WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES - GAME 8 2020-21 SCHEDULE January LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (5-2, 2-2 Central) 2 at Lafayette^ W, 81-75 (OT) VS. HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (4-3, 4-2 North) 3 LAFAYETTE^ W, 73-65 Jan. 24, 2020 - 12 p.m. 9 AMERICAN W, 79-70 Stabler Arena - Bethlehem, Pa. 11 AMERICAN W, 89-71 TV: ESPN+ (Matt Markus and Matt Kerr) 16 BUCKNELL^ L, 68-60 17 at Bucknell^ L, 80-66 23 HOLY CROSS W, 87-68 24 HOLY CROSS Noon 30 at Bucknell^ PPD 31 BUCKNELL^ PPD
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 MOUNTAIN HAWKS HOST RED-HOT CRUSADERS TWICE THIS 7 Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinals TBA WEEKEND 11 Semifinals TBA It was a rocky showing for Lehigh last weekend, dropping its first two games of the 2020-21 season, both at the hands of Bucknell, who are undefeated at 6-0 to start the season. The Mountain Hawks, who had won four straight to lead off the year are looking to snap a two-game 14 Championship TBA losing skid. The Mountain Hawks’ defense kept them in the first matchup against the Bison on Saturday at Stabler Arena, holding Bucknell to just five points in the second quarter, but a late run in the fourth gave the Bison an eight-point win in the end. The same couldn’t be said about Home team in BOLD CAPS Sunday’s defeat as Bucknell nearly came away with a wire-to-wire win, gaining separation and winning by 14. ^Mini-conference game Despite coming off the bench for the first time in three games on Sunday, senior guard Mary Clougherty once again had a strong showing with a team-high 15 points in the defeat. To start the year, Clougherty has notched five double-digit scoring efforts in her first six games. Sophomore Frannie Hottinger continued to showcase her offense as a consistent scoring option by adding 10 points and nine rebounds in the loss, nearly capturing her second double-double of the season so far. Hottinger, at 12.8 points per game, sits second on the team behind Clougherty. SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS Another Mountain Hawk averaging double-figures this season is freshman Mackenzie Kramer, who like Clougherty, has scored 10 or more points in all but one game this season. She is third on the team in scoring at 10.8 points per game and is second in the Patriot League for scoring by a freshman, just behind Holy Cross’ Bronagh Power-Cassidy (11.7). Contact...... Josh Liddick And though not a consistent scoring option, junior guard Clair Steele has done a lot of the little things well so far, especially ball distribution Office...... (610) 758-5043 where she is averaging 4.5 assists per game, second in the Patriot League behind Boston U.’s Katie Nelson (5.0). Cell...... (610) 554-5375 Against a hot Crusaders program at the moment, Lehigh has an opportunity to work out the kinks before taking on the Bison once again E-mail...... [email protected] in a crucial Central division battle next weekend, which could ultimately decide tournament seeding as the postseason inches closer. Press Row...... (610) 758-4903/4933 LAST GAME STARTERS WBB SOCIAL MEDIA
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STEELE WALKER HOTTINGER SEXE CLOUGHERTY 3 Jr. | Guard 10 Jr. | Guard 20 So. | G/F 34 Sr. | Forward 44 Sr. | Guard
PPG 7.9 PPG 7.6 PPG 13.6 PPG 7.6 PPG 13.4 RPG 3.1 RPG 2.6 RPG 7.0 RPG 4.7 RPG 3.4 Champions FG% 37.0% FG% 31.6% FG% 40.5% FG% 62.2% FG% 35.0% 1997, 2009, 2010 3FG% 33.3% 3FG% 27.8% 3FG% 29.6% 3FG% 22.2% 3FG% 33.9% APG 5.0 APG 1.7 APG 1.3 APG 1.9 APG 3.0 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 8: HOLY CROSS | 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 8: HOLY CROSS | PAGE 3 ALL-TIME VS. HOLY CROSS Lehigh are ready to face Holy Cross for the 72nd and 73rd times this weekend, the 2020-21 LEHIGH QUICK FACTS Crusaders leading the all-time series between the two squads, 46-25. GENERAL INFORMATION The Mountain Hawks fell in both matchups to Holy Cross a season ago, dropping a Location...... Bethlehem, Pa. 74-57 decision at Stabler Arena on Jan. 22, 2020 and a 65-62 final score in Worcester Founded...... 1865 by Asa Packer the second time around on Feb. 12. Undergraduate Enrollment...... 5,047 The last time out, Lehigh fell to the Crusaders after leading by 22 points with just over President...... John D. Simon three minutes to play in the third quarter. Holy Cross outscored Lehigh, 21-9 in the Murray H. Goodman Dean of Athletics...... Joe Sterrett final frame to come away with the come-from-behind victory. The Mountain Hawks Athletic Department Phone...... (610) 758-4300 swept the season series back in 2018-19. Historical Nickname...... Mountain Hawks SCOUTING THE CRUSADERS Mascot...... Mountain Hawk (Clutch) At this juncture in the season with just 10 games left in the regular campaign, there may not Colors...... Brown and White be a hotter team (besides Bucknell) in the Patriot League right now than Holy Cross. The Home Arena...... Stabler Arena (5,600) Crusaders, who started the season off 0-2 following tough losses to a very skilled Boston University squad, have rattled off four straight victories to enter the weekend with a 4-2 National Affiliation...... NCAA Division I record. Conference...... Patriot League Maureen Magarity, in her very first season at the helm of the program, has her team click- ing and in business, set to take on Lehigh in two very important matchups this weekend. 2020-21 TEAM INFORMATION The Crusaders are coming off back-to-back victories over Colgate, both at home. On Sun- 2019-20 Record...... 19-11 day, Holy Cross pulled off a nail-biting win over the Raiders, eeking out a 63-62 win. 2019-20 Patriot League Record/Finish...... 12-6/6th Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 8/6 It took clutch free throw shooting late in the contest from Patriot League Rookie of the Week Bronagh Power-Cassidy to give Holy Cross the edge, after she was fouled on a layup Starters Returning/Lost...... 2/3 and converted one of two foul shots with three seconds left to push the Crusaders to vic- Newcomers...... 6 tory. Fr / So / Jr / Sr...... 6 / 2 / 4 / 2 The freshman guard finished the contest with 16 points and eight rebounds while junior forward Oluchi Ezemma had herself a career day as well, finishing with 14 points and a career-high 17 rebounds. MEDIA RELATIONS Women’s Basketball SID Contact...... Josh Liddick Junior guard Avery LaBarbera had 14 points, six boards, four assists and a pair of steals while Magarity, who spent 10 seasons as the head coach at New Hampshire, registered her 150th Email...... [email protected] career win as a Division I head coach. Office Phone...... (610) 758-5043 Press Row Phone...... (610) 758-4903/4933 HOLY CROSS PROJECTED STARTERS Website...... www.lehighsports.com Pos. No. Name PPG RPG F 2 Oluchi Ezemma (Jr., 5-11) 9.3 8.8 Mailing Address...... 