PHOTO CREDIT: Brian Berthiaume '24
STANDISH, Maine – University of Saint Joseph (6-1, 1-0 GNAC) toppled Saint Joseph's College (2-6, 0-1 GNAC), 92-73, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men's basketball contest on Mike McDevitt Court at the Harold Alfond Center on Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
University of Saint Joseph led from wire to wire and opened the contest by making 7-of-8 shots from the floor en route to securing a 19-10 advantage with 14:11 left in the first quarter. The Monks kept pace and trailed by seven points (34-27) after grad Ashtyn Abbott (Farmingdale, Maine) hit a pair of free-throw shots with 5:35 before the break.
Unfortunately for the Monks, the Blue Jays followed with a 16-4 run, capped by two freebies from Chaylyn Martin (Hartford, Conn.), to claim a 50-31 lead with 2:04 on the first half clock.
Saint Joseph's faced a 51-33 deficit at the start of the second stanza and cut the USJ lead down to 10 points (64-54) after junior Camryn Yorke (Auburn, Maine) capped a 12-4 scoring run with a traditional three-point play with 13:11 left. The Monks would get no closer to the lead however, as the Blue Jays maintained a double-digit advantage – including a game-high 26-point (90-64) cushion with 2:38 on the clock - until the final whistle
STATS OF THE GAME:
The Blue Jays shot 63.3% (19-30) from the floor in the first half and 55.9% (33-59) from the field overall…The Monks faced an uphill battle after shooting 29.7% (11-37) from the floor in the first half and capped the conference opener with a 36.8% (25-68) success rate.
LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:
- Freshman Remijo Wani (Portland, Maine) led the Monks with 13 points and added two assists and a pair of steals
- Sophomore John Paul Frazier (York, Maine) added 12 points and two rebounds
- Sophomore Wani Donato (Portland, Maine) netted 11 points with seven caroms, two assists, two steals, and a pair of blocks
- Yorke came off the bench to register nine points, nine rebounds, and three assists
LEADERS – UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH:
- Sophomore Lence Altenor (Everett, Mass.) led all scorers with 20 points on 7-for-9 shooting from the floor
- Senior Jalen Samuels (Franklin, Mass.) scored 17 points with six rebounds, two assists, and a pair of steals
- Senior Tyree Mitchell (East Hartford, Conn.) netted 15 points with four boards, four assists, and two steals
- Sophomore Jonathan Box (Frisco, Texas) left the bench to tally 12 points, eight caroms, and three steals
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
Saint Joseph's is now 1-7 all-time versus University of Saint Joseph.
NEXT!
The Monks are back in action at Regis College next Saturday. The conference contest is set to start at 3:00 PM.
