STANDISH, ME - The Saint Joseph's College Women's
Basketball team defeated the University of Maine-Machias Clippers
in their home opener on Sunday in a lopsided victory, 85-31. St.
Joe's shot nearly 44% from the floor and were led by sophomore
guard Carolyn Freeman (Scarborough, ME) who scored
a season-high 19 points. Freeman was lights-out from downtown,
going 5-8 on 3-point attempts in the game.
St. Joe's got their offense going early in the first half as they
went on a 15-4 run five minutes into the game. During this stretch
Freeman drained two three-pointers and scored 8 points.
UM-Machias committed 28 turnovers in the game and shot just 18.8%
from the floor.
In all, eleven St. Joe's players put points on the board and four
ended the game in double digits: Freeman with 19 points, JR
Alysn Ludwig (Waldoboro, ME) scored 11 points and
added 6 assists and SO Allison Miner (Pembroke,
NH) added 10 points in the win. Off the bench, SR Megan
Farrell (Abington, MA) chipped in 10 points while grabbing
9 rebounds.
SO Meghan Daigle (Grantham, NH) played well in the
winning effort, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out 5 assists. FY
Sarah Fournier (Jay, ME) provided a spark off the
bench with 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
Saint Joseph's College will host Gordon College on Tuesday, 11/27
at 7:00 PM.
