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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
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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. Prosser Jessica DePalo (3/5/05) 29 was named Patriot League Player of the Year in 2008-09 and is in her second season as team captain for the Mountain Hawks. Through two games in 2010-11, she leads the FG% team in scoring (14.5 per game), while also dishing five assists per contest. Adrienne Blount (11/20/05) .875
FT MADE Kelly Madden (2/8/95) 13 Alexa Williams 13
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THE LAST TIME A LEHIGH TEAM... THE LAST TIME A LEHIGH PLAYER... 2010-11 PRESEASON POLL Scored 90+ points Recorded a double-double (Pts., Reb.) 1. American 93 (9) 11/19/08 at FDU Alexa Williams (12 pts., 11 rebs.) 2. Lehigh 91 (7) Lehigh wins, 90-54 1/30/10 vs. Holy Cross 3. Navy 70 4. Army 59 Allowed 90+ points Recorded a double-double (Pts., Asst.) 5. Holy Cross 42 Erica Prosser (13 pts., 10 asst.) 11/15/09 at Vanderbilt 6. Colgate 40 Vanderbilt wins, 90-54 1/9/10 vs. Army Lafayette 40 8. Bucknell 31 Shot 50% or better from the floor Scored 30+ points in a game 2/27/10 at Holy Cross Jenny Callan (31) Lehigh wins, 65-55 2/15/06 vs. Colgate PRESEASON ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE TEAM Michelle Kirk, American (Sr., G/F) Had two 20+-point scorers in a game Scored 25-29 points in a game Erin Anthony, Army (Sr., F) 2/17/07 at Lafayette Erica Prosser (27) Angela Myers, Navy (Sr., G) (Adrienne Blount 27, Sara Ellis 20) 11/13/09 at Lipscomb Erica Prosser, Lehigh (Sr., G) Lafayette wins, 67-62 Liz Leer, American (Sr., F) Blocked 5 or more shots in a game Had two players with 10+ rebounds Jessica DePalo (5) 1/9/10 at American 1/25/04 at Army PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR (Emily Gratch 12, Tricia Smith 11) Michelle Kirk, American (Sr., G/F) Lehigh loses, 69-65 (OT) Made 5+ three pointers in a game Kelly Peterson (5) CREAM OF THE CROP Played an overtime game 11/12/10 at Duquesne Three Mountain Hawks were honored at 1/9/10 at American the end of the 2009-10 campaign by being Lehigh loses, 69-65 (OT) Made 10+ field goals in a game named to the All-Patriot League teams. Emily Gratch (11) Erica Prosser and Emily Gratch earned Played a double overtime game 1/27/10 vs. Bucknell 12/21/07 at Binghamton first team honors, while Alex Ross was Lehigh wins, 68-67 Recorded 10+ rebounds in a game named to the Second Team. Tricia Smith (11) Had four players in double-figures 3/13/10 vs. American TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN 3/7/10 vs. Holy Cross The Mountain Hawks ranked at the top (Gratch, 20; Ross, 13; Williams, 12; Prosser,12) Recorded 5 or more steals in a game of the Patriot League in several categories Lehigh wins, 73-57 Emily Gratch (5) during the 2009-10 season. 2/20/10 vs. Lafayette Allowed a team to shoot 50% or better Category Stat Recorded 6 or more assists in a game 3/6/10 vs. Bucknell (52.2%) Scoring offense 65.1 Lehigh wins, 72-58 Erica Prosser (8) 2/27/10 at Holy Cross Scoring margin 9.8 Field Goal Pct. .408 Allowed a 20+ point scorer Field Goal Pct. Def. .369 3/21/10 at Iowa State Recorded 10 or more assists in a game Erica Prosser (10) 3-pt FG Defense .284 Anna Prins (21) 1/9/10 at American Assists per game 14.3 Steals per game 9.5 Turnover margin 3.8
