRIORS 3. 95 vs. Monmouth (W, 95-88 - OT 11/13/15 LEHIGH’S With a 10-5 record away from Stabler Arena, the Mountain 95 vs. Mt. St. Mary’s (W, 95-67) 11/19/13 5. 94 vs. Drexel (W, 94-77) 2/10/87 1,000 POINT/500 REBOUND CLUB Hawks had the best record in the Patriot League on the road in the 2019-20 campaign. Lehigh won back-to-back away contests 94 at Army (W, 94-65) 2/1/20 at Colgate to close out the season, including a 69-62 win over 6. 93 at Niagara (W, 93-73) 11/8/13 1. Sandy Hume - 1,357/647 (1986-91) 93 vs. Bucknell (W, 93-78) 1/13/90 the Raiders in the Patriot League Quarterfinals. 2. Maureen Trigo - 1,024/504 (1996-00) 93 vs. Bucknell (W, 93-77) 3/5/86 3. Anne Tierney - 1,807/1,129 (1999-03) 9. 92 at Rider (W, 92-76) 2/10/90 4. Jessica DePalo - 1,466/639 (2001-05) 92 at Rider (W, 92-78) 3/8/86 5. Emily Gratch - 1,122/510 (2008-12) FRESH FACES 6. Kerry Kinek - 1,571/960 (2012-16) There is no lack of incoming talent in 2020-21 for the Mountain 7. Lexi Martins - 1,050/881 (2013-16) Hawks with six incoming freshmen making their way to South 8. Camryn Buhr - 1,340/744 (2016-20) Mountain for the upcoming year. Of the crop, three are class- fied as pure guards (Maddie Albrecht, Fabienne Eggenschwiler and Mackenzie Kramer), two are wings (Jamie Behar, Maggie Brown) and one is a forward/center (Jackie Vargas). This class is CAREER THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS the program’s largest freshman class in at least the last 20 years. 1. Alex Ross - 286 (2006-10) 2. Sara Ellis - 238 (2003-07) 3. Quinci Mann - 199 (2014-18) SOLID GROUP OF ‘21’s 4. Erica Prosser -166 (2007-11) Three members of the Class of 2021 signed their NLI’s to join the 5. Carli Toliver - 158 (2000-05) Mountain Hawks for the 2021-22 season. Guard Kaylee Van Eps 6. Cat Nicholson - 147 (1999-03) (Chaska, Minn./Chaska), guard Ella Stemmer (Ann Arbor, Mich./ 7. Mary Beth Bedics - 144 (1991-95) Saline) and forward Meghan O’Brien (Centreville, Va./Chantilly) 8. Danielle Baldwin - 141 (1996-00) will call Lehigh home next year. 9. Hailey Pascoe - 133 (2015-19) Erica Prosser ‘11 10. Bernadette Devaney - 99 (2014-18) WHO ARE THE CAPTAINS NOW? Back in early summer, head coach Sue Troyan named her tri-cap- tains for the 2020-21 campaign with senior forward Mariah Sexe
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1. Stanford (26) 7-0 744 PATRIOT LEAGUE TIME TO START 2. Louisville (1) 5-0 692 After graduating three members of the starting line- 3. North Carolina State (2) 8-0 675 STANDINGS 4. UConn (1) 5-0 674 up from last season (Cameryn Benz, Camryn Buhr 5. South Carolina 5-1 641 and Hannah Hedstrom), the Mountain Hawks will 6. Arizona 7-0 601 Mini-Conf. Overall 7. Baylor 7-1 557 NORTH W L Pct. W L Pct. look at new talent to replenish those names in the 8. Oregon 7-0 556 starting rotation. Of the current roster besides re- 9. Texas A&M 8-0 498 Colgate 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 10. Arkansas 9-1 447 Boston U. 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 turning starters Megan Walker and Emma Grothaus, 11. UCLA 5-2 427 Holy Cross 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 only Mary Clougherty and Mariah Sexe have prior ex- 12. Mississippi State 5-1 426 13. Kentucky 7-1 393 Army 0 1 .000 3 3 .500 perience as a starter in past years. 14. Maryland 5-1 382 15. Northwestern 4-0 330 16. Michigan 5-0 256 CENTRAL W L Pct. W L Pct. WALKER WATCH 17. Ohio State 4-0 253 LEHIGH 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 3-pointers are an essential part of the basketball expe- 18. DePaul 5-2 205 Bucknell 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 19. Texas 6-1 175 rience in 2020 and junior guard Megan Walker was the 20. Indiana 4-2 172 Lafayette 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 program’s best at it last season. She led the team with 45 21. South Florida 5-1 168 made threes to go along with a team-best 37.8 percent 22. Syracuse 5-1 98 SOUTH W L Pct. W L Pct. 23. Gonzaga 5-2 86 from beyond-the-arc. In her last outing against the Lafay- 24. Missouri State 4-2 69 American 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 ette, Walker notched 23 points with a career-high seven 25. Michigan State 7-0 66 Navy 0 0 .000 0 4 .000 3-pointers on 13 attempts in the 73-66 victory. Loyola 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 UPCOMING SCHEDULE She has 61 career 3-pointers through two seasons at Le- high and is just 39 from passing Bernadette Devaney ‘18 COACHES POLL (12.29) Sunday, January 3 for 10th all-time in program history. 1. Stanford (29) 7-0 773 Lafayette at Lehigh...... 2 p.m. 2. Louisville (1) 5-0 729 Colgate at Army...... 2:30 p.m. 3. NC State 8-0 709 Bucknell at Loyola...... 