NEWTON, Mass. – Saint Joseph's College (10-3, 3-0 GNAC) toppled Mount Ida College (6-11, 0-3 GNAC), 78-53, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's basketball contest on Monday afternoon. Twelve different players scored for the Monks, including junior center Morgan Cahill (Yarmouth, Maine), who netted a game-high 15 and became the 22nd player in team history to reach the 1,000-point plateau in the one-sided game.

Cahill entered the game 14 points shy of the landmark and surpassed the four-digit total when she converted a layup with 13:51 remaining in the second half. Sophomore guard Emily Kehoe (Perkinsville, Vt.) was credited with the assist on the play, which was immediately followed by an SJC timeout and brief public address announcement, in recognition of the achievement, by the Mount Ida scorer's table.

Cahill is just the sixth member of the SJC 1,000-Point Club to reach the milestone during their junior season and first since Stacey Gelinas '02 accomplished the same feat in 2001. Other members in this exclusive club include former greats Linda Johnson '81, Carolyn Brooks '88, Mary Lou Kimball '89 and Kendra Coates '91.

The Mustangs were held to just 16 points on 14.7% shooting in the first half and fell into an early deficit. The Green and White found their rhythm after the break, shooting 41.9% from the field and outscoring the Monks 37-33 in the final twenty minutes.

Senior point guard Sarah Assante (Standish, Maine) was the only other player to score in double figures for the visitors, as she put up 11 points and added four steals and three assists. Nine of her points came in the first half, in which she helped bump the visitor's lead from 19 to 31 points with a 12-0 run over the final three minutes. Assante converted a three-point play and Regan McFerran (Albany, N.Y.), who had nine points in the game, hit a pair of three-pointers before a pair of free throws by Mount Ida sophomore Katlyn Jesse (Marshfield, Mass.) ended the half with the Monks ahead 45-16.

Mount Ida sophomore center Angelique Martinez (Taunton, Mass.) notched her third straight double-double with 14 points and a game-high 15 rebounds.

Jesse added six points in defeat, while Mustang freshman Imani Bumpus (W. Hartford, Conn.) scored seven points and grabbed four steals. First year Shanell Nardone (Tewksbury, Mass.) dished out a game-high four assists while scoring six points.

After Cahill's historic layup, the Mustangs pulled off a 15-2 run to cut the deficit to 24 points. They would get as close as 21 points thanks to a layup by Jamie Moscato (Taunton, Mass.), but the Monks scored the next five points and a three-pointer by Emily DeLuca (Gorham, Maine) capped the scoring for the visitors, who shot 42.2% from the field for the game and made 7-20 (35% from downtown).

Mount Ida held a 44-43 edge on the boards, thanks in part to the work of Brittany Crosby (Riverside, R.I.), who grabbed eight rebounds to go with four points. The Monks were led on the glass by Norma Waggett (Saugus, Mass.), who had six caroms along with five points.

Abbie Eastman (Norway, Maine) scored nine points for the visitors, and Emily Kehoe (Perkinsville, Vt.) scored eight points and grabbed five boards for Saint Joseph's.

The final home game in a seven-game home stand through the month of January will come next Saturday afternoon when Mount Ida hosts Albertus Magnus at 1:00 pm.

The Monks will dip outside of GNAC play this week and will travel to in-state rival Thomas College Wednesday for a 5:30 pm tip.