BANGOR, ME - Husson University (2-5) toppled Saint Joseph's (5-4), 92-67, in non-league women's basketball action on Saturday afternoon. Megan McDevitt '12 (Cumberland, ME) paced the Monks with 17 points and Meghan Daigle '10 (Grantham, NH) added 15 points in the losing effort.

For Husson, Shelby Bradford '10 (Lee, ME) and Brianna Hanscom '12 (Mattawamkeag, ME) both posted double-double efforts. Bradford registered game-highs of 22 points and 14 boards and Hanscom added 14 points and 10 caroms in the victory.

The teams were evenly matched in the first half, as the opening stanza featured 10 lead changes and the Eagles carried a 35-30 advantage into intermission. The complexion of the game changed in the second half, however, as Husson opened the closing period with a 20-6 outburst to take an insurmountable 55-36 lead with 14:18 remaining.

After not recording a FT attempt in the first half, the Eagles were able to put the game out of reach with the help of a collective 19-20 effort from the line in the second stanza.

Husson out-rebounded Saint Joseph's, 37-18, with 19 offensive boards, and a resulting 24 second chance points, in the victory. The Monks grabbed just 4 offensive caroms and netted 3 second chance points.

Ashley Geel '12 (St. George, ME) added 10 points and 4 blocked shots and Carolyn Freeman '10 (Scarborough, ME/McAuley) netted 9 points for the Monks.

For Husson, Amanda Gifford '12 (Lee, ME) scored 15 points, Bethany Sevey '11 (Skowhegan, ME) added 13 and Kelli Murray '13 (Shamut, ME) tallied 11 points.

St. Joe's shooting line was better than respectable, as the Monks shot 52.3% (23-44) from the floor, 50% (4-8) from three-point range, and 70.8% (17-24) from the line in the loss. Husson shot 44.2% (34-77) from the field, 23.8% (5-21) from beyond the arc and 95% (19-20) from the FT line. The field goal attempts total is the most by an SJC opponent since Emmanuel tossed up 86 shots in a victory over the Monks on January 21^st, 2008.

Saint Joseph's will face off against Salve Regina in the Bowdoin Classic on Saturday, January 2^nd at 8:00 PM, while Husson is set to take on RPI in the Wheaton Holiday Tournament on January 2^nd at 3:00 PM.

Newspaper Box Score
St. Joseph's (Me.) vs Husson University
12/12/09 2:00 at Bangor, Maine
At Bangor, Maine
HUSSON UNIVERSITY 92, ST. JOSEPH'S (ME.) 67
ST. JOSEPH'S (ME.)
Megan McDevitt 5-9 5-5 17; Meghan Daigle 6-11 3-5 15; Ashley Geel 5-6 0-2
10; Carolyn Freeman 2-3 4-4 9; Danyelle Shufelt 1-3 2-2 5; Casey Drake 1-3
2-2 4; Allison Miner 1-2 1-4 3; Allie Parent 1-5 0-0 2; Amy Jordan 1-1 0-0
2; Jess Bridges 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-44 17-24 67.
HUSSON UNIVERSITY
Shelby Bradford 10-17 2-3 22; Amanda Gifford 5-8 5-5 15; Brianna Hanscom 4-9
6-6 14; Bethany Sevey 5-7 0-0 13; Kelli Murray 5-15 0-0 11; Noelle Lincoln
2-10 0-0 5; Katie Kenney 0-0 4-4 4; Caitlyn Butterfield 1-3 2-2 4; Lindsay
Barnes 1-1 0-0 2; Katie Durgin 1-2 0-0 2; Megan Murray 0-0 0-0 0; Erica
Lyford 0-3 0-0 0; Marissa Albert 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-77 19-20 92.
St. Joseph's (Me.)............   30   37  -   67
Husson University.............   35   57  -   92
3-point goals--St. Joseph's (Me.) 4-8 (Megan McDevitt 2-4; Danyelle Shufelt
1-2; Carolyn Freeman 1-1; Allie Parent 0-1), Husson University 5-21 (Bethany
Sevey 3-4; Noelle Lincoln 1-7; Kelli Murray 1-5; Caitlyn Butterfield 0-1;
Katie Durgin 0-1; Erica Lyford 0-1; Amanda Gifford 0-1; Shelby Bradford
0-1). Fouled out--St. Joseph's (Me.)-Ashley Geel, Husson University-None.
Rebounds--St. Joseph's (Me.) 18 (Allie Parent 5), Husson University 37
(Shelby Bradford 14). Assists--St. Joseph's (Me.) 18 (Megan McDevitt 4;
Allie Parent 4), Husson University 13 (Amanda Gifford 4). Total fouls--St.
Joseph's (Me.) 17, Husson University 23. Technical fouls--St. Joseph's
(Me.)-None, Husson University-None.