SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.—The SUNY New Paltz women's basketball team outscored Saint Joseph's College (ME) 59-28 over the final three quarters en route to a 72-44 win in the 39th Skidmore Women's Basketball Invitational, Saturday afternoon at the Williamson Sports Center.
The Hawks improve to 2-0, while the Monks go to 1-1.
Kit Small led New Paltz with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Sydney Pinn tallied 14 points and pulled down seven boards and Laura Stuart added 10 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.
Kelsi McNamarra had a team-high eight points to go along with four rebounds for Saint Joseph's. Morgan Cahill had six points, nine rebounds and five blocks and Hannah Marks added seven points.
Trailing 16-13 after the first quarter, the Hawks rallied in the second, outscoring the Monks 22-10 to take a 35-26 lead into the half.
New Paltz pulled away with 25 points in the third quarter while holding Saint Joseph's to just eight. The fourth quarter was closely contested, but the Monks could not fight their way back, as the Hawks cruised to the 72-44 win.
New Paltz shot 25-for-76 (32.9%) from the field and 4-for-27 from three, while Saint Joseph's was 14-for-63 from (22.2%) from the floor, going 6-for-20 (30.0%) from 3-point range. The Hawks owned a 66-39 edge in rebounds, including a 28-13 edge on the offensive glass.
39th SKIDMORE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Kelly Donnelly - Skidmore
Sydney Pinn – New Paltz
Chelsi Scott, Wellesley
Morgan Cahill – Saint Joseph's
Amber Holgate - Skidmore
Most Outstanding Player
Kit Small – New Paltz
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Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 474-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.
