CASTLETON, Vt. – Senior guard Angelica Hurley (Groveland, Mass.) poured in 30 points to help Saint Joseph's College (2-0) outlast Vermont State Castleton (1-1), 69-62, in the Castleton Classic Tournament Championship on Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
St. Joe's held a 17-11 lead after the first quarter and posted a 14-6 during the first five minutes of the second stanza to secure a 31-17 cushion. The Monks headed into intermission with a 38-23 advantage and held a game-high 18-point lead after senior guard Hailey Anderson (Beverly, Mass.) kicked off the third period with a three-pointer.
Saint Joseph's maintained a double-digit advantage throughout the third quarter and led by 15 (52-37) early in the fourth before Castleton mounted a 13-2 surge, which was capped by an Elise Magro trifecta, to make it a four-point (54-50) game with 5:22 remaining.
Leading 58-54 with 2:56 left, Saint Joseph's received a layup from Hurley and a three-pointer from Anderson to gain some breathing room, 63-54. Hurley and Anderson combined to go 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the closing 32 seconds to wrap up the 69-62 victory.
STAT OF THE GAME:
Saint Joseph's committed just five turnovers in the victory – the fewest miscues by the Monks since they turned the ball over five times against Colby College on November 29th, 2017.
LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:
- Hurley, who scored 25 in the SJC win over New England College last night, was 10-for-13 from the FT line with a new career-high 30 points, eight rebounds, and four assists en route to earning Tournament Most Valuable Player honors
- Sophomore Elisabeth Stapelfeld (Brookline, N.H.) netted 10 points with a pair of rebounds
- Sophomore Grace Ramsdell (Wells, Maine) added seven points, 11 rebounds, and three blocked shots
- Anderson was 2-for-3 from downtown with eight points
- Senior guard Nina Howe (York, Maine) had a solid game with six points, seven boards, five assists, and a pair of steals
LEADERS – CASTLETON:
- Magro led the Spartans with 21 points and added six boards, four assists, and four steals
- Luna Perry-St. Peter came off the bench to notch a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds in 22 minutes
- Kathryn Moore scored eight points with six caroms
- Emily Adams pulled down 10 rebounds and scored seven points
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
The Monks are now 2-1 all-time versus Castleton – a team that St. Joe's had not faced since the 2011-12 campaign before tonight's meeting.
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's will play at University of New England on Wednesday at 5:30 PM.
