ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy women's basketball team will continue early season Patriot League action on Sunday afternoon with a road tilt at Lehigh. Hosted at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa., the Mountain Hawks (6-8, 2-1 PL) will go head-to-head with the Mids (0-14, 0-3 PL) beginning at 2 p.m. Navy will be on the hunt for its first road win at Lehigh since the 2017 season as it has dropped the most recent four meetings.

The Navy-Lehigh game will have live stats provided online, as well as be broadcast on the ESPN+ platform. ESPN+ is a subscription-based streaming service that requires patrons to sign-up for monthly or yearly plans prior to tuning into the contest.

Navy vs. Lehigh
The Mids and Mountain Hawks have met 67 times in a series that began on December 8, 1981 ... All-time, Lehigh leads Navy by one win, 34-33 ... The tight series is also split near evenly amongst venues as the Mountain Hawks are 19-15 at home versus an 18-15 advantage for the Mids in Annapolis ... Since the Mids joined the Patriot League in 1991-92, the series is slanted in Lehigh's favor, 33-30 ... Over the last ten matchups, Lehigh has a 7-3 edge over Navy, with the Mountain Hawks sweeping the three most recent season series in 2019, 2020 and 2022 ... Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the two programs didn't meet during the 2021 portion of the Patriot League season.
    Last 5 Games:
    March 2, 2022 (H): Lehigh 64 - Navy 42  
    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

Most Recent Navy-Lehigh Matchup: March 2, 2022 in Annapolis
The 2021-22 regular season concluded for the Navy women's basketball team as Lehigh knocked off the hosts by a final score of 64-42 at Alumni Hall. A slow start by the Mids and shooting struggles throughout left them unable to overcome a high-scoring Mountain Hawk squad that came into the contest averaging nearly 70 points a game.

Sydne Watts and Jennifer Coleman led Navy's effort as they combined for 27 of the Mids' points and 21 rebounds between the two of them. Watts finished with a game-high 16 points and seven rebounds, while Coleman challenged for a triple-double as she recorded 11 points to go along with 14 rebounds and eight assists. Coleman's double-double performance was the 20th of the season for the senior guard.

The action on Wednesday began fast as Coleman fed Ciera Hertelendy deep in the post for an easy layup just 15 seconds into the contest. The next time down the court, Lehigh hit a corner three-point to begin a 7-0 run over the next 6:55. A pair of free throws by Watts at 4:16 ended the Mids' scoring drought. With the score 9-6 in favor of Lehigh with two-plus minutes to go in the first quarter, the offensive output kicked into high gear as the Mountain Hawks went four-for-four from the field with a pair of three-pointers, while the Mids countered with layups by Hertelendy and Watts.

Ahead 19-10 through one quarter of play, Lehigh's hot streak continued over the opening two minutes of the second period as the Mountain Hawks hit two of their first three shots to break open a 15-point lead of 26-11 by the 8:13 mark. A lengthy shooting slump by the Mids saw the team go over four minutes into the second stanza without a successful field goal. The Coleman-to-Watts connection worked to get Navy back in the scoring column at 5:12. The same link-up occurred 60 seconds later when Coleman drove into the lane and kicked out to Watts for a three-pointer from the wing. That trey was the first of three straight unanswered baskets for the Mids as Sam Schofield and Morganne Andrews followed up with a three-pointer and layup, respectively. Now trailing by 11, 32-21 with 1:59 left in the period, Navy was unable to draw closer prior to halftime, as Lehigh increased its lead to 14 points at the break, 37-23.

Of note, all eight of Navy's successful field goals in the first half were assisted upon by Coleman.

For the second straight half, the Mids netted the first basket as Watts hit a turnaround jumper at 8:41 to make it a 12-point game, 37-25. Unfortunately, for the hosts, they were unable to close their deficit to less than 12 for the remainder of the contest as Lehigh broke out to a 21-point advantage with a 10-1 run over the next five-plus minutes. Trailing 47-26, Navy scored the final four points of the period courtesy of baskets by Watts and Lindsay Llewellyn.

The fourth quarter opened with eight unanswered points by the Mountain Hawks before Coleman recorded the first of her three field goals in the stanza at 6:55. In total, Coleman scored eight of Navy's 12 points in the fourth. Watts and Darryl Langford converted the Mids' two other fourth quarter basket as the score went final 64-42 for Lehigh.

