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54
Mitchell MC 2-6,0-1 Great Northeast
67
Winner St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI 7-2,4-1 Skyline
Mitchell MC
2-6,0-1 Great Northeast
54
Final
67
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI
7-2,4-1 Skyline
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Mitchell MC 9 14 16 15 54
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI 20 17 13 17 67
St. Joseph's University (L.I.) vs Yeshiva in WomenÕs Basketball held at the Danzi Athletic Center on the campus of St. Joseph's University (L.I.) on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. Photo by Alan J Schaefer
Photos by Alan J Schaefer

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Claims Non-Conference Win Over Mitchell, 67-54

When and Where:

December 15, 2023 - Patchogue, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 7-2; Mitchell College, 2-6

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) women's basketball team picked up a 67-54 win over Mitchell College in a non-conference showdown at the Danzi Center on Friday evening.

Top performers:

  • Senior Lanyah Ford powered the Golden Eagles with 21 points and nine rebounds.

  • Graduate Julianna Knice scored 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field and 6-for-11 from three-point range while adding three assists

  • Graduate Casey Travers added 13 points, eight rebounds, and five assists

  • The Mariners were led by Yasmine Santos, who recorded a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds

  • Jermia Dumas scored 14 points on 5-for-11 shooting with five rebounds

How it happened:

  • Mitchell College took an early 5-0 lead, then led 7-2 halfway through the quarter

  • Shortly after, Ford made three consecutive baskets, with her first tying the game at seven and her last giving the hosts a 12-7 advantage

  • Ford's baskets were part of a 12-0 run for St. Joseph's, which was capped by a layup for Junior Hannah Greene, which put the hosts up 14-7

  • The Golden Eagles scored six unanswered points to finish the quarter while limiting their opposition to two points in the second half of the quarter to finish the first with a 20-9 lead

  • The Golden Eagles scored six of the first nine points of the second quarter, then the Mariners went on a 9-3 run to trim their deficit to eight (29-21) late in the quarter

  • Three-point shots for Knice and Ford fueled an 8-2 run for the hosts to finish the quarter, as St. Joseph's went into the break up 37-23

  • After a back-and-forth beginning of the third quarter, two straight baskets for the Mariners' Santos cut the lead to single digits (41-32) at the 5:12 mark

  • Mitchell College scored seven straight points with two minutes remaining in the quarter to come within seven (46-39), then Knice's basket with 50 seconds remaining brought the Golden Eagles to 50 points and sent them into the final frame up by 11 (50-39)

  • Ford scored five straight points for SJLI to begin the fourth, extending the lead to 15 (55-40) for their largest lead of the game.

  • The Mariners crept closer, as they went on a 7-0 run to make it an eight-point game (55-47) on Dumas' three-point basket at the 6:55 mark

  • Travers proceeded to score five consecutive points which included a three-point play at the 4:22 mark to extend the lead to 60-47

  • Mitchell College came as close as eight in the fourth, but a pair of three-point baskets for the Golden Eagles courtesy of Travers and Knice sealed a 67-54 non-conference win

Notes:

  • St. Joseph's posted a 37.1% shooting percentage from the field and 32.4% from three-point range

  • The Mariners shot 35.3% from the field and 33.3% from beyond the arc

  • The Golden Eagles held the advantage in points in the paint 20-16, while the Mariners out-rebounded SJLI 42-38

The Golden Eagles return to action on Friday, December 29, when they take on Connecticut College for a non-conference match-up at 3:00 pm at the Danzi Center.

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