ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Having clinched the eighth seed in the upcoming Patriot League Tournament courtesy of its win on Saturday over Colgate, the Navy women's basketball team will be looking to build off of that victory and take a winning streak into tournament action as it hosts Lehigh University on Wednesday night in the regular season finale for both squads. The Mids (8-19, 5-12 PL) will be readying itself for a first round matchup on Saturday, March 5 at home against the ninth-seeded Colgate Raiders. The matchup between the Mids and Mountain Hawks (18-10, 10-7 PL) on Wednesday is slated for a 7 p.m. tip-off at Navy's Alumni Hall. Media coverage will include live streaming on ESPN+ with audio available via WNAV.

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Parking / Shuttle / Ticket / Masking Information
Fans are reminded that the general public does not have access to drive their vehicles on to the U.S. Naval Academy. Fans may park at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and take a shuttle that will run every 10 minutes starting an hour before the game and will continue running until one hour after contest is completed. Fans 18 and over need a government-issued photo ID. Enter Gate 5 off Taylor Ave. to park at the stadium. Masks will be required for all spectators that attend games at Alumni Hall regardless of vaccination status. Additionally, all fans will be required to wear a mask during their trip on the shuttle. 

Coleman's Record Watch
Already Navy's single-season leader in points scored with 595 and most rebounds in a season with 289 caroms, Jennifer Coleman will turn her attention towards breaking into the top-10 of the program's record for most assists in one campaign. Currently with 128 assists this year, Kalen Kropa holds the tenth position with 132 helpers during the 2008-09 season. Additionally, she has her eyes on the seventh-best scoring season in Patriot League history as she trails Holy Cross' Amy O'Brien, who recorded 643 points in 1998-99.

Navy vs. Lehigh
The Mids and Mountain Hawks have met 66 times in a series that began on December 8, 1981 ... All-time, Navy and Lehigh have each won 33 games  ... The tight series is also split near evenly amongst venues as the Mountain Hawks are 19-15 at home versus an 18-14 mark for the Mids in Annapolis ... Since the Mids joined the Patriot League in 1991-92, the series is slanted in Lehigh's favor, 32-30 ... Over the last ten matchups, Lehigh has a slight 6-4 edge over Navy, with the Mountain Hawks sweeping the two most recent season series in 2019 and 2020 ... Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the two programs didn't meet during the 2021 portion of the Patriot League season.
    Last 5 Games:
    Jan. 19, 2022 (A): Lehigh 99 - Navy 65
    Jan. 15, 2020 (H): Lehigh 60 - Navy 53
    Jan. 2, 2020 (A): Lehigh 70 - Navy 40
    Feb. 2, 2019 (A): Lehigh 66 - Navy 55
    Jan. 6, 2019 (H): Lehigh 56 - Navy 38

Most Recent Navy-Lehigh Matchup ~ January 19, 2021 in Bethlehem
Taking on a high-scoring Lehigh team that leads the Patriot League in scoring, the Navy women's basketball team fell on the road by a score of 99-65 on Wednesday night. The host Mountain Hawks had answers throughout the 40-minute contest whether it was driving the ball inside or shooting from the outside and finished the game shooting 57.1 percent from the field versus a Midshipmen squad that was unable to counter back.

Jennifer Coleman highlighted Navy's individual performers on Wednesday as she challenged for a triple-double and finished with 26 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Sydne Watts joined Coleman in double figures as she netted 15 points.

Down early 11-3, the Mids fired back with three-pointers on consecutive possessions courtesy of long-range makes by Mimi Schrader and Watts. With the score, 11-9 at the 5:15 juncture of the first quarter, Lehigh extended its lead out to nine points down the stretch of the period as the Mountain Hawks closed on a 13-6 run.

Trailing 24-15 at the beginning of the second quarter, the duo of Coleman and Watts quickly drew Navy back within five points on back-to-back jumpers in the paint. The teams traded baskets over the next three minutes and the score advanced to a 36-28 margin at 5:47 when Sam Schofield hit a straight-away three-pointer as the shot clock was expiring. The fast-paced back-and-forth action continued in the second half of the period with Coleman leading the Mids' charge as she scored the team's final six points over the last 98 seconds. At the conclusion of the first half, Lehigh took a 49-36 lead into the locker room. As a team, the Mountain Hawks made 60 percent of their attempts in the opening 20 minutes.

Watts led Navy's early effort in the third quarter as she netted the Mids' first four points to help the visitors stay even with the Mountain Hawks over the first two minutes. With the score 53-40, Lehigh slowly and efficiently started pulling away with a 15-7 run to go up 21 at the 4:11 mark. The Mountain Hawks continued that pace and took an 83-52 advantage into the third quarter break. Four different Mids contributed points in Navy's 16-point third period with Watts and Coleman leading the way with six and five, respectively.

Navy continued battling in the fourth quarter and opened the fourth quarter with six unanswered points over the first 2:28 of the period. Down 83-58, the Mids kept chipping away as a jumper by Coleman and two successful free throw attempts by Savanna Lewis made it an 86-62 game with just over five minutes to go. Lewis added to her scoring output with a layup at 3:04. That basket was the final made field goal for Navy as the contest closed with a final score of 99-65.

For the game, Lehigh outshot Navy, 57.1 percent (40-7) to 36.2 (25-69) from the field, 40.6 percent (13-32) to 37.5 (6-16) from three-point range and 100.0 percent (6-6) to 81.8 (9-11) from the foul line.

