STANDISH, ME - Saint Joseph's College (6-2) defeated Green Mountain College (4-2), 62-51, to claim the 2008 Merry Monk Classic Tournament Championship at the Harold Alfond Center on Saturday afternoon. Carolyn Freeman '10 (Scarborough, ME/McAuley) led the Lady Monks with 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to record her second double-double of the tourney and collected Merry Monk Most Valuable Player honors. Eagles forward Christina Chamberlin ‘09 (Woodstock, VT) led all players with 14 points and 15 boards in the losing effort. Presque Isle defeated the College of St. Joseph in the consolation contest prior to the championship game.

For St. Joe's, Allison Miner ‘10 (Pembroke, NH) posted her first double-double of the season with 13 rebounds and 12 points and Meghan Daigle ‘10 (Grantham, NH) netted 12 points with 9 boards. Alysn Ludwig '09 (Waldoboro, ME) sparked the SJC defense with four steals and Ashley Geel '12 (St. George, ME) chippped in with eight points and six boards off the bench.

For Green Mountain, Emma Buckley ‘10 (Lakeville, CT) had 12 rebounds, nine points and three blocks and Brittany Holden ‘09 (Schenectady, NY) also tallied nine points.

The Lady Monks led 8-0 after three minutes of play when Miner converted a three-point play, which was the result of excellent upcourt ball movement from Erin Cartwright ‘11 (Acton, MA) and Freeman.

With two minutes left in the first, Megan McDevitt ‘12 (Cumberland, ME) scored five points, off two and three point jumpers, in a matter of 30 seconds to help the Royal Blue stay comfortably ahead of the Eagles. St. Joe's held at least an eight-point advantage for the last 10 minutes of the first half and led by 13, 28-15, at the break. The Eagles shot just 16.2% (6-37) from the field in the opening stanza.

After Miner hit her second jumpshot of the second half at the 14:38 mark to provide the Lady Monks with a 38-25 lead, Green Mountain mounted an 11-3 run in the following three minutes to draw within five of St. Joe's, 46-41. Chamberlin and Molly Hopper ‘11 (Gouvernor, NY) combined to score nine of the 11 points during the GMC surge.

The five-point deficit was as close as the Eagles would get to the Lady Monks, however as the host team would maintain at least a seven-point advantage for the remainder of the game and held an 11 point lead, 62-51, when the final buzzer rang.

ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM
Carolyn Freeman, Saint Joseph's College - Most Valuable Player
Allison Miner, Saint Joseph's College
Christina Chamberlin, Green Mountain College
Megan Korhonen, University of Maine at Presque Isle
Jessica Cortese, College of St. Joseph

Newspaper Box Score
Green Mountain College vs Saint Joseph's College (Me.)
12-06-08 2:00 PM at Standish, Maine
At Standish, Maine
SAINT JOSEPH'S COLLEGE (ME.) 62, GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE 51
GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (4-2)
Christina Chamberlin 6-11 2-4 14; Emma Buckley 2-8 5-6 9; Brittany Holden
3-10 3-3 9; Molly Hopper 3-10 2-3 8; Natalie Clark 2-10 1-6 5; Katie
Jablonski 2-4 0-0 4; Ashley Day 0-7 2-2 2; Chanleigh Casey 0-1 0-0 0;
Christin Louras 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 18-63 15-24 51.
SAINT JOSEPH'S COLLEGE (ME.) (6-2)
Carolyn Freeman 5-11 2-3 13; Meghan Daigle 5-16 2-2 12; Allison Miner 5-12
2-2 12; Ashley Geel 3-9 2-4 8; Megan McDevitt 3-5 0-0 7; Erin Cartwright 2-7
1-2 5; Andrea Enright 2-7 0-0 4; Kayla Nowell 0-2 1-2 1; Kayla Boston 0-2
0-0 0; Alysn Ludwig 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 25-77 10-15 62.
Green Mountain College........ 15 36 - 51
Saint Joseph's College (Me.).. 28 34 - 62
3-point goals--Green Mountain College 0-9 (; Brittany Holden 0-2; Natalie
Clark 0-1; Katie Jablonski 0-1; Ashley Day 0-3; Chanleigh Casey 0-1;
Christin Louras 0-1), Saint Joseph's College (Me.) 2-12 (Carolyn Freeman
1-4; Megan McDevitt 1-2; Ashley Geel 0-1; Erin Cartwright 0-3; Kayla Nowell
0-1; Kayla Boston 0-1). Fouled out--Green Mountain College-None, Saint
Joseph's College (Me.)-None. Rebounds--Green Mountain College 49 (Christina
Chamberlin 15), Saint Joseph's College (Me.) 59 (Allison Miner 13).
Assists--Green Mountain College 10 (Brittany Holden 4), Saint Joseph's
College (Me.) 16 (Carolyn Freeman 7). Total fouls--Green Mountain College
14, Saint Joseph's College (Me.) 22. Technical fouls--Green Mountain
College-Molly Hopper, Saint Joseph's College (Me.)-None. A-100
Championship Round of Merry Monk Tournament at St. Joseph's (Me.)