641 Taylor St. Bethlehem, Pa. 18015 G 3 Avery LaBarbera (Jr., 5-6) 13.5 3.5 apg G 13 Bronagh Power-Cassidy (Fr., 5-10) 11.7 4.7 G 15` Cara McCormack (Fr., 5-3) 10.5 2.2 G 42 Kelly Petro (Jr., 6-1) 4.0 2.0 apg Scoring Offense 76.4 65.6 THE MAGARITY FILE Scoring Defense 71.0 61.9 Maureen Magarity was named the head coach of the Crusaders for the upcoming 2020-21 season. She arrives on Mount St. James after spending the last 10 years leading the program at the University of New Hampshire, becomes the seventh Scoring Margin +5.4 +3.7 head coach in program history. Field Goal Pct. 40.5 39.6 Magarity brings a combined 21 years of Division I playing and coaching experience to The Hill, and has served as the head coach of the University of New Hampshire since 2010. The 2017 Kay Yow National Coach of the Year, she recorded 146 wins Field Goal Pct. Defense 43.1 43.5 during her tenure in Durham – the second most by a head coach in program history. Free Throw Pct. 80.2 66.0 The architect of a program-changing turnaround in Durham, Magarity made an instant impact upon arriving at UNH, posting 3FG Made Per Game 10.6 7.0 winning records in three of her first five seasons and leading the Wildcats to the program’s first winning season since 2005- 06. She would go on to take a program that won just 33 games in the four years prior to her arrival and guide it to a 93-60 3FG Pct. 35.1 32.7 record from 2013-18, including a combined 45 wins from 2016-18, the most victories in a two-year span in UNH’s history. 3FG Pct. Defense 31.4 34.4 In 2016-17, Magarity led UNH to a 26-6 record en route to an America East regular-season title, also marking the program’s first 20-win season in more than 33 years and the second-biggest turnaround in Division I that season. The Wildcats Rebounding 36.7 37.9 recorded a school-record 13 consecutive victories and won 19 of their final 20 regular-season games on their way to the Rebounding Allowed 41.6 34.1 program’s first title since 1985. For its efforts, the team was awarded its first WNIT berth since 1999. Magarity, in addition to being named the Kay Yow National Coach of the Year, earned 2017 America East Coach of the Year honors, and was a Rebounding Margin -4.9 +3.8 finalist for the WBCA National Coach of the Year. Assists 18.9 12.4 The 2017-18 season also saw great success, with the team going 19-12 overall. Both the Class of 2017 and the Class of 2018 posted 74-48 career records, marking the winningest senior classes in program history. In total, Magarity saw 18 all-con- Steals 6.0 7.9 ference selections in her time at the helm in Durham, including the 2017 America East Player of the Year (Carlie Pogue) and 2019 America East Rookie of the Year (Kari Brekke). Turnovers 11.9 16.0 Turnovers Forced 15.9 18.4 Magarity is no stranger to the Patriot League, having spent four seasons on the coaching staff at Army West Point from 2006-10, including the 2009-10 season as associate head coach. In Magarity’s four seasons at West Point, the Black Knights posted an overall record of 72-48, including a program-best 24-win campaign during the 2006-07 season. The Black Knights averaged 20 wins in each of her first three seasons on the staff, the best three-year span in program history. Her coaching career began at Marist, where she was an assistant during the 2004-05 season. That season, the Red Foxes 2020-21 SCORE BY PERIOD finished with a 22-7 record, the most wins in program history, and earned the regular-season MAAC title. Before joining the Army staff, Magarity also spent one season as an assistant at Fairfield. 1 2 3 4 OT Total Magarity played three seasons at Marist from 2001-04, serving as team captain her junior and senior seasons and leading the Red Foxes to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2004. She garnered two All-MAAC Second Team selections LEHIGH 140 122 152 108 13 535 and was a 2004 MAAC All-Tournament Team honoree. She earned two MAAC Scholar-Athlete awards (2002, 2004) and OPPONENTS 121 112 136 121 7 497 received the James Pizzani Award for dedication and loyalty as a senior. Magarity began her collegiate playing career in 1999-00 at Boston College, where the Eagles reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. 1 2 3 4 OT Total Magarity earned a B.A. in communications and public relations from Marist in 2003 before earning her Master’s degree HOLY CROSS 112 109 131 107 0 459 in public administration while at Marist in 2005. 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LEHIGH’S 1,000 POINT SCORERS IF LEHIGH BEATS HOLY CROSS... 1. Anne Tierney - 1,807 (1999-03) • Lehigh would snap a two-game skid and get to 5-2 on the year. 2. Sherie Androlewicz -1,699 (1986-90) 3. Erica Prosser -1,676 (2007-11) • The Mountain Hawks would snap a two-game losing streak to 4. Shawn Steward - 1,638 (1982-86) 5. Kerry Kinek - 1,571 (2012-16) Holy Cross dating back to the 2018-19 season. 6. Quinci Mann - 1,512 (2014-18) 7. Jessica DePalo - 1,466 (2001-05) 8. Sandy Hume - 1,357 (1986-91) CONSISTENCY IS KEY Alex Ross - 1,357 (2006-10) The Mountain Hawks have had their fair share of players sharing 10. Sara Ellis - 1,342 (2003-07) the wealth scoring the ball this season, with three players aver- 11. Camryn Buhr - 1,340 (2016-20) aging double-figures thus far, but none have been as consistent 12. Danielle Baldwin - 1,339 (1996-00) scoring the rock than senior guard Mary Clougherty. 13. Jeanne Mooney - 1,301 (1986-90) 14. Liz Feeley - 1,275 (1982-86) 15. Kelly Madden - 1,136 (1993-97) The Virginian has scored in double figures in five of her six ap- Anne Tierney ‘03 16. Emily Gratch - 1,122 (2008-12) pearances on the year so far and has notched 15 or more points 17. Katie O’Reilly - 1,067 (2011-15) on four separate occasions. Her 14.7 points per game mark so far 18. Lexi Martins - 1,050 (2013-16) this year is well above her career average of 5.1. 19. Jessica Mudry - 1,030 (1992-96) CAREER ASSISTS 20. Maureen Trigo - 1,024 (1996-00) MOVING UP THE CHARTS 1. Sherie Androlewicz - 581 (1986-90) Speaking of Clougherty, the co-captain reached a notable 2. Erica Prosser - 541 (2007-11) milestone on Sunday, with four 3-pointers became just the 10th 3. Jessica Mudry - 497 (1992-96) LEHIGH’S ALL-TIME REBOUNDING player in program history to reach 100 career 3-pointers. She 4. Claire Sullivan - 474 (2004-09) LEADERS passed former Lehigh teammate and current assistant coach 5. Shawn Steward - 471 (1982-86) Bernadette Devaney (99) to enter the Top 10. 