Women's Basketball

Monks Wreck Raiders, 84-53

Monks Wreck Raiders, 84-53

Game Leaders

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Pts: 2 Players (#14, #23) - 20
Reb: Jayne Howe - 8
Ast: Nina Howe - 5
Rivier
Pts: Lyric Grumblatt - 19
Reb: Anna Stenger - 4
Ast: Hannah Muchemore - 4

Team Stats

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Rivier

Field Goals

(30-55)
(18-53)

Field Goal %

54.5%
34.0%

Rebounds

40
21

Assists

19
11

Turnovers

19
15

Pts off Turnovers

16
13

2nd Chance Pts

10
6

Pts in the Paint

32
20

Fastbreak Pts

0
0

Bench Pts

15
14
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Posted: Jan 31, 2023

NASHUA, N.H. – Junior Hannah Talon (Windham, Maine) and freshman Elisabeth Stapelfeld (Brookline, N.H.) netted 20 points apiece to help Saint Joseph's College (14-4, 9-1 GNAC) topple Rivier University (10-11, 7-6 GNAC), 84-53, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's basketball contest on Tuesday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Monks opened the game with 11 unanswered points in the first four minutes and held a 22-11 cushion heading into the second stanza. St. Joe's maintained a double-digit advantage for the entire game, including a 43-28 margin at intermission.

Saint Joseph's grabbed a game-high 31-point lead when junior guard Hailey Anderson (Beverly, Mass.) hit a three-pointer to account for the 84-53 final score with 1:11 remaining.

STATS OF THE GAME:

The Monks posted a season-high 54.5% (30-55) field goal shooting percentage while the Raiders shot 34.0% (18-53) from the field…SJC also shot 47.4% (9-19) from three-point distance – Rivier countered with an 18.2% (4-22) rate from downtown.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Talon made 8-of-10 shots from the field and scored 20 points with two rebounds, two steals, and a pair of assists
  • Stapelfeld scored a career-high 20 points on 7-for-10 shooting with three boards
  • Junior guard Angelica Hurley (Groveland, Mass.) added 15 points and four caroms
  • Anderson netted 11 points with six rebounds and three assists and was perfect from the floor (3-3) and the FT line (2-2)
  • Junior guard Nina Howe (York, Maine) chipped in with eight points, five assists, five steals, and four rebounds
  • Senior forward Jayne Howe (Pembroke, Mass.) contributed with six points, eight boards, four assists, and two blocked shots

LEADERS – RIVIER:

  • Lyric Grumblatt scored 19 points with four steals and three rebounds
  • Hannah Muchemore added nine points, four assists, and four steals
  • Alexa Dufries produced eight points with two boards and a pair of assists

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the victory Saint Joseph's improves to 21-5 all-time versus Rivier University and has now defeated the Raiders in nine-consecutive meetings dating back to the 2016-17 campaign.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will host Dean College in a GNAC matchup on Thursday at 5:30 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.

 

 

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