Women's Basketball

CONWAY DAILY SUN: L'Heureux-Carland, Quinn close out Saint Joseph's hoop careers

CONWAY DAILY SUN: L'Heureux-Carland, Quinn close out Saint Joseph's hoop careers
Posted: Mar 17, 2020

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FRYEBURG — Lexi L'Heureux-Carland (Lovell, Maine) and Julia Quinn (Fryeburg) wrapped up successful four year basketball careers at Saint Joseph's College in Standish, Maine, with a season ending 67-50 loss at Emmanuel College of Boston in the Great Northeast Atlantic Conference tournament final on Feb. 29.

Competing to the end, the co-captain duo brought the same fight, spirit, and quiet leadership to the Monks as they did as Fryeburg Academy Raider multi-sport athletes and basketball captains in 2016.

The second-seeded Monks (19-8, 11-3 GNAC) came up short in their bid to upset top seeded Emmanuel (21-7, 12-2) and earn the Division III NCAA tournament bid which was at stake. Nonetheless, the St. Joseph's drastically improved upon its regular season February 15, 81-40 blowout loss at Emmanuel.

In the tournament final, a dominating 22-10 first quarter advantage to Emmanuel looked daunting for the Monks. But L'Heureux-Carland, Quinn and teammates reversed fortunes to close the gap to five, 32-27, at halftime. But the perimeter offense of the Monks was unable to match points with the host's dominant inside game.

Quinn was the focus of particular defensive pressure and came up empty from three-point land on the day, a rarity for her.

L'Heureux-Carland was called upon for 20 minutes of battling inside, particularly against 6 ' 2" Yasmin Ramirez-Tejada, who led Emmanuel with 20 points, 14 rebounds, including 11 on the offensive glass. L'Heureux-Carland pulled down five rebounds and provided yeoman efforts on defense.

The Monks won a 55-53 semifinal thriller at their home Alfond Center on Feb. 27 against Regis (15-12, 9-4, third seed) to earn their berth in the finals. Quinn was on fire, leading Monks scorers with 14 points on 3-6 from the land of three and 3-4 free throws. L'Heureux-Carland was the second Monk in double digits with 11 points in just 15 minutes of play. The Monks were forced to come from behind, trailing 22-10 after one quarter, 39-33 at halftime, and 46-45 after three quarters. Ultimately, stout defense which allowed only 14 second half points was a major key to the win.

L'Heureux-Carland and Quinn complete their Saint Joseph's basketball careers with a remarkable record of 100 wins and 16 losses, with GNAC championships and NCAA tournament appearances in their sophomore and junior seasons.

 

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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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