Lehigh had lost six straight headed into Thursday's contest, but Rianne Smith didn't let it get to six. The Lehigh Lightning walked away with a 54-41 victory over the Ida Baker Bulldogs on Thursday thanks in part to Smith, who went 15 for 27 en route to 38 points plus seven rebounds and five steals. Her evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.
Lehigh smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Ida Baker lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Emilee Plummer, who went 6 for 12 en route to 12 points plus five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Maia Berdebes, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Lehigh's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Ida Baker, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Lehigh will square off against Riverdale at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lehigh is facing Riverdale at the right time seeing as Riverdale is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Ida Baker, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 61-25 defeat against North Fort Myers on the 6th.
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