6 p.m. 4. South Carolina 5-1 678 5. UConn 5-0 661 COACHES 4 CHANGE 6. Baylor 7-1 597 In July, it was announced associate head coach 7. Oregon (1) 7-0 567 Addie Micir had joined college basketball coaches 8. Arizona 7-0 558 9. Texas A&M 9-0 532 throughout the country as a member of the group 10. Arkansas 9-1 477 Coaches 4 Change (C4C). 11. Kentucky 7-1 429 12. UCLA 5-2 412 13. Mississippi State 5-1 396 Coaches 4 Change is an organization that is found- 14. Maryland 5-1 388 2020-21 HONORS AND AWARDS 15. Ohio State 4-0 327 ed by college basketball coaches who are dedicated 16. Northwestern 4-0 304 to helping their student-athletes, their campus, and 17. Michigan 5-0 279 18. Indiana 4-2 210 PRESEASON AWARDS their communities. The mission of C4C is to provide 19. Texas 6-1 205 a platform that engages, educates, empowers, and 20. Syracuse 5-1 177 Women’s Basketball Preseason All-Patriot League Team 21. DePaul 5-2 149 Jade Edwards, American, Jr., G evolves the collegiate student-athlete on issues of 22. South Florida 5-1 119 Katie Nelson, Boston University, Sr., G Abby Kapp, Bucknell, Sr., G social injustice, systemic racism, and the power of 23. Gonzaga 6-2 92 Avery LaBarbera, Holy Cross, Jr., G 24. Missouri State 4-2 73 Natalie Kucowski, Lafayette, Sr., F voting in the endless pursuit of equality. For more 25. South Dakota State 7-2 40 information, visit coaches4change.org. Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year: Natalie Kucowski, Lafayette, Sr., F
Patriot League Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll Bucknell – 160 (15 first-place votes) Boston University – 145 (5) YEAR OF FIRSTS MID-MAJOR TOP 25 (12.29) Lafayette – 121 This is a much different year for a variety of reasons, LEHIGH – 112 1. Gonzaga (23) 5-2 760 American – 91 especially living in the midst of a global pandemic, as 2. South Dakota State (3) 7-2 724 Colgate – 69 3. Missouri State 4-2 714 Loyola Maryland – 62 we continue to fight the deadly COVID-19 virus. Army – 59 4. Florida Gulf Coast (1) 7-2 661 Holy Cross – 58 5. South Dakota (1) 4-2 643 Navy – 24 This will be the first time in program history without a 6. IUPUI (1) 6-1 615 7. Central Michigan (1) 4-2 602 non-league schedule and the first time the Mountain 8. BYU (1) 4-0 540 Player of the Week Hawks will play without fans in Stabler Arena, allow- 9. Maine 6-0 499 Rookie of the Week 10. UT Martin 2-1 466 ing the team to attempt to make the most out of a 11. James Madison 4-3 423 different era of Lehigh Basketball. 12. Ohio 3-3 388 13. Milwaukee 7-1 370 14. Buffalo 4-2 342 15. Drake 3-5 331 16. Stephen F. Austin 6-2 312 17. Belmont 4-2 248 18. UC Davis 1-0 236 19. North Dakota State 5-1 224 20. Drexel 2-1 172 21. Bowling Green 6-1 129 22. California Baptist 8-0 127 23. Idaho State 5-1 96 24. Northern Iowa 3-4 82 25. Mercer 5-3 63
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Lehigh Sports Communications | 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. | Phone 610-758-3174 | www.lehighsports.com 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 2: LAFAYETTE | PAGE 11 THE LAST TIME A LEHIGH TEAM... THE LAST TIME A LEHIGH PLAYER... LEHIGH Scored 90+ points Recorded a double-double (Pts., Reb.) 2/1/20 at Army West Point (94) Frannie Hottinger (13 pts., 10 rebs.) SINGLE GAME RECORDS Lehigh won, 94-65 1/2/21 at Lafayette POINTS Allowed 90+ points Liz Feeley (3/5/86) 37 12/30/18 at Notre Dame (95) Recorded a double-double (Pts., Asst.) Notre Dame won, 95-68 Erica Prosser (19 pts., 10 asst.) REBOUNDS Shot 50% or better from the floor 2/26/11 vs. Holy Cross Lexi Martins (11/19/15) 23 2/1/20 at Army West Point 54.1% Scored 30+ points in a game ASSISTS Lehigh won, 94-65 Camryn Buhr (36) Patty Garnish (2/3/76) 15 2/15/20 vs. Army West Point Hope Pellicane (2/17/93) 15 Had two 20+ point scorers in a game 2/15/20 vs. Army West Point (Camryn Buhr 36, Emma Grothaus 25) Scored 25-29 points in a game STEALS Lehigh won, 89-72 Emma Grothaus (25) Jessica Mudry (11/28/95) 10 2/15/20 vs. Army West Point Helga Schlape (3/5/86) 10 Had three 20+ point scorers in a game 3/4/20 at Colgate Blocked 5 or more shots in a game BLOCKS (Mary Clougherty 23, Cameryn Benz 21, Camryn Buhr Ellen Silver (1/31/84) 10 20) Emma Grothaus (6) Lehigh won, 86-70 2/1/20 at Army West Point FG MADE Had two players with 10+ rebounds Liz Feeley (3/5/86) 16 3/4/20 at Colgate Made 5+ three pointers in a game (Emma Grothaus 13, Cameryn Benz 11) Mary Clougherty (5) FG ATT. Lehigh won, 86-70 1/2/21 at Lafayette Jessica DePalo (3/5/05) 29