6. Hannah Hedstrom - 410 (2016-20) 1. Anne Tierney - 1,129 (1999-03) 7. Hope Pellicane - 393 (1989-93) 2. Kerry Kinek - 960 (2012-16) Currently sitting at 102 career made shots from beyond-the-arc, 8. Sara Ellis - 369 (2003-07) 3. Lexi Martins - 881 (2013-16) Clougherty is 32 away from passing former teammate Hailey 9. Danielle Baldwin - 365 (1996-00) 4. Jen Siemaszko - 788 (1987-91) Pascoe ‘19 for ninth in program history. 10. Kelly Madden - 299 (1993-97) 5. Alexa Williams - 779 (2008-12) 6. Karen Lelinski - 760 (1976-80) 7. Camryn Buhr - 744 (2016-20) 8. Tricia Smith - 679 (2005-09) 3’s COMPANY 9. Sandy Hume - 647 (1986-91) The Mountain Hawks were lights out from beyond-the-arc in HIGHEST SINGLE GAME POINT TOTALS 10. Cameryn Benz - 641 (2016-20) Monday’s home victory over American. The team drilled a com- bined 16 3-pointers breaking the program record for 3-point- 1. 103 vs. Albright (W, 103-34) 2/3/77 ers made in a single game, a record set in 2008 and matched 2. 96 at Bucknell (W, 96-91 - 2OT) 2/16/00 in 2017. 16 also matches the Patriot League record set by Navy 3. 95 vs. Monmouth (W, 95-88 - OT 11/13/15 LEHIGH’S against New Mexico on Dec. 10, 2017. 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 94 at Army (W, 94-65) 2/1/20 6. 93 at Niagara (W, 93-73) 11/8/13 1. Sandy Hume - 1,357/647 (1986-91) A STAR IN THE MAKING 93 vs. Bucknell (W, 93-78) 1/13/90 2. Maureen Trigo - 1,024/504 (1996-00) Freshman guard Mackenzie Kramer was named Patriot League 93 vs. Bucknell (W, 93-77) 3/5/86 3. Anne Tierney - 1,807/1,129 (1999-03) Rookie of the Week two weeks ago for a stellar weekend in 9. 92 at Rider (W, 92-76) 2/10/90 4. Jessica DePalo - 1,466/639 (2001-05) two victories over American at Stabler Arena. She scored a ca- 92 at Rider (W, 92-78) 3/8/86 5. Emily Gratch - 1,122/510 (2008-12) reer-high 21 points with four 3-pointers in 26 minutes off the 6. Kerry Kinek - 1,571/960 (2012-16) bench on Saturday and followed that up with 11 points and three 7. Lexi Martins - 1,050/881 (2013-16) 3-pointers to beat the Eagles on Monday. 8. Camryn Buhr - 1,340/744 (2016-20) Kramer is off to a tremendous start to the season with five dou- ble-digit scoring games in her first six outings. CAREER THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS 1. Alex Ross - 286 (2006-10) FAMOUS FRIDA 2. Sara Ellis - 238 (2003-07) You may have seen a new puppy on the @LehighWBB accounts 3. Quinci Mann - 199 (2014-18) recently, as senior Mary Clougherty’s yorkiepoo, Frida has made 4. Erica Prosser -166 (2007-11) waves on social media as of late, being featured on Overtime 5. Carli Toliver - 158 (2000-05) WBB, as well as NBC Sports, garnering hundreds of thousands 6. Cat Nicholson - 147 (1999-03) of views in just a few days. 7. Mary Beth Bedics - 144 (1991-95) 8. Danielle Baldwin - 141 (1996-00) You could say life has definitely not been “ruff” for the cute pup in her newfound stardom. She even has her own Instagram ac- 9. Hailey Pascoe - 133 (2015-19) Erica Prosser ‘11 10. Mary Clougherty - 102 (2017-pres.) count now, @fridac44.
Lehigh Sports Communications | 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. | Phone 610-758-3174 | www.lehighsports.com 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 8: HOLY CROSS | PAGE 5 CAREER OUTINGS AROUND THE PATRIOT LEAGUE Frannie Hottinger was a one-woman wrecking AP TOP 25 (1.18)
crew over the weekend against American, scoring 1. Louisville (20) 12-0 710 PATRIOT LEAGUE a career-high 18 points in a victory on Saturday, but 2. North Carolina State (5) 10-0 680 3. UConn (1) 7-0 659 STANDINGS smashing it the very next game with 21 to lead her 4. South Carolina (2) 9-1 650 teammates on Monday. The sophomore wing is aver- 5. Stanford (1) 11-1 632 6. UCLA 8-2 545 Mini-Conf. Overall aging 14.5 points per game, second on the team. The 7. Maryland 11-1 533 NORTH W L Pct. W L Pct. Inver Grove Heights, Minn. native earned an honor- 8. Texas A&M 13-1 515 able mention this week from the Patriot League. 9. Baylor 8-2 499 Boston U. 5 1 .833 5 1 .833 10. Arizona 10-2 474 Holy Cross 4 2 .667 4 3 .571 11. Michigan 10-0 443 Army 2 4 .333 5 7 .417 12. Kentucky 10-3 420 13. Oregon 9-3 378 Colgate 1 5 .167 1 5 .167 PICKED FOURTH 14. South Florida 10-1 310 With 112 points, the Mountain Hawks were picked 15. Arkansas 11-4 266 16. Indiana 8-3 226 CENTRAL W L Pct. W L Pct. fourth in the Patriot League Preseason Poll by the 17. Ohio State 7-1 218 Bucknell 4 0 1.000 6 0 1.000 coaches, media and sports information directors an- 18. DePaul 8-3 217 LEHIGH 2 2 .500 5 2 .714 19. Mississippi State 8-4 198 nounced at the beginning of the season. The predic- 20. Gonzaga 12-2 162 Lafayette 0 4 .000 0 4 .000 tion slots them in a Patriot League semifinal matchup 21. Northwestern 7-2 115 22. Georgia 12-1 113 for the third straight season. 23. Syracuse 6-1 111 SOUTH W L Pct. W L Pct. 24. Iowa State 9-4 65 Navy 1 1 .500 2 5 .286 25. Tennessee 9-2 61 American 2 1 .667 2 3 .400 Lehigh was picked first heading into the 2019-20 Loyola 0 1 .000 0 3 .000 season and advanced to the semifinal round for the second consecutive year before the tournament was UPCOMING SCHEDULE canceled due the COVID-19 pandemic. COACHES POLL (1.19) Sunday, January 24 1. Louisville (30) 12-0 798 Holy Cross at Lehigh...... Noon 2. North Carolina State (1) 10-0 749 Navy at Army...... 1 p.m. SOLID GROUP OF ‘21’s 3. South Carolina 10-1 721 Loyola at American...... 4 p.m. Three members of the Class of 2021 signed their 4. Stanford (1) 11-1 710 Colgate at Bucknell...... PPD 5. UConn 7-0 697 NLI’s to join the Mountain Hawks for the 2021-22 sea- 6. UCLA 8-2 596 Lafayette at Boston U...... PPD son. Guard Kaylee Van Eps (Chaska, Minn./Chaska), 7. Maryland 11-1 595 8. Texas A&M 13-1 570 guard Ella Stemmer (Ann Arbor, Mich./Saline) and 9. Baylor 8-2 541 forward Meghan O’Brien (Centreville, Va./Chantilly) 10. Arizona 10-2 499 11. Michigan 10-0 477 will call Lehigh home next year. 12. Kentucky 10-3 474 13. Oregon 9-3 405 14. South Florida 10-1 306 2020-21 HONORS AND AWARDS 15. Indiana 8-3 301 COACHES 4 CHANGE 16. Ohio State 7-1 291 17. Arkansas 11-5 286 In July, it was announced associate head coach 18. Gonzaga 12-2 227 PRESEASON AWARDS Addie Micir had joined college basketball coaches 19. Mississippi State 8-4 211 20. Syracuse 6-1 195 Women’s Basketball Preseason All-Patriot League Team throughout the country as a member of the group 21. DePaul 8-3 166 Jade Edwards, American, Jr., G 22. Northwestern 7-2 145 Katie Nelson, Boston University, Sr., G Coaches 4 Change (C4C). Abby Kapp, Bucknell, Sr., G 23. Georgia 12-1 109 Avery LaBarbera, Holy Cross, Jr., G 24. Texas 9-3 82 Natalie Kucowski, Lafayette, Sr., F Coaches 4 Change is an organization that is found- 25. Missouri State 6-2 69
Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year: Natalie Kucowski, ed by college basketball coaches who are dedicated Lafayette, Sr., F to helping their student-athletes, their campus, and Patriot League Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll their communities. The mission of C4C is to provide Bucknell – 160 (15 first-place votes) Boston University – 145 (5) a platform that engages, educates, empowers, and MID-MAJOR TOP 25 (1.19) Lafayette – 121 LEHIGH – 112 evolves the collegiate student-athlete on issues of 1. Gonzaga (25) 11-2 765 American – 91 social injustice, systemic racism, and the power of 2. South Dakota State (2) 11-2 728 Colgate – 69 3. Missouri State (1) 7-2 714 Loyola Maryland – 62 voting in the endless pursuit of equality. For more Army – 59 4. FGCU (1) 9-2 673 Holy Cross – 58 information, visit coaches4change.org. 5. South Dakota (1) 9-2 649 Navy – 24 6. IUPUI (1) 8-1 617 7. Milwaukee 13-1 544 8. BYU 7-1 541 Player of the Week 9. Stephen F. Austin 12-2 485 1/6: Mary Clougherty, Sr., G, Lehigh 1/12: Jade Edwards, Jr., G, American 10. Buffalo 7-3 439 1/19: Tessa Brugler, Sr., F, Bucknell 11. Maine 11-1 414 12. James Madison 6-4 398 Rookie of the Week 13. California Baptist 12-0 377 1/6: Lauren Lithgow, Fr., G, Army West Point 14. Idaho State 11-1 345 1/12: Mackenzie Kramer, Fr., G, Lehigh 15. Ohio 6-5 320 1/19: Bronagh Power-Cassidy, Fr., G, Holy Cross 16. Central Michigan 7-4 291 17. Belmont 4-2 284 18. Drake 8-6 238 19. Drexel 6-2 205 20. Bucknell 6-0 177 21. UT Martin 5-3 146 22. North Dakota State 10-2 142 23. UC Davis 1-0 124 24. Bowling Green 9-3 66 25. Liberty 10-3 53
Lehigh Sports Communications | 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. | Phone 610-758-3174 | www.lehighsports.com 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 8: HOLY CROSS | PAGE 6 LEHIGH WHEN LEHIGH... TEAM GAME HIGHS Played at home:...... 4-1 By Month Played on the road:...... 1-1 January...... 5-2 Played at a neutral site:...... 0-0 February...... 0-0 March...... 0-0 Led at the half:...... 3-1 Trailed at the half:...... 1-1 By Day Was tied at the half:...... 1-0 Saturday...... 3-1 Sunday...... 1-1 Went to overtime:...... 1-0 Monday...... 1-0 Went to double overtime: ...... 0-0 By Time Scored 90 or more points:...... 0-0 Afternoon...... 4-2 Scored 80-89 points:...... 3-0 Evening...... 1-0 Scored 70-79 points:...... 2-0 Scored 60-69 points:...... 0-2 Scored 50-59 points:...... 0-0 Scored 40-49 points:...... 0-0 Scored fewer than 40 points:...... 0-0 Allowed 90 or more points:...... 0-0 Allowed 80-89 points:...... 0-1 Allowed 70-79 points:...... 3-0 Allowed 60-69 points:...... 2-1 Allowed 50-59 points:...... 0-0 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Allowed 40-49 points:...... 0-0 Allowed fewer than 40 points:...... 0-0 Shot 50% or more:...... 0-0 Shot 40-49%:...... 2-0 Shot 30-39%:...... 2-2 Shot under 30%:...... 0-0 Allowed 50% or more...... 0-1 Allowed 40-49%:...... 3-1 Allowed 30-39%:...... 1-0 Allowed under 30%:...... 0-0 Shot 50% or more 3FG:...... 0-0 Shot 40-49% 3FG:...... 3-0 Shot 30-39% 3FG:...... 1-2 Shot under 30% 3FG:...... 1-0 Outrebounded opponents:...... 1-0 Was outrebounded:...... 3-2 Tied opponent in rebounding:...... 1-0 Committed less than 15 turnovers:...... 4-2 Committed 15 or more turnovers...... 1-0 Forced 15 or more turnovers:...... 4-0 Forced fewer than 15 turnovers:...... 1-2 Committed more turnovers:...... 1-0 Committed fewer turnovers:...... 4-1 Tied in turnovers...... 0-1 Wears Brown:...... 2-1 Wears White...... 3-1
Lehigh Sports Communications | 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. | Phone 610-758-3174 | www.lehighsports.com 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 8: HOLY CROSS | PAGE 7 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) Mariah Sexe (25 pts., 10 reb.) SINGLE GAME RECORDS Lehigh won, 94-65 Frannie Hottinger (18 pts., 10 reb.) 1/23/21 vs. Holy Cross POINTS Allowed 90+ points Liz Feeley (3/5/86) 37 12/30/18 at Notre Dame (95) Notre Dame won, 95-68 Recorded a double-double (Pts., Asst.) 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 Mariah Sexe (25) Jessica Mudry (11/28/95) 10 1/23/21 vs. Holy Cross 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 Emma Grothaus (6) Ellen Silver (1/31/84) 10 20) 2/1/20 at Army West Point Lehigh won, 86-70 FG MADE Had two players with 10+ rebounds Made 5+ three pointers in a game Liz Feeley (3/5/86) 16 1/23/21 vs. Holy Cross Mary Clougherty (5) (Mariah Sexe 10, Frannie Hottinger 10) 1/2/21 at Lafayette FG ATT. Lehigh won, 87-68 Jessica DePalo (3/5/05) 29 Made 10+ field goals in a game Had two players earn a double-double Mariah Sexe (12) FG% 1/23/21 vs. Holy Cross 1/23/21 vs. Holy Cross (Mariah Sexe 25 pts, 10 reb. Katie O’Reilly (11/19/13) .875 (7-for-8) Frannie Hottinger 18 pts, 10 reb.) Adrienne Blount (11/20/05) .875 (7-for-8) Lehigh won, 87-68 Recorded 15+ rebounds in a game Cameryn Benz (15) FT MADE Played an overtime game 1/30/19 at Army West Point Quinci Mann (2/1/17) 16 1/2/21 at Lafayette Lehigh won, 81-75 Recorded 5 or more steals in a game FT ATT. Hannah Hedstrom (6) Mary Beth Collins (12/10/94) 18 Played a double overtime game 11/13/18 vs. Monmouth 11/24/12 vs. Monmouth Monmouth won, 62-54 THREE POINT FG MADE Recorded 6-9 assists in a game Alex Ross (12/20/08) 9 Clair Steele (8) Had at least four players in double-figures 1/11/21 vs. American 1/23/21 vs. Holy Cross Frannie Hottinger (21), Mary Clougherty (15), Megan Walker (11), Mackenzie Kramer (11) Recorded 10 or more assists in a game Lehigh won, 89-71 Hannah Hedstrom (11) 3/4/20 at Colgate Allowed a 20-29 point scorer 1/16/21 vs. Bucknell Taylor O’Brien (21) Hit a game-winning shot Bucknell won, 68-60 Camryn Buhr - turnaround jumper in the paint at American (1/11/20) Allowed a 30+ point scorer Lehigh won, 64-63 1/11/21 vs. American Jade Edwards (31) Lehigh won, 89-71 PATRIOT LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (as of 1/22) SCORING FIELD GOAL PCT FREE THROW PCT 3FG PCT 1. Edwards (AMER) 22.0 1. Ganpo (LAF) .727 1. Dixon (LOY) 1.000 1. Nelson (BOSTON) .500 2. Gatzounas (NAVY) 16.6 2. Durant (BOSTON) .700 2. O’Brien (BUCK) .929 1. Freeland (LAF) .500 3. O’Brien (BUCK) 16.5 3. Nelson (BOSTON) .589 3. Sanders (AMER) .923 1. Brodie (COL) .500 4. Nelson (BOSTON) 14.8 4. Edwards (AMER) .554 4. Lithgow (ARMY) .909 4. Johnson (BUCK) .450 5. Clougherty (LEHIGH) 14.7 5. Brugler (BUCK) .520 5. Ceppi (BUCK) .857 5. Ghavidel (COL) .390
