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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Boston University women's basketball will put its two-game win streak on the line when it travels to Bethlehem, Pa. to take on Patriot League foe Lehigh on Monday. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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BU (3-9, PL 1-0) will look to improve to 2-0 in the Patriot League after defeating Holy Cross, 66-49 on Friday in the conference opener as three Terriers scored in double figures and BU held Holy Cross to 30.0 percent shooting. Senior
Sarah Hope finished with a game-high 17 points and seven rebounds to earn Turnpike Trophy MVP honors. Junior
Sophie Beaudry added 13 points and six rebounds, while senior
Courtney Latham recorded 11 points, had a team-high eight rebounds and a team-high seven assists.
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Through 12 games, Hope leads the Terriers in scoring with 11.9 ppg. which currently ranks ninth in the conference while Beaudry is averaging 9.8 ppg and adding 6.2 rebounds, tied for tenth in the conference.
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Lehigh (5-7, 0-1 PL) will be looking for its first conference win after falling to Army West Point, 75-71 on Friday.
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The Mountain Hawks are led by all-league selection Quinci Mann who sits second in the PL in scoring (17.2 ppg). The junior also ranks second in free throw percentage (87.8), and is sixth in three-point percentage (.293). Junior Bernadette Devaney leads Lehigh in rebounding with 5.2 per game and also leads the team in assists (1.7 apg).
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The series between the two teams in tied 4-4, but the Mountain Hawks have won the last four meetings. Last season, the Mountain Hawks defeated the Terriers 73-66 at Case Gym.
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After Monday's contest, BU will next host Navy on Friday, January 6 at Case Gym beginning at 7 p.m.
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