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Lehigh surges past Army in second half to win women's Patriot League Tournament title, 74-62

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Maddie Albrecht had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Colleen McQuillen and Lily Fandre also scored 13 points, leading well-balanced Lehigh to the Patriot League Tournament championship with a 74-62 victory over Army on Sunday.

The Mountain Hawks improved to 6-1 in Patriot League championship games and will be making their fifth appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Lehigh outscored Army 44-30 in the second half after trailing by two points at halftime. The Mountain Hawks led by five heading to the fourth quarter and it was 54-49 with about eight minutes remaining. Five players scored for Lehigh in a 10-0 run that was capped by a 3-pointer from Fandre and the Mountain Hawks led 64-49 with 3:43 to go.