BROOKLYN, N.Y. --- The LIU Brooklyn women's basketball team will play its annual game at Barclays this Sunday when the Blackbirds welcome Lehigh to Brooklyn.
QUICK HITS
- LIU played in its first overtime game since February 13, 2016 in its last contest, a heartbreaking loss to George Mason in Fairfax, Va. Freshman Jeydah Johnson finished the game with a new team season-high with 27 points on 9-of-16 shooting. Her night included a new season best of eight three-pointers (8-of-12), which set a new EagleBank Arena record and was two shy of Jennifer Xiques's record of 10 against Robert Morris from February 20, 1995. As a team, LIU posted season marks for scoring in a half (40 in the second) and steals (14) and tied their best field goal, three-point field goal & assist numbers (27, 10 and 16, respectively). The Blackbirds are led by graduate transfer Denisha Petty-Evans (16.6 ppg), senior DeAngelique Waithe (7.5 rpg), and redshirt junior Drew Winter (5.1 apg).
- Lehigh has alternated wins and losses over its last five games, going 3-2 during that span. The Mountain Hawks won their last contest, a 64-50 home win over NJIT on December 6. Lehigh has faced a pair of NEC teams this season, winning against Mount St. Mary's (75-71) and losing to Sacred Heart (65-55).
- The Mountain Hawks are led by Quinci Mann (13.0 ppg), Camryn Buhr (6.8 rpg), and Hannah Hedstrom (4.1 apg).
- LIU trails Lehigh in the teams' all-time series, 3-5 but the Blackbirds won their last meeting, a 53-49 win on December 5, 2007.
- LIU will be looking for its first victory in six matchups since 2012 at the home of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets.
NEXT UP
The Blackbirds return to the Steinberg Wellness Center for the first of their final three home games in 2017 on Saturday, December 16 with a 2 p.m. matchup with Manhattan.