PATRIOT LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (AS OF 11/17) SCORING FIELD GOAL PCT FREE THROW PCT 3FG PCT 1. Prosser (LEHIGH) 17.5 1. Myers (NAVY) .688 1. Ward (HC) 1.000 1. Leer (AU) .667 Myers (NAVY) 17.5 2. Strack (AU) .667 Higham (BUCK) 1.000 2. Doucette (ARMY) .600 3. Kirk (AU) 15.7 Gratch (LEHIGH) .667 3. Malone (HC) .909 3. Dentler (LEHIGH) .571 4. Lynch (CU) 14.7 4. Jordan (LC) .571 Myers (NAVY) .909 4. Manning (LC) .556 5. Wright (LC) 14.0 5. Dentler (LEHIGH) .563 5. Jackson (LC) .889 5. Peterson (LEHIGH) .500 Dentler (LEHIGH) 14.0 Edwards (AU) .500
REBOUNDING ASSISTS STEALS 3FG MADE 1. Leer (AU) 10.7 1. Downey (LC) 6.5 1. Myers (NAVY) 5.0 1. Pitts (NAVY) 2.5 2. Novacek (BUCK) 10.5 2. Myers (NAVY) 5.5 2. Edwards (AU) 3.7 Prosser (LEHIGH) 2.5 3. Anthony (ARMY) 10.0 3. Prosser (LEHIGH) 5.0 3. Lynch (CU) 3.0 Consedine (NAVY) 2.5 4. Moser (CU) 8.7 4. Chukwuedo (BUCK) 4.5 4. Gratch (LEHIGH) 2.5 Manning (LC) 2.5 5. Fiacco (LC) 8.5 5. Lepley (HC) 4.3 5. Four tied 2.0 Peterson (LEHIGH) 2.5
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HOMECOMING Erica Prosser, a Pittsburgh native and Oakland Catholic High LAST TIME OUT FOR LEHIGH School graduate, got the chance to play in front of her family and friends last weekend. It marked the first time in her four years LEHIGH 72, ROBERT MORRIS 64 that Lehigh has played in the Pittsburgh area. Head coach Sue PISCATAWAY, N.J. (11/14/10) – Led by a career-high 20 points Troyan tries to get at least one game in all of her players’ home from senior Courtney Dentler, the Lehigh women’s basketball areas before their careers are over as a Mountain Hawk. team bounced back from its season-opening loss by posting a convincing 72-64 win over 2010 WNIT participant Robert Morris FILLING BIG SHOES on Sunday afternoon. The Mountain Hawks (1-1) jumped out to a The Mountain Hawks graduated three key seniors that helped quick lead and never trailed on the way to their first victory of the lead the team to back-to-back Patriot League titles. Gone are Ryan season. Ingalls and Alex Ross, while Tricia Smith has made the move to the bench as an assistant coach after her five years as a player. The Prosser finished with 11 points and five assists - her second outgoing class will be replaced by four talented freshmen that ex- straight game in double figure scoring - while senior Kristen Dal- pect to fight for playing time in 2010-11. Hilary Weaver was a two ton posted 10 off the bench. Junior Emily Gratch and junior Alexa time AP Division IV Player of the Year who racked up over 600 Williams each had eight. assists for Berlin Hiland high school in Ohio. Six-foot, five-inch Alexandra Yantzi brings size and experience as a member of the Scoring Leaders: Rebounding Leaders: under-15 and under-17 Canadian National teams. All-Ohio selec- Lehigh: Lehigh: tion Lindsay Hoskins will bring depth to Lehigh’s rotation from Courtney Dentler (20) Courtney Dentler (7) Madison Middletown High School in Middletown Ohio. The final Erica Prosser (11) Robert Morris: newcomer, Marisa Repasch brings a local flavor as a first team Kristen Dalton (10) Mary Durojaye (13) Lehigh Valley Conference selection and All-Area performer from Robert Morris: Assist Leaders: Liberty High School. Mary Durojaye (18) Lehigh: Artemis Spanou (16) Kristen Dalton (5) Yohanna Morton (14) Robert Morris: THE POWER OF 10 Yohanna Morton (4) When senior point guard Erica Prosser has hit double figures in points, Lehigh owns a 48-8 overall record over the last two sea- sons. In games that she doesn’t hit the mark the Mountain Hawks BY THE NUMBERS are only 8-4. Princeton Lehigh Scoring Offense 65.5 68.5 LEHIGH VS. THE IVY LEAGUE Scoring Defense 45.5 67.0 Princeton is Lehigh’s only Ivy League opponent of the season. The Scoring Margin 20.0 1.5 Mountain Hawks are 54-59 overall against Ivy League foes, led by Free Throw Pct. .714 .659 a 9-3 mark against Columbia. Lehigh has actually struggled the Field Goal Pct. .411 .388 more against Princeton than any other Ivy League foe, coming in Field Goal Pct. Defense .317 .376 at five games under .500. 