Men's Basketball

Monks Topple Blazers, 83-51

Monks Topple Blazers, 83-51

Game Leaders

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Pts: Wani Donato - 19
Reb: Ashtyn Abbott - 10
Ast: Camryn Yorke - 6
Elms
Pts: RJ Mayfield - 14
Reb: Edgardo Jacob Cancel - 6
Ast: Edgardo Jacob Cancel - 4

Team Stats

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Elms

Field Goals

(32-62)
(18-65)

Field Goal %

51.6%
27.7%

Rebounds

45
27

Assists

25
15

Turnovers

15
14

Pts off Turnovers

15
13

2nd Chance Pts

13
5

Pts in the Paint

38
16

Fastbreak Pts

12
5

Bench Pts

27
32
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Posted: Jan 20, 2024

PHOTO CREDIT: Brian Berthiaume '24

CHICOPEE, Mass. – Saint Joseph's College (8-9, 4-2 GNAC) toppled Elms College (3-15, 1-5 GNAC), 83-51, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men's basketball contest on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Saint Joseph's maintained the lead for all but the opening two minutes and utilized an early 12-3 run, capped by a Teagan Hynes (York, Maine) three-pointer, to claim a 16-6 lead with 12:28 left in the first frame. Elms managed stay in the game and trailed by nine points (28-17) after Kishaun Cole hit a three with 4:35 before the break, but St. Joe's punctuated the opening period with an 11-4 run en route to building a 39-21 cushion going into intermission.

The Monks proceeded to hold a 20-point lead for the remainder of the contest and led by a game-high 35 points (81-46) after senior guard Max Stapelfeld (Brookline, N.H.) made a three-pointer with 1:31 left to play.

STATS OF THE GAME:

Saint Joseph's shot 51.6% (32-62) from the floor while Elms posted a 27.7% (18-65) from the field…The Monks outrebounded the Blazers by a 45-27 margin and notched a 38-16 lead in points the paint.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Sophomore forward Wani Donato (Portland, Maine) netted 19 points with nine rebounds and a pair of blocked shots while shooting 8-for-11 from the floor
  • Grad forward Ashtyn Abbott (Farmingdale, Maine) registered a double-double with 14 points and 10 boards
  • Sophomore guard John Paul Frazier (York, Maine) added 10 points, five rebounds, and two assists
  • Freshman guard Kolbyn Dunphe (Westbrook, Maine) chipped in with five points, six rebounds, four assists, and a pair of blocked shots
  • Hynes scored nine points with three assists and three steals
  • Sophomore guard Ben Seiler (Enfield, N.H.) came off the bench to added six points, two rebounds, and a pair of assists

LEADERS – ELMS:

  • RJ Mayfield paced the Blazers with 14 points
  • Edgardo Jacob Cancel tallied 12 points, six rebounds, and four assists
  • Cole came off the bench to score five points in eight minutes

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

The Monks are now 4-0 in the history of the series with Elms College.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will host New England College on Wednesday in a GNAC contest set to begin at 7:30.

 

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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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