Had two players earn a double-double Made 10+ field goals in a game 3/4/20 at Colgate FG% (Cameryn Benz 21 pts, 11 reb., Camryn Buhr (13) Katie O’Reilly (11/19/13) .875 (7-for-8) Emma Grothaus 16 pts, 13 reb.) Emma Grothaus (10) Adrienne Blount (11/20/05) .875 (7-for-8) Lehigh won, 86-70 2/15/20 vs. Army West Point FT MADE Played an overtime game Recorded 15+ rebounds in a game Quinci Mann (2/1/17) 16 1/2/21 at Lafayette Lehigh won, 81-75 Cameryn Benz (15) 1/30/19 at Army West Point FT ATT. Played a double overtime game Mary Beth Collins (12/10/94) 18 11/24/12 vs. Monmouth Recorded 5 or more steals in a game Monmouth won, 62-54 THREE POINT FG MADE Hannah Hedstrom (6) Alex Ross (12/20/08) 9 11/13/18 vs. Monmouth Had at least four players in double-figures 1/2/21 at Lafayette Mary Clougherty (23), Clair Steele (15), Emma Grothaus Recorded 6-9 assists in a game (15), Frannie Hottinger (13) Hannah Hedstrom (7) Lehigh won, 81-75 (OT) 3/1/20 vs. Loyola Allowed a 20-29 point scorer 2/22/20 at Bucknell Recorded 10 or more assists in a game Ellie Mack (21) Hannah Hedstrom (11) Bucknell won, 67-56 3/4/20 at Colgate Allowed a 30+ point scorer 2/19/20 vs. Colgate Rachel Thompson (33) Colgate won, 82-73 PATRIOT LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (as of 1/1) SCORING FIELD GOAL PCT FREE THROW PCT 3FG PCT 1. Gatzounas (NAVY) 18.5 1. Gatzounas (NAVY) .520 1. Lithgow (ARMY) .867 1. Gatzounas (NAVY) .556 2. Murray (ARMY) 17.5 2. Fallon (ARMY) .458 2. Fallon (ARMY) .857 2. Murray (ARMY) .381 3. Fallon (ARMY) 17.0 3. Stralkus (ARMY) .452 3. Green (NAVY) .842 3. Fallon (ARMY) .375 4. Green (NAVY) 11.0 4. Murray (ARMY) .431 4. Gatzounas (NAVY) .773 4. Stralkus (ARMY) .304 5. Stralkus (ARMY) 9.5 5. Watts (NAVY) .727
REBOUNDING ASSISTS STEALS 3FG MADE 1. Murray (ARMY) 11.0 1. Bohn (ARMY) 4.3 1. Green (NAVY) 3.3 1. Murray (ARMY) 2.0 2. Fallon (ARMY) 9.3 2. Fallon (ARMY) 3.3 2. Bohn (ARMY) 2.0 2. Stralkus (ARMY) 1.8 3. Gatzounas (NAVY) 7.8 3. Gatzounas (NAVY) 2.3 3. Gatzounas (NAVY) 1.5 3. Fallon (ARMY) 1.5 4. Andrews (NAVY) 6.5 4. McNaughton (ARMY) 2.0 4. Fallon (ARMY) 1.3 4. Gatzounas (NAVY) 1.3 5. Hertelendy (NAVY) 6.3 5. Green (Navy) 2.0 5. Stralkus (ARMY) 1.3 5. Bohn (ARMY) 0.8
Lehigh Sports Communications | 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. | Phone 610-758-3174 | www.lehighsports.com 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 2: LAFAYETTE | PAGE 12 Game Leaders Player 10+ 20+ 30+ 10+ 15+ 20+ 5+ 10+ 5+ 5+ D.D. Pts Reb Ast Pts Pts Pts Reb Reb Reb Ast Ast Stl Blk 1 - Harvey 3 - Steele 1 5 - Rice 10 - Walker 12 - Behar 14 - Eggenschwiler 15 - Kramer 20 - Hottinger 1 1 1 1 22 - Albrecht 24 - Vargas 25 - Grothaus 1 33 - Brown 34 - Sexe 44 - Clougherty 1 1 1 1 LAST TIME OUT FOR LEHIGH JANUARY 2, 2021 LEHIGH 81, LAFAYETTE 75 (OT) EASTON, Pa. — Not too shabby of a start. Playing for the first time in 299 days and using an 11-2 run in the final 3:55 of the contest, the Lehigh women’s basketball started the 2020-21 campaign on a high note, an 81-75 victory over archrival Lafayette on the road in overtime.
Four Mountain Hawks finished in double scoring figures led by senior guard Mary Clougherty who finished just a point shy of a career-high with 23 points. The season-opening win, the third straight for Lehigh, ups its record to 1-0 overall and 1-0 in the Central mini-conference.
Lehigh took an early 2-0 lead thanks to a layup by sophomore Frannie Hottinger, but it was all Leopards in the first part of the frame, leading 9-4 with 3:42 to play in the quarter. With under a minute left, junior Emma Grothaus converted on a shot in the paint to give the Mountain Hawks a 12-11 lead, their only lead of the game until the late stages of the contest. Hottinger hit a shot at the first quarter buzzer to tie the game at 14.
The Mountain Hawks continued the back-and-forth affair with the Leopards into the second quarter and while they were able to keep things close throughout, they were unable to re-take the lead. 3-pointers by Clougherty and Grothaus had Lehigh in business, but trailing Lafayette 36-31 at the half.
Lehigh got the scoring started first in the third quarter off a layup from senior forward Mariah Sexe, cutting the deficit to three points. The Leopards took their largest lead of the game after a layup with 6:15 to play in the frame, a nine-point, 44-35 advantage. Three straight baskets, all from Grothaus, had Lehigh trailing by only four points with 5:25 to play.
With 1:44 to go, Grothaus fed the pretty pass to freshman guard Maddie Albrecht for her first career points, cutting the Lafayette lead back down to three points. Another freshman made her mark early, as Mackenzie Kramer was fouled behind the arc with six seconds left on the clock. She converted on all three shots from the foul line, to cut the Leopards’ lead down to 54-50 heading into the final regulation period. Who else but Clougherty would give the Mountain Hawks their first lead of the game since the first quarter, as she laid the ball in with 6:27 left in the fourth to give Lehigh a 57-56 advantage. With a tie ballgame at 57, Hottinger converted on one of the biggest shots of her life, a 3-pointer with 5:32 left, as Lehigh took a three-point lead over the Leopards.
