Standish, ME - Visiting Newbury College appeared overmatched Saturday afternoon at the Alfond Center as the SJC women's basketball team downed the D3 Independent foe 69-35. A stingy Monks defense held the Nighthawks (0-16) to just 28% from the field. First year Carolyn Freeman (Scarborough, ME) paced St. Joe's with 16 points and four steals in just 25 minutes of play.
The Monks (8-10) raced out to a 33-17 halftime lead by forcing 12 turnovers and allowing Newbury just 7 first half baskets.
St. Joe's maintained a 16-point lead through the opening minutes of the second half until a three-point play by SO Sarah Banks (Swans Island, ME) ignited the Monks offense and the lead swelled to 33 points.
Katelyn Mack drilled a three-pointer and Jeanellys Susana scored for the Nighthawks to cut the lead to 27 at 2:33. SJC SR Jamie Morrison (Auburn, ME) connected on a pair of free throws and FY Jaimee Brett (Otisfield, ME) closed out the game scoring the final four points of the contest. Junior captains Megan Farrell (Abington, MA) and Marie Lint (Orono, ME) finished with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Newbury was led by Jessica Lightfoot with 11 points and Jessie Laliberty chipped in with 8 points. Taraja Laws pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds.
