Men's Basketball

Monks Fall at University of Saint Joseph, 113-73

Monks Fall at University of Saint Joseph, 113-73

Game Leaders

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Pts: Jack Casale - 25
Reb: Drew Shea - 5
Ast: Tatsuaki Sakai - 8
St. Joseph (Conn.)
Pts: Delshawn Jackson Jr. - 27
Reb: Jordan Powell - 8
Ast: Jaecee Martin - 8

Team Stats

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
St. Joseph (Conn.)

Field Goals

(26-62)
(44-67)

Field Goal %

41.9%
65.7%

Rebounds

24
39

Assists

20
30

Turnovers

17
12

Pts off Turnovers

8
30

2nd Chance Pts

2
11

Pts in the Paint

30
60

Fastbreak Pts

2
29

Bench Pts

17
36
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Posted: Feb 08, 2020

WEST HARTFORD, Conn.— The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) men's basketball team made it 18 straight wins, defeating the Saint Joseph College of Maine Monks, 113-73, inside the O'Connell Center Saturday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action.

Junior guard Jack Casale (Portland, Maine/Cheverus) netted 25 points with four rebounds and junior guard Tatsuaki Sakai (Ishikawa, Japan) added 13 points and eight assists in the setback.

Sophomore guard Delshawn Jackson Jr. (Hartford, Conn.) led the way for the Blue Jays with 27 points and was 5-for-9 from three-point distance while sophomore forward Ryan O'Neill (Litchfield, Conn.) added 16 points (7-11 FG) and seven rebounds. Six players scored in double-figures for USJ, which tied a program record with 30 assists on its 44 made baskets.

GAME INFORMATION

Score: Saint Joseph 113, Saint Joseph's Maine 73

Records: USJ (19-2, 7-0 GNAC), SJC (8-13, 2-5 GNAC)

Location: O'Connell Athletic Center | West Hartford, Conn.

KEY MOMENTS

USJ never trailed, sprinting out to a 13-5 lead, with all five starters scoring just three minutes in.

A total team effort blew this one wide open, as an 11-2 run (anchored by several fast-break and transition buckets) made it 47-24 with less than five minutes to go in the first half. The Blue Jays continued to run the floor very well, capitalizing on any mistake the Monks made. It was all Blue Jays in the second half.

NOTES

The Blue Jays shot 66% from the field (44-67), the second-highest percentage this season (Suffolk, 68%).

USJ made 12 threes once again Saturday afternoon, after making 12 at Lasell Tuesday. This is the first time this season that the Blue Jays have made double-digit threes in back-to-back games.

USJ owned the team stat line, including points in the paint (60-30), rebounds (39-24), points off turnovers (30-8), and fast-break points (29-2).

UP NEXT

Saint Joseph's will host GNAC-rival Emmanuel College on Wednesday at 7:00 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.

 

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