Women's Basketball Lehigh Combined Team Statistics (As of Feb 29, 2016) All Games
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LEHIGH CHAMPIONS: 1997, 2009, 2010 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 29: LEHIGH AT COLGATE (17-11, 10-7 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (17-11, 10-7 PATRIOT LEAGUE) at Date Opponent Time/Result COLGATE RAIDERS (5-22, 3-14 PATRIOT LEAGUE) Nov. COTTERELL COURT (3,100) 13 MONMOUTH W, 95-88 (OT) 15 KUTZTOWN W, 81-51 HAMILTON, N.Y.• MARCH 2, 2016•7:00 PM 19 at NJIT W, 75-47 23 at Delaware State W, 83-49 25 SAINT PETER’S W, 74-42 SETTING THE SCENE 28 MONTANA (1) W, 80-53 The Lehigh women’s basketball team looks to close out the regular season on a high note Wednesday 29 VILLANOVA (1) L, 65-44 when the Mountain Hawks head to Colgate for a 7 p.m. contest. The outcome of the Lehigh-Colgate Dec. game, along with other league action, will determine seeding for the Patriot League Tournament. 2 SAINT JOSEPH’S L, 63-62 The Mountain Hawks have already locked up a home quarterfinal game Monday. A win at Colgate 6 at Illinois L, 76-67 would secure to No. 3 seed in the Patriot League Tournament. A loss would open Lehigh up to being 17 at Rider L, 61-60 (OT) 20 at Hampton W, 63-56 the No. 4 seed depending on other results from around the league. 30 at Army West Point* L, 63-39 Jan. The Mountain Hawks, 17-11 overall, are currently in a three-way tie for third place in the Patriot 2 at Boston University* W, 73-66 League standings with a 10-7 league record. Loyola and Holy Cross are also 10-7 in Patriot League 6 LOYOLA* W, 66-48 play. Lehigh looks to bounce back from a tough 69-49 loss to first-place Army Saturday night in the 9 AMERICAN* L, 59-55 Mountain Hawks’ most recent action. Junior Lexi Martins scored the 1,000th point of her career in 13 at Bucknell* L, 80-77 (OT) 17 HOLY CROSS* W, 61-58 the loss to the Black Knights and also led Lehigh with her 22nd double-double of the season behind 20 at Navy* W, 51-48 18 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Kerry Kinek followed with 11 points, while sophomore Quinci 23 LAFAYETTE* POSTPONED Mann chipped in seven. 27 LAFAYETTE* W, 82-74 30 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* W, 72-48 Martins leads the team for the season with 15.2 points and 13.9 rebounds per contest, a mark that Feb. 3 at Loyola* W, 76-68 ranks first in the nation. Her 22 double-doubles are third-most in all of Division I. Mann follows with 6 at American* W, 61-52 13.3 points per contest and a team-best 53 three-pointers. Kinek has chipped in 11.5 points and 8.2 10 BUCKNELL* L, 67-54 rebounds per game. As a team, Lehigh is averaging 67.4 points per game and shooting 40.6 percent 13 at Holy Cross* L, 77-71 (OT) from the field. 17 NAVY* L, 62-54 20 at Lafayette* W, 80-65 24 COLGATE* W, 83-74 LEHIGH’S PROJECTED STARTERS 27 ARMY WEST POINT* L, 69-49 Pos. No. Name PPG RPG Notable Mar. G 11 Taylor Campbell (So., 5-9) 1.6 0.8 Made first career start at Lafayette 2 at Colgate* 7 p.m. F 12 Lexi Martins (Jr., 6-0) 15.2 13.9 Leads the country in rebounds per game 5 PL QUARTERFINALS 7 p.m. G 20 Quinci Mann (So., 5-10) 13.3 1.6 Scored double-figures in 17 of last 21 games 11 PL Semifinals TBD F 34 Kerry Kinek (Sr., 6-3) 11.5 8.2 Three-time All-Patriot League 12 PL Championship TBD G 35 Amina Affini Sr., 6-0) 6.1 2.7 Career-high 15 pts. vs. Kutz. and Del. St. Today’s game in bold LEHIGH’S KEY RESERVES Home games in CAPS Pos. No. Name PPG RPG Notable *Patriot League Game G 5 Elizabeth Jordan (Sr., 5-10) 3.9 1.0 Career-high 17 points at Boston Univ. (1) Christmas City Classic (Bethlehem, Pa.) G 15 Bernadette Devaney (So., 5-8) 3.7 0.8 Career-high 12 points vs. Colgate All times Eastern F 22 Elizabeth Sharlow (Sr., 6-2) 5.9 4.1 Team-best 48.7 FG% G 23 Kari Moffat (Jr., 5-6) 0.1 0.1 41 career appearances MEDIA INFORMATION G 25 Kayla Burton (Jr., 5-8) 2.8 1.3 Ranks fourth on the team with 50 assists G 33 Hailey Pascoe (Fr., 5-9) 3.5 2.3 Career-high 9 points vs. Navy and BU Contact . Chelsea Vielhauer F 44 Mae Williams (So., 6-0) 0.9 0.7 Career-high 12 minutes at Bucknell Office: ......................(610) 758-5101 Cell: .......................