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St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI 1-6,0-0 Skyline
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Winner Cairn Cairn 4-2,1-0 United East
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI
1-6,0-0 Skyline
69
Final
99
Cairn Cairn
4-2,1-0 United East
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI 35 34 69
Cairn Cairn 45 54 99
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Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Topped By Cairn

When and Where:
November 30, 2024 - Langhorne, PA

Records:
St. Joseph's (L.I.), 1-5
Cairn 4-2

Results:
The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) men's basketball team falls to Cairn in a non-conference matchup on Saturday afternoon. 

Top performers:
  • Senior Spencer Malloy led the Golden Eagles with 24 points and four assists, to go along with three rebounds and one steal
  • Senior Ryan McNeely added 10 points, one rebound, one assist, and one steal
  • Graduate Justin Forest finished with nine points and six rebounds
  • Sophomore AJ Esposito totaled eight points one steal, and a game-high eight rebounds
How it happened:
  • The Highlanders jumped out to an early 11-0 lead in the opening minutes of the first half as Corey Baldwin scored eight straight to start the game
  • Forest put an end to the scoring run, hitting a big three and the start of an 8-0 scoring run themselves to cut the lead to just three (11-8)
  • After Cairn would pull ahead by as much as 14, St. JOseph's cut the lead back to just 5 as Esposito converted a tip-in layup with 11:35 left in the half
  • The Highlanders went on to hit three straight three-pointers to increase their lead to 14 with just under five minutes to play in the half
  • McNeely would score or assist on nine of the Golden Eagles final 11 points in the half to cut the lead to just 10 (45-35)
  • Cairn would outscore St. Joseph's 15-6 through the first four minutes of action in the second half to take a (60-42)
  • The Highlanders would outscore the Golden Eagles 26-14 over the next 10 minutes of play as Cairn would score 15 of the team's 26 on three points jumpers, taking an 86-55 lead with six minutes left to go
  • Cairn would hold the lead for the rest of the game as Cairn took the 99-69 victory
Notes:
  • St. Joseph's shot 24-58 from the field, good for 41.4% 
  • Cairn shot 48% from the field and 46% from beyond the arc
  • SJLI grabbed 31 rebounds 
Next up:
The Golden Eagles return to action on Tuesday, December 3, when they travel to Lehman for a non-conference matchup at 7:00 pm. 
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