STANDISH, ME - Saint Joseph's College defeated GNAC opponent Saint Joseph (CT), 74-51, in the team's first conference game of the season. Three SJC players turned in double-digit point totals as JR Alysn Ludwig (Waldoboro, ME) scored 13 points and FY Erin Cartwright (Acton, MA) had 12 points. SO Carolyn Freeman (Scarborough, ME) added 11 points and 11 boards for her third double-double of the season. The Saint Joseph (CT) Blue Jays fall to 2-8 overall and 0-1 in GNAC play and Saint Joseph's College improves to 8-4, 1-0 in GNAC competition.

St. Joe's got off to a good start and didn't look back as they led the game from buzzer to buzzer. The women led 6-0 after two minutes of play when SO Allison Miner (Pembroke, NH) hit a jumper to help stake her team's early lead.

SR Marie Lint (Orono, ME) made back-to-back shots to put SJC up 24-14 with 5:43 left in the first half. St. Joe's led, 33-23, going into halftime.

The Blue Jays would narrow the St. Joe's lead to five points at 14:44 of the second half when Allison Richards (Meriden, CT) hit a three-pointer to make it a two-possession game for Saint Joseph (CT).

St. Joe's mounted an 11-2 run in the next four minutes, highlighted by an important 3-pointer from Erin Cartwright to put her team up by ten at the 13:07 mark. The Royal Blue led the Blue Jays by at least nine points for the remainder of the game.

Alysn Ludwig scored 10 of her team-high 13 points in the first half and also played her usual stellar defense. Ludwig helped hold the Blue Jays' top scorer, Illaria Schiano (Wallingford, CT) to 10 points in the game with her tenacious defensive play.

Point guard Erin Cartwright ignited the St. Joe's offense in the second half with her run and gun style of play. Besides leading the charge upcourt, Cartwright scored 10 of her 12 points and was 2-3 from beyond the arc in the latter half.

SR Megan Farrell (Abington, MA) scored 9 points and added 4 rebounds off the bench and SO Meghan Daigle (Grantham, NH) added 8 points and 5 rebounds.

Marquia Davis (Bloomfield, CT) paced the Blue Jays with 16 points and Amanda Ciarcia (Newington, CT) added 15 points in the loss.

Saint Joseph's College next plays on Tuesday, 1/15, when they travel to Boston, MA to take on GNAC opponent Simmons College. The game begins at 6:00 PM.