STANDISH, Maine – Sophomore forward Allison Wild (Tewksbury, Mass.) netted a layup with 0.6 seconds left in overtime to lift Emmanuel College (17-1, 12-0 GNAC) past Saint Joseph's College (14-4, 8-2 GNAC), 82-80, in a hotly contested Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's basketball matchup on Mike McDevitt Court at the Harold Alfond Center on Thursday evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Saint Joseph's trailed 72-67 with just six seconds left in regulation but managed to tie the game and force extra play. Sophomore guard Nina Howe (York, Maine) drilled a three-pointer with three seconds on the clock to make it a 72-70 game and junior forward Jayne Howe (Pembroke, Mass.) knotted the score at 72 with a layup and 1.9 seconds left. After a timeout, Emmanuel had a chance to walk off with the win but a three-point attempt by Korie Mathis (Duluth, Ga.) missed the mark.
The Monks trailed by five (80-75) with 2:52 left in overtime but again tied the game, as Jayne Howe hit a jumper and at the 2:26 mark and sophomore guard Hannah Talon (Windham, Maine) drained a trifecta with 1:04 to play. With two seconds left the Monks missed a layup and, after a timeout to advance the ball beyond midcourt, the Saints earned the win in dramatic fashion as graduate guard Jamad Fiin (Boston, Mass.) lofted a perfect pass under the hoop to Wild, who got behind a defender and dropped in the easy bucket.
STATS OF THE GAME:
The contest between the GNAC heavyweights featured 11 lead changes and 18 tie scores with neither team claiming a lead greater than nine points.
LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:
- Senior guard Cassandra Stapelfeld (Brookline, N.H.) scored 19 points with four rebounds and three assists
- Jayne Howe added 17 points, seven rebounds, and three assists
- Sophomore guard Angelica Hurley (Groveland, Mass.) tallied seven points, 14 rebounds, four assists, and three steals
- Nina Howe tacked on 11 points, three rebounds, and four assists
- Talon contributed nine points, two caroms, and a pair of assists
LEADERS – EMMANUEL:
- Fiin led all scorers with 25 points and added seven rebounds
- Senior forward Loredana D'Agostino (Broad Brook, Conn.) notched a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards
- Freshman forward Yannie Chan (Hong Kong, China) added 11 points, four caroms, and two assists
- Sophomore guard Olivia Matela (Swampscott, Mass.) came off the bench to score nine points
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's will play at Norwich University on Saturday in a GNAC contest set for a 3:00 PM tip-off.