3FG Made 9 20 3FG Pct. .257 .400 LEHIGH VS IVY LEAGUE 3FG Pct. Defense .278 .375 Brown 5-7 Rebounding 39.0 38.5 Columbia 9-3 Rebounding Allowed 37.0 42.0 Cornell 4-2 Rebounding Margin 2.0 -3.5 Dartmouth 1-4 Blocked Shots 4.0 4.0 Harvard 2-2 Assists 12.5 14.0 Penn 15-16 Princeton 9-14 Steals 9.0 7.0 Yale 9-11 Turnovers 12.0 20.0 Overall 54-59
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS LEHIGH ROBERT MORRIS Points per game Erica Prosser (13.7) Niveen Rasheed (15.4) Rebounds per game Alexa Williams (5.9) Niveen Rasheed (8.8) Assists per game Erica Prosser (4.2) Niveen Rasheed (2.8) Field goal pct. Emily Gratch (.540) Niveen Rasheed (2.8) 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 5
FRONTCOURT FORCE among the nation’s best While the Mountain Hawks must replace Lehigh was ranked in the top 50 nationally in AROUND THE two of their three starting guards from last six statistical categories last season: season, Lehigh does return its top three PATRIOT LEAGUE post players. Junior Emily Gratch earned Category Stat Rank Won-Lost Percentage 87.9 7 First Team All-League honors last year League Overall and topped the Patriot League in field Scoring defense 55.2 16 3-pt. FG pct. Defense 28.4 24 W L W L goal percentage, while ranking second on Turnover margin 3.79 32 Navy 2 0 0 0 the Mountain Hawks in scoring. Junior Scoring margin 9.8 37 American 2 1 0 0 Alexa Williams also returns after aver- FG pct. Defense 36.9 50 LEHIGH 1 1 0 0 aging seven points and six rebounds as Army 1 1 0 0 a sophomore. Williams also led Lehigh Bucknell 1 1 0 0 with 29 blocked shots. The third member Lehigh on the airwaves Lafayette 1 1 0 0 of the group is senior Courtney Dentler, Lehigh women’s basketball can be heard Holy Cross 1 2 0 0 who has starting experience in her career. live on ESPN Radio in the Lehigh Valley at Colgate 1 2 0 0 Dentler is one of the top shooters on the least four times this season, with all other Mountain Hawks and ranked fourth on broadcasts being aired on WLVR (91.3), UPCOMING SCHEDULE the team, averaging 8.5 points per game. as well as on Lehighsports.com. For the Sunday tenth-consecutive year, Lehigh Athletics American at Maryland...... 2:00 will be proud to broadcast every women’s LEHIGH IN THE HALL OF FAME Buffalo at Bucknell ...... 2:00 game, including any postseason action. Former Lehigh basketball stars Nancy Bar- Princeton at LEHIGH ...... 2:00 rett Kreider ’79, Shawn Steward Butler ’86, Liz Feeley ’87, Sherie Androlewicz ’90 and Shining on the small screen Tuesday Anne Tierney ‘03 are all members of the The Lehigh women’s basketball program Army at Seton Hall ...... 7:00 Roger S. Penske Lehigh Athletics Hall of will make regular appearances on Service Colgate at Wagner ...... 7:00 Fame. Tierney was a member of the class Electric TV-2 (Lehigh Valley). Seven home LEHIGH at Villanova ...... 7:00 of 2010, inducted in May. matchups will air live locally, with some New Hampshire @ Holy Cross ...... 7:00 games also airing live nationally on Fox St. Francis (N.Y.) @ Lafayette ...... 7:00 THE LONE CAPTAIN College Sports (exact schedule TBD). Senior Erica Prosser will serve as captain Wednesday for the 2010-11 Mountain Hawks. The Date Opponent Outlet Bucknell at Youngstown State ...... 