Northwestern University Athletics
Sunday, November 10
Evanston, Ill.
2 p.m. CT
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Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics
Hot-Shooting Lehigh Upends Northwestern, 85-68
11/10/2024 6:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Williams posts double-double, Lau racks up 12 assists
EVANSTON, Ill. (November 10, 2024) – Visiting Lehigh (2-1) shot north of 50 percent from beyond the three-point arc, connecting on 18 triples, as it dealt Northwestern (0-2) an 85-68 defeat this afternoon inside Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Gallery: (11-10-2024) Women's Basketball vs. Lehigh
How It Happened
With the two teams knotted up at 4-4 early on, Casey Harter drilled a three to spark a 7-0 Northwestern run, a spurt capped off by a Kyla Jones layup that put the 'Cats up, 11-4, with less than four minutes gone. Lehigh responded with a surge of its own, rattling off 13 unanswered points, nine of which came from distance, to charge in front, 17-11. Melannie Daley knocked down a mid-range jumper as part of a quarter-ending 6-0 spurt for Northwestern that saw it pull even at 17-17.
Following another Jones bucket two minutes into the second frame, Lehigh went back to work from outside, connecting on four straight threes to establish a 33-21 advantage at the 5:39 mark. Taylor Williams muscled up an attempt inside to trim the gap to 37-27 with 3:22 to go, but Lehigh kept its foot on the gas en route to taking a 47-31 lead into the halftime locker room.
Northwestern looked to quickly chip away at its deficit coming out of the intermission, with another Harter trey and a Jones fast break bucket cutting the gap to 47-36 less than 30 seconds in. Scores on consecutive trips by Williams again made it an 11-point game, 53-42, before a Lau three saw the 'Cats claw within 63-53.
Lau's triple proved to pull Northwestern as close as it would get the rest of the afternoon, as Lehigh closed out its second win of the young season.
Inside The Box Score
- Bolstered by a 13-point showing during the second half, Williams paced Northwestern with 22 points (9-15 FGs, 4-8 FTs) and a game-high 11 rebounds.
- Williams put up the 29th double-double of her collegiate career, while also surpassing the 20-point mark for the 12th time.
- Led by Williams' effort, Northwestern enjoyed a dominant 44-20 advantage in points in the paint.
- Lau finished just three assists shy of matching her career high in the category, dishing out 12 helpers, while also adding six points (2-8 FGs, 1-5 3FGs, 1-2 FTs) and a career-high tying four steals.
- Lau, who was guilty of only one turnover on the afternoon, now has four career games of 10-plus assists.
- Fresh off a 28-point showing in Wednesday's opener, Jones finished with 11 points (5-9 FGs, 1-2 FTs) and three steals.
- Harter scored in double figures for the second time in as many games, chipping in 10 points (4-10 FGs, 2-5 3FGs).
- Lily Fandre led all scorers with 26 points (8-14 FGs, 6-9 3FGs, 4-4 FTs) for Lehigh.
Up Next
Northwestern hosts Utah on Thursday, November 14 in a 6 p.m. matchup that will be televised on Big Ten Network.
How It Happened
With the two teams knotted up at 4-4 early on, Casey Harter drilled a three to spark a 7-0 Northwestern run, a spurt capped off by a Kyla Jones layup that put the 'Cats up, 11-4, with less than four minutes gone. Lehigh responded with a surge of its own, rattling off 13 unanswered points, nine of which came from distance, to charge in front, 17-11. Melannie Daley knocked down a mid-range jumper as part of a quarter-ending 6-0 spurt for Northwestern that saw it pull even at 17-17.
Following another Jones bucket two minutes into the second frame, Lehigh went back to work from outside, connecting on four straight threes to establish a 33-21 advantage at the 5:39 mark. Taylor Williams muscled up an attempt inside to trim the gap to 37-27 with 3:22 to go, but Lehigh kept its foot on the gas en route to taking a 47-31 lead into the halftime locker room.
Northwestern looked to quickly chip away at its deficit coming out of the intermission, with another Harter trey and a Jones fast break bucket cutting the gap to 47-36 less than 30 seconds in. Scores on consecutive trips by Williams again made it an 11-point game, 53-42, before a Lau three saw the 'Cats claw within 63-53.
Lau's triple proved to pull Northwestern as close as it would get the rest of the afternoon, as Lehigh closed out its second win of the young season.
Inside The Box Score
- Bolstered by a 13-point showing during the second half, Williams paced Northwestern with 22 points (9-15 FGs, 4-8 FTs) and a game-high 11 rebounds.
- Williams put up the 29th double-double of her collegiate career, while also surpassing the 20-point mark for the 12th time.
- Led by Williams' effort, Northwestern enjoyed a dominant 44-20 advantage in points in the paint.
- Lau finished just three assists shy of matching her career high in the category, dishing out 12 helpers, while also adding six points (2-8 FGs, 1-5 3FGs, 1-2 FTs) and a career-high tying four steals.
- Lau, who was guilty of only one turnover on the afternoon, now has four career games of 10-plus assists.
- Fresh off a 28-point showing in Wednesday's opener, Jones finished with 11 points (5-9 FGs, 1-2 FTs) and three steals.
- Harter scored in double figures for the second time in as many games, chipping in 10 points (4-10 FGs, 2-5 3FGs).
- Lily Fandre led all scorers with 26 points (8-14 FGs, 6-9 3FGs, 4-4 FTs) for Lehigh.
Up Next
Northwestern hosts Utah on Thursday, November 14 in a 6 p.m. matchup that will be televised on Big Ten Network.
Team Stats
Lehigh
NU
FG%
.468
.452
3FG%
.545
.231
FT%
.900
.563
RB
35
33
TO
15
16
STL
8
11
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
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