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LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 3: PRINCETON AT LEHIGH Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. PRINCETON TIGERS (1-1, 0-0 IVY LEAGUE) AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (1-1, 0-0 PL) 12 at Duquesne L, 70-65 STABLER ARENA (5,600) • BETHLEHEM, Pa. • NOV. 21, 2010 • 2:00 PM 14 at Robert Morris W, 72-64 21 PRINCETON 2:00 PM 23 at Villanova 7:00 PM SETTING THE SCENE 26 vs. LSU (1) 5:00 PM Coming off a split in Pittsburgh last weekend, the Lehigh women’s basketball heads home 27 at Connecticut (1) 7:30 PM for the first time when it hosts defending Ivy League Champion Princeton at 2 p.m. at 28 vs. Howard (1) 2:00 PM Stabler Arena. Lehigh - who bounced back from an opening game loss at Duquesne with a Dec. convincing win at Robert Morris - will be looking to extend its home winning streak to 34. 1 SAINT JOSEPH’S 12:00 PM 4 BINGHAMTON 5:00 PM The Mountain Hawks were led by seniors Erica Prosser and Courtney Dentler last week- 7 at Saint Peter’s 7:00 PM end, who averaged 17.5 and 14.0 points per game, respectively. Dentler also grabbed 14 9 at NJIT 7:00 PM 11 WAGNER 7:00 PM total rebounds and was recognized on the weekly Patriot League honor roll as an honor- 29 RIDER (2) 7:30 PM able mention recipient. The Mountain Hawks currently stand No. 18 in the first CollegeIn- 30 BUFFALO/MISS. STATE (2) TBD sider.com in-season Mid-Major Top 25, while the Tigers are fourth. The game marks the Jan. first of two straight days a Mountain Hawk basketball squad will host its respective Ivy 2 LA SALLE 2:00 PM League Champs in Stabler; the men welcome defending champion Cornell on Monday 8 AMERICAN* 7:00 PM night. 12 at Navy* 7:00 PM 16 at ARMY* 2:00 PM 19 COLGATE* 7:00 PM LEHIGH’S PROJECTED STARTERS 22 LAFAYETTE* 7:00 PM Pos. No. Name PPG RPG Notable 26 at Bucknell* 7:00 PM G 21 Erica Prosser (Sr., 5-7) 17.5 3.5 Two-time first team All-PL 29 at Holy Cross* 1:00 PM G 25 Kristen Dalton (Sr., 5-10) 6.0 5.0 Lone fifth-year senior on team Feb. G 33 Becky Guman (So., 5-8) 4.0 4.5 Appeared in 30 games as frosh 5 at American* 2:00 PM F 30 Courtney Dentler (Sr., 6-0) 14.0 7.0 Made 18 starts as a junior 9 NAVY* 7:00 PM 12 ARMY* 7:00 PM C 34 Alexa Williams (Jr., 6-3) 4.0 2.0 LU’s leading returing rebounder 16 at Colgate* 7:00 PM KEY RESERVES 19 at Lafayette* 1:00 PM Pos. No. Name PPG RPG Notable 23 BUCKNELL* 7:00 PM G 5 Aly Byorick (Jr., 6-0) 1.5 1.5 Xavier transfer 26 HOLY CROSS* 7:30 PM G/F 10 Kelly Peterson (So., 6-0) 7.5 1.5 15 pts in only 12 minutes at Duq Mar. 5 Patriot League Quarterfinal TBA G 13 Hilary Weaver (Fr., 5-5) 3.5 0.5 School record 601 asst. in HS 9 Patriot League Semifinal TBA G/F 15 Lindsay Hoskins (Fr., 6-0) 2.5 2.0 All-Ohio pick as a HS senior 13 Patriot League ChampionshipTBA F 22 Emily Gratch (Jr., 6-1) 7.0 5.5 PL Leader in FG% (.540) Home games in CAPS IF LEHIGH BEATS PRINCETON... *Patriot League Game (1) World Vision Challenge (Storrs, Conn.) It would improve to 8-4 all-time against Princeton at home. (2) Christmas City Classic (at Lehigh) It would give the Mountain Hawks a winning record after three games for the third straight season and fourth time in the last five years. MEDIA INFORMATION It would extend its home winning streak to 34 straight games. Contact. .Justin Lafleur Office:. (610) 758-6631 LEHIGH HEAD COACH SUE TROYAN Cell: . (610) 657-5222 Sue Troyan (Dickinson ‘88) is in her 16th season at the helm, carrying a career record of E-mail:. [email protected] 237-204. No other coach in Lehigh’s history has won as many overall games or Patriot Press Row:. (610) 758-4903/4933 League contests as Troyan. A two-time Patriot League Coach of the Year, Troyan guided Lehigh to a school-record 29 wins last season including a record 13 Patriot League victo- Broadcast Info: The game can be heard on 91.3 WLVR (FM) and Lehighsports.com. Matt ries. Troyan is also a former head softball coach at Lehigh, instantly turning that program Markus will handle the commentary. into a perennial Patriot League power. CHAMPIONS: 1997, 2009, 2010 Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. Football • Phone 610-758-3174 2003 • Fax 610-758-4407 2010-11 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 3: PRINCETON AT LEHIGH • PAGE 2 LEHIGH ALL-TIME VERSUS PRINCETON CAREER LEADERS The Mountain Hawks are 9-14 all-time against Princeton, but have won five of their last six meetings at home. They are also 7-5 over their last 12, dating back to the 1998-99 SCORING season. Lehigh won convincingly two seasons ago, 64-43, while the Tigers returned the 1. Anne Tierney (99-03) 1,807 favor last year. The first-ever meeting came during the 1983-84 campaign, a 75-70 Princ- 2. Sherie Androlewicz (86-90) 1,699 3. Shawn Steward (82-86) 1,638 eton victory. 4. Jessica DePalo (01-05) 1,466 5. Sandy Hume (86-91) 1,357 5. Alex Ross (06-10) 1,357 SCOUTING PRINCETON Erica Prosser (07-pr) 1,258 Like Lehigh, Princeton has emerged as not only a power within its league, but also a con- 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE tender in the region, and nation. The Tigers finished last season with a 26-3 recording, in- 1. Alex Ross (06-10) 286 cluding a perfect 7-0 in Ivy League play. They return all four of their leading scorers this 2. Sara Ellis (04-07) 238 season - Niveen Rasheed (15.4), Lauren Edwards (13.2), Addie Micir (12.3) and Devona 3. Carli Toliver (00-05) 158 Allgood (10.8). The Tigers are 1-1 so far in 2010-11, including a last-second loss at Rutgers 4. Cat Nicholson (99-03) 147 5. Mary Beth Bedics (94-97) 144 on Thursday. They come in at No. 4 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll. Erica Prosser (07-pr) 123 ASSISTS PRINCETON’S PROJECTED STARTERS 1. Sherie Androlewicz (86-90) 581 2. Jessica Mudry (92-96) 497 Pos. No. Name Year Ht. PPG RPG 3. Claire Sullivan (04-09) 474 F 24 Niveen Rasheed So. 6-0 14.0 7.5 4. Shawn Steward (82-86) 471 C 44 Devona Allgood Jr. 6-3 14.0 7.5 5. Hope Pellicane (89-93) 393 G 3 Lauren Polansky So. 5-8 2.0 7.0 Erica Prosser (07-pr) 364 G 23 Addie Micir Sr. 6-0 11.5 1.5 REBOUNDS G 30 Lauren Edwards Jr. 6-0 9.5 4.5 1. Anne Tierney (99-03) 1,129 2. Jen Siemaszko (87-91) 788 3. Karen Lelinski (76-80) 760 NO PLACE LIKE HOME 4. Tricia Smith (05-10) 679 5. Sandy Hume (86-91) 647 The Mountain Hawks have been tough to beat at home over the last two seasons. They Alexa Williams (08-pr) 319 were 17-0 in 2008-09 and followed that up by going 16-0 at Stabler Arena last year. Lehigh’s 33-game home winning streak is the third-longest current streak in Division I, behind Connecticut and Stanford. Lehigh has not lost at home since a 59-43 setback LEHIGH against Lafayette on Feb. 23, 2008. SINGLE GAME RECORDS POINTS MAKING A “DENT” IN THE LINEUP Liz Feeley (3/5/86) 37 Senior forward Courtney Dentler made a tremendous impact in Sunday’s game, being inserted into the starting lineup for her first start of the season. She responded by scoring REBOUNDS a career-high 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting, while also grabbing seven rebounds for a Anne Tierney (1/31/01) 21 second straight game. On Monday, she was later recognized by the Patriot League with Jenny Callan (12/11/05) 21 honorable mention laurels on its weekly honor roll. ASSISTS Patty Garnish (2/3/76) 15 LEHIGH CONTINUES DOMINANCE OVER NEC Hope Pellicane (2/17/93) 15 The Mountain Hawks’ win over Robert Morris marked their 10th straight over a team from the Northeast Conference. Lehigh, who has squared off against each team in the STEALS conference at least once, went a perfect 4-0 against the NEC last season. The Mountain Jessica Mudry (11/28/95) 10 Hawks are now a perfect 3-0 all-time against the Colonials and 35-22 against the NEC Helga Schlape (3/5/86) 10 overall. They face one other NEC squad - Wagner - in December. BLOCKS Ellen Silver (1/31/84) 10 MOST VALUABLE PROSSER FG MADE Senior point guard Erica Prosser has emerged as Lehigh’s leader both on and off the Liz Feeley (3/5/86) 16 court. Prosser earned her second consecutive First Team All-Patriot League honor last season. The Pittsburgh native led the Mountain Hawks in scoring last year, averaging FG ATT. 13.7 points per game, and topped the Patriot League with 4.2 assists per game.