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| Lehigh Mountain Hawks women's basketball | |||
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| University | Lehigh University | ||
| Head coach | Addie Micir (1st season) | ||
| Conference | Patriot League | ||
| Location | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | ||
| Arena | Stabler Arena (Capacity: 5,600 – Basketball) | ||
| Nickname | Mountain Hawks | ||
| Colors | Brown and white[1] | ||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1997, 2009, 2010, 2021 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1986, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2021 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 1986, 2009, 2010 | |||
The Lehigh Mountain Hawks women’s basketball team is a college basketball program representing Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Mountain Hawks are a member of NCAA Division I basketball, and compete in the Patriot League. They are coached by Addie Micir, entering her 1st season as head coach. The Mountain Hawks currently play their home games at Stabler Arena.[2]
History[edit]
Lehigh first sponsored a varsity women's basketball team for the 1974–75 season, just a few years after the university became coed. The team competed in the East Coast Conference from 1982–83 through the 1989–90 season. Muffet McGraw coached the team from 1982 to 1987 before becoming the head coach at Notre Dame. Lehigh is a charter member of the Patriot League, which began play in women's basketball in the fall of 1990. As of the end of the 2017–18 season, the Mountain Hawks have an all-time record of 571–599. They have won four conference championships in their history, including an East Coast Conference title in 1986 and three Patriot League titles in 1997, 2009 and 2010. They have made three NCAA Tournament appearances in program history and have lost in the first round all three times, losing 103–35 to Connecticut in 1997, losing 85–49 to Auburn in 2009, and losing 79–42 to Iowa State in 2010.[3]
Home Arenas[edit]
The team originally played its home games exclusively inside Grace Hall on Lehigh's main Asa Packer Campus. Upon the opening of Stabler Arena in 1979, Lehigh's women's team began playing select games at Stabler, while still playing a majority of their home games at Grace Hall. The program began playing its full home schedule at Stabler during the 1989–90 season. Through the 2017–18 season, Lehigh has compiled a 255–184 record at Stabler Arena.[3]
Records[edit]
Most Points Scored in a Match[edit]
In the 2023–24 season the team broke their record for the most points scored in a single game with 106 points scored against La Salle University.[4] This breaks the previous record held by Lehigh when Lehigh defeated Albright College 103–34 on Feb 3, 1977.[5]
Most Three Pointers in a Match[edit]
On December 7, 2023, in a match against La Salle University Lehigh scored 17 three-pointers which tied the Patriot League record.[6][7]
Year-by-Year Records[edit]
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Independent (1974–1982) | |||||||||
| 1974–75 | Barbara Lipkin | 2–5 | |||||||
| 1975–76 | Barbara Lipkin | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1976–77 | Annette Lynch | 13–7 | |||||||
| 1977–78 | Annette Lynch | 6–10 | |||||||
| 1978–79 | Annette Lynch | 10–8 | |||||||
| 1979–80 | Annette Lynch | 11–10 | |||||||
| 1980–81 | Maureen Frederick | 7–15 | |||||||
| 1981–82 | Maureen Frederick | 7–15 | |||||||
| East Coast Conference (1982–1990) | |||||||||
| 1982–83 | Muffet McGraw | 14–9 | 4–5 | 2nd West | |||||
| 1983–84 | Muffet McGraw | 13–9 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1984–85 | Muffet McGraw | 20–8 | 10–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1985–86 | Muffet McGraw | 24–4 | 12–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1986–87 | Muffet McGraw | 17–11 | 8–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1987–88 | Anne Sinnot-Skutches | 10–17 | 6–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1988–89 | Anne Skutches/Jocelyn Beck | 7–21 | 5–9 | 7th | |||||
| 1989–90 | Jocelyn Beck | 21–8 | 12–2 | 2nd | |||||
| Patriot League (1990–present) | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | Jocelyn Beck | 10–18 | 3–9 | 6th | |||||
| 1991–92 | Jocelyn Beck | 2–26 | 1–13 | 8th/Last | |||||
| 1992–93 | Jocelyn Beck | 1–26 | 1–13 | 8th/Last | |||||
| 1993–94 | Jocelyn Beck | 6–21 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
| 1994–95 | Jocelyn Beck | 3–24 | 2–12 | 8th/Last | |||||
| 1995–96 | Sue Troyan | 14–13 | 5–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1996–97 | Sue Troyan | 15–15 | 7–5 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 1997–98 | Sue Troyan | 11–17 | 4–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1998–99 | Sue Troyan | 15–12 | 6–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1999–00 | Sue Troyan | 13–16 | 6–6 | 4th | |||||
| 2000–01 | Sue Troyan | 16–14 | 7–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2001–02 | Sue Troyan | 12–16 | 8–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2002–03 | Sue Troyan | 12–15 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2003–04 | Sue Troyan | 13–16 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2004–05 | Sue Troyan | 19–10 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2005–06 | Sue Troyan | 10–18 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Sue Troyan | 11–19 | 5–9 | 7th | |||||
| 2007–08 | Sue Troyan | 18–13 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2008–09 | Sue Troyan | 26–7 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Sue Troyan | 29–4 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Sue Troyan | 21–11 | 10–4 | 2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2011–12 | Sue Troyan | 17–13 | 9–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 2012–13 | Sue Troyan | 14–16 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Sue Troyan | 13–18 | 5–13 | 8th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Sue Troyan | 19–12 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Sue Troyan | 18–13 | 10–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Sue Troyan | 10–20 | 5–13 | 9th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Sue Troyan | 15–15 | 9–9 | 4th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Sue Troyan | 21–10 | 12–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2019–20 | Sue Troyan | 19–11 | 10–8 | 6th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Sue Troyan | 10–6 | 7–5 | 4th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Sue Troyan | 19–11 | 11–7 | 5th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Addie Micir | 17–14 | 12–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2023–24 | Addie Micir | 17–13 | 9–9 | 5th | |||||
| Total: | 674–664 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Patriot League for the 2020–21 season was temporarily divided into three regional mini-conferences based on geography. Each team played a 16-game regular-season schedule which included four matches against each regional opponent.[8] As usual, listed standings position reflected by conference tournament seed.[9]
NCAA tournament results[edit]
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1997 | #16 | First Round | #1 Connecticut | L 35–103 |
| 2009 | #15 | First Round | #2 Auburn | L 49–85 |
| 2010 | #13 | First Round | #4 Iowa State | L 42–79 |
| 2021 | #13 | First Round | #4 West Virginia | L 53–77 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Lehigh University" (PDF).
- ^ "The Official Site of Lehigh University Athletics". Lehighsports.com. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ a b "Lehigh Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). www.lehighsports.com. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "Lehigh women's basketball scores record-breaking 106 to beat La Salle". The Brown and White. 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "Brown and White Vol. 88 no. 31 — 8 February 1977 — The Lehigh Digital Archives". bwarchive.lib.lehigh.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "Women's Basketball vs La Salle University on 12/7/2023 – Box Score". Lehigh University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "Lehigh Makes History in 106–60 Win Versus La Salle". Lehigh University Athletics. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "Patriot League Plan on 2021 Basketball Season Starting in January," Patriot League, Monday, November 9, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Women’s Basketball Championship Field Set (2.28.21)," Patriot League, Sunday, February 28, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
