Lehigh Mountain Hawks women's basketball

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College basketball team

Lehigh Mountain Hawks
women's basketball

2024–25 Lehigh Mountain Hawks women's basketball team

University

Lehigh University

Head coach

Addie Micir (3rd season)

Conference

Patriot League

Location

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Arena

Stabler Arena
(capacity: 5,600 – Basketball)

Nickname

Mountain Hawks

Colors

Brown and white

NCAA tournament appearances

1997, 2009, 2010, 2021

Conference tournament champions

1986, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2021

Conference regular season champions

1986, 2009, 2010

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks women’s basketball team is a college basketball program representing Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Mountain Hawks are a member of NCAA Division I basketball, and compete in the Patriot League. They are coached by Addie Micir, entering her 3rd season as head coach. The Mountain Hawks currently play their home games at Stabler Arena.

History

Lehigh first sponsored a varsity women's basketball team for the 1974–75 season, just a few years after the university became coed. The team competed in the East Coast Conference from 1982–83 through the 1989–90 season. Muffet McGraw coached the team from 1982 to 1987 before becoming the head coach at Notre Dame. Lehigh is a charter member of the Patriot League, which began play in women's basketball in the fall of 1990. As of the end of the 2017–18 season, the Mountain Hawks have an all-time record of 571–599. They have won four conference championships in their history, including an East Coast Conference title in 1986 and three Patriot League titles in 1997, 2009 and 2010. They have made three NCAA Tournament appearances in program history and have lost in the first round all three times, losing 103–35 to Connecticut in 1997, losing 85–49 to Auburn in 2009, and losing 79–42 to Iowa State in 2010.

Home Arenas

The team originally played its home games exclusively inside Grace Hall on Lehigh's main Asa Packer Campus. Upon the opening of Stabler Arena in 1979, Lehigh's women's team began playing select games at Stabler, while still playing a majority of their home games at Grace Hall. The program began playing its full home schedule at Stabler during the 1989–90 season. Through the 2017–18 season, Lehigh has compiled a 255–184 record at Stabler Arena.

Records

Most Points Scored in a Match

In the 2023–24 season the team broke their record for the most points scored in a single game with 106 points scored against La Salle University. This breaks the previous record held by Lehigh when Lehigh defeated Albright College 103–34 on Feb 3, 1977.

Most Three Pointers in a Match

On December 7, 2023, in a match against La Salle University Lehigh scored 17 three-pointers which tied the Patriot League record.

