Written by Julia Ruocchio

When and Where:

January 2, 2024 - Patchogue, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 7-4, 4-2 Skyline; Mt. St. Mary College 6-5, 6-5 Skyline

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) women's basketball team fell to Mount St. Mary College, 69-56, in a conference match-up at the Danzi Center on Tuesday evening.

Top performers:

• Graduate Casey Travers led the Golden Eagles with 15 points while adding six rebounds and three assists

• Senior Lanyah Ford led all players with 14 rebounds

• Sophomore Megan Spina recorded a game-high three steals and added seven boards

• The Knights were led by Charlotte Twohig's 17-point performance, shooting 5-for-11 from the field and 3-for-5 from three-point range

• Ciarra Quinn recorded a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds

• Sarah Cashin added 12 points for MSMC, and Casey Love recorded a game-high five assists

How it happened:

• The Knights jumped out in front to take an 8-2 lead, going on an 8-0 run after SJLI scored the game's first basket

• The Golden Eagles proceeded to score the next six points, with junior Felicia Barreiros' basket at the 4:59 mark tying the game at eight

• Shortly after, St. Joseph's took a 13-11 lead on a basket for junior Isabella Sierra at the 2:55 mark

• After the Knights' Cashin made a three, Sierra scored a three of her own a minute later to put SJLI ahead again, 16-14, before the hosts finished the quarter ahead by four (18-14)

• Mt. St. Mary scored the first nine points of the second quarter to put them ahead by five (23-18) two and a half minutes into the frame

• After a layup for Travers, a three for Barreiros knotted the game at 23 with 6:10 remaining in the quarter

• The Knights responded with another substantial run, scoring 11 straight points which included three, three-point shots before sophomore Emma Kelly's three broke up the stretch with less than a minute remaining

• Mt. St. Mary took a 10-point lead (36-26) into the break, as St. Joseph's was limited to just eight points in the quarter

• A back-and-forth first six minutes of the third saw the visitors leading by 10 (47-37) at the 4:21 mark

• MSMC scored four straight points to take a lead of 14, then a Barreiros layup capped the scoring of the quarter (51-39)

• The visitors scored eight of the first 10 points to begin the fourth quarter, increasing their lead to 18 (59-41) at the 8:03 mark

• The Knights extended their lead to 18 once again at the 5:44 mark to match their largest lead of the night, as Quinn's shot from beyond the arc put MSMC up 62-44

• Baskets for Knice, Barreiros, and Sierra brought the hosts back within 10 (64-54) with 1:04 remaining but five made free throws in the final minute to solidify a 69-56 win

Notes:

• St. Joseph's shot 32.9% from the field and 20% from three-point range

• Mount St. Mary posted a 37.5% shooting percentage overall and 42.9% from beyond the arc

• SJLI shot just 28.6% (2-for-7) on free-throws compared to MSMC's 71.4% (15-for-21) showing on free-throws

• The Golden Eagles held the advantage in points in the paint (30-18)

• The visitors received 18 bench points compared to SJLI's 11

• Each team collected 46 rebounds

Next up:

The Golden Eagles take on St. Joseph's University-Brooklyn in a conference match-up in the Danzi Center on Thursday, January 4 at 7:00 pm.