Presque Isle Defeats College of St. Joseph in Merry Monk Consolation, 89-57

Erica Davis ‘09 (Cumberland, ME) posted a double-double with a team-high 23 points and 10 rebounds and Megan Korhonen ‘11 (Littleton, ME) added 19 points to help the University of Maine at Presque Isle (2-3) defeat the College of St. Joseph (1-4) by a 89-57 score in the consolation game of the Merry Monk Classic Tournament on Saturday afternoon. Michelle Thompson 09 (Plymouth, NH) paced the Fighting Saints with 23 points and nine rebounds in the losing effort.

The Owls outworked the Fighting Saints on the glass, collecting 48 caroms to just 27 from College of St. Joseph, and outshot them 53.6 % to 33.9% in the win. Emily Moore ‘12 (Lisbon, ME) led the Owls' pilfering effort of 25 steals with five grabs.

Newspaper Box Score
College of Saint Joseph vs Me.-Presque Isle
12-06-08 12:00 PM at Standish, Maine
At Standish, Maine
ME.-PRESQUE ISLE 89, COLLEGE OF SAINT JOSEPH 57
COLLEGE OF SAINT JOSEPH (1-4)
Michelle Thompson 7-17 9-12 23; Linda Clements 5-12 7-8 17; Megan Giddings
3-12 1-2 7; Heather LaPlante 2-5 1-1 5; Jessica Cortese 2-10 0-0 5; Bailey
Harvey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-56 18-23 57.
ME.-PRESQUE ISLE (2-3)
Erica Davis 11-16 1-1 23; Megan Korhonen 7-12 2-2 19; Mindy Sullivan 6-8 1-2
13; Whitney Flint 2-5 4-4 10; Kathy Kilfoil 4-5 0-0 8; Karen Creighton 3-5
0-1 6; Emily Moore 2-8 1-2 5; Melissa Borjas 2-7 1-2 5; Cassie Green 0-2 0-0
0; Kathleen Higgins 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-69 10-14 89.
College of Saint Joseph....... 13 44 - 57
Me.-Presque Isle.............. 37 52 - 89
3-point goals--College of Saint Joseph 1-11 (Jessica Cortese 1-4; Megan
Giddings 0-1; Heather LaPlante 0-1; Michelle Thompson 0-5), Me.-Presque Isle
5-16 (Megan Korhonen 3-4; Whitney Flint 2-5; Emily Moore 0-5; Melissa Borjas
0-2). Fouled out--College of Saint Joseph-None, Me.-Presque Isle-Mindy
Sullivan. Rebounds--College of Saint Joseph 27 (Michelle Thompson 9),
Me.-Presque Isle 48 (Erica Davis 10). Assists--College of Saint Joseph 10
(Megan Giddings 3; Michelle Thompson 3), Me.-Presque Isle 28 (Megan Korhonen
8). Total fouls--College of Saint Joseph 14, Me.-Presque Isle 17. Technical
fouls--College of Saint Joseph-None, Me.-Presque Isle-None. A-50
Consolation Round of Merry Monk Tournament at St. Joseph's (Me.)