When and Where:
January 20, 2024 - Patchogue, NY
Records:
St. Joseph's (L.I.), 12-6, 9-4 Skyline; Manhattanville College, 13-3, 10-1 Skyline
Results:
The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) women's basketball team suffered a 57-50 loss to Manhattanville College in a conference match-up at the Danzi Center on Saturday afternoon.
Top performers:
- Graduate Casey Travers paced the Golden Eagles with 21 points, and tied for the team lead with 12 rebounds for a double-double. She went 8-for-8 on free-throws
- Senior Lanyah Ford turned in a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds, while adding two steals
- Julianna Kascic led Manhattanville with 20 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double, shooting 7-for-10 from the field
- Amanda Orlando scored 10 points with seven rebounds and three assists
How it happened:
- After a back-and-forth first four minutes of the game, the Golden Eagles took a 7-4 lead on a three-point play for Ford at the 5:48 mark
- The hosts finished the first quarter with a 7-0 run, with Ford scoring five of those points to take a 14-6 lead into the second quarter
- St. Joseph's got off to a solid start in the second, scoring six of the first nine points of the frame, with Ford's basket at the 8:09 mark extending the lead to 11 (20-9)
- One minute later, Travers made a three to give the Golden Eagles a lead of 13 (23-10)
- Shortly after, Manhattanville found a groove, coming back to score 14 consecutive points over a four minute span to turn their 24-12 deficit into a 26-24 lead
- Orlando scored the final two baskets during the run, with the second one giving Manhattanville their first lead since the first two and a half minutes of the game. Kascic scored seven points during the stretch
- St. Joseph's took a one-point lead into the break, with Spina's three-point play with under three seconds remaining putting the hosts ahead 27-26
- There were three lead changes in the first minute and a half of the third quarter, with Manhattanville taking a five-point lead (36-31) at the 6:27 mark
- St. Joseph's scored the next four points to trim the deficit to one (36-35), then came back within two again at the 2:18 mark, before Angela Downey scored a three to extend the Valiants' lead to five (42-37) to end the quarter
- SJLI scored the first five points of the fourth quarter, with junior Felicia Barreiros' three tying the game at 42 apiece at the 7:01 mark
- Manhattanville took a 45-42 lead on a three-point play for Niyona Smith, then the Golden Eagles took a 46-45 advantage on four made free-throws for Travers at the halfway mark in the quarter
- The Valiants proceeded to go on a 7-0 run to take a 52-46 lead with 1:58 remaining, then after two more free-throws for Travers, St. Joseph's came back within three on a basket for Ford to make it a one possession game with 1:10 on the clock
- Late free-throws for the visitors secured a 57-50 win
Notes:
- St. Joseph's shot 25.4% from the field and 11.1% from three-point range
- Manhattanville posted a 41.7% shooting percentage from the floor and 15.4% from beyond the arc
- The Golden Eagles shot 92.9% on free-throws compared to the Valiants' 65.2%
- Manhattanville held a 45-34 advantage in rebounds and a 22-20 advantage in the paint
Next up:
The Golden Eagles return to action when they travel to Mount St. Mary College for a conference match-up on Saturday, January 27 at 1:00pm.