For the game, Lehigh outshot Navy, 37.5 percent (24-64) to 22.5 (16-71) from the field, 24.1 percent (7-29) to 10.5 (2-19) from three-point range and 81.8 percent (9-11) to 72.7 (8-11) from the foul line.

Comparing the Teams

(2022-23 Stats)	Navy	Lehigh
Record / League-Only	0-14 / 0-3 PL	6-8 / 2-1 PL
Home /Away Record	0-8 / 0-6	4-3 / 2-5
Points Per Game	52.4 PPG	72.9 PPG
Points Allowed Per Game	70.9 PPG	70.7 PPG
Field Goal Percentage	36.3 %	42.9 %
3-Point Percentage	30.5 %	34.3%
Free Throw Percentage	60.9 %	80.0 %
Rebounds Per Game	37.1 RPG	36.7 RPG
Assists/Turnovers Per Game	10.9 / 19.2	16.4 / 15.4

Individual Leaders

(2022-23 Stats)	Navy	Lehigh
Points Per Game	Watts, 14.7 ppg	F. Hottinger, 20.9 ppg
Rebounds Per Game	Louridas/Samson, 4.8 rpg	F. Hottinger, 10.4 rpg
Assists Per Game	Schrader, 2.8 apg	A. Harvey, 4.4 apg
Field Goal Percentage	Samson, 46.5 %	F. Hottinger, 48.9 %
3-Point Percentage	Watts, 32.5 %	M. Kramer, 46.2 %
Free Throw Percentage	Watts, 79.5 %	F. Hottinger, 81.1 %

Last Time Out: Thursday, January 5 vs. Colgate
Navy was unable to get its offense in gear on Thursday night as it dropped a 64-34 decision to Colgate at Alumni Hall. Drawing within three points late in the first quarter, a lengthy 14-2 drought put the Mids in a double-digit deficit midway through the second period that the visiting Raiders never allowed them to fight out of.

The duo of Kate Samson and Sydne Watts paced Navy's offense as both players reached double figures, 14 for Samson and 10 for Watts. Morganne Andrews added to the Mids' list of superlatives on Thursday as she grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds.

The action started slowly on Thursday night as the teams combined for just six points over the initial four minutes of play, 4-2 in favor of Colgate. The score increased to 6-4 by the 4:16 mark when Morgan Demos muscled down an offensive rebound and immediately laid the ball in for a Navy basket. Four consecutive points by the Raiders helped the visitors build out a six-point lead before Watts ended the short run with a three-pointer from the top of the arc with 48 seconds left in the quarter. A basket on Colgate's final possession left the score at the end of the period, 12-7.

That late field goal by the Raiders kick-started a 14-2 run of play that broke the game open for the visitors to the tune of 24-9 by the 4:28 mark of the second quarter. A crisp bounce pass from Andrews to an on-coming Gia Pissott resulted in an easy basket for the Mids to end the squad's nearly five-minute scoring drought. Andrews facilitated Navy's next successful hoop as well, as she passed out of the high post to Maren Louridas for the freshman's first three-pointer of the game at 2:07. Louridas' basket made it a 28-14 game. Each team registered one field goal over the final two minutes to send the contest into halftime at 30-16. While Navy was held back by its 28.0 percent (7-25) shooting performance in the first half, a substantial 11-2 advantage in free throw attempts helped Colgate add eight points from the charity stripe.

A quick 5-2 run to open the second half by the Mids drew the host's deficit to 11 points, 32-21. A jumper and 'and-one' conversion by Watts started the streak before Samson spun around her defender in the post for a clean layup at 7:56. A strong 8-0 rebuttal by Colgate over the next 2:02 extended its lead out to a then- game-high 19 points. Back-to-back baskets by Samson and Watts on the ensuing two possessions positively affected the Mids' scoring effort and made it 40-25 by 4:51. Unfortunately, those were the final successful field goals of the quarter for Navy, who added just one free threw to its total. Through 30 minutes of action, it was 49-26, Colgate.

The Mids' offensive struggles carried on into the fourth quarter as the team netted only eight points over the final 10 minutes. The Raiders countered with 15 points of their own to conclude the game at 64-34. Of note, all eight of Navy's points came courtesy of Samson, who shot 4-6 in the period.

For the game, Colgate outshot Navy, 38.6 percent (17-44) to 29.7 (11-37) from the field and 72.2 percent (13-18) to 40.0 (2-5) from the foul line. The Mids had a marginal advantage in three-point shooting, 22.2 percent (2-9) to 13.3 (2-15).