Men's Basketball

Cadets Push Past Monks, 80-72

Cadets Push Past Monks, 80-72

Game Leaders

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Pts: Griffin Foley - 22
Reb: Nicholas Curtis - 6
Ast: 2 Players (#03, #20) - 2
Norwich
Pts: Kohlby Murray - 14
Reb: Kohlby Murray - 8
Ast: 3 Players (#04, #32, #33) - 3

Team Stats

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Norwich

Field Goals

(29-65)
(30-60)

Field Goal %

44.6%
50.0%

Rebounds

38
38

Assists

8
16

Turnovers

13
7

Pts off Turnovers

8
17

2nd Chance Pts

13
8

Pts in the Paint

40
44

Fastbreak Pts

14
12

Bench Pts

16
33
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Posted: Jan 11, 2023

NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University (9-5, 3-3 GNAC) surged past Saint Joseph's College (7-6, 3-2 GNAC), 80-72, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men's basketball contest on Wednesday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Saint Joseph's led by as many as 13 points in the first half but held just a 38-36 edge heading into halftime. The conference rivals swapped buckets in the first six minutes of the second stanza and the game stood at a 49-49 tie after grad Griffin Foley (Portland, Maine) hit a jumper with 14:20 remaining.

The Cadets turned the tide with a 20-5 run over the following eight minutes with a Kohlby Murray jump shot capping the outbreak and lifting the hosts to a 69-54 cushion at the 6:56 mark. St. Joe's tried to mount a comeback and cut the deficit to seven points (79-72) after Foley hit a three with 29 seconds on the clock, but the Monks were ultimately unable to overcome the Norwich run.

STATS OF THE GAME:

Norwich held a 33-15 lead in bench scoring and the Monks posted their second-lowest three-point percentage of the season (25.8%) after connecting on 8-of-31 bids from downtown.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Foley led all players with 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting with three rebounds and a pair of assists
  • Grad Nicholas Curtis (Windham, Maine) netted 12 points with six rebounds and two assists
  • Freshman guard John Paul Frazier (York, Maine) chipped in with 12 points and three caroms
  • Junior guard Camryn Yorke (Auburn, Maine) came off the bench to score eight points with four rebounds
  • Senior forward Ashtyn Abbott (Farmingdale, Maine) contributed six points and three rebounds

LEADERS – NORWICH:

  • Murray netted 14 points with eight boards and two assists
  • Donovan Lewis, Jr. and Owen Liss scored 13 points apiece
  • Joe Joe DuBrul registered 12 points, five rebounds, and three assists
  • Chris Hough added 11 points, seven caroms, two assists, and a pair of steals

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

Saint Joseph's is now 21-7 in the history of the series with Norwich University.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will play at University of Saint Joseph on Saturday at 3:00 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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