It seemed that Lafayette was going to take control of the game late in the fourth quarter after free throws put them up six with 2:27 left, but the Mountain Hawks would not be denied after two successful free throws by Hottinger and junior Clair Steele who had one of the plays of the game, a steal on the defensive end and a three-point play on the offensive end to cut Lafayette’s lead back to 66-65. Clougherty swished a 3-pointer with 45 seconds left to tie the game at 68, which would be the score at the end of regulation, as the two teams got ready to head to overtime together for the first time since 1998. Lehigh was going to OT for the first time since beating Merrimack on the road, 72-68 last season.
Lafayette got off and running with a made 3-pointer with 4:37 to play, but Steele’s jumper with a 4:16 left made it a one-point game again.
From that point forward, it became the Mary Clougherty show, as the senior notched five points in under a minute off a 3-pointer and jumper in the paint to give the Mountain Hawks a 77-75 lead with 1:30 left. Great defense from Lehigh allowed the offense to continue to get the ball back to the point of Lafayette fouling, as junior Megan Walker converted on three free throws to ice the game, securing the six-point come-from-behind victory.
As mentioned before, Clougherty led all Lehigh scorers with 23 points, adding five rebounds and four assists. She finished with five 3-pointers, also leading her teammates. Three other Lehigh players scored in double figures with Grothaus (15), Steele (a career-high 15) and Hottinger (13).
Grothaus also added six rebounds, three assists, three blocks and three steals to her stat-line, while Hottinger recorded her first career double-double with 13 points and 10 boards.
Steele was a defensive nightmare for Lafayette with four steals on the afternoon, to go along with her career-high day for points, three assists and three boards.
At the end of the day, Lehigh’s defense pulled through, forcing 27 Lafayette turnovers, including seven from Preseason Player of the Year Natalie Kucowski, who finished with 16 points and 21 rebounds.
Lehigh shot 35.5 percent (27-for-76) from the field and 24.3 percent (9-for-37) from beyond, but it was late in the game where it mattered most as the Mountain Hawks still managed to come out victorious. That, and converted late foul shots, where Lehigh shot 78.3 percent (18-for-23) from the free throw line.
Lehigh’s bench out-scored Lafayette, 31-17 with 33 points off turnovers, 17 second chance points and 15 points off fast breaks. The lead changed six times and was tied nine times.
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SUE TROYAN Head Coach - 26th Season Lehigh head women’s basketball coach Sue Troyan is certainly no stranger to winning. Entering her 26th season in 2020-21 with a career record of 401-344, and a 200-166 mark in Patriot League play, she has helped lead the Mountain Hawks to three Patriot League Championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances.
The Mountain Hawks have made it to the Patriot League semifinals in 10 of the last 14 seasons, while making four appearances in the finals and capturing two league titles during that stretch.
Lehigh once again reached the semifinal round in the 2019-20 season, earning the six seed after a 19-11 overall record and a 10-8 mark in Patriot League play. The Mountain Hawks took down Colgate in the quarterfinal round for the second straight year. The sudden COVID-19 pandemic ended the season prematurely despite Lehigh making the semifinal round for the second consecutive year. Camryn Buhr earned her way to a Second Team All-Patriot League selection, her third straight appearance on an all- league squad. Under Troyan, Buhr and Hannah Hedstrom were Academic All-Patriot League selections, while the latter was named a CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 selection for the second year in a row.
During the 2018-19 season, the Mountain Hawks made their way back to the Patriot League semifinals under Troyan’s direction, and at 21-10 overall and 12-6 in Patriot League play, finished with the team’s first 20-win season since 2010-11 and finished in third place, the team’s highest standing since the 2011-12 campaign.
The 2017-18 team returned to the Patriot League quarterfinals, behind a pair of All-Patriot League selec- tions in third team honoree Camryn Buhr and second team selection Quinci Mann, who graduated as the program’s sixth all-time leading scorer, and third on the school’s all-time three-point list.
The 2015-16 team finished 18-13 overall and 10-8 in Patriot League play. Four Mountain Hawks earned All-League honors, including standout Lexi Martins who was named the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year and finished as the nation’s leader in double-doubles and ranked third in the country in rebounding.
Under Troyan’s guidance in 2014-15, the Mountain Hawks made their first Patriot League Championship appearance since 2010. Lehigh finished the season with a 19-11 overall record and a 9-9 league mark. The Mountain Hawks earned the six seed in the Patriot League Tournament and picked up road wins at No. 3 Holy Cross and No. 2 Army to advance to the championship. Four Mountain Hawks garnered All-Patriot League honors, while Lehigh was also represented on the Academic All-League team and landed a league-best number of players on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
In 2010-11, Troyan led the Mountain Hawks to their third-straight Patriot League regular season title and Lehigh’s third-straight 20-win season, the most con- secutive 20-win seasons in program history. The Mountain Hawks went 21-11 which included a WNIT berth for their third straight postseason appearance.
In the previous two seasons, Troyan led Lehigh to a combined 55-11 (25-3 PL) record which included a pair of Patriot League Championships and NCAA Tour- nament berths.
The 2009-10 campaign brought Troyan’s third Patriot League title, the team’s second in a row, and second-ever Patriot League regular season title with a league record of 13-1, earning the Mountain Hawks the top seed in the tournament. Lehigh advanced to their third NCAA Tournament in school history, finishing the season with a 29-4 record. For the second season, Lehigh went undefeated at home, breaking the record set the previous year for most wins in a season (29) and league wins (13).
