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57
John Jay JJC 2-9,0-1 CUNYAC
66
Winner St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI 9-3,5-2 Skyline
John Jay JJC
2-9,0-1 CUNYAC
57
Final
66
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI
9-3,5-2 Skyline
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
John Jay JJC 11 14 16 16 57
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI 19 13 15 19 66
WBB Twohig

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Closes Out 2024 with 66-57 Non-Conference Win

When and Where:

December 30, 2024 - Patchogue, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 9-3, John Jay, 2-9

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) women's basketball team closed out 2024 with a 66-57 non-conference win over John Jay College in the Danzi Center on Monday afternoon.

Top performers:

  • Graduate student Charlotte Twohig led all players with 23 points on 8-for-16 shooting from the floor while adding a team-high seven rebounds and three assists

  • Junior Megan Spina finished with 18 points going 7-for-13 from the field with five boards

  • Junior Emma Kelly added points with four assists and six rebounds

  • Ashley Zeolla paced John Jay with 20 points and nine rebounds

  • Ayanna Edwards scored 11 points and grabbed seven boards for the Bloodhounds

How it happened:

  • John Jay dropped in back-to-back buckets to open the game, but a 12-2 run by the Golden Eagles had the hosts leading 12-6 midway through the first quarter

  • Minutes later, a three from John Jay's Alexis Jones cut the deficit to one, 