STANDISH, ME - Saint Joseph's College played their home opener on Wednesday night versus in-state opponent University of New England and earned a hard fought victory, 76-66. The Monks featured four players who scored in double digits and were led by FY Chris Davis (New York, NY) who poured in 16 points with 7 boards and 3 blocked shots.

The Saint Joseph's College crowd was rowdy in the home opener, providing the Monks with a definitive home court advantage. SO Ray Eatmon (Huntington, NY) got SJC going early with a tip in hoop and JR Mitch Ouellet (Fort Kent, ME) nailed a 3-pointer to take an early 5-2 lead.

The Nor'easters gained momentum with 11:40 remaining in the first half with a perfectly executed 3-2 fast break with Isaac Stickney. Tom Belmonte hit a 3-pointer to put UNE up 17-13.

St. Joe's regained the lead, 27-25, at the 7 minute mark when SO Alberto Rue (Jamaica Plain, MA) hit paydirt on a three point shot. Chris Davis hit four consecutive shots to end the half and put the Monks up 34-32.

St. Joe's seemed determined to not relinquish the lead for the duration of the game and came out firing to begin the second half. Ray Eatmon scored a quick 5 points for the Monks as he scored on a layup and a free throw to convert a 3 point play and added another basket to put the team up 41-36.

Later in the half, SO Rashon Jones (Bridgeport, CT) would score on consecutive possessions and FY Alonso Davis (Richmond, VA) tipped in a rebound to give the Monks a 53-44 lead with 10 minutes remaining.

Rashon Jones hit 4 of 5 shots in the last two minutes of the game to finish with a career high 14 points. Jones was 6-7 from the charity stripe and grabbed 6 rebounds in the victory.

Ray Eatmon added 13 pts and 8 rebounds and Mitch Ouellet scored 12 pts in the game for the Monks. JR Elbie Murphy (Loudonville, NY) added 5 blocked shots, 5 boards and 3 steals.

Jaykyri Simpson led the Nor'easters with 17 points and Johnnie Jefferson achieved a double-double in the loss with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

St. Joe's record improves to 1-2 while the University of New England falls to 2-3 on the season.

Saint Joseph's College travels to Newton, MA to take on GNAC foe Lasell College on Saturday, 12/1 @ 2:00 PM.


University of New England vs St. Joseph's College (Me.)
11/28/07 8:20 PM at Standish, Maine

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE (ME.) 76, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 66

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND (2-3)
Jaykyri Simpson 7-19 2-8 17; Johnnie Jefferson 6-22 0-0 15; Chas Rentrope
3-7 2-4 8; Isaac Stickney 4-8 0-0 8; Steve Belmonte 2-4 2-2 8; Matt Thompson
2-3 1-1 6; Franco Foti 1-1 2-2 4; Ben Ingerson 0-0 0-0 0; Adam MacDonald 0-0
0-0 0. Totals 25-64 9-17 66.

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE (ME.) (1-2)
Chris Davis 7-14 2-3 16; Rashon Jones 4-9 6-7 14; Raymond Eatmon 6-11 1-1
13; Mitch Ouellet 5-12 0-0 12; Elbie Murphy 1-6 4-4 6; Scot Vachon 2-2 2-2
6; Alberto Rue 1-1 2-2 5; Alonso Davis 1-2 0-0 2; Eric Friend 1-4 0-0 2; Hi
Jackson 0-1 0-0 0; R.J. Mattison 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 28-67 17-19 76.

University of New England..... 32 34 - 66
St. Joseph's College (Me.).... 34 42 - 76

3-point goals-University of New England 7-18 (Johnnie Jefferson 3-11; Steve
Belmonte 2-3; Matt Thompson 1-1; Jaykyri Simpson 1-1; Chas Rentrope 0-2),
St. Joseph's College (Me.) 3-13 (Mitch Ouellet 2-3; Alberto Rue 1-1; Elbie
Murphy 0-1; Eric Friend 0-2; R.J. Mattison 0-4; Rashon Jones 0-1; Chris
Davis 0-1).

Fouled out--University of New England-None, St. Joseph's College
(Me.)-None.

Rebounds-University of New England 37 (Johnnie Jefferson 10),
St. Joseph's College (Me.) 44 (Raymond Eatmon 8).

Assists-University of New England 14 (Chas Rentrope 4; Jaykyri Simpson 4), St. Joseph's College (Me.) 16 (Elbie Murphy 6).

Total fouls-University of New England 17, St. Joseph's
College (Me.) 19. A-400