When and Where:
January 2, 2024 - Patchogue, NY
Records:
St. Joseph's (L.I.), 9-4, 6-2 Skyline; Farmingdale St. 5-7, 3-4 Skyline
Results:
The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) women's basketball picked up an 82-66 Skyline Conference win at Farmingdale State College on Saturday afternoon.
Top performers:
-
Graduate Casey Travers led the Golden Eagles with 17 points while adding a team-best eight rebounds and four assists
-
Junior Isabella Sierra finished with 16 points on 4-for-8 shooting from the field and 7-for-10 from the free throw line
-
The Rams were led by Taneece Wooden with 20 points
How it happened:
-
The Golden Eagles used their best scoring run of the day, 15-0, in the closing minutes of the first quarter to jump ahead 27-10 after the first frame
-
A three from Travers at the 4:33 mark put the visitors ahead by 24, 43-19.
-
Following a triple from junior Hannah Greene, the Golden Eagles took their largest lead of the afternoon, 54-27, into the break
-
The Rams recorded the first seven points of the third, but junior Felicia Barreiros hit from long distance putting SJLI ahead 57-34
-
A pair of free throws from sophomore Gabrielle Andreacchi closed out the third quarter with the Golden Eagles leading 71-47
-
Farmingdale outscored the St. Joseph's 19-11 in the fourth, but the Golden Eagles came away with the 82-66 win
Notes:
-
St. Joseph's shot 38.1% from the field and 39.1% from three-point range
-
Farmingdale posted a 37.2% shooting percentage overall and 28.6% from beyond the arc
-
The Rams held the advantage in points in the paint (30-18)
-
SJLI received 31 bench points compared to the host's 20
-
St. Joseph's outrebounded FSC 47-38
Next up:
The Golden Eagles host SUNY Old Westbury in a conference match-up in the Danzi Center on Wednesday, January 10 at 7:00 pm.