In 2009, Troyan won her second Patriot League title, capping off a historic season in which the Mountain Hawks broke school records in wins (26), league wins (12) and home wins (17). Lehigh won its first-ever Patriot League regular season title by rolling through the league with a 12-2 record to earn the top seed in the tournament. The Mountain Hawks completed their undefeated season at home by winning three tournament games at Stabler Arena to advance to their
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In the 2004-05 season, Troyan led the team to 18 regular season wins – the Year Team OVR PL NOTABLE second most in her tenure–and became the first Lehigh head coach to be 1995-96 Lehigh 14-13 5-7 named the Patriot League Coach of the Year. The Mountain Hawks have won 1996-97 Lehigh Patriot League Champions ten plus games in all fourteen of Troyan’s seasons at the helm. She has guided 15-15 7-5 her troops to three Patriot League final appearancses, as well as two berths 1997-98 Lehigh 11-17 4-8 in the NCAA Tournament (1997 and 2009). In 2001-02, Troyan passed Muffet 1998-99 Lehigh 15-12 6-6 McGraw as the all-time victories leader in Lehigh women’s basketball history 1999-00 Lehigh 13-16 6-6 and has surpassed 200 career wins. 2000-01 Lehigh 16-14 7-5 Throughout her coaching career, Troyan has been used to her teams faring 2001-02 Lehigh 12-16 8-6 well. Her first five years as a coach were with Lehigh’s softball team. As the 2002-03 Lehigh 12-15 9-5 head softball coach, Troyan rebuilt a program that finished 7-30 prior to her 2003-04 appointment. In her five years as head coach, she recorded a 107-87-1 mark, Lehigh 13-16 9-5 won three consecutive Patriot League titles and a Coach of the Year award. In 2004-05 Lehigh 19-10 10-4 1996-97, the women’s basketball team laid claim to its first-ever Patriot League 2005-06 Lehigh 19-18 5-9 title under Troyan’s tutelage. 2006-07 Lehigh 11-19 5-9
In Troyan, Lehigh has a coach who understands the importance of relating to 2007-08 Lehigh 18-13 9-5 her players, the experience of having played collegiate basketball and the 2008-09 Lehigh 26-7 12-2 Patriot League Champions knowledge of what it takes to be successful. 2009-10 Lehigh 29-4 13-1 Patriot League Champions In the season prior to Troyan’s appointment as basketball coach, Lehigh 2010-11 finished 3-24, and in the four previous years Lehigh had a combined 12-97 re- Lehigh 21-11 10-4 cord. In Troyan’s first season (1995-96), Lehigh finished 14-13, 5-7 in the Patriot 2011-12 Lehigh 17-13 9-5 League. In 1996-97, Lehigh set a then-school-record with seven Patriot League 2012-13 Lehigh 14-16 6-8 wins (7-5) and recorded its first-ever Patriot League Tournament victory and 2013-14 Lehigh 13-18 5-13 championship. By 2002-03, the team set a record with nine wins against league opposition and showcased the Patriot League Rookie of the Year. The 2014-15 Lehigh 19-12 9-9 2004-05 squad surpassed that record of nine wins en route to setting a new 2015-16 Lehigh 18-13 10-8 record of 10 games, as Lehigh returned to the league tournament semifinals. 2016-17 Lehigh 10-20 5-13 In 2006-07, Lehigh’s top rebounder Jenny Callen ranked in the nation’s top ten by bringing down 10.9 rebounds a game. Under Troyan’s guidance, the 2017-18 Lehigh 15-15 9-9 2007-08 Mountain Hawks held opponents to just 52.9 points per game, the 2018-19 Lehigh 21-10 12-6 fifth lowest total in the NCAA. In 2008-09, the Patriot League champions led 2019-20 Lehigh 19-11* 10-8 *Season canc. due to COVID-19 the league in scoring (67.3 points per game), field goal percentage (.428), 2020-21 Lehigh 1-0 1-0 3-point field goal percentage (.346) and assists per game (14.4). Lehigh also set a school record for 3-pointers made in the season, sinking 196 as a team. TOTAL 26 seasons 402-344 201-166 In 2015-16, Lexi Martins finished as the nation’s leader in double-doubles (24) and ranked third in all of Division I with a 13.6 rebounds per game average.
Troyan has mentored the Patriot League Player of the Year three times in her career with the Mountain Hawks. Jessica DePalo became the first Lehigh player to ever win the award in 2005, and Erica Prosser took home the honor after her sophomore season in 2009 and again after her senior season last year. Prosser also was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first player in League history to earn both awards in the same season. Troyan has also coached three PL Scholar Athlete of the Year award recipients includ- ing Anne Tierney (2001 and 2002) and Lexi Martins (2016).
Prior to her latest coaching endeavor, Troyan served five years as an assistant basketball coach and two years as the Director of Athletic Program Budgets. In her first two years at Lehigh she served as a graduate assistant, before becom- ing Lehigh’s first full-time women’s basketball assistant coach.
A 1988 graduate of Dickinson College, Troyan received her B.A. in Economics. She received her M.B.A. from Lehigh in 1991.
At Dickinson, Troyan was a four-year athlete in both basketball and track. On the court, Troyan was voted the team’s most valuable player following the 1988 season. She was named to the Middle Atlantic Conference First Team and Second Team All-ECAC in her senior season. Troyan was a three-time All-American in track.
Sue and her husband Fran – Lehigh’s head softball coach – reside in Saucon Valley, Pa. with their daughter Katie, and sons David and Matthew.
