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LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME NINE: LEHIGH VS. DUQUESNE Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. DUQUESNE DUKES (6-2) vs. LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (6-2) 13 at Lipscomb W, 77-60 STABLER ARENA (5,600) • BETHLEHEM, PA. 15 at Vanderbilt L, 54-90 18 FDU W, 75-45 DEC. 7, 2009 • 7:00 PM 20 ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) W, 75-63 24 at Binghamton W, 76-62 29 at La Salle W, 58-47 SETTING THE SCENE Dec. Lehigh will look to win its 21st straight home game tonight when Duquesne comes to 2 at Princeton L, 68-86 Bethlehem. After falling to Princeton 86-68 last Wednesday night, the Mountain Hawks 5 VILLANOVA W, 80-65 bounced back nicely and defeated Big East foe Villanova 80-65 Saturday night. The 7 DUQUESNE 7:00 PM Dukes are 2-2 in their last four games after starting the season with four straight victories. 18 NJIT 7:00 PM Duquesne dropped its last game to Robert Morris 69-61 last Tuesday night. The Dukes 20 at Bryant 2:00 PM will look to improve their all-time record over Lehigh to 3-0 in tonight’s game. 29 WAGNER^ 4:30 PM 30 IUPUI/ST. BONAVENTURE TBD Jan. LEHIGH’S PROJECTED STARTERS 2 AKRON 5:00 PM 5 at Penn 7:00 PM Pos. No. Name PPG RPG Notable 9 at American* 2:00 PM G 21 Erica Prosser (Jr., 5-7) 17.4 2.6 Second in PL in ppg. 13 NAVY* 7:00 PM G 45 Alex Ross (Sr., 5-10) 12.3 1.8 Needs seven 3fg. for 1st all-time 16 ARMY* 7:00 PM G 44 Tricia Smith (Sr., 5-9) 5.1 5.9 Had season-high 11 rebs vs Nova 20 at Colgate* 7:00 PM F 22 Emily Gratch (So., 6-1) 10.6 4.6 Third in PL in fg pct. (.556) 23 at Lafayette* 1:00 PM F 30 Courtney Dentler (Jr., 6-1) 9.8 4.9 Started two straight games 27 BUCKNELL* 7:00 PM 30 HOLY CROSS* 3:30 PM Feb. LEHIGH KEY RESERVES 6 AMERICAN* 7:00 PM Pos. No. Name PPG RPG Notable 10 at Navy* 7:00 PM G 25 Kristen Dalton (Sr/Jr., 5-10) 3.9 2.4 Had season-high 12 pts. vs Nova 13 at Army* 1:00 PM F 20 Ryan Ingalls (Sr., 6-2) 3.6 1.3 Avg. 8.5 mins this season 17 COLGATE* 7:00 PM G 33 Becky Guman (Fr., 5-8) 0.6 2.1 Avg. 13.4 mins this season 20 LAFAYETTE* 7:00 PM C 34 Alexa Williams (So., 6-3) 7.5 8.7 First in PL in steals (3.0) 24 at Bucknell* 7:00 PM 27 at Holy Cross* 1:00 PM Mar. 6-7 Patriot League Tournament LEHIGH-DUQUESNE SERIES at Holy Cross+ TBA This will be the third match-up between Duquesne and Lehigh with the Dukes leading 13 Patriot League Championships the all-time series 2-0. Duquesne won the last game in 2003-04, 61-52 and the other game at Highest Seed+ TBA in the series 64-48 in 2002-03. Home games in CAPS *Patriot League Game ^ Christmas City Classic (at Lehigh) +Patriot League tournament LEHIGH HEAD COACH SUE TROYAN MEDIA INFORMATION Sue Troyan (Dickinson ‘88) is in her 15th season at the helm, carrying a career record of 213-201. No other coach in Lehigh’s history has won as many overall games or Patriot Contact . Garrett Falk League contests as Troyan. She received her second Patriot League Coach of the Year Offi ce: . (610) 758-5101 Cell: . (716) 597-6806 honor in 2009 after she guided the team to 26 overall wins, and a Lehigh-record 12 wins E-mail: . [email protected] against league opponents. Troyan is also a former head softball coach at Lehigh, instantly Press Row: . (610) 758-4903/4933 turning that program into a perennial Patriot League power. Broadcast Info: Tonight’s game can be heard live on 91.3 WLVR (FM) and seen on Lehigh- IF LEHIGH WINS TONIGHT... sports.com with Steve Lomangino calling the v It would be Lehigh’s fi rst win over Duquesne. action. v It would give the Mountain Hawks 21 straight home victories. v Lehigh would improve to 2-0 verse the Atlantic 10 Conference this season. Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football Pa. • Phone 610-758-3174 2003 • Fax 610-758-4407 2009-10 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME NINE: LEHIGH VS DUQUESNE • PAGE TWO LEHIGH VS THE ATLANTIC 10 LAST TIME OUT FOR LEHIGH This will be Lehigh’s second game of the season against a team from the Atlantic 10 Conference. On November 29, the Moun- tain Hawks came back to defeat La Salle 58-47. The Brown and LEHIGH 80, VILLANOVA 65 White will be looking to win its fi rst ever game against the Dukes tonight. BETHLEHEM, Pa. - (December 5, 2009) – The Mountain Hawks LEHIGH VS ATLANTIC 10 boucned back strong from the Princeton game as they defeated Charlotte: 0-0 Villanova 80-65 on Saturday night. The win gives Lehigh 20 Dayton: 0-0 straight home victories and its first over a Big East school since Duquesne: 0-2 2006 (Syracuse). Five Mountain Hawks scored in double figures Fordham: 2-12 as Erica Prosser and Emily Gratch led the way 17 apiece. George Washington: 0-1 La Salle: 4-7 Massachusetts: 0-1 Scoring Leaders: Rebounding Leaders: Rhode Island: 0-1 Lehigh: Lehigh: Richmond: 0-1 Erica Prosser (17) Tricia Smith (11) Saint Joseph’s 1-8 Saint Louis 0-0 Emily Gratch (17) Courtney Dentler (5) St. Bonaventure 1-0 Alex Ross (14) Villanova: Temple 1-5 Kristen Dalton (12) Laura Sweeney (5) Xavier 0-0 Courtney Dentler (11) Assist Leaders: Overall: 9-38 Villanova: Lehigh: SCOUTING THE DUKES Laura Sweeney (11) Erica Prosser (5) Despite losing the two-time A-10 Defensive Player of the Year Amanda Swiezynski (9) Villanova: Kristi Little, the Dukes return every other player from last season. Kyle Dougherty (5) Like Lehigh, Duquesne is coming off its most successful season in program history, recording 20 victories and earning a birth in the WNIT. The Dukes are led by sophomore Alex Gensler who is leading the team with 14.5 points per game and 20 three-pointers. BY THE NUMBERS DUQUESNE HEAD COACH SUZIE McCONNELL-SERIO Lehigh Duquesne Suzie McConnell-Serio is in her third season at the helm of the Stat Category Stat Dukes, where she has earned a 41-29 record. The former WNBA 70.4 Scoring Offense 73.0 coach has helped turn around the Duquesne program as she 64.8 Scoring Defense 66.4 guided the team to a record 20 wins last season. The Dukes hosted +5.6 Scoring Margin +6.6 their fi rst ever post season game and set a program-high with .680 Free Throw Pct .685 2,208 points scored. .420 Field Goal Pct .459 .385 Field Goal Pct Defense .421 DUQUESNE PROJECTED STARTERS 58 3FG Made 57 Pos. No. Name PPG RPG .330 3FG Pct .404 G 1 Jaclyn Babe (So., 5-9) 6.0 4.4 (asst.) .306 3FG Pct Defense .339 G 0 Keri Pryor (Sr., 5-10) 12.0 4.4 38.9 Rebounding 35.2 G 12 Rachel Frederick (Sr., 5-11) 9.1 5.8 37.9 Rebounding Allowed 36.1 F 30 Samantha Pollino (Jr., 6-0) 10.4 4.9 +1.0 Rebounding Margin -0.9 F 2 Alex Gensler (So., 5-11) 14.5 3.3 1.5 Blocked Shots 4.9 DUQUESNE KEY RESERVES 13.4 Assists 16.1 Pos. No. Name PPG RPG 9.1 Steals 10.6 F 20 Kelly Britcher (Jr., 6-0) 7.8 1.9 15.8 Turnovers 20.0 G 24 Vanessa Abel (So., 5-5) 4.8 1.6 G 23 Jocelyn Floyd (Fr., 5-8) 3.9 3.3 TOP PLAYERS LEHIGH LEADERS DUQUESNE LEADERS Alex Gensler (14.5) Erica Prosser (17.4) Points per game Alexa Williams (8.7) Rebounds per game Rachel Frederick (5.8) Erica Prosser (3.4) Assists per game Jaclyn Babe (4.4) Alexa Williams (.581) Field goal pct. Kelly Britcher (.585) Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2009-10 LEHIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME NINE: LEHIGH VS DUQUESNE • PAGE THREE TROYAN VERSUS DUQUESNE NO PLACE LIKE HOME This will be Sue Troyan’s third game against Duquesne Lehigh went a perfect 17-0 at home in 2008-09, a winning streak and the Mountain Hawks have failed to record a vic- that is the seventh longest in Division I. The Mountain Hawks tory over the Dukes. defeated opponents by a scoring margin of 16.5 points and held them to an average of 52.1 points per game. In 2009-10 Lehigh 2002-03 48-64 L is off to a 3-0 home start and will look to keep the streak going 2003-04 52-61 L tonight against Duquesne. DIVISION I HOME WINNING STREAK TROYAN VERSUS THE ATLANTIC 10 1. Connecticut 46 games Sue Troyan contined her success agains the Atlantic 2. Maryland 43 games 10 conference by defeating La Salle 58-47 earlier this 3. Stanford 32 games season. She accounts for fi ve of Lehigh’s nine wins over 4. Lehigh 20 games the conference. 5. Duke 19 games 6. Xavier 18 games TROYAN ALL-TIME VS.