Monks Fall to Raiders 76-66

Monks Fall to Raiders 76-66

STANDISH, Maine – Rivier University (7-11, 3-8 GNAC) defeated Saint Joseph's College (5-14, 4-7 GNAC), 76-66, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men's basketball contest on Mike McDevitt Court at the Harold Alfond Center on Tuesday evening.

STATS OF THE GAME:

While both teams shot 60% from the free throw line, the Monks went to the stripe just five times while the Raiders had 35 attempts with 21 conversions…Rivier held a 30-18 lead in points in the paint…Saint Joseph's broke the program's single-game three-point attempts record with 47 heaves from downtown in tonight's setback.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Junior forward Drew Shea (Mount Desert Island, Maine) registered 13 points and seven rebounds
  • Freshman guard Teagan Hynes (York, Maine) scored 13 points with four boards
  • Senior guard Griffin Foley (Portland, Maine) added 12 points, six caroms, and six assists
  • Freshman guard Julian Llopiz (Boston, Mass.) came off the bench to tally nine points and seven rebounds

LEADERS – RIVIER:

  • Senior forward Miles Gillette (Washington, D.C.) recorded a double-double with 32 points and 16 rebounds
  • Junior center Nesta Roberts (Manchester, Conn.) netted 12 points with seven boards in 14 minutes off the bench
  • Junior guard Nikolas Pignone (Stoneham, Mass.) added 10 points

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will host GNAC-rival Emmanuel College on Thursday at 8:00 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.