Women's Basketball

Monks Race Past Chargers, 75-31

Monks Race Past Chargers, 75-31

Game Leaders

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Pts: Elisabeth Stapelfeld - 20
Reb: 2 Players (#05, #30) - 8
Ast: Logan Brown - 5
Colby-Sawyer
Pts: Elyza Mitchell - 10
Reb: Elyza Mitchell - 8
Ast: Marissa Holt - 3

Team Stats

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Colby-Sawyer

Field Goals

(25-63)
(10-40)

Field Goal %

39.7%
25.0%

Rebounds

43
27

Assists

18
4

Turnovers

7
20

Pts off Turnovers

23
4

2nd Chance Pts

17
4

Pts in the Paint

20
14

Fastbreak Pts

0
3

Bench Pts

22
7
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Posted: Feb 06, 2023

NEW LONDON, N.H. – Saint Joseph's College (17-4, 12-1 GNAC) toppled Colby-Sawyer College (8-13, 6-7 GNAC), 75-31, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's basketball contest on Monday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Monks held a 12-4 lead after junior guard Hailey Anderson (Beverly, Mass.) hit a three-pointer at the 6:29 mark of the first quarter and carried a 24-8 advantage into the second stanza after holding the Chargers to a 3-for-13 effort from the floor in the opening frame.

In the second period, St. Joe's extended the lead to 44-13 after making 5-of-8 shots from downtown while netting 13 points off 11 Colby-Sawyer turnovers.

The Monks went on to claim a game-high 46-point (71-25) lead after freshman guard Logan Brown (Brunswick, Maine) made a layup at the 2:45 mark of the fourth quarter.

STATS OF THE GAME:

Saint Joseph's shot 46.4% (13-28) from three-point distance while Colby-Sawyer made just 1-of-16 attempts from beyond the arc on the evening…The Monks scored 23 points off 20 Charger turnovers while committing just seven turnovers in the victory.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Freshman guard Elisabeth Stapelfeld (Brookline, N.H.) led all scorers with 20 points after making 4-of-6 shots from deep with three rebounds, two assists, and a pair of steals
  • Junior guard Nina Howe (York, Maine) contributed 14 points, five boards, three assists, and two steals
  • Anderson chipped in with 11 points and eight caroms
  • Brown added eight points, five assists, and three rebounds
  • Senior forward Mikayla Van Zandt (Westbrook, Maine) came off the bench to score eight points and pull down five boards in 15 minutes

LEADERS – COLBY-SAWYER:

  • Elyza Mitchell tallied 10 points and eight rebounds
  • Marissa Holt added seven points, three assists, and a pair of boards

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the win Saint Joseph's improves to 9-1 all-time versus Colby-Sawyer College and has now defeated the Chargers in eight-consecutive meetings.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will play at Anna Maria College on Wednesday in a GNAC matchup scheduled to begin at 5:00 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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