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Date Opp. G G G F F 1/2 @ Lafayette Steele Walker Hottinger Grothaus Sexe
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CAREER HIGHS Points 3 at Delaware St. (11/6/19) Rebounds 3 at Minnesota (12/21/19) Assists 2 Twice Minutes 11 vs. Bloomsburg (12/3/19) Steals 3 vs. Bloomsburg (12/3/19) Blocks - Field Goals 1 Three times FG Att. 4 vs. CCSU (11/18/19) 3-Point FG - 3-Point Att. 2 vs. CCSU (11/18/19) Free Throws 1 Twice FT Att. 2 Twice
2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points - Rebounds 1 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Assists 1 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Minutes 8 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Steals - Blocks - Field Goals -- FG Att. - 3-Point FG - 3-Point Att. - Free Throws - FT Att. -
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2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 2: LAFAYETTE | PAGE 17 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Notched a career-high 15 points on 4-for-7 shooting in a season-opening victory over Lafayette (1/2) on the road. also had four steals, three rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes, making her first career start. BEFORE LEHIGH CalHiSports Second Team All-State selection in 2017-18… First Team Prep2Prep All-North Coast Section honoree in 2017-18…Four-time All-DAL (Diablo Athletic League) selection, including two First Team honors in 2016-17 and 2017-18…San Francisco Chronicle Second Team All-Metro (2017-18).All-Bay Area News Group Second Team (2017- 18)…Named Third Team All-NorCal by SportsStars Maga- zine…Played in all 134 games in her high school career, averaged 16.9 ppg, 5.3 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game as a senior in 2017-18…Served as team captain for two seasons…Helped lead Miramonte to four league championships and an overall record of 120-14 during her career… Tallied a 4.2 GPA as a senior, earning All-DAL Academic Honors in 2017-18… Played for the Cal Stars EYBL AAU program. 3 CLAIR STEELE Jr. · Guard · 5-5 · Orinda, Calif. · Miramonte STEELE’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS CAREER HIGHS Points 15 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Rebounds 7 at Merrimack (11/9/19) Assists 5 vs. G. Washington (11/13/19) Minutes 29 at Merrimack (11/9/19) Steals 4 Twice Blocks 1 Six times Field Goals 5 vs. Army (2/23/19) FG Att. 9 Twice 3-Point FG 2 Seven Times 3-Point Att. 5 at Merrimack (11/9/19) Free Throws 6 Twice FT Att. 8 vs. Fordham (11/30/19) 2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points 15 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Rebounds 3 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Assists 3 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Minutes 26 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Steals 4 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Blocks - Field Goals 4 at Lafayette (1/2/21) FG Att. 7 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point FG 1 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point Att. 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Free Throws 6 at Lafayette (1/2/21) FT Att. 7 at Lafayette (1/2/21)
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Jr. · Guard · 5-11 · Red Bank, N.J. · RICE’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS Red Bank Catholic
CAREER HIGHS Points 4 Three times Rebounds 4 at Delaware St. (11/6/19) Assists 2 vs. LIU (12/20/18) Minutes 18 Twice Steals 3 vs. Boston U. (1/8/20) Blocks 1 Twice Field Goals 2 vs. Bloomsburg (12/3/19) FG Att. 5 Twice 3-Point FG 1 Four times 3-Point Att. 2 Seven times Free Throws 4 at American (1/11/20) FT Att. 4 Twice
2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points 3 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Rebounds 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Assists - Minutes 7 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Steals - Blocks - Field Goals 1 at Lafayette (1/2/21) FG Att. 1 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point FG 1 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point Att. 1 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Free Throws - FT Att. -
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2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 2: LAFAYETTE | PAGE 19 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS BEFORE LEHIGH 2017-18 Preseason Star Tribune Dream Team, Miss Minne- sota Basketball nominee, and selected to the Minnesota All-Star Series Game before missing most of her senior season due to injury…As a junior in 2016-17, earned all-state honorable mention and All-Lake Conference honors… Set Minnetonka’s single season scoring record with 516 points as a junior in 2016-17…Helped lead the team to a 2017 sectional championship to qualify for the state tour- nament…Named the team’s MVP and Defensive Player of the Year as a junior in 2017…Averaged 17.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game as a junior in 2016-17…As a sophomore in 2015-16, helped lead the team to a state championship title while earning All-Lake Conference honorable mention honors…Two-year captain and 1,000-point scorer during her career…2017-18 academic all-state honoree…Made the A Honor Roll each semester… National Honor Society member…IB diploma candidate as a junior and senior…Held a weighted GPA of 4.32…Played MEGAN WALKER for the North Tartan EYBL AAU program. 10 WALKER’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS Jr. · Guard · 5-10 · Rogers, Minn. · Minnetonka
CAREER HIGHS Points 23 vs. Lafayette (2/8/20) Rebounds 4 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Assists 2 Three times Minutes 33 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Steals 2 Four times Blocks 1 Five times Field Goals 8 vs. Lafayette (2/8/20) FG Att. 16 vs. Lafayette (2/8/20) 3-Point FG 7 vs. Lafayette (2/8/20) 3-Point Att. 13 vs. Lafayette (2/8/20) Free Throws 4 Four times FT Att. 4 Eight times
2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points 3 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Rebounds 4 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Assists 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Minutes 33 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Steals 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Blocks - Field Goals - FG Att. 8 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point FG - 3-Point Att. 6 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Free Throws 3 at Lafayette (1/2/21) FT Att. 4 at Lafayette (1/2/21)
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Lehigh Sports Communications | 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. | Phone 610-758-3174 | www.lehighsports.com 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 2: LAFAYETTE | PAGE 20 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS 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.
12 JAMIE BEHAR Fr. · Guard/Forward · 6-1 · Oceanside, N.Y. · Long Island Lutheran
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BEFORE LEHIGH Eggenschwiler is an intriguing defensive-minded prospect for the Mountain Hawks with her international experience sticking out. She is a product of Red Bank Catholic High School, the same high school of current Lehigh rising junior Katie Rice. As a freshman, she won a state title and was named a team captain in her final two seasons. She was the 2019-20 Hoop Group Defensive Player of the Year and the 2019-20 Red Bank Catholic Female Sportsmanship Award recipient. In 2018, she was a member of the U18 Swiss National Team. Off the court, Eggenschwiler won the Alicia Brager Scholarship Award her junior year and has earned highest grade awards in eight honors subjects throughout her high school career.
