Women's Basketball

Monks Surge Past Wildcats, 72-57

Monks Surge Past Wildcats, 72-57

Game Leaders

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Pts: 2 Players (#23, #33) - 19
Reb: 2 Players (#20, #24) - 7
Ast: Nina Howe - 7
Johnson & Wales (RI)
Pts: Alexa Lora - 21
Reb: 2 Players (#05, #50) - 8
Ast: 2 Players (#05, #33) - 3

Team Stats

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Johnson & Wales (RI)

Field Goals

(29-73)
(21-59)

Field Goal %

39.7%
35.6%

Rebounds

40
41

Assists

18
11

Turnovers

6
19

Pts off Turnovers

21
9

2nd Chance Pts

9
10

Pts in the Paint

44
24

Fastbreak Pts

10
18

Bench Pts

21
12
full stats
Posted: Jan 10, 2024

PHOTO CREDIT: Brian Berthiaume '24

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Saint Joseph's College improved to 4-0 in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play with a 72-57 women's basketball victory at Johnson & Wales University on Wednesday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Monks rallied from an 11-5 deficit midway through the first quarter with a game-altering 17-0 run that saw the visitors claim a 22-11 lead when sophomore guard Elisabeth Stapelfeld (Brookline, N.H.) stemmed the surge with a jump shot 37 seconds into the second stanza.

Saint Joseph's (8-6, 4-0 GNAC) held Johnson & Wales (5-8, 1-2 GNAC) to just seven points off 3-for-19 shooting in the second quarter and maintained a comfortable 42-18 cushion going into intermission.

St. Joe's proceeded to lead by at least 20 points – including a game-high 28-point (54-26) advantage with 1:43 left in the third – until the Wildcats registered a 17-5 outburst late in the fourth quarter, but JWU was unable to cut the SJC lead to less than 15 points down the stretch.

STATS OF THE GAME:

Saint Joseph's committed only six turnovers and netted 21 points off 19 Johnson & Wales miscues…The Monks also held the lead in points in the paint (44-24) and bench points (21-12) in the victory.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Stapelfeld was 8-for-11 from the floor with 19 points and five rebounds
  • Sophomore forward Grace Ramsdell (Wells, Maine) tallied 19 points, five rebounds, and three steals
  • Senior guard Nina Howe (York, Maine) contributed eight points, seven assists, four boards, and three steals
  • Freshman guard Maddie Russell came off the bench to score 13 points with three assists and a pair of rebounds
  • Senior guard Angelica Hurley (Groveland, Mass.) chipped in with five points, seven rebounds, three assists, and three steals

LEADERS – JOHNSON & WALES:

  • Alexa Lora scored a game-high 21 points with eight rebounds and three assists
  • Mikayla Caruso added 10 points, six boards, and a pair of steals
  • Sarah Wisniewski chipped in with eight points, six rebounds, two assists, and two steals

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the win, Saint Joseph's improves to 18-6 all-time versus Johnson & Wales University and has now defeated the Wildcats in 12 consecutive meetings dating back to the 2015-16 campaign.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will host GNAC-rival Albertus Magnus College on Saturday at 1:00 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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