Monks Claim Curry Tip-Off Tournament Championship

Monks Claim Curry Tip-Off Tournament Championship

Game Leaders

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Pts: Kelsi McNamara - 22
Reb: Emily Benway - 8
Ast: Kelsi McNamara - 5
Framingham St.
Pts: 2 Players (#10, #14) - 18
Reb: Tiphani Harris - 10
Ast: Mary Kate O'Day - 3

Team Stats

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Framingham St.

Field Goals

(25-64)
(22-52)

Field Goal %

39.1%
42.3%

Rebounds

36
33

Assists

12
11

Turnovers

7
15

Pts off Turnovers

14
9

2nd Chance Pts

9
2

Pts in the Paint

30
30

Fastbreak Pts

0
0

Bench Pts

7
10
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Posted: Nov 10, 2018

MILTON, Mass. - #17/22 Saint Joseph's College (2-0) defeated Framingham State University (1-1), 72-59, in the Curry College Tip-Off Tournament Championship game on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Monks opened the game on a 9-2 run and proceeded to lead by at least four points for the remainder of the contest. With eight unanswered points at the start of the third quarter – including six from senior Hannah Marks (Waldoboro, Maine) – Saint Joseph's held a game-high 18-point lead (41-23) and maintained a double-digit cushion for the majority of the final two frames.

STATS OF THE GAME:

The Monks shot 89.5% (17-19) from the free throw line and committed only seven turnovers in the victory.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Senior guard Kelsi McNamara (West Newbury, Mass.) was 8-8 from the charity stripe and tallied 22 points, five assists, four rebounds, and three steals
  • Senior guard Julia Champagne (Brunswick, Maine) added 17 points and five rebounds
  • Marks contributed 13 points
  • Senior forward Emily Benway (Rochester, N.H.) chipped in with 10 points and eight rebounds

LEADERS – FRAMINGHAM STATE:

  • Mary Kate O'Day scored 18 points with six rebounds and three assists
  • Emily Velozo netted 18 with five caroms
  • Tiphani Harris pulled down a game-high 10 boards and scored seven points

OF NOTE:

McNamara, who averaged 23.5 points in two games at Curry, and Benway, who contributed 12.0 points and 8.5 rebounds in the two tourney tilts, garnered All-Tournament Team honors for their efforts.

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

Saint Joseph's is now 3-3 all-time versus Framingham State University and, including a 69-57 win in their last meeting (12/14/13), have defeated the Rams in consecutive meetings for the first time in the history of the matchup.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will host Thomas College in the team's 2018-19 home-opener on Tuesday at 5:30 PM.

 

IMAGE COURTESY OF CURRY COLLEGE SPORTS INFORMATION

 

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.