REBOUNDING ASSISTS STEALS 3FG MADE 1. Kucowski (LAF) 13.8 1. Nelson (BOSTON) 5.0 1. Edwards (AMER) 3.8 1. Clougherty (LEHIGH) 3.2 2. Brugler (BUCK) 10.8 2. Steele (LEHIGH) 4.5 2. LaBarbera (HC) 3.0 2. Ghavidel (COL) 2.7 3. Ezemma (HC) 8.8 3. Ceppi (BUCK) 4.2 3. Green (NAVY) 2.6 3. Kapp (BUCK) 2.2 4. Edwards (AMER) 8.5 4. Brodie (COL) 3.8 4. Steele (LEHIGH) 1.8 3. Kramer (LEHIGH) 2.2 5. Fallon (ARMY) 8.1 5. Bohn (ARMY) 3.8 4. Johnson (BOSTON) 1.8 3. McCormack (HC) 2.2
Lehigh Sports Communications | 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. | Phone 610-758-3174 | www.lehighsports.com 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 8: HOLY CROSS | PAGE 8 STATISTICAL LEADERS (NUMBER OF GAMES) 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 1 3 - Steele 1 4 4 5 - Rice 1 1 10 - Walker 2 12 - Behar 14 - Eggenschwiler 15 - Kramer 6 1 1 20 - Hottinger 5 1 2 2 1 4 22 - Albrecht 24 - Vargas 25 - Grothaus 2 1 1 2 33 - Brown 34 - Sexe 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 44 - Clougherty 5 2 4 1 LAST TIME OUT FOR LEHIGH JANUARY 23, 2021 LEHIGH 87, HOLY CROSS 68 BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The Lehigh women’s basketball team is back in the win column, as the Mountain Hawks cruised to a 21-point victory over Holy Cross Saturday afternoon at Stabler Arena, 87-68. The win is Lehigh’s fifth of the campaign, improving to 5-2 overall while the Crusaders see their four-game win streak snapped and are now 4-3.
It was a career afternoon for senior forward Mariah Sexe, who posted a career-high 25 points and 10 rebounds en route to her first double-double of the season and of her career.
The Mountain Hawks also were extremely efficient distributing the ball with 27 assists as a team, most by the program in a single game since at least the 2013-14 season. Junior guard Clair Steele kept her average up with eight assists, while senior guard Mary Clougherty had six.
Holy Cross kept the score close in the first quarter, trailing by just one point with 4:26 to go after Bronagh Power-Cassidy hit two foul shots, but the Mountain Hawks went on a mini 5-0 run to take a six point lead with 3:30 left. An Anna Harvey 3-pointer made it a seven-point game and a Mariah Sexe layup with just over a minute left kept it at seven as Lehigh lead 23-17 heading into the second quarter.
Freshman guard Mackenzie Kramer started the second quarter off the way she finished the first with a 3-pointer to extend Lehigh’s advantage to 26-17. Freshman Maddie Albrecht powered herself to the rim, got the basket to fall and earned the foul for the 3-point play, extending the Mountain Hawks’ lead to 29-19 with 9:05 left.
Seniors Sexe and Mary Clougherty made the Crusader defense work in the later stages of the second frame, first a layup for Sexe and then a fast break layup by Clougherty off the steal. The Mountain Hawks took a 13-point lead, 39-26 into the media timeout with 3:57 to play in the first half.
Coming out of the timeout, the Mountain Hawks saw their lead dwindle by the hands of the Crusaders, as Holy Cross went on a 9-2 run after being down 14 points to being down just seven with 1:02 to go. Harvey converted on two shots from the stripe with 12 seconds left to take a nine-point, 44-35 lead into the locker room.
The Mountain Hawks shot the ball pretty well from the field in the first 20 minutes, shooting 42.9 percent (18-for-42) and held the Crusaders to just 25 percent (3-for-12) from beyond-the-arc.
Sexe was the hot hand to begin the third quarter, picking up four points in a two-minute span, tying her career-high in points with 14 on a layup with 6:37 to go to give the Mountain Hawks a 12-point cushion. She got to 16 points on the very next play, extending the lead to 14 points and then a 3-pointer with 4:43 left gave Lehigh a 57-40 advantage.
Lehigh continued to pour on the points with a 3-pointer from Kramer and a layup from freshman Jamie Behar to give the Mountain Hawks their largest lead of the game to that point at 22 points, leading 62-40 with 3:53 left in the quarter.
The Mountain Hawks ended up out-scoring Holy Cross, 25-18 in the third frame, as the Crusaders got a 3-pointer from Kelly Flaherty to fall at the buzzer with Lehigh leading 69-53.
The fourth quarter saw Sexe score six unanswered points to begin the stanza and got her total up to 25 and the Mountain Hawks’ lead to 19 with 6:17 to play.
Coming out of the media timeout with 4:44 left, the Crusaders were able to bring the deficit back down to 13 points, but the Mountain Hawks were able to continue to gain separation off five points from Frannie Hottinger and a layup from Katie Rice.
Making the first appearance of her career, freshman guard Fabienne Eggenschwiler drilled a 3-pointer with 54 seconds to play, ballooning Lehigh’s lead to 21 points as the Mountain Hawks held on to the 87-68 victory.
Three Mountain Hawks scored in double-figures led by Mariah Sexe with 25 points. Frannie Hottinger added 18 points while Mackenzie Kramer finished with 12. Sexe and Hot- tinger both recorded double-doubles with 10 rebounds each. Kramer led the way with four 3-pointers while Clair Steele led her teammates with eight assists.
Lehigh shot 48.7 percent (37-for-76) from the field and 30.8 percent (8-for-26) from beyond-the-arc. 54 of the Mountain Hawks’ 87 points were scored in the paint, while they scored 17 of them from turnovers.
The Crusaders shot 36.2 percent (25-for-69) from the field and 32 percent (8-for-25) from beyond-the-arc.
The Mountain Hawks had their largest lead of the game at 22 points with 3:53 left in the third quarter, while the Crusaders led by two with 7:52 remaining in the first. The lead changed twice and was tied three times. Lehigh led the entire game except for 43 seconds.
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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 premature- ly 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 consecutive 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 Tournament 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 second NCAA Tournament in school history. Lehigh finished the season with a 26-7 record, the best in Troyan’s tenure with the program, and the Lehigh head coach took home her second Patriot League Coach of the Year award.
