When and Where:
December 12, 2023 - Kings Point, NY
Records:
St. Joseph's (L.I.), 6-2, 4-1 Skyline; USMMA 5-3, 2-2 Skyline
Results:
The St. Joseph's University-New York (L.I.) women's basketball team bounced back with a 61-42 Skyline Conference win at the United States Merchant Marine Academy on Tuesday evening.
Top performers:
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Senior Lanyah Ford recorded a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds while adding three assists
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Junior Felicia Barreiros pitched in with 15 points going 5-for-8 from the field, 4-for-7 from three-point range
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Graduate Julianna Knice and senior Catherine Siounis added eight points apiece with Knice dishing a game-best four assists
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 Hannah Ramsden led the Mariners with 13 points and 12 rebounds
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How it happened:
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Ford and Barreiros combined for the game's first 17 points of the game and the Golden Eagles limited the Mariners to just four points in the opening quarter
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Trailing 20-4 to start the second, USMMA scored six of the first seven points to cut their deficit to 11, 21-10, but SJLI held the hosts to just four points through the latter half of the frame and went into the break leading 32-14
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St. Joseph's built their largest lead of the night, 52-24, following a three from Knice and a layup from Ford with just over a minute in the third quarter and went into the final frame ahead 54-28
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The Mariners outscored the Golden Eagles 14-7 in the fourth, but it wasn't enough as the visitors took home the 61-42 win
Notes:
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St. Joseph's shot 37.7% from the field, and 31.3% from long distance while holding USMMA to 23.0% from the floor, 22.2% from beyond the arc
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The hosts outrebounded SJLI 55-20 though both sides finished with 18 points in the paint
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SJLI's bench provided 14 points while USMMA's provided just three
Up next
The Golden Eagles return to action when they return to the Danzi Center on Friday, December 15th they host Mitchell College for a non-conference contest at 7:00 pm.