FABIENNE 14 EGGENSCHWILER Fr. · Guard · 5-11 · Tinton Falls, N.J. · Red Bank Catholic
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Lehigh Sports Communications | 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. | Phone 610-758-3174 | www.lehighsports.com 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 2: LAFAYETTE | PAGE 22 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS BEFORE LEHIGH Kramer is an exciting addition to the fold for Lehigh, who has what it takes to be a prolific scoring threat right out of the gate. She is one of the best talents to come out of the state of Minnesota this year and will become sixth player from the North Star State on the roster for the 2020-21 season. She is Saint Michael Albertville’s all-time leading scorer with 1,749 career points and was a First Team All-State and All-Region selection. Kramer earned All-Conference honors on four occasions and was the Conference MVP once. She was a Top Five finalist for Miss Minnesota Basketball, a McDonald’s All-American nominee and an Adidas Gauntlet All-American. She hold school records at STMA for career 3-pointers (330), 3-pointers in a game (9), 3-pointers in a season (104), single season free throw percentage (90.2 percent), single season scoring (556) and single-season 3-point percentage (54.5 percent). In the classroom, Kramer posted a cumulative 4.05 GPA, was a four-time All-Conference Academic Team selection, a four-time academic letter winner, a member of the All-State Academic team once and winner of the Courtesy and Respect award.
KRAMER’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS MACKENZIE KRAMER 15 Fr. · Guard · 5-9 · Saint Michael, Minn. · Saint Michael Albertville CAREER HIGHS Points 3 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Rebounds 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Assists 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Minutes 20 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Steals - Blocks - Field Goals - FG Att. 6 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point FG - 3-Point Att. 5 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Free Throws 3 at Lafayette (1/2/21) FT Att. 3 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points 3 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Rebounds 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Assists 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Minutes 20 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Steals - Blocks - Field Goals - FG Att. 6 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point FG - 3-Point Att. 5 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Free Throws 3 at Lafayette (1/2/21) FT Att. 3 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Kramer’s Career Stats Lehigh Sports Communications | 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. | Phone 610-758-3174 | www.lehighsports.com 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 2: LAFAYETTE | PAGE 23 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Recorded first career double-double (13 points, 10 re- bounds) in a season-opening win over Lafayette (1/2) on the road, also in her first career start. BEFORE LEHIGH Team captain who became Cretin-Derham Hall’s all-time leading scorer with 1,908 points.Four-year letter-win- ner…2019 All-State team…Three-time All-Conference selection…2019 First Team All-Metro selection…Finished second in Minnesota Class 4A scoring during the 2018- 19 season averaging 28 points per game…Member of conference and section championship teams in 2017-18 season…2018 All-State Tournament team…Holds school’s single game scoring record of 51 points…Miss Basketball Finalist…Also a four-year letter-winner and senior captain in soccer…Honor graduate with a 4.20 GPA, finishing with the ninth highest average in her class…2019 Athena Award winner representing her high school…Hugh Derham Se- nior Award winner for involvement in academics, athletics and service…National Honors Society and People Finding FRANNIE HOTTINGER People Senior Member. 20 So. · Guard/Forward · 6-0 · Inver Grove Heights, Minn. · Cretin-Derham Hall CAREER HIGHS HOTTINGER’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS Points 16 vs. Bloomsburg (12/3/19) Rebounds 10 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Assists 2 vs. Bloomsburg (12/3/19) Minutes 29 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Steals 2 Twice Blocks 1 at Minnesota (12/21/19) Field Goals 6 vs. Bloomsburg (12/3/19) FG Att. 12 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point FG 1 Twice 3-Point Att. 4 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Free Throws 4 Twice FT Att. 6 at Lafayette (1/2/21)
2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points 13 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Rebounds 10 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Assists - Minutes 29 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Steals - Blocks - Field Goals 4 at Lafayette (1/2/21) FG Att. 12 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point FG 1 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point Att. 4 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Free Throws 4 at Lafayette (1/2/21) FT Att. 6 at Lafayette (1/2/21)
Hottinger’s Career Stats
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2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 2: LAFAYETTE | PAGE 24 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS BEFORE LEHIGH Albrecht is a decorated student-athlete from Billings West High School and is the first player in program history to hail from the state of Montana. She earned First Team All-State and First Team All-Conference as a senior and was a Second Team All-State and All-Conference selection as a junior. Albrecht’s senior year also came with a Montana All-Star nod and was a co-state champion with her team. She also lettered in track, named to the All-State team three times and was a two-time 4x100 relay state champion and current record holder. In the classroom, Albrecht is a member of the National Honors Society. Her twin sister, Willa, will begin her basketball career at Montana in the winter.
ALBRECHT’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS
22 MADDIE ALBRECHT Fr. · Guard · 6-0 · Billings, Mont. · Billings West
CAREER HIGHS Points 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Rebounds - Assists - Minutes 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Steals - Blocks - Field Goals 1 at Lafayette (1/2/21) FG Att. 1 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point FG - 3-Point Att. - Free Throws - FT Att. -
2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Rebounds - Assists - Minutes 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Steals - Blocks - Field Goals 1 at Lafayette (1/2/21) FG Att. 1 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point FG - 3-Point Att. - Free Throws - FT Att. -
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2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 2: LAFAYETTE | PAGE 25 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS BEFORE LEHIGH An Upper Dublin High School product, Vargas comes to Lehigh with a ton of experience and a unique skillset. She was a four-year varsity starter and helped bring the first-ever state title to Upper Dublin in 2017-18. She is a three-time First Team All-SOL American Conference selection in her final three seasons. Vargas finished her career with 1,273 career points, 819 rebounds and 379 blocks. A FIBA member, she was a member of the Puerto Rican National Team and competed in the U16 international games in Argentina in 2017. Vargas was a Second Team All-USA Today High School selection in 2018 and 2019. When she wasn’t playing basketball, she was involved in plenty of extra-curricular activities as a member of the Upper Dublin marching band playing the baritone saxophone. She also played clarinet, oboe, violin and piano in high school and was a member of the chorus. In the classroom, Vargas was a member of the National Honors Society.