In the 2004-05 season, Troyan led the team to 18 regular season wins – the second most in her tenure–and became the first Lehigh head coach to be named the Patriot League Coach of the Year. The Mountain Hawks have won ten plus games in all fourteen of Troyan’s seasons at the helm. She has guided her troops to three Patriot League final appearancses, as well as two berths in the NCAA Tournament (1997 and 2009). In 2001-02, Troyan passed Muffet McGraw as Lehigh Sports Communications | 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. | Phone 610-758-3174 | www.lehighsports.com 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 8: HOLY CROSS | PAGE 10 the all-time victories leader in Lehigh women’s basketball history and has surpassed 200 career wins. SUE TROYAN’S ALL-TIME RECORD Throughout her coaching career, Troyan has been used to her teams faring well. Her first five years as a coach were with Lehigh’s softball team. As the Year Team OVR PL NOTABLE head softball coach, Troyan rebuilt a program that finished 7-30 prior to her appointment. In her five years as head coach, she recorded a 107-87-1 mark, 1995-96 Lehigh 14-13 5-7 won three consecutive Patriot League titles and a Coach of the Year award. In 1996-97 Lehigh 15-15 7-5 Patriot League Champions 1996-97, the women’s basketball team laid claim to its first-ever Patriot League 1997-98 title under Troyan’s tutelage. Lehigh 11-17 4-8 1998-99 Lehigh 15-12 6-6 In Troyan, Lehigh has a coach who understands the importance of relating to 1999-00 Lehigh 13-16 6-6 her players, the experience of having played collegiate basketball and the knowledge of what it takes to be successful. 2000-01 Lehigh 16-14 7-5 In the season prior to Troyan’s appointment as basketball coach, Lehigh 2001-02 Lehigh 12-16 8-6 finished 3-24, and in the four previous years Lehigh had a combined 12-97 re- cord. In Troyan’s first season (1995-96), Lehigh finished 14-13, 5-7 in the Patriot 2002-03 Lehigh 12-15 9-5 League. In 1996-97, Lehigh set a then-school-record with seven Patriot League 2003-04 Lehigh 13-16 9-5 wins (7-5) and recorded its first-ever Patriot League Tournament victory and 2004-05 Lehigh 19-10 championship. By 2002-03, the team set a record with nine wins against 10-4 league opposition and showcased the Patriot League Rookie of the Year. The 2005-06 Lehigh 19-18 5-9 2004-05 squad surpassed that record of nine wins en route to setting a new 2006-07 Lehigh 11-19 5-9 record of 10 games, as Lehigh returned to the league tournament semifinals. In 2006-07, Lehigh’s top rebounder Jenny Callen ranked in the nation’s top 2007-08 Lehigh 18-13 9-5 ten by bringing down 10.9 rebounds a game. Under Troyan’s guidance, the 2008-09 Lehigh 26-7 12-2 Patriot League Champions 2007-08 Mountain Hawks held opponents to just 52.9 points per game, the 2009-10 Patriot League Champions fifth lowest total in the NCAA. In 2008-09, the Patriot League champions led Lehigh 29-4 13-1 the league in scoring (67.3 points per game), field goal percentage (.428), 2010-11 Lehigh 21-11 10-4 3-point field goal percentage (.346) and assists per game (14.4). Lehigh also 2011-12 Lehigh 17-13 9-5 set a school record for 3-pointers made in the season, sinking 196 as a team. In 2015-16, Lexi Martins finished as the nation’s leader in double-doubles (24) 2012-13 Lehigh 14-16 6-8 and ranked third in all of Division I with a 13.6 rebounds per game average. 2013-14 Lehigh 13-18 5-13 2014-15 Troyan has mentored the Patriot League Player of the Year three times in her Lehigh 19-12 9-9 career with the Mountain Hawks. Jessica DePalo became the first Lehigh 2015-16 Lehigh 18-13 10-8 player to ever win the award in 2005, and Erica Prosser took home the honor 2016-17 Lehigh 10-20 5-13 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, 2017-18 Lehigh 15-15 9-9 becoming the first player in League history to earn both awards in the same 2018-19 Lehigh 21-10 12-6 season. Troyan has also coached three PL Scholar Athlete of the Year award *Season canc. due to COVID-19 recipients including Anne Tierney (2001 and 2002) and Lexi Martins (2016). 2019-20 Lehigh 19-11* 10-8 2020-21 Lehigh 5-2 5-2 Prior to her latest coaching endeavor, Troyan served five years as an assistant TOTAL 26 seasons 406-346 205-168 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 1/3 vs. Lafayette Steele Walker Hottinger Grothaus Sexe 1/9 vs. American Steele Walker Clougherty Hottinger Sexe 1/11 vs. American Steele Walker Clougherty Hottinger Sexe 1/16 vs. Bucknell Steele Walker Clougherty Hottinger Sexe 1/17 @ Bucknell Steele Walker Kramer Hottinger Grothaus 1/23 vs. Holy Cross Steele Walker Clougherty Hottinger Sexe
Lehigh Sports Communications | 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. | Phone 610-758-3174 | www.lehighsports.com 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 8: HOLY CROSS | PAGE 12 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS - Scored five points with three assists and two rebounds in 11 minutes at Bucknell (1/17). BEFORE LEHIGH Harvey was a team captain who was Lakeville South’s all-time assist leader (376), including a school-record 139 her senior season. Also a member of the school’s 1,000-point club (1,191 total)…Three-time 4A All-South Suburban Conference team member…Two-time All-State honorable mention…Four-year member of the varsity team and three-year starter who averaged 13.3 points, 4.1 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game during her career…Member of the North Tartan AAU program… Lakeville South’s Athena Award winner as Best Female Athlete…Also a four-year letter-winner in tennis and senior captain, who finished with a 78-12 record, won Team MVP her senior season and was an All-South Suburban Conference Team selection…National Honors Society member and a four-year member of the STEM Academy program.Academic-All State selection in both basketball and tennis. ANNA HARVEY Finished in the Top 10 of her class with a 4.35 GPA. 1 HARVEY’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS So. · Guard · 5-7 · Lakeville, Minn. · Lakeville South CAREER HIGHS Points 5 Twice Rebounds 3 at Minnesota (12/21/19) Assists 3 at Bucknell (1/17/21) Minutes 11 Twice Steals 3 vs. Bloomsburg (12/3/19) Blocks - Field Goals 1 Six times FG Att. 4 vs. CCSU (11/18/19) 3-Point FG 1 Three times 3-Point Att. 2 Twice Free Throws 2 Twice FT Att. 3 at Bucknell (1/17/21)
2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points 5 Twice Rebounds 2 Twice Assists 3 at Bucknell (1/17/21) Minutes 11 at Bucknell (1/17/21) Steals - Blocks - Field Goals 1 Three times FG Att. 2 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) 3-Point FG 1 Three times 3-Point Att. 2 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Free Throws 2 Twice FT Att. 3 at Bucknell (1/17/21)
Harvey’s Career Stats
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2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 8: HOLY CROSS | PAGE 13 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS - Tied her career-high with eight assists for the second time on the year vs. Holy Cross (1/23). - Contributed six assists with eight points vs. Bucknell (1/16). - Set a new career-high for assists with eight along with nine points and three rebounds in another home victory against American (1/11). - Registered a career-high six assists in a home victory over American (1/9). - 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 CLAIR STEELE 3 Third Team All-NorCal by SportsStars Magazine…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 Jr. · Guard · 5-5 · Orinda, Calif. · 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. 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 8 Twice Minutes 32 Twice Steals 4 Twice Blocks 1 Seven 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 4 Twice Assists 8 Twice Minutes 32 Twice Steals 4 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Blocks 1 vs. American (1/11/21) Field Goals 4 at Lafayette (1/2/21) FG Att. 8 Twice 3-Point FG 1 Four times 3-Point Att. 3 vs. American (1/11/21) Free Throws 6 at Lafayette (1/2/21) FT Att. 7 at Lafayette (1/2/21)
Steele’s Career Stats
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CAREER HIGHS RICE’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS Points 4 Three times Rebounds 5 vs. American (1/11/21) Assists 5 vs. Lafayette (1/3/21) 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 Eight 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 5 vs. American (1/11/21) Assists 5 vs. Lafayette (1/3/21) Minutes 17 vs. American (1/9/21) Steals 2 vs. American (1/9/21) Blocks - Field Goals 1 Twice FG Att. 3 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) 3-Point FG 1 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 3-Point Att. 2 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Free Throws - FT Att. -
Rice’s Career Stats
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2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 8: HOLY CROSS | PAGE 15 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS - Second straight double-digit scoring effort against Amer- ican (1/11) with 11 points on three 3-pointers. Also added a career-best five rebounds and a career-high three assists. - Got back on track with a 15-point effort vs. American (1/9), where she went 6-for-8 from the field and 3-for-3 from beyond-the-arc. 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 tournament… 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 MEGAN WALKER championship title while earning All-Lake Conference honorable mention honors…Two-year captain and 1,000-point 10 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 for the North Jr. · Guard · 5-10 · Rogers, Minn. · Tartan EYBL AAU program. Minnetonka
