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LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME TEN: LEHIGH VS. NJIT Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. NJIT HIGHLANDERS (3-5) vs. LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (7-2) 13 at Lipscomb W, 77-60 STABLER ARENA (5,600) • BETHLEHEM, PA. 15 at Vanderbilt L, 54-90 18 FDU W, 75-45 DEC. 18, 2009 • 7:00 PM 20 ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) W, 75-63 24 at Binghamton W, 76-62 29 at La Salle W, 58-47 SETTING THE SCENE Dec. Lehigh will put its pencils down after fi nishing up exams and return to the court to face 2 at Princeton L, 68-86 NJIT tonight at Stabler Arena. The Mountain Hawks have been off for 11-days since their 5 VILLANOVA W, 80-65 last game against Duquesne on Dec. 7. The Brown and White rallied to defeat the Dukes 7 DUQUESNE W, 62-52 62-52 after trailing at the half. Senior Alex Ross led the way with a season-high 21 points 18 NJIT 7:00 PM and now sits two three-pointers away from becoming Lehigh’s all-time leader. After 20 at Bryant 2:00 PM dropping three straight games NJIT got back in the win column against Colgate on Dec. 9, 29 WAGNER^ 4:30 PM 30 IUPUI/ST. BONAVENTURE TBD defeating the Raiders 52-41. Jan. 2 AKRON 5:00 PM 5 at Penn 7:00 PM LEHIGH’S PROJECTED STARTERS 9 at American* 2:00 PM Pos. No. Name PPG RPG Notable 13 NAVY* 7:00 PM G 21 Erica Prosser (Jr., 5-7) 17.1 2.8 Second in PL in ppg. 16 ARMY* 7:00 PM G 45 Alex Ross (Sr., 5-10) 13.2 2.1 Needs two 3fg. for 1st all-time 20 at Colgate* 7:00 PM G 44 Tricia Smith (Sr., 5-9) 5.4 6.1 Had season-high 11 rebs vs Nova 23 at Lafayette* 1:00 PM F 22 Emily Gratch (So., 6-1) 10.2 4.4 First in PL in fg pct. (.543) 27 BUCKNELL* 7:00 PM F 30 Courtney Dentler (Jr., 6-1) 9.6 5.1 Started three straight games 30 HOLY CROSS* 3:30 PM Feb. 6 AMERICAN* 7:00 PM LEHIGH KEY RESERVES 10 at Navy* 7:00 PM Pos. No. Name PPG RPG Notable 13 at Army* 1:00 PM G 25 Kristen Dalton (Sr/Jr., 5-10) 3.8 2.4 Had season-high 12 pts. vs. Nova 17 COLGATE* 7:00 PM F 20 Ryan Ingalls (Sr., 6-2) 3.2 1.2 Avg. 8.5 mins this season 20 LAFAYETTE* 7:00 PM G 33 Becky Guman (Fr., 5-8) 0.6 2.0 Avg. 13.4 mins this season 24 at Bucknell* 7:00 PM 27 at Holy Cross* 1:00 PM C 34 Alexa Williams (So., 6-3) 7.5 8.7 First on team in rbs (8.7) Mar. 6-7 Patriot League Tournament at Holy Cross+ TBA LEHIGH-NJIT SERIES 13 Patriot League Championships This will be the fourth match-up between NJIT and Lehigh with the Mountain Hawks at Highest Seed+ TBA leading the all-time series 3-0. The two teams have played in each of the last three seasons Home games in CAPS with the Brown and White earning a 65-54 win last year in New Jersey. *Patriot League Game ^ Christmas City Classic (at Lehigh) +Patriot League tournament LEHIGH HEAD COACH SUE TROYAN MEDIA INFORMATION Sue Troyan (Dickinson ‘88) is in her 15th season at the helm, carrying a career record of 214-201. No other coach in Lehigh’s history has won as many overall games or Patriot Contact . Garrett Falk League contests as Troyan. She received her second Patriot League Coach of the Year Offi ce: . (610) 758-5101 Cell: . (716) 597-6806 honor in 2009 after she guided the team to 26 overall wins, and a Lehigh-record 12 wins E-mail: . [email protected] against league opponents. Troyan is also a former head softball coach at Lehigh, instantly Press Row: . (610) 758-4903/4933 turning that program into a perennial Patriot League power. Broadcast Info: Tonight’s game can be heard live on 91.3 WLVR (FM) and seen on Lehighs- IF LEHIGH WINS TONIGHT... ports.com with Jeff Tourial calling the action. v It would improve Lehigh’s record to 4-0 over NJIT. v It would give the Mountain Hawks 22 straight home victories. v It would be Lehigh’s fi rst offi cial win over a team from the Great West Conference (NJIT joined this season). Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football Pa. • Phone 610-758-3174 2003 • Fax 610-758-4407 2009-10 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME TEN: LEHIGH VS NJIT • PAGE TWO LEHIGH VS THE GREAT WEST LAST TIME OUT FOR LEHIGH Even though this will be Lehigh’s fourth all-time game against NJIT, it will be its fi rst againt the Great West Conference. Only in their fourth year in Division I, the Highlanders offi cially joined LEHIGH 62, DUQUESNE 52 the conference this season. Other members include: Cal Poly, Chicago State, Houston Baptist, North Dakota, South Dakota, BETHLEHEM, Pa. - (December 7, 2009) – Lehigh made it 21 Southern Utah, Texas Pan-American, UC Davis and Utah Valley. straight home victories by defeating the Dukes 62-52 last Monday night. After trailing 23-20 at the half, the Mountain Hawks came out and picked up the intensity to finish out the game strong. SCOUTING THE HIGHLANDERS Senior Alex Ross scored a season-high 21 points which included shooting 5-for-9 from beyond the arc. Ross only needs two three- Coming off a disappointing 2008-09 season NJIT is looking to pointers to become Lehigh’s all-time career leader. rebound this year. The Highlanders are one win away from half of their win total from last season and return several players from Scoring Leaders: Rebounding Leaders: last years team. NJIT has already played two Patriot League teams Lehigh: Lehigh: this season losing to American 65-57 and beating Colgate 52-41. Alex Ross (21) Tricia Smith (8) Erica Prosser (15) Courtney Dentler (7) NJIT HEAD COACH MARGARET MCKEON Duquesne: Duquesne: Margaret McKeon is in her third season at the helm of the High- Kelly Britcher (12) Diana Voynova (6) Assist Leaders: landers, where she has earned a 21-45 record. In her fi rst season Keri Pryor (10) with the team she doubled NJIT’s win total from its fi rst season Lehigh: against division I competition (2006-07). Erica Prosser (8) Duquesne: Alex Gensler (6) NJIT PROJECTED STARTERS Pos. No. Name PPG RPG G 10 Melanie Griffi n (So., 5-6) 5.8 2.3 (asst.) G 25 Jessica Gerald (Jr., 5-8) 14.3 3.0 BY THE NUMBERS F 13 Ivana Seric (Jr., 6-2) 9.1 5.3 F 51 Taiwo Oyelola (Sr., 5-10) 8.1 5.8 Lehigh NJIT F 52 Kehinde Oyelola (Sr., 5-10) 7.3 5.8 Stat Category Stat NJIT KEY RESERVES 69.4 Scoring Offense 54.2 Pos. No. Name PPG RPG 63.3 Scoring Defense 59.4 G 1 Rayven Johnson (Fr., 5-8) 5.4 3.5 +6.1 Scoring Margin -5.1 G 12 Kimberly Dweck (Fr., 5-7) 1.5 1.5 .680 Free Throw Pct .764 G 14 Katie Piekielski (Sr., 5-10) 1.4 1.9 .418 Field Goal Pct .326 .375 Field Goal Pct Defense .386 65 3FG Made 32 .333 3FG Pct .264 .293 3FG Pct Defense .252 38.6 Rebounding 33.9 39.1 Rebounding Allowed 41.9 -0.6 Rebounding Margin -8.0 1.8 Blocked Shots 0.8 13.7 Assists 8.5 9.2 Steals 10.4 16.3 Turnovers 17.8 TOP PLAYERS LEHIGH LEADERS NJIT LEADERS Erica Prosser (17.1) Jessica Gerald (14.3) Points per game Alexa Williams (8.7) Rebounds per game Taiwo Oyelola (5.8) Erica Prosser (3.9) Assists per game Melanie Griffi n (2.3) Alexa Williams (.581) Field goal pct. Ivana Seric (.409) Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2009-10 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME TEN: LEHIGH VS NJIT • PAGE THREE TROYAN VERSUS NJIT NO PLACE LIKE HOME This will be Sue Troyan’s fourth game against NJIT Lehigh went a perfect 17-0 at home in 2008-09, a winning streak and the Mountain Hawks are undefeated against the that is the seventh longest in Division I. The Mountain Hawks Highlanders at 3-0. defeated opponents by a scoring margin of 16.5 points and held them to an average of 52.1 points per game. In 2009-10 Lehigh 2006-07 70-44 W is off to a 4-0 home start and will look to keep the streak going 2007-08 73-58 W tonight against NJIT. 2008-09 65-54 W DIVISION I HOME WINNING STREAK TROYAN VERSUS THE GREAT WEST 1. Connecticut 47 games This will be Sue Troyan’s fi rst game against the Grest 2. Maryland 44 games West Conference. Even though Lehigh has played NJIT 3. Stanford 34 games three times they were considered independent and 4. Lehigh 21 games didn’t join the Great West Conference until this season. 5. Duke 19 games 6. Oklahoma 17 games 7. Green Bay 15 games 8.Utah 14 games 9.Col. of Charleston12 games TCU 12 games Through 12/16/09 MOUNTAIN HAWKS INSIDER... • Get to know fi fth-year senior Ryan Ingalls..