(610) 937-4035 IF LEHIGH BEATS COLGATE E-mail: [email protected] Lehigh would finish the regular season with an 11-6 league record, marking the most league Press Row:. (610) 758-4903/4933 wins since the 2009-10 season when the Mountain Hawks went 13-1 in league action en Broadcast Info: route to winning the Patriot League Championship. Online Video: Patriot League Network Lehigh would secure the No. 3 in the Patriot League Tournament. Radio: ESPN Radio of the Lehigh Valley with Matt The Mountain Hawks would wrap up the regular season with an 18-11 overall record. Markus. Pregame coverage begins at 6:45 p.m. LEHIGH HEAD COACH SUE TROYAN Lehigh Online: Sue Troyan (Dickinson ‘88) is in her 21st season at the helm, carrying a career record of 335-283 Website - Lehighsports.com Facebook - facebook.com/LehighWBB1 into today’s game and has turned the Lehigh program into a perennial Patriot League power. Twitter - @LehighWBB A two-time Patriot League Coach of the Year, Troyan guided Lehigh to 19 wins and a Patriot Instagram - Lehigh_sports League Championship appearance last season. In the previous six years, Troyan led Lehigh to a combined 120-69 (55-33 PL) record which included a pair of Patriot League Championships and NCAA Tournament berths. Lehigh Athletic MediaExperience Relations • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, Bethlehem, Football Pa. • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 2015-16 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 29: LEHIGH AT COLGATE• PAGE 2 ALL-TIME VS. COLGATE SCOUTING THE RAIDERS Lehigh aims to complete the season sweep of the Raiders after defeating Colgate sits in a two-way tie for last place in the Patriot League stand- Colgate 83-74 last Wednesday inside Stabler Arena. ings with a 3-14 league record that is part of a 5-22 overall mark. The Mountain Hawks used a 17-3 third-quarter run to pull away from The Raiders are coming off a 70-55 win over Lafayette Saturday. Col- the Raiders and keep the lead for good. Four Mountain Hawks scored in gate started the contest shooting just 1-for-14 from the field, but rallied double-figures for the first time since Jan. 13 as junior Lexi Martins led to shoot 38.5 percent for the game. Josie Stockill led Colgate with 18 the team with her 21st double-double of the season. Martins finished the points and 16 rebounds, while Katie Curtis chipped in 15 points and game with 19 points and 14 rebounds thanks to a 6-for-8 showing from Paige Krifcher followed with 10. Colgate completed the season sweep the field and 7-for-10 effort from the free throw line. Sophomore Quinci of Lafayette with the win. The Raiders’ other league victory was against Mann also contributed 19 points, while classmate Bernadette Devaney Boston University (72-63) on Jan. 20. added a career-high 12 points. Senior Elizabeth Sharlow tallied 10 points and six rebounds. Senior Kerry Kinek added nine points, while sophomore Kriftcher and Stockill lead Colgate for the season with 12.2 points per Taylor Campbell posted a career-high eight in Lehigh’s balanced scoring game, while Curtis follows with 9.0 points per contest. Stockill has also chipped in 7.3 rebounds per game. attack. Colgate was led by Ariel Etheridge with 21 points and Katie Curtis with 17 points. As a team, the Raiders average 57.2 points per game and are shooting 34.2 percent from the field, 28.1 percent from three-point range and Lehigh finished the game shooting 44.4 percent (24-for-54) from the field, 73.2 percent from the free throw line. Colgate has been outscored by an 38.9 percent (7-for-18) from three-point range and 82.4 percent (28-for- average of 11.5 points per game this season and the Raiders hold a -4.9 34) from the free throw line. The Mountain Hawks held a 41-38 rebound rebound margin. advantage. SERIES HISTORY COLGATE PROJECTED STARTERS COLGATE Pos. No. Name PPG RPG Overall: Lehigh, 37-24 G 12 Ariel Etheridge (So., 5-8) 6.4 2.5 Last Meeting: Feb. 24, 2016 - Lehigh 83-74 G 13 Katie Curtis (Jr., 5-6) 9.0 2.7 Current Streak: Lehigh 1 G 14 Paige Kriftcher (Sr., 5-9) 12.2 3.0 Largest Lehigh Win: 31 points, 80-49, Feb. 17, 2010 F 25 Josie Stockill (Sr., 6-3) 12.2 7.3 Largest Colgate Win: 29 points,74-45, Feb. 13, 1991 F 33 Julia Barcello (So., 6-0) 1.2 4.0 Against Colgate on the Road (regular season only): 15-12 Previous Five Meetings: COLGATE KEY RESERVES Feb. 24, 2016 (Home) Lehigh 83-74 Pos.