5:15 Pittsburgh native is in her second year as Jan. 8 American SE2 captain, after sharing duties with Tricia Jan. 19 Colgate SE2 Smith last season. Jan. 22 Lafayette SE2 Feb. 9 Navy SE2 PENNSYLVANIA PRIDE Feb. 12 Army SE2 Feb. 23 Bucknell SE2 This year’s roster features six players Feb. 26 Holy Cross SE2 from Pennsylvania, including two from the Lehigh Valley. Seniors Erica Prosser (Pittsburgh), Aly Byorick (Naticoke), Courtney Dentler (Dillsburg) and junior LEHIGH 2010-11... TEAM GAME HIGHS Emily Gratch (Holicong) are Keystone State products, while sophomore Becky POINTS: 72 AT Robert Morris 11/14/10 Guman (Allentown) and freshman Marisa FG MADE: 26 AT Robert Morris 11/14/10 Repasch (Fountain Hill) call the Lehigh FG Att: 60 AT Robert Morris 11/14/10 Valley home. FG%: .433 AT Robert Morris 11/14/10 3 PT FG MADE: 10 AT Robert Morris 11/14/10 10 AT DuqUESNE 11/12/10 IT’S ACADEMIC 3 PT FG ATT: 25 AT Robert Morris 11/14/10 Lehigh placed eight student-athletes on 25 AT DuqUESNE 11/12/10 the 2009-10 Patriot League Women’s Bas- 3 PT%: .400 AT Robert Morris 11/14/10 ketball Academic Honor Roll. MaryBeth .400 AT DuqUESNE 11/12/10 Egan led Lehigh with a 4.0 last spring, FT MADE: 17 AT DuqUESNE 11/12/10 while Ryan Ingalls, Kristen Dalton, Erica FT ATT: 24 AT DuqUESNE 11/12/10 Prosser, Aly Byorick, Emily Gratch, FT%: .708 AT DuqUESNE 11/12/10 Sarah Pearce and Kelly Peterson all had REBOUNDS: 42 AT DuqUESNE 11/12/10 a GPA better than 3.2 last year. Lehigh ASSISTS: 19 AT Robert Morris 11/14/10 women’s basketball annually owns one of STEALS: 10 AT DuqUESNE 11/12/10 the top team GPAs in the Lehigh Athletics BLOCKS: 6 AT DuqUESNE 11/12/10 Department. TURNOVERS: 30 AT DuqUESNE 11/12/10 FOULS: 25 AT DuqUESNE 11/12/10
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WATCH LEHIGH HOOPS ON-LINE Once again, every Lehigh game can be COLLEGEINSIDER.COM MID-MAJOR TOP 25 heard and/or seen live on the Lehigh web Record Points Previous site at Lehighsports.com. All televised 1. Green Bay (22) 2-0 764 2 Lehigh home games will also have the TV 2. Arkansas-Little Rock (1) 1-0 702 4 broadcast feed streamed on the web as 3. Gonzaga (7) 1-1 687 1 part of Lehigh’s parnership with Stretch 4. Princeton 0-0 641 6 Internet. All audio and video broadcasts 5. Old Dominion 1-0 627 11 are archived for enjoyment at any time. 6. Middle Tennessee 1-0 615 9 7. Florida Gulf Coast 1-0 482 14 POLL POSITION 8. Illinois State 1-0 468 13 Lehigh’s success in 2009-10 garnered the 9. James Madison 0-1 447 3 Mountain Hawks national recognition, as 10. Marist 1-1 429 7 the Brown and White received votes in the 11. South Dakota State (1) 2-0 384 15 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll in the final 12. Bowling Green 1-1 379 5 six weeks of last season. Lehigh enters this 13. Oral Roberts 2-0 375 19 season ranked 12th in the inaugural Colleg- 14. Toledo 1-1 360 16 eInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25. 15. Delaware 1-0 248 24 16. East Tennessee State 2-0 227 NR 1. Gonzaga 16. Toledo 2. Green Bay 17. Chattanooga 17. Gardner-Webb 2-0 226 23 3. James Madison 18. Vermont 18. Creighton 1-2 221 20 4. Ark. Little-Rock 19. Oral Roberts 18. LEHIGH 1-1 221 12 5. Bowling Green 20. Creighton 20. Western Kentucky 0-0 196 21 6. Princeton 21. Western Ky. 21. Liberty 0-2 160 8 7. Marist 22. Butler 22. Missouri State 1-1 157 NR 8. Liberty 23. Gardner-Webb 22. Hartford 0-2 157 10 9. Middle Tennessee 24. Delaware 24. UC Davis 2-0 118 NR 10. Hartford 25. St. Mary’s 25. St. Mary’s 1-1 93 25 11. Old Dominion 12. LEHIGH OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Chattanooga 