Navy finished with a positive assist-to-turnover ratio with 13 assists and 12 turnovers. Coleman also headlined that statistical category as the senior guard assisted on seven made baskets.

Comparing the Teams

(2021-22 Stats)	Navy	Lehigh
Record / League-Only	8-19 / 5-12 PL	18-10 / 10-7 PL
Home /Away/Neut. Record	5-10 / 3-9	13-3 / 5-7
Points Per Game	56.0 PPG	69.8 PPG
Points Allowed Per Game	63.4 PPG	60.9 PPG
Field Goal Percentage	36.5 %	41.2 %
3-Point Percentage	29.0 %	32.6 %
Free Throw Percentage	66.6 %	75.1 %
Rebounds Per Game	35.0 RPG	38.5 RPG
Assists/Turnovers Per Game	11.2 / 14.6	15.5 / 13.6

Individual Leaders

(2021-22 Stats)	Navy	Lehigh
Points Per Game	Coleman, 22.0 ppg	M. Kramer, 16.3 ppg
Rebounds Per Game	Coleman, 10.7 rpg	E. Grothaus, 9.2 rpg
Assists Per Game	Coleman, 4.7 apg	C. Steele, 5.5 apg
Field Goal Percentage	Coleman, 41.4 %	M. Kramer, 46.0 %
3-Point Percentage	Coleman, 39.1 %	M. Kramer, 41.7 %
Free Throw Percentage	Coleman, 72.7 %	F. Hottinger, 81.8 %

Last Time Out, February 26 versus Colgate
Invigorated by a pregame ceremony to honor its Class of 2022, the Navy women's basketball team broke out to an early 8-5 advantage over Colgate and led for the ensuing 37:18 on its way to a 52-48 victory on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Hall. After an explosive first quarter in which the Mids recorded 19 points, the Raiders slowed down the hosts and drew within three points with two-and-a-half minutes left in regulation before Navy held on to clinch the win and the eighth seed in the upcoming Patriot League Tournament.

Though the Mids' three seniors, Jennifer Coleman, Darryl Langford and team captain Ciera Hertelendy netted three of the squad's first four baskets on Saturday, it was sophomore Kristina Donza, who spearheaded Navy to victory with a career-high 19 points. Donza's career day consisted of 6-of-8 shooting and five three-pointers to go along with three rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes of action. Coleman aided Donza's outing with 12 points and team-highs of eight rebounds and five assists. 

The early action on Saturday consisted of even back-and-forth play as the game was tied 5-5 before Navy crept out to a slight 8-7 lead by the 6:59 mark. After Langford scored the Mids' first basket and Coleman netted Navy's third successful field goal, Hertelendy made sure all three of the Mids' seniors were in the box score within the first four minutes when she hit for a spinning hook shot deep in the post at 6:40 to extend Navy's lead to 10-7. That basket was the beginning of an 8-0 run that spotted the Mids a 16-7 lead with 1:47 left in the first stanza. Less than a minute later, Donza netted her eighth point of the opening period to help Navy take a 19-9 lead into the quarter break.

After recording 19 points in the first quarter, Navy's offense struggled to get on track in the second period and had just a Coleman free throw to show for over the initial 6:35 of play. While their offense wasn't clicking in high gear, the Mids' defense held up and only allowed six points to the Raiders during that same span. With the score 20-15, Donza made Navy's lone field goal of the quarter at 3:25 when Sydne Watts fought for a tough offensive rebound and quickly passed to Coleman, who one-touched the ball to Donza for a 10-foot jumper. Trailing by seven, Colgate concluded the first half with a slow 5-0 run to make it 22-20 going into the locker room.

Following a three-point second quarter, Navy's offense got out to a more productive start after halftime. Donza almost immediately set a new career-high in points as just 73 seconds into the third quarter she hit her third three-pointer to give her 13 for the contest. The teams traded baskets over the next three minutes as the game stayed at a one-possession margin. With the score 27-24, Donza continued her hot stretch of shooting as she hit another three-pointer at 6:29 to put the Mids up six. The basket-for-basket trend picked back up and the game moved forward to a 34-30 score by 1:50. The Raiders closed the gap to just three points by the end of the quarter at 35-32. Navy played the final 8:16 of the period without Coleman after she picked up her fourth foul.

Held to just two points over the first three quarters, Watts kickstarted Navy's offense in the fourth quarter with a three-pointer from the wing at 8:16 to increase the Mids' lead to 38-32. This was the first of three straight made field goals for the hosts and Navy used this success to press out to an eight-point lead of 42-34 by the 5:58 mark of the fourth. A 9-4 run by Colgate, including a pair of three-pointer tightened the contest to 46-43 at 2:24. Donza capped her career day with her fifth three-pointer from the corner at 2:04. Directly after setting up Donza's trey with an extra pass, Watts kept up her strong level of play with a dynamic block of Morgan McMahon's jumper the next time down the court. Up six points with under a minute to go, Navy converted three free throws to clinch the 52-48 victory.

For the game, Colgate outshot Navy from the field, 35.2 percent (19-54) to 33.3 (19-57) and from the foul line, 66.7 percent (6-9) to 43.8 (7-16). Bolstered by Donza's hot shooting, the Mids ended with a 43.8 percent (7-16) to 26.7 (4-15) advantage over the Raiders from three-point range.