Women's Basketball

Monks Rout Wildcats, 94-53

Monks Rout Wildcats, 94-53

Game Leaders

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Pts: Angelica Hurley - 24
Reb: Kaleigh Walsh - 6
Ast: Nina Howe - 3
Johnson & Wales (RI)
Pts: Sarah Wisniewski - 12
Reb: Peyton Oliver - 4
Ast: 2 Players (#24, #32) - 2

Team Stats

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

Field Goals

(34-59)
(18-47)

Field Goal %

57.6%
38.3%

Rebounds

28
20

Assists

7
8

Turnovers

12
23

Pts off Turnovers

27
7

2nd Chance Pts

8
6

Pts in the Paint

46
18

Fastbreak Pts

2
0

Bench Pts

22
20
full stats
Posted: Feb 12, 2022

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Saint Joseph's College (18-4, 12-2 GNAC) toppled Johnson & Wales University (2-17, 2-11 GNAC), 94-53, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's basketball contest on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Monks opened the game with 13 unanswered points and held a 23-13 lead heading into the second stanza. With 6:48 left before intermission, St. Joe's staked a 36-15 cushion on the heels of a 13-2 run.

Saint Joseph's enjoyed a 50-22 halftime lead and, with the help of 13 third-quarter points from sophomore guard Angelica Hurley (Groveland, Mass.), scored 30 in the penultimate period en route to claiming an 80-36 advantage heading into the final frame.

Hurley hit a layup with 8:06 left in the fourth quarter to lift her team to a game-high 46-point (84-38) cushion.

BEYOND THE BOX:

The Monks shot a season-high 57.6% (34-59) from the field – the team's best shooting rate since making 60% (42-70) of their bids in win over Rivier on December 9th, 2017…The team's 80 points through three quarters is the most netted over three periods since the Royal Blue held an 81-52 advantage over JWU on February 19th, 2019.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Hurley led all scorers with 24 points and pulled down five rebounds
  • Senior guard Cassandra Stapelfeld (Brookline, N.H.) netted 19 points with three boards, two assists, and a pair of steals
  • Senior forward Kaleigh Walsh (Windham, N.H.) was 6-for-8 from the floor with 14 points, six rebounds, and two steals
  • Junior forward Jayne Howe (Pembroke, Mass.) scored nine points with three steals and two caroms
  • Sophomore guards Hailey Anderson (Beverly, Mass.) and Hannah Talon (Windham, Maine) added seven points apiece

LEADERS – JOHNSON & WALES:

  • Sarah Wisniewski paced the hosts with 12 points
  • Naheema Walker scored 11 points

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the win, Saint Joseph's improves to 15-6 all-time versus Johnson & Wales University and has now defeated the Wildcats in nine-consecutive meetings dating back to the 2015-16 season.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will host Colby-Sawyer College on Tuesday in a GNAC matchup set to start at 5:30 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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