91, Hampton 86, Virginia Common- 13. Illinois State wealth 68, Appalachian State 56, Vermont 53, Butler 40, Pepperdine 33, Central Michi- 14. Florida Gulf Coast gan 33, Indiana State 27, Boston University 22, Lamar 22, Eastern Illinois 19, Portland 15. South Dakota St. 19, Evansville 15, Samford 13, Eastern Washington 10, Southern 9, USC Upstate 8, Central Connecticut 8, Harvard 7, Iona 6, Kent State 6, Montana 6, Cal Poly 5, Eastern ERICA PROSSER UP FOR Michigan 5, Bradley 5, Stephen F. Austin 4, NC A&T 4, Long Island 3, UC Bakersfield LOWE’S SENIOR CLASS AWARD 3, Navy 2, Detroit 2, Sacred Heart 1. Erica Prosser is a candidate for the 2010-11 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, presented annually to an NCAA Division I student- ON THE HORIZON... athlete in nine sports. Prosser is one of The Mountain Hawks partake in their 60 basketball players from around the busiest stretch of the season, playing five country who was chosen (30 male and games in seven days. They return to action 30 female). Based on criteria focusing on on Tuesday at Villanova, before heading the “Four C’s” of classroom, character, to UConn for the World Vision Challenge, community and competition, the award hosted by the Huskies. There, they will winners will be selected by national bal- face LSU, No. 1 UConn and Howard on loting of head basketball coaches, national consecutive days. Lehigh’s next home media and college basketball fans. Prosser game is Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 12 p.m. isn’t the ony Lehigh basketball player up against Saint Joseph’s. Tickets for all home for the award. Rob Keefer from the men’s games are now on sale and may be pur- team is one of 30 candidates for the men’s chased on Lehighsports.com or by calling award. Lehigh is one of only five schools the ticket office at (610) 7LU-GAME. in the nation to have both a men’s and women’s candidate. The other four schools are Creighton, Wisconsin, Ohio State and Duke.
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LEHIGH INDIVIDUAL CAREER HIGHS 5 ALY BYORICK (career highs from 2007-08 at Xavier) 22 EMILY GRATCH SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 3 at RMU (11/14/10)...... POINTS...... 8 (twice) 8 at RMU (11/14/10)...... POINTS...... 22 at Bucknell (2/20/10) 2 at Duquesne (11/12/10)..... REBOUNDS ...... 9 McNeese St. (11/24/07) 7 Duquesne (11/12/10)...... REBOUNDS...... 12 at American (1/9/10) ...... ASSISTS...... 2 at ETSU (12/16/07) 3 at RMU (11/14/10)...... ASSISTS...... 4 (twice) 11 at Duquesne (11/12/10)... MINUTES...... 26 at Fordham (2/20/08) ...... BLOCKS...... 3 (three times) 20 at RMU (11/14/10)...... MINUTES ...... 41 at American (1/9/10) 10 KELLY PETERSON SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 23 MARYBETH EGAN 15 at Duquesne (11/12/10).... POINTS...... 15 at Duquesne (11/12/10) SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 2 at Duquesne (11/12/10)...... REBOUNDS...... 4 at Princeton (12/2/09) ...... POINTS...... 3 vs. Holy Cross (3/7/10) 1 at RMU (11/14/10)...... ASSISTS...... 1 (three times) 1 at RMU (11/14/10)...... REBOUNDS...... 2 at Princeton (12/2/09) 12 at Duquesne (11/12/10).... MINUTES...... 12 at Duquesne (11/12/10) 1 at Duquesne (11/12/10)...... ASSISTS...... 2 (twice) 2 at RMU (11/14/10)...... MINUTES...... 3 vs. Army (1/16/10) 11 ALEXANDRA YANTZI SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 2 at Duquesne (11/12/10)...... POINTS...... 2 at Duquesne (11/12/10) 25 KRISTEN DALTON 1 at Duquesne (11/12/10)...... REBOUNDS...... 