Monks Kick Off New Year with GNAC Victory

Monks Kick Off New Year with GNAC Victory

STANDISH,  Maine – Saint Joseph's College (8-3, 3-0 GNAC) cruised past Anna Maria College (2-6, 0-2 GNAC), 83-52, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's basketball contest at the Harold Alfond Center on Tuesday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Having not played since December 10th, the Monks showed little rust and jumped out to a 15-2 lead in the first 3:18 of play. After a three-minute spell during which neither team made a field goal, St. Joe's closed out the first quarter on a 14-4 run with a Hannah Talon (Windham, Maine) trifecta as the hosts capped the opening frame with a 29-9 advantage.

Saint Joseph's proceeded to claim a game-high 37-point cushion when sophomore Hanna Webster (Alvin, Texas) hit a free throw with 6:10 left in the fourth quarter.

STATS OF THE GAME:

The Monks scored 27 points off 20 Anna Maria turnovers and shot 47.1% (32-68) from the floor…The AMCATS netted 11 points off 13 SJC turnovers and shot just 31.6% (18-57) from the field.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Junior guard Hailey Anderson (Beverly, Mass.) came off the bench to net a game-high 19 points in just 17 minutes
  • Freshman guard Elisabeth Stapelfeld (Brookline, N.H.) tallied 12 points, four assists, three rebounds, and a pair of steals
  • Talon added 12 points off 5-for-6 shooting and pulled down a pair of boards
  • Junior guard Angelica Hurley (Groveland, Mass.) notched an all-around performance with seven points, eight rebounds, six assists and four steals
  • Freshman guard Lindsay Fiorillo (Scarborough, Maine) contributed seven points and three boards

LEADERS – ANNA MARIA:

  • Sophomore Marinique Reddin (Tampa, Fla.) notched a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds and added a pair of blocked shots
  • Junior Chloe Giordano (Goffstown, N.H.) added nine points, four rebounds, and a pair of steals
  • Freshman Arianna Saladini (Fitchburg, Mass.) came off the bench to net nine points with three rebounds, three assists, and two steals

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the victory Saint Joseph's improves to 14-0 in the history of the series with Anna Maria College.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will host GNAC rival Rivier University on Saturday at 1:00 PM.

 

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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.