24 JACKIE VARGAS Fr. · Forward/Center · 6-3 · Maple Glen, Pa. · Upper Dublin
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2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Minutes Steals Blocks Field Goals FG Att. 3-Point FG 3-Point Att. Free Throws FT Att.
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BEFORE LEHIGH ESPN Top 100 recruit…2018 McDonald’s All-American Game nominee…2018 AAA all-state selection and 2017 AAA all-state honorable mention…2018 All-USA Minnesota Girl’s Basketball First Team selection…2018 Metro East Conference Player of the Year…2018 First Team Star Tribune All-Metro…Three-time All-Metro East Conference selec- tion…At the time of her graduation, held the Mahtomedi school records for career points (1,890), rebounds (1,061), and blocks (196)…Five year varsity starter and a two-year team captain…2018 academic all-state honoree…Played for the North Tartan EYBL AAU program. 25 EMMA GROTHAUS GROTHAUS’ 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS Jr. · Forward · 6-3 · Mahtomedi, Minn. · Mahtomedi CAREER HIGHS 25 vs. Army (2/15/20) Points Rebounds 13 at Colgate (3/4/20) Assists 4 Three times Minutes 39 Twice Steals 3 Five times Blocks 6 at Army (2/1/20) Field Goals 10 vs. Army (2/15/20) FG Att. 17 Twice 3-Point FG 2 Three times 3-Point Att. 3 Seven times Free Throws 7 vs. Colgate (2/19/20) FT Att. 10 at Lafayette (1/25/20) 2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points 15 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Rebounds 6 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Assists 3 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Minutes 39 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Steals 3 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Blocks 3 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Field Goals 6 at Lafayette (1/2/21) FG Att. 13 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point FG 1 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point Att. 3 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Free Throws 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) FT Att. 3 at Lafayette (1/2/21)
Grothaus’ Career Stats Lehigh Sports Communications | 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. | Phone 610-758-3174 | www.lehighsports.com 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 2: LAFAYETTE | PAGE 27 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS BEFORE LEHIGH There is no lack of talent or promise when referring to Brown, who played her high school career at Brentwood Academy. She finished her highlight-filled career with 1,383 career points, 587 rebounds and 185 assists while earning All-State and All-Region honors in each of her final three seasons. In each of her five seasons at Brentwood Academy, she played for a chance at five state championships, victorious in two in 2016 and 2018. Brown is a two- time Williamson County Player of the Year, Miss Basketball finalist in 2018-19, a member of the USA Today First Team All-Tennessee and the 2019 Brentwood Homepage Female Athlete of the Year. She is a three-time member of the All-State Tournament team. In the classroom, Brown won UVA’s Jefferson Book Award in 2019 and was a member of the National Honors Society.
33 MAGGIE BROWN Fr. · Guard/Forward · 6-1 · Brentwood, Tenn. · Brentwood Academy
CAREER HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Minutes Steals Blocks Field Goals FG Att. 3-Point FG 3-Point Att. Free Throws FT Att.
2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Minutes Steals Blocks Field Goals FG Att. 3-Point FG 3-Point Att. Free Throws FT Att.
Lehigh Sports Communications | 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. | Phone 610-758-3174 | www.lehighsports.com 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 2: LAFAYETTE | PAGE 28 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS BEFORE LEHIGH Helped lead East Ridge High School to is first ever Suburban East Conference championship and sectional championship titles…Honorable Mention All-State se- lection as a senior in 2016-17…Miss Minnesota Basketball nominee as a senior…Selected to participate in the Class 4A Minnesota Girls High School All-Star Series in 2016-17…A three-time All-Suburban East Conference selection after earning honorable mention accolades as a freshman… Graduated as East Ridge’s all-time leading scorer (1,366 points) and rebounder (967)…Presented with East Ridge’s Outstanding Player Award as a senior…Academic All-State selection as a senior and graduated summa cum laude… Four year honor roll student.
MARIAH SEXE 34 Sr. · Forward · 6-2 · Woodbury, Minn. · East Ridge CAREER HIGHS SEXE’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS Points 14 Twice Rebounds 7 Three times Assists 3 Three times Minutes 32 at Mount St. Mary’s (12/8/19) Steals 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Blocks 2 Four times Field Goals 6 Twice FG Att. 10 Twice 3-Point FG 2 Twice 3-Point Att. 4 vs. Boston U. (1/8/20) Free Throws 7 at CCSU (11/10/18) FT Att. 8 at CCSU (11/10/18)
2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points 4 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Rebounds 4 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Assists 3 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Minutes 29 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Steals 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Blocks - Field Goals 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) FG Att. 4 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point FG - 3-Point Att. 1 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Free Throws - FT Att. - Sexe’s Career Stats
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2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 2: LAFAYETTE | PAGE 29 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS 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).
BEFORE LEHIGH 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.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 MARY CLOUGHERTY and officer on the English Honor Society…Three-time Character Award recipient and four-time winner of the Charger 44 Outstanding Achievement Award. Sr. · Guard · 6-0 · Herndon, Va. · Chantilly CAREER HIGHS CLOUGHERTY’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS Points 24 at Army (2/1/20) Rebounds 8 vs. Villanova (11/16/18) Assists 4 Five times Minutes 32 Twice Steals 3 vs. Loyola (1/30/19) Blocks 1 Four times Field Goals 9 Three times FG Att. 24 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point FG 6 at Army (2/1/20) 3-Point Att. 15 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Free Throws 4 Twice FT Att. 4 Twice
2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points 23 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Rebounds 5 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Assists 4 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Minutes 32 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Steals 1 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Blocks 1 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Field Goals 9 at Lafayette (1/2/21) FG Att. 24 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point FG 5 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point Att. 15 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Free Throws - FT Att. -
Clougherty’s Career Stats
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