Women's Basketball

Monks Down Cadets, 65-25

Monks Down Cadets, 65-25

Game Leaders

Norwich
Pts: Maren McGinn - 14
Reb: Rachel Botala - 8
Ast: Rachel Botala - 3
Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Pts: Elisabeth Stapelfeld - 12
Reb: Hannah Talon - 7
Ast: Hannah Talon - 4

Team Stats

Norwich
Saint Joseph's (Me.)

Field Goals

(10-44)
(22-54)

Field Goal %

22.7%
40.7%

Rebounds

31
30

Assists

5
14

Turnovers

27
13

Pts off Turnovers

7
24

2nd Chance Pts

10
12

Pts in the Paint

16
26

Fastbreak Pts

1
10

Bench Pts

5
31
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Posted: Feb 04, 2023

STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (16-4, 11-1 GNAC) rolled past Norwich University (8-13, 4-10 GNAC), 65-25, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's basketball contest at the Harold Alfond Center on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

For the second time in as many games, the Monks employed suffocating defense and a quick offensive start to put the contest away early. St. Joe's kicked off the GNAC tilt on a 7-0 run and exited the first quarter with a 20-7 lead after shooting 80% (8-10) from the floor in the opening frame.

The SJC shooters cooled in the second stanza but carried a 33-13 cushion into intermission and maintained at least a 20-point advantage for the remainder of the afternoon.

STATS OF THE GAME:

Saint Joseph's scored 24 points off 27 Norwich turnovers and committed only 13 turnovers in the victory…The Monks went 15-for-15 from the FT line and held the Cadets to an 0-for-11 shooting performance from beyond the arc.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Freshman guard Elisabeth Stapelfeld (Brookline, N.H.) scored 12 points with a pair of steals
  • Junior guard Hailey Anderson (Beverly, Mass.) netted 10 points, all in the third quarter
  • Junior guard Hannah Talon (Windham, Maine) added eight points, seven rebounds, and four assists
  • Freshman guard Logan Brown (Brunswick, Maine) chipped in with nine points, three boards, and a pair of steals
  • Junior guard Nina Howe (York, Maine) tallied eight points, three steals, and a pair of caroms
  • Senior forward Mikayla Van Zandt (Westbrook, Maine) contributed eight points and four rebounds

LEADERS – NORWICH:

  • Sophomore forward Marin McGinn (Georgia, Vt.) paced the Cadets with 14 points and added five rebounds
  • Junior guard Rachel Botala (Grand Isle, Vt.) pulled down eight rebounds and scored six points with three assists
  • Sophomore guard Haley Brewster (Virginia Beach, Va.) grabbed six rebounds

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the victory Saint Joseph's improves to 17-6 in the history of the series with Norwich University and has now defeated the Cadets in 11-consecutive meetings dating back to the 2015-16 campaign.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will play at Colby-Sawyer College on Monday in a GNAC contest set to start at 5:30 PM.

 

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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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