STANDISH, ME - The Saint Joseph's College Women's
Basketball team faced CCC opponent Gordon College Fighting Scots on
Tuesday and earned their third consecutive win, 58-45. The women
were led offensively by SO Meghan Daigle
(Grantham, NH) with 10 points and 7 rebounds and SO Carolyn
Freeman (Scarborough, ME) who added 16 points and grabbed
6 boards in the win. With the victory, St. Joe's record improves to
3-1 while Gordon College drops to 1-3.
Both teams started the game off cold offensively. SO Meghan
Daigle's hard work in the lane produced St. Joe's only
bucket in the first four and a half minutes as the team went just
1-8 from the floor in this time span. The poor shooting seemed
contagious as the Scots started out 1-7 and didn't score their
second basket until nearly eight minutes had passed in the first
half. After ten minutes, Gordon was in the lead by a 12-6
score.
After a torrid opening 10 minutes, St. Joe's put their offense
together and went on an 11-0 run highlighted by a big three-pointer
by Caroline Freeman and some clutch free throw
shooting by JR Liz Jordan (Sandwich, MA) off the
bench. SJC had few defensive breakdowns in the game and was able to
keep Gordon scoreless during the run with some help from Freeman
who grabbed a pivotal steal and a taken charge by SR Marie
Lint (Orono, ME). Behind their improved shooting efforts
and the stingy defense, St. Joe's managed to take a 27-20 lead into
the half.
In the first half, Gordon College's Sara Schwanke kept them in the
game offensively going 4-4 from the field and scoring 8 points. The
Scots' Rebecca Carrol cleaned up the boards, getting 5 rebounds and
picking up 4 points. Saint Joseph's JR Alyson
Ludwig (Waldoboro, ME) notched 6 points, 3 assists and 3
steals and played a key role in the team's early lead.
Saint Joseph's College came out in the second half looking to
improve their shooting and accomplished just that, as they shot 52%
from the floor in the latter stanza. SJC would extend the lead to
17 with a big three-pointer from SO Katie Gagnon
(Portland, ME) 12 minutes into the half. JR Liz
Jordan netted 6 of her 8 points in the second half.
Sharpshooter Carolyn Freeman scored 7 of her 16 points in the
second frame for St. Joe's. Gagnon played well off
the bench for Head Coach Deb Reardon, grabbing 5 rebounds and
dishing out 2 helpers in limited duty.
For Gordon College, Rebecca Carroll had 12 points and 7 rebounds,
and Sara Schwanke shot 50% from the floor and put up 17 points.
St. Joe's held a considerable rebound advantage in the game,
outworking the Scots in the paint by a 45-31 margin. Gordon
particularly struggled in their own zone, grabbing only 8 offensive
boards in the game.
Saint Joseph's College next plays at home on Friday, 11/30 at 5:00
PM vs. The College of St. Joseph (VT) in the opening game of the
Merry Monk Classic.