When and Where:

December 14, 2024 - Riverdale, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 8-3, 5-2; Mt. St. Vincent 6-4, 4-2 Skyline

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) women's basketball team dropped their second Skyline Conference match up 70-64 at the University of Mt. St. Vincent on Saturday afternoon.

Top performers:

• Graduate student Charlotte Twohig led the Golden Eagles with 18 points on 5-for-13 shooting from the field and 6-for-7at the free throw line with five rebounds 

• Senior Isabella Sierra pitched in with 13 points 

• Senior Haley Clancy came off the bench and added 10 points on 4-for-8 shooting with four rebounds 

• Erin Smith paced UMSV with 25 points, shooting 8-for-16 from the floor and 6-for-18 on free throws

• Gretta Baker scored 22 points off the bench for the Dolphins

How it happened:

• Mt. St. Vincent led wire to wire in the first quarter stretching their lead to as many as nine with 2:27 on the clock

• Junior Felicia Barreiros quickly responded with a bucket and a free throw from Spina cut the deficit to six, 14-8

• A pair of Dolphin free throws followed but SJLI ended the quarter on a 5-0 run trailing 16-13

• Clancy's seven unanswered points midway through the second quarter gave the Golden Eagles their first lead of the day, 26-22

• The visitors held a slight advantage through the back half of the frame, but UMSV's Grace Kennedy made a layup and completed the three-point play with a made free throw to send the teams into the locker rooms deadlocked at 32

• A closely played third quarter did not see either side with a lead larger than four, but the Dolphins fared slightly better outscoring St. Joseph's 18-16 to head into the final quarter leading 50-48

• After Twohig put the Golden Eagles ahead, 55-53, about a minute and a half into the quarter, Mt. St. Vincent answered with a 7-0 run to retake the lead 60-55 with 5:31 on the clock

• The Golden Eagles inched to within one on a couple of occasions down the stretch, but the Dolphins held on for the 70-64 win   

Notes: 

• St. Joseph's shot 34.4% from the field and 19.2% from three-point range

• UMSV posted a 37.9% shooting percentage overall and shot 33.3% from beyond the arc

• The Dolphins went 18-for-28 (64.3%) on free throws, while the Golden Eagles went 17-for-24 (70.8%) from the free-throw line

Next up:

The Golden Eagles return to the Danzi Center after the holiday break when they host John Jay College for a non-conference contest on Monday, December 30 at 3:30 pm.