1 at Duquesne (11/12/10) SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH ...... ASSISTS...... 10 at RMU (11/14/10)...... POINTS...... 20 at Akron (12/3/06) 5 (twice)...... REBOUNDS...... 8 (three times) 10 at Duquesne (11/12/10).... MINUTES...... 10 at Duquesne (11/12/10) 3 at RMU (11/14/10)...... ASSISTS...... 7 vs. Bucknell (1/27/10) 1 at RMU (11/14/10)...... STEALS...... 4 vs. Colgate (1/16/07) 12 SARAH PEARCE 2 at RMU (11/14/10)...... 3FG MADE...... 5 vs. Fordham (1/2/08) SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 21 at RMU (11/14/10)...... MINUTES...... 33 vs. Seton Hall (12/30/06) ...... POINTS...... 4 (twice) 2 at Duquesne (11/12/10)...... REBOUNDS...... 3 vs. Colgate (2/17/10) 30 COURTNEY DENTLER ...... ASSISTS...... 1 (three times) SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 7 at Duquesne (11/12/10)...... MINUTES...... 7 at Duquesne (11/12/10) 20 at RMU (11/14/10)...... POINTS...... 20 at RMU (11/14/10) 7 (twice)...... REBOUNDS...... 10 (twice) 13 HILARY WEAVER 2 at Duquesne (11/12/10)...... STEALS...... 3 (twice) SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 1 at Duquesne (11/12/10)...... BLOCKS...... 3 (five times) 4 at Duquesne (11/12/10)...... POINTS...... 4 at Duquesne (11/12/10) 34 at RMU (11/14/10)...... MINUTES...... 34 at RMU (11/14/10) 1 at RMU (11/14/10)...... REBOUNDS...... 1 at RMU (11/14/10) 1 at RMU (11/14/10)...... ASSISTS...... 1 at RMU (11/14/10) 13 at Duquesne (11/12/10).... MINUTES...... 13 at Duquesne (11/12/10) 33 BECKY GUMAN SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 4 (twice)...... POINTS...... 4 (twice) 14 KRISTEN IAFOLLA 5 at RMU (11/14/10)...... REBOUNDS...... 6 at Lipscomb (11/13/09) SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 2 at RMU (11/14/10)...... ASSISTS...... 2 (three times) ...... POINTS...... 6 (at FDU, 11/19/08) 19 at Duquesne (11/12/10).... MINUTES...... 21 at La Salle (11/29/09) ...... REBOUNDS...... 4 (vs. Colgate 2/17/10) ...... STEALS...... 2 (vs. Wagner (2/29/09) 2 at RMU (11/15/10)...... MINUTES...... 12 (at Princeton, 12/2/09) 34 ALEXA WILLIAMS SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 8 at RMU (11/14/10)...... POINTS...... 17 (vs. Army, 2/14/09) 15 LINDSAY HOSKINS 3 at Duquesne (11/12/10)..... REBOUNDS.... 15 (at Lipscomb 11/13/09) SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 2 at RMU (11/14/10)...... ASSISTS...... 3 (vs. Lafayette 2/20/10) 5 at RMU (11/14/10)...... POINTS...... 5 at RMU (11/14/10) 1 (twice)...... BLOCKS...... 4 (vs. American 3/13/10) 3 at RMU (11/14/10)...... REBOUNDS...... 3 at RMU (11/14/10) 20 at RMU (11/14/10)...... MINUTES....31 at Binghamton (11/24/09) 1 at RMU (11/14/10)...... ASSISTS...... 1 at RMU (11/14/10) 16 at Duquesne (11/12/10).... MINUTES...... 16 at Duquesne (11/12/10) 35 KELELA BLAKE SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 21 ERICA PROSSER ...... POINTS...... 3 (at Princeton 12/2/09) SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH ...... REBOUNDS...... 2 (three times) 24 at Duquesne (11/12/10).... POINTS...... 27 (at Lipscomb 11/13/09) ...... ASSISTS...... 1 (twice) 5 at RMU (11/14/10)...... REBOUNDS...... 9 (at Navy, 1/14/09) 1 at Duquesne (11/12/10)..... MINUTES...... 6 (at Princeton 12/2/09) 5 (twice)...... ASSISTS...... 10 (at American 1/9/10) 4 at Duquesne (11/12/10)...... 3FG MADE...... 5 (at Lipscomb 11/13/09) ...... STEALS...... 7 (at Bryant 12/20/09) 44 MARISA REPASCH 37 at RMU (11/14/10)...... MINUTES...... 44 (at American 1/9/10) SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH ...... POINTS...... REBOUNDS...... ASSISTS...... MINUTES......
Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2010-11 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 3: PRINCETON AT LEHIGH • PAGE 8
2010-11 LEHIGH Alphabetical Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/School Major 35 Kelela Blake Jr. F 6-1 Jersey City, N.J./James J. Ferris Architecture/Engineering 5 Aly Byorick Sr./Jr. G 6-0 Nanticoke, Pa./Greater Nanticoke Area Marketing 25 Kristen Dalton 5th/Sr. G 5-10 Monmouth, N.J./Monmouth Regional Journalism 30 Courtney Dentler Sr. F 6-0 Dillsburg, Pa./Trinity Psychology 23 Marybeth Egan So. G 5-8 Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse Business 22 Emily Gratch Jr. F 6-1 Holicong, Pa./The Hun School Sociology/Social Psychology 33 Becky Guman So. G 5-8 Allentown, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic Arts and Sciences 15 Lindsay Hoskins Fr. G/F 6-0 Middletown, Ohio/Madison Arts and Sciences 14 Kristen Iafolla Sr. G 5-11 Franklin, Mass./ Tabor Academy Psychology 12 Sarah Pearce So. F 6-1 Franklin, Ohio/Bishop Fenwick Arts and Sciences 10 Kelly Peterson So. G 6-0 Concord, Calif./Northgate Arts and Sciences 21 Erica Prosser Sr. G 5-7 Pittsburgh, Pa./ Oakland Catholic Africana Studies 44 Marisa Repasch Fr. F 6-1 Fountain Hill, Pa./Liberty Arts and Sciences 13 Hilary Weaver Fr. G 5-5 Millersburg, Ohio/Berlin Highland Arts and Sciences 34 Alexa Williams Jr. F 6-3 Warren, Ohio/Warren Howland Marketing 11 Alexandra Yantzi Fr. F 6-5 Hamilton, Ontario/St. Mary’s Arts and Sciences
2010-11 Lehigh Numerical roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/School Major 5 Aly Byorick Sr./Jr. G 6-0 Nanticoke, Pa./Greater Nanticoke Area Marketing 10 Kelly Peterson So. G 6-0 Concord, Calif./Northgate Arts and Sciences 11 Alexandra Yantzi Fr. F 6-5 Hamilton, Ontario/St. Mary’s Arts and Sciences 12 Sarah Pearce So. F 6-1 Franklin, Ohio/Bishop Fenwick Arts and Sciences 13 Hilary Weaver Fr. G 5-5 Millersburg, Ohio/Berlin Highland Arts and Sciences 14 Kristen Iafolla Sr. G 5-11 Franklin, Mass./ Tabor Academy Psychology 15 Lindsay Hoskins Fr. G/F 6-0 Middletown, Ohio/Madison Arts and Sciences 21 Erica Prosser Sr. G 5-7 Pittsburgh, Pa./ Oakland Catholic Africana Studies 22 Emily Gratch Jr. F 6-1 Holicong, Pa./The Hun School Sociology/Social Psychology 23 Marybeth Egan So. G 5-8 Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse Business 25 Kristen Dalton 5th/Sr. G 5-10 Monmouth, N.J./Monmouth Regional Journalism 30 Courtney Dentler Sr. F 6-0 Dillsburg, Pa./Trinity Psychology 33 Becky Guman So. G 5-8 Allentown, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic Arts and Sciences 34 Alexa Williams Jr. F 6-3 Warren, Ohio/Warren Howland Marketing 35 Kelela Blake Jr. F 6-1 Jersey City, N.J./James J. Ferris Architecture/Engineering 44 Marisa Repasch Fr. F 6-1 Fountain Hill, Pa./Liberty Arts and Sciences
Head Coach: Sue Troyan, (Dickinson ’88), 16th season Associate Head Coach: Glenn Rigney (Miami ’79), seventh season Assistant Coach: Tiffany Coll (UMBC ‘03) third season Assistant Coach: Tricia Smith (Lehigh ‘09) first season Director of Basketball Operations: Caitlin Gillard (Colgate ‘08)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Iafolla – EYE-a-full-a Aly Byorick - AL-ee Buy-OR-ick Kelela - Kuh-LEE-luh Coll - Call Troyan- Troy-in Guman- Goo-men Repasch - REE-pash
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 9
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 10
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 11
Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. Football • Phone 610-758-3174 2003 • Fax 610-758-4407