South Mountaineer Volume 38, Issue 15

              DID YOU KNOW?
Wrestling senior co-captain Jason
Kutz has won 17 straight matches this
season. The Lehigh record is 50 in a
row, set by Mike Caruso from 1964-67.
Winter Sports Schedules/Taylor Gym Update
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Men's Hoop Feature
Wrestling/Indoor Track Feature/Swimming and Diving
South Mountaineer
Volume 9, Issue 16
Lehigh University Athletics Weekly
January 24,1996
LU Women near the top
Showdown with Holy Cross this week for 1st place
By Michele Mount
Sports Communications Assistant
This is a big week for the
Lehigh University women's basketball team. The Mountain Hawks'
schedule includes a showdown with
arch-rival Lafayette on Wednesday
night and on Saturday, defending
league champion Holy Cross visits
Stabler. Lehigh, at 2-1 in the
Patriot League, is only one-half
game out of first place behind the
Crusaders.
"Every game we play in the
league is important," said head
coach Sue Troyan. "There is a lot of
parity, I don't think one team is
going to dominate like in the past."
Troyan is right. Each team has
at least one loss with three-quarters
of the games yet to be played.
The Mountain Hawks started
the week off right with an 81-57
trouncing of Columbia on Monday
night.
Kim Behrens scored a game-
high 19 points and grabbed 11
rebounds.  Kelly Madden chipped in
with 15 points, including a perfect 6-
of-6 from the foul line. Jessica
Mudry added seven assists and five
steals to go along with her eight
points.
With that win, Lehigh's ninth of
the season, the Mountain Hawks
equal the squad's combined win total
from the previous two seasons.
The turnaround of the women's
basketball program can be credited
to the up-tempo, pressure style
basketball and the team's new-found
confidence that have both been
implemented by the rookie coaching
staff.
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A tale of two seasons
37.8%
25.7%
66.3%
37.6
61.5
11.3
PG%
3-pt FG%
FT%
RPG
PPG
APG
1995-93
43.2%
29.9%
7i.7%
41.3
67.5
13.8
"When Coach Troyan took over,
she implemented a different style of
basketball to one that suited our
athletic ability," explains Mudry. "It
has really payed off for us and by
playing our game, we have gained a
lot of confidence in each other."
Although the Mountain Hawks
have achieved a lot of success this
Junior Kari Herzog plays tough man-to-man defense.
Ken White
year compared to the past couple of
years, they still want bigger and
better things to happen.
"There is definitely a sense of
urgency, especially for Jess and
Kim," claims Troyan. "They're the
two seniors, so they can't wait until
next year. We have reevaluated our
goals and definitely believe that we
have a good chance for making a run
for the league title, especially since
everyone is so competitive."
In last week's action, the Mountain Hawks defeated Colgate last
Wednesday night, 68-58, at Stabler
Arena. Lehigh led 31-24 at halftime
and fought off a tough Red Raider
comeback en route to the victory.
Behrens scored 16 points and
Mudry added 11 points, six assists
and grabbed a career-high 13 boards.
On Saturday, Lehigh suffered its
first Patriot League loss, 76-63, at
the hands of Bucknell in Lewisburg.
Once again, Behrens led the team in
scoring with 19 points and grabbed
nine rebounds.  Mudry and Madden
chipped in with 11 and 10 points,
respectively.
This is the week for Lehigh to
make its mark. If they keep playing
the way they have been, the Mountain Hawks will gain the respect that
they have earned.
Notes - Lehigh needs just one more
win to tie the most victories in a
season since joining the Patriot
League. The Engineers went 10-18
during the 1990-91 season.... In
Monday night's game against Columbia, Alysia Decker scored a career-
high six points, while freshman
Christine Lawlor, sidelined all season
due to illness, played in her first
collegiate game... As a team, Lehigh
leads the league in free throw shooting percentage (71.7%)...Jessica
Mudry is ranked among the best in
the ECAC in steals (5th- 3.4), 3-pt fg%
(5th- 37.1%) and assists (6th- 5.6).
Jessica Mudry is second in the
league in assists with 5.6 per game.
Saturday's
Schedule
Women's Tipoff: 1:00
Buses leave Packer Ave. at
12:15 p.m. & 12:45 p.m.
Men's Tipoff: 3:00
Buses leave Packer Ave. at
2:15 p.m. & 2:45 p.m.
Patriot League
Women's standings
League Overall
W   L W L
Holy Cross   3    1 11 6
Lehigh 2    1 9 6
Bucknell       2     1 9 7
Navy 2    2 14 3
Army 2    2 4 13
Colgate 12 5 11
Lafayette     0    3 2 12
Scoring
Adi Schneck
Becky Dowlii
Lauren Mane
Kim Behreri
Lori Perretta
Jessica Muc
Dana Gould
3Pg
ipg
>Pg
'Pg
Steals
KC. Vlah Bucknell 53  3.5
Jessica Mudry Lehigh   42 3.2
Becky Dowling Navy 51 3.2
Dana Gould Lafayette36 2.8
Chiar Sockel       Bucknell 36   2.4
Fjeld Goal Percentage
Adi Schneck       Navy 57.1%
Kim Behrens   Lehigh 51.3%
Becky Dowling   Navy 48.5%
Lauren Maney   HC 47.9%
Lori Perretta     Colgate 45.2%
ThreerPoM FG Percentage
Jessica Mudry Lehigh  41.2%
Alison Dietz       HC 25.7%
Assists
Kim Lynch HC 108 6.8
Jessica Mudry Lehigh   72 5.5
C. Jeanneret      Army      58 3.6
Kelly Madden Lehigh   43 3.3
Alison Dietz       HC 45 2.8
Free Throw Percentage
Kelly Madden Lehigh 79.7%
Keri Hollister    Bucknell 72.3%
Kara Crismale   Colgate 72.1%
Jamie Arundell Army 71.6%
S. McGowan       Bucknell 71.0%