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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES - GAME 10 2020-21 SCHEDULE January LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (6-3, 2-3 Central) 2 at Lafayette^ W, 81-75 (OT) VS. BUCKNELL BISON (7-0, 5-0 Central) 3 LAFAYETTE^ W, 73-65 Jan. 31, 2020 - 2 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 W, 83-62 30 at Bucknell^ L, 76-64 31 BUCKNELL^ 2 p.m. February 6 LAFAYETTE^ Noon 7 at Lafayette^ 2 p.m. 13 at Loyola 1 p.m. 14 LOYOLA 4 p.m. 20 at Colgate TBA 21 COLGATE 4 p.m. March MOUNTAIN HAWKS LOOK TO AVOID SEASON SWEEP AGAINST 7 Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinals TBA BUCKNELL 11 Semifinals TBA The Lehigh women’s basketball team seemed to have found its winning stride once again last weekend, cruising to two 14 Championship TBA dominant victories over Holy Cross at Stabler Arena. The victories marked the third weekend sweep of the season for the Mountain Hawks, improving to 6-2 on the season, Home team in BOLD CAPS the third best record in the Patriot League this season. ^Mini-conference game For Lehigh, it was the weekend of top performers as it got a career effort out of senior forward Mariah Sexe, scoring a career-high 25 points with 10 rebounds for her first career double-double against the Crusaders on Saturday. She also had 16 points and nine rebounds in Sunday’s win and was named Patriot League Player of the Week for her standout weekend. The Mountain Hawks also got a standout performance out of sophomore wing Frannie Hottinger, who scored 19 points with 10 boards on Saturday and a career-high 27 points on Sunday along with seven rebounds. Hottinger leads her teammates SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS at 15.3 points per game and seven rebounds per contest through the first eight games. Mary Clougherty was excellent as well over the weekend, doing many little things to perfection. She notched a ca- Contact ...............................................Josh Liddick reer-high in assists on Saturday with six, but on Sunday, scored 15 points with seven rebounds and a new career-high Office ..............................................(610) 758-5043 in assists with seven. Cell ................................................ (610) 554-5375 The Mountain Hawks are looking to improve to 7-2 to start the season in Patriot League play for the first time since the E-mail [email protected] 2009-10 season and 7-2 overall to start the year for the third straight season. Press Row .....................................(610) 758-4903/4933 LAST GAME STARTERS WBB SOCIAL MEDIA Website ..........................................lehighsports.com Facebook ............................... facebook.com/lehighwbb Twitter .............................................. @LehighWBB Instagram ........................................... @LehighWBB STEELE WALKER HOTTINGER SEXE CLOUGHERTY 3 Jr. | Guard 10 Jr. | Guard 20 So. | G/F 34 Sr. | Forward 44 Sr. | Guard PPG 7.8 PPG 7.2 PPG 14.4 PPG 8.1 PPG 13.0 RPG 3.0 RPG 2.4 RPG 7.1 RPG 5.2 RPG 3.7 Champions FG% 38.2% FG% 30.6% FG% 42.6% FG% 61.5% FG% 36.1% 1997, 2009, 2010 3FG% 37.5% 3FG% 29.2% 3FG% 30.3% 3FG% 18.2% 3FG% 33.8% APG 4.4 APG 1.6 APG 1.3 APG 1.8 APG 3.2 2020-21 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 9: BUCKNELL | 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 9: BUCKNELL | PAGE 3 ALL-TIME VS. BUCKNELL This weekend will mark the 90th and 91st all-time matchups between Lehigh and 2020-21 LEHIGH QUICK FACTS Bucknell, which dates back to Feb. 22, 1977. The Bison lead the all-time series, 46-43. GENERAL INFORMATION Bucknell has won 12 of the last 13 meetings against Lehigh since the 2014-15 season. Location ........................................................................................................Bethlehem, Pa. The Mountain Hawks have dropped seven straight to the Bison, most recently getting Founded ............................................................................................... 1865 by Asa Packer the victory on Jan. 11, 2018 at Stabler Arena. They have not won in Lewisburg since Feb. 20, 2013. Bucknell leads Lehigh in Patriot League play all-time, 37-25. Undergraduate Enrollment ..................................................................................... 5,047 President ....................................................................................................... John D. Simon Bucknell got the better of Lehigh in both matchups earlier this season, a close loss at Stabler, 68-60 on Jan. 16 and an 80-66 defeat in Lewisburg on Jan. 17. The Mountain Murray H. Goodman Dean of Athletics ...................................................Joe Sterrett Hawks are hoping to avoid getting swept by the Bison in the season series for the Athletic Department Phone ................................................................ (610) 758-4300 third season in a row. Historical Nickname..............................................................................Mountain Hawks SCOUTING THE BISON Mascot ........................................................................................Mountain Hawk (Clutch) Despite having its games postponed last weekend, Bucknell still comes into this weekend Colors ........................................................................................................Brown and White as the team to beat in the Patriot League, unbeaten at 6-0 through the first six contests Home Arena ...................................................................................Stabler Arena (5,600) of the year. National Affiliation ...................................................................................NCAA Division I In fact, the last games the Bison played two weekends ago were against the Mountain Conference ..................................................................................................Patriot League Hawks, both wins for the program. Bucknell comes into the weekend ranked No. 17 in CollegeInsider.com’s Mid-Major Top 25 poll and is currently ranked No. 26 in the NCAA Division I NET Rankings. Two more wins 2020-21 TEAM INFORMATION over Lehigh would all but guarantee the Bison the Central Division crown and one of the 2019-20 Record ................................................................................................19-11 top three seeds in the Patriot League Tournament, as they are currently two games up on the Mountain Hawks. 2019-20 Patriot League Record/Finish ............................................12-6/6th Letterwinners Returning/Lost .......................................................................8/6