Year-by-Year Records

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Independent (1974–1982)
1974–75	Barbara Lipkin	2–5
1975–76	Barbara Lipkin	6–4
1976–77	Annette Lynch	13–7
1977–78	Annette Lynch	6–10
1978–79	Annette Lynch	10–8
1979–80	Annette Lynch	11–10
1980–81	Maureen Frederick	7–15
1981–82	Maureen Frederick	7–15
East Coast Conference (1982–1990)
1982–83	Muffet McGraw	14–9	4–5	2nd West
1983–84	Muffet McGraw	13–9	4–4	6th
1984–85	Muffet McGraw	20–8	10–4	3rd
1985–86	Muffet McGraw	24–4	12–2	1st
1986–87	Muffet McGraw	17–11	8–6	3rd
1987–88	Anne Sinnot-Skutches	10–17	6–8	6th
1988–89	Anne Skutches/Jocelyn Beck	7–21	5–9	7th
1989–90	Jocelyn Beck	21–8	12–2	2nd
Patriot League (1990–present)
1990–91	Jocelyn Beck	10–18	3–9	6th
1991–92	Jocelyn Beck	2–26	1–13	8th/Last
1992–93	Jocelyn Beck	1–26	1–13	8th/Last
1993–94	Jocelyn Beck	6–21	4–10	7th
1994–95	Jocelyn Beck	3–24	2–12	8th/Last
1995–96	Sue Troyan	14–13	5–7	4th
1996–97	Sue Troyan	15–15	7–5	3rd	NCAA Division I Round of 64
1997–98	Sue Troyan	11–17	4–8	5th
1998–99	Sue Troyan	15–12	6–6	4th
1999–00	Sue Troyan	13–16	6–6	4th
2000–01	Sue Troyan	16–14	7–5	3rd
2001–02	Sue Troyan	12–16	8–6	3rd
2002–03	Sue Troyan	12–15	9–5	3rd
2003–04	Sue Troyan	13–16	9–5	3rd
2004–05	Sue Troyan	19–10	10–4	2nd
2005–06	Sue Troyan	10–18	5–9	6th
2006–07	Sue Troyan	11–19	5–9	7th
2007–08	Sue Troyan	18–13	9–5	3rd
2008–09	Sue Troyan	26–7	12–2	1st	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2009–10	Sue Troyan	29–4	13–1	1st	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2010–11	Sue Troyan	21–11	10–4	2nd	WNIT First Round
2011–12	Sue Troyan	17–13	9–5	2nd
2012–13	Sue Troyan	14–16	6–8	5th
2013–14	Sue Troyan	13–18	5–13	8th
2014–15	Sue Troyan	19–12	9–9	6th
2015–16	Sue Troyan	18–13	10–8	4th
2016–17	Sue Troyan	10–20	5–13	9th
2017–18	Sue Troyan	15–15	9–9	4th
2018–19	Sue Troyan	21–10	12–6	3rd
2019–20	Sue Troyan	19–11	10–8	6th
2020–21	Sue Troyan	10–6	7–5	4th	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2021–22	Sue Troyan	19–11	11–7	5th
2022–23	Addie Micir	17–14	12–6	3rd
2023–24	Addie Micir	17–13	9–9	5th
Total:		674–664
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Patriot League for the 2020–21 season was temporarily divided into three regional mini-conferences based on geography. Each team played a 16-game regular-season schedule which included four matches against each regional opponent. As usual, listed standings position reflected by conference tournament seed.

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1997	#16	First Round	#1 Connecticut	L 35–103
2009	#15	First Round	#2 Auburn	L 49–85
2010	#13	First Round	#4 Iowa State	L 42–79
2021	#13	First Round	#4 West Virginia	L 53–77

References

"Lehigh University" (PDF).
"The Official Site of Lehigh University Athletics". Lehighsports.com. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
^ "Lehigh Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). www.lehighsports.com. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
"Lehigh women's basketball scores record-breaking 106 to beat La Salle". The Brown and White. 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
"Brown and White Vol. 88 no. 31 — 8 February 1977 — The Lehigh Digital Archives". bwarchive.lib.lehigh.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
"Women's Basketball vs La Salle University on 12/7/2023 – Box Score". Lehigh University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
"Lehigh Makes History in 106–60 Win Versus La Salle". Lehigh University Athletics. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
"Patriot League Plan on 2021 Basketball Season Starting in January," Patriot League, Monday, November 9, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
"2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Women’s Basketball Championship Field Set (2.28.21)," Patriot League, Sunday, February 28, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

External links

Official website

v t e Patriot League women's basketball
Teams	American Eagles Army Black Knights Boston University Terriers Bucknell Bison Colgate Raiders Holy Cross Crusaders Lafayette Leopards Lehigh Mountain Hawks Loyola Greyhounds Navy Midshipmen
Championships & awards	Patriot League women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Lehigh University

Academics

Athletics

Sports	Lehigh Mountain Hawks Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's lacrosse Softball
Facilities	Goodman Stadium J. David Walker Field at Legacy Park Saucon Valley Country Club Stabler Arena Taylor Stadium
Rivalries	The Rivalry (Lafayette–Lehigh)
Spirit	Marching 97

History

Places

v t e Lehigh Mountain Hawks women's basketball
Venues	Stabler Arena (1979–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

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