CAREER HIGHS WALKER’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS Points 23 vs. Lafayette (2/8/20) Rebounds 5 vs. American (1/11/21) Assists 3 vs. American (1/11/21) 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 15 vs. American (1/9/21) Rebounds 5 vs. American (1/11/21) Assists 3 vs. American (1/11/21) Minutes 33 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Steals 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Blocks - Field Goals 6 vs. American (1/9/21) FG Att. 10 Twice 3-Point FG 3 Twice 3-Point Att. 8 Twice Free Throws 3 at Lafayette (1/2/21) FT Att. 4 at Lafayette (1/2/21)
Walker’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 8: HOLY CROSS | PAGE 16 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS - Scored eight points for the second consecutive game against American (1/11). Went 2-for-3 from beyond-the- arc. - Had a significant role in team’s win down the stretch, scoring a career-high eight points on five shots including two rebounds, an assist and a steal in 15 minutes off the bench vs. American (1/9). 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 JAMIE BEHAR 12 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. Fr. · Guard/Forward · 6-1 · Oceanside, N.Y. · Long Island Lutheran BEHAR’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS CAREER HIGHS Points 8 Twice Rebounds 4 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Assists 1 vs. American (1/9/21) Minutes 15 vs. American (1/9/21) Steals 2 at Bucknell (1/17/21) Blocks 1 Twice Field Goals 3 Three times FG Att. 5 Twice 3-Point FG 2 vs. American (1/11/21) 3-Point Att. 3 Twice Free Throws 2 at Bucknell (1/17/21) FT Att. 2 at Bucknell (1/17/21)
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2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 8: HOLY CROSS | PAGE 17 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS - Scored a 3-pointer in the closing seconds of her first career appearance vs. Holy Cross (1/23). BEFORE LEHIGH Eggenschwiler is an intriguing defensive-minded pros- pect 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 EGGENSCHWILER’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS CAREER HIGHS Points 3 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Rebounds - Assists - Minutes 1 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Steals - Blocks - Field Goals 1 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) FG Att. 1 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) 3-Point FG 1 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) 3-Point Att. 1 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Free Throws - FT Att. - 2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points 3 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Rebounds - Assists - Minutes 1 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Steals - Blocks - Field Goals 1 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) FG Att. 1 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) 3-Point FG 1 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) 3-Point Att. 1 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Free Throws - FT Att. - Eggenschwiler’s Career Stats
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2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 8: HOLY CROSS | PAGE 18 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS - Scored 12 points on four 3-pointers in a win over Holy Cross (1/23) at home. - Had 12 points and went 50 percent from the field at Bucknell (1/17). - Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week (1/12). - Scored 11 points with three 3-pointers in a victory over American (1/11). - Kept things rolling with a career-high 21 points vs. Amer- ican (1/9), leading all scorers. She shot 50 percent from the field with six made shots including four 3-pointers in the win. - Exceptional home debut, scoring 13 points with a trio of 3-pointers to go along with two rebounds and two assists in a home opening victory over Lafayette (1/3). 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 MACKENZIE KRAMER the gate. She is one of the best talents to come out of the state of Minnesota this year and will become sixth player 15 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 Fr. · Guard · 5-9 · on four occasions and was the Conference MVP once. She was a Top Five finalist for Miss Minnesota Basketball, a Saint Michael, Minn. · Saint Michael Albertville 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 CAREER HIGHS 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. Points 21 vs. American (1/9/21) Rebounds 2 Three times KRAMER’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS Assists 3 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Minutes 26 vs. American (1/9/21) Steals 1 vs. American (1/11/21) Blocks - Field Goals 6 vs. American (1/9/21) FG Att. 12 vs. American (1/9/21) 3-Point FG 4 Twice 3-Point Att. 8 Twice Free Throws 5 vs. American (1/9/21) FT Att. 5 vs. American (1/9/21) 2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points 21 vs. American (1/9/21) Rebounds 2 Three times Assists 3 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Minutes 26 vs. American (1/9/21) Steals 1 vs. American (1/11/21) Blocks - Field Goals 6 vs. American (1/9/21) FG Att. 12 vs. American (1/9/21) 3-Point FG 4 Twice 3-Point Att. 8 Twice Free Throws 5 vs. American (1/9/21) FT Att. 5 vs. American (1/9/21) 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 8: HOLY CROSS | PAGE 19 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS - Had second double-double of the year with 18 points and 10 rebounds in a victory over Holy Cross (1/23). - Nearly registered a double-double with 10 points and nine boards at Bucknell (1/17). - For the second straight game, broke her career-high scoring mark with 21 points on 50 percent shooting, along with two rebounds and three assists. Named a Patriot League Honorable Mention (1/12) for her weekend effort. - Scored a career-high 18 points with nine rebounds, two assists and a steal in a home victory over American (1/9). - 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 FRANNIE HOTTINGER in Minnesota Class 4A scoring during the 2018-19 season averaging 28 points per game…Member of conference and 20 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 grad- So. · Guard/Forward · 6-0 · Inver Grove uate with a 4.20 GPA, finishing with the ninth highest average in her class…2019 Athena Award winner representing Heights, Minn. · Cretin-Derham Hall her high school…Hugh Derham Senior Award winner for involvement in academics, athletics and service…National Honors Society and People Finding People Senior Member. CAREER HIGHS HOTTINGER’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS Points 21 vs. American (1/11/21) Rebounds 10 Twice Assists 3 vs. American (1/11/21) Minutes 32 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Steals 2 Twice Blocks 1 at Minnesota (12/21/19) Field Goals 8 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) FG Att. 18 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) 3-Point FG 3 vs. American (1/11/21) 3-Point Att. 7 vs. American (1/11/21) Free Throws 4 Three times FT Att. 6 at Lafayette (1/2/21) 2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points 21 vs. American (1/11/21) Rebounds 10 Twice Assists 3 vs. American (1/11/21) Minutes 32 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Steals 1 Twice Blocks - Field Goals 8 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) FG Att. 18 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) 3-Point FG 3 vs. American (1/11/21) 3-Point Att. 7 vs. American (1/11/21) Free Throws 4 Three times FT Att. 6 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Hottinger’s Career Stats
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2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 8: HOLY CROSS | PAGE 20 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS - Scored a career-high five points with four rebounds in 11 minutes off the bench in a win over American (1/11). Has made a 3-pointer in three consecutive games. BEFORE LEHIGH Albrecht is a decorated student-athlete from Billings West High School and is the first player in program his- tory 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 cham- pion 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. MADDIE ALBRECHT 22 ALBRECHT’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS Fr. · Guard · 6-0 · Billings, Mont. · Billings West CAREER HIGHS Points 5 vs. American (1/11/21) Rebounds 4 vs. American (1/11/21) Assists 1 Four times Minutes 16 vs. Bucknell (1/16/21) Steals 1 Twice Blocks 2 vs. Bucknell (1/16/21) Field Goals 2 vs. American (1/11/21) FG Att. 4 vs. Bucknell (1/16/21) 3-Point FG 1 Three times 3-Point Att. 2 vs. Lafayette (1/3/21) Free Throws 1 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) FT Att. 1 Twice
2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points 5 vs. American (1/11/21) Rebounds 4 vs. American (1/11/21) Assists 1 Four times Minutes 16 vs. Bucknell (1/16/21) Steals 1 Twice Blocks 2 vs. Bucknell (1/16/21) Field Goals 2 vs. American (1/11/21) FG Att. 4 vs. Bucknell (1/16/21) 3-Point FG 1 Three times 3-Point Att. 2 vs. Lafayette (1/3/21) Free Throws 1 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) FT Att. 1 Twice
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2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 8: HOLY CROSS | PAGE 21 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
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.
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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 Confer- ence Player of the Year…2018 First Team Star Tribune All-Metro…Three-time All-Metro East Conference selection… 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 EMMA GROTHAUS North Tartan EYBL AAU program. 25 Jr. · Forward · 6-3 · Mahtomedi, GROTHAUS’ 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS Minn. · Mahtomedi CAREER HIGHS Points 25 vs. Army (2/15/20) 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 12 vs. Bucknell (1/16/21) 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 6 vs. Bucknell (1/16/21) FT Att. 6 Twice
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 8: HOLY CROSS | PAGE 23 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 BROWN’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS CAREER HIGHS Points - Rebounds 1 Twice Assists - Minutes 3 vs. American (1/11/21) Steals - Blocks - Field Goals - FG Att. 1 vs. American (1/11/21) 3-Point FG - 3-Point Att. 1 vs. American (1/11/21) Free Throws - FT Att. - 2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points - Rebounds 1 Twice Assists - Minutes 3 vs. American (1/11/21) Steals - Blocks - Field Goals - FG Att. 1 vs. American (1/11/21) 3-Point FG - 3-Point Att. 1 vs. American (1/11/21) Free Throws - FT Att. - Brown’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 8: HOLY CROSS | PAGE 24 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS - Career day vs. Holy Cross (1/23) with a career-high 25 points, knocking down a career-best 12 shots. She also tallied a career-high 10 rebounds. Shot 63.2 percent from the field. - Tied a career-high for rebounds with seven, scored nine points in a victory over American (1/11). - Made a start and scored six points with a team-high six boards in a home opening victory over Lafayette (1/3).
BEFORE LEHIGH Helped lead East Ridge High School to is first ever Subur- ban East Conference championship and sectional cham- pionship titles…Honorable Mention All-State selection 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 MARIAH SEXE rebounder (967)…Presented with East Ridge’s Outstanding Player Award as a senior…Academic All-State selection 34 as a senior and graduated summa cum laude…Four year honor roll student. Sr. · Forward · 6-2 · Woodbury, Minn. · East Ridge CAREER HIGHS SEXE’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS Points 25 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Rebounds 10 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Assists 3 Four times Minutes 32 at Mount St. Mary’s (12/8/19) Steals 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Blocks 2 Four times Field Goals 12 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) FG Att. 19 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) 3-Point FG 2 Twice 3-Point Att. 4 Twice Free Throws 7 at CCSU (11/10/18) FT Att. 8 at CCSU (11/10/18) 2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points 25 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Rebounds 10 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Assists 3 Twice Minutes 29 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Steals 2 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Blocks 1 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Field Goals 12 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) FG Att. 19 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) 3-Point FG 1 Twice 3-Point Att. 4 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Free Throws 3 vs. American (1/11/21) FT Att. 5 vs. American (1/11/21) Sexe’s Career Stats
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2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 8: HOLY CROSS | PAGE 25 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS - Had a career-high six assists and a career-high two blocks in a victory over Holy Cross (1/23). - Registered double scoring digits for the fifth time in six games at Bucknell (1/17) with 15 points on four 3-pointers. - Scored 15 points with four rebounds and two assists including three 3-pointers to beat American (1/11). Scored the team’s 16th 3-pointer of the day, breaking the single game program record and tying the Patriot League single game record. - Named Patriot League Player of the Week (1/6) - Had second consecutive 20-point outing with 20 points on four 3-pointers with a team-high three steals in a victory over Lafayette (1/3) at home. - 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 MARY CLOUGHERTY Four year starter for Chantilly High School…First Team 6A All-State selection as a senior…2017 Regional Player of 44 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 Sr. · Guard · 6-0 · Herndon, Va. · Mention All-Conference selection as a freshman …Named the school’s Senior Female Athlete of the Year in 2017… Chantilly 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 CAREER HIGHS and officer on the English Honor Society…Three-time Character Award recipient and four-time winner of the Charger Outstanding Achievement Award. Points 24 at Army (2/1/20) Rebounds 8 vs. Villanova (11/16/18) CLOUGHERTY’S 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STATS Assists 6 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Minutes 32 Twice Steals 3 Twice Blocks 2 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) 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 Three times FT Att. 4 Three times 2020-21 SEASON HIGHS Points 23 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Rebounds 7 vs. American (1/9/21) Assists 6 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) Minutes 32 at Lafayette (1/2/21) Steals 3 vs. Lafayette (1/3/21) Blocks 2 vs. Holy Cross (1/23/21) 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 4 vs. American (1/11/21) FT Att. 4 vs. American (1/11/21)
Clougherty’s Career Stats
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LEHIGH 81, LAFAYETTE 75 (OT) LEHIGH 73, LAFAYETTE 65 Jan. 2 | Easton, Pa. | Kirby Sports Center Jan. 3 | Bethlehem, Pa. | Stabler Arena 1 2
LEHIGH 79, AMERICAN 70 LEHIGH 89, AMERICAN 71 Jan. 9 | Bethlehem, Pa. | Stabler Arena Jan. 11 | Bethlehem, Pa. | Stabler Arena 3 4
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BUCKNELL 68, LEHIGH 60 BUCKNELL 80, LEHIGH 66 Jan. 16 | Bethlehem, Pa. | Stabler Arena Jan. 17 | Lewisburg, Pa. | Sojka Pavilion 5 6
LEHIGH 87, HOLY CROSS 68 Jan. 23 | Bethlehem, Pa. | Stabler Arena 7
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