NASHUA, NH - Rivier College (13-5, 5-1 GNAC) defeated Saint
Joseph's (9-10, 2-4), 70-66, in GNAC women's hoops action on
Thursday evening. Alysn Ludwig
'09 (Waldoboro, ME) scored a game and season-high 17 points and
added eight rebounds and six assists in the losing effort.
The teams exchanged blows in the opening 14 minutes, with the lead
changing hands nine times and the contest being scored on six
occasions, with the final deadlock being 18-18 with 6:22 to play
before intermission. The Raiders went on a 15-2 run to stake a
33-20 lead with 1:59 left in the half before St. Joe's countered
with five unanswered points to cut the deficit to a more manageable
eight points, 33-25, heading into the locker room.
The Raiders maintained at least an eight-point cushion for the
opening minutes of the second stanza and led 43-33 with 14:46 to
play. A three-pointer from Carolyn
Freeman '10 (Scarborough, ME/McAuley) three
minutes later capped a 7-0 surge by St. Joe's and narrowed the
Rivier lead to 43-40.
Saint Joseph's, trailing 48-42 with 9:39 remaining, mounted yet
another run to take their first lead of the second half. A layup
from Kayla Boston ‘11
(North Berwick, ME) gave her team a 54-52 advantage and another
layup by Ashley Geel ‘12
(St. George, ME), set up by a Boston steal,
seconds later capped a 14-4 surge with St. Joe's holding a 56-52
lead and 5:29 to play.
Jessica Mellen ‘10 (Rockland, MA) sank four straight free
throws to tie the contest at 56-apiece with 3:55 on the game clock
and Blair Carpenter ‘10 (Meredith, NH) netted a layup 19
seconds later to provide her squad with a two-point lead.
Geel hit a jumper to once again tie the contest,
but Mellen found her way to the hoop and converted a layup to give
her team a slim 60-58 advantage with 2:52 left.
With the Raiders on top, 65-60, and 1:39 remaining, St. Joe's made
one last push for the victory. Allison
Miner ‘10 (Pembroke, NH) made a layup, was
fouled, and hit the freebie for the three-point play and
Freeman drilled her fourth three of the contest to
lift the Lady Monks to a 66-65 lead with 58 seconds remaining.
Rivier was able to hold off Saint Joseph's, outscoring the Lady
Monks 5-0 in the closing seconds as Allie Parent ‘12 (Camden,
ME) made a layup and Monica White ‘10 (Augusta, ME) connected
on three freebies to preserve a 70-66 victory for the
host-Raiders.
For St. Joe's, Freeman netted four three-pointers
and added 16 points while Geel scored 13 points.
Miner added nine points and seven caroms while
Casey Drake ‘11 (Lebanon,
NH) tallied five assists.
For Rivier, Carpenter and Justine Nims ‘09 (Weare, NH) both
scored 16 points and White added 15. Mellen chipped in with 10
points and eight rebounds in the win.
Saint Joseph's outshot Rivier, 46.6% (27-58) to 35.3% (24-68) from
the field and also outworked the hosts on the glass, 39-31 in the
loss. The Lady Monks made 45.5% (5-11) of their attempts from
three-point range against 34.5% by the Raiders, who hoisted 29
shots from beyond the arc in the contest, making 10.
Saint Joseph's will host Emerson College in a GNAC contest on
Saturday, January 31st at 1:00 PM.
Newspaper Box Score
St. Joseph's (Me.) vs Rivier
01/29/09 6:00 PM at Nashua, NH (Muldoon HFC)
At Nashua, NH (Muldoon HFC)
RIVIER 70, ST. JOSEPH'S (ME.) 66
ST. JOSEPH'S (ME.) (9-10(2-4))
Alysn Ludwig 7-11 3-4 17; Carolyn Freeman 6-16 0-0 16; Ashley Geel
6-9 0-0
13; Allison Miner 3-10 3-3 9; Meghan Daigle 2-8 0-0 4; Kayla Nowell
1-1 1-2
3; Casey Drake 1-2 0-0 2; Kayla Boston 1-1 0-0 2; Andrea Enright
0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 27-58 7-9 66.
RIVIER (13-5 (5-1))
Justine Nims 6-14 0-0 16; Blair Carpenter 5-18 3-4 16; Monica White
4-10 5-6
15; Jessica Mellen 3-9 4-4 10; Kelsy LaRose 2-2 0-0 5; Allie Parent
2-8 0-0
4; Danielle Stoodley 1-5 0-0 2; Steph Adams 1-2 0-0 2; Stacey Laine
0-0 0-0
0. Totals 24-68 12-14 70.
St. Joseph's (Me.)............ 25 41 - 66
Rivier........................ 33 37 - 70
3-point goals--St. Joseph's (Me.) 5-11 (Carolyn Freeman 4-7; Ashley
Geel
1-3; Meghan Daigle 0-1), Rivier 10-29 (Justine Nims 4-7; Blair
Carpenter
3-14; Monica White 2-4; Kelsy LaRose 1-1; Danielle Stoodley 0-2;
Allie
Parent 0-1). Fouled out--St. Joseph's (Me.)-None, Rivier-None.
Rebounds--St.
Joseph's (Me.) 39 (Alysn Ludwig 8), Rivier 31 (Jessica Mellen
8).
Assists--St. Joseph's (Me.) 20 (Alysn Ludwig 6), Rivier 18 (Allie
Parent 8).
Total fouls--St. Joseph's (Me.) 14, Rivier 9. Technical fouls--St.
Joseph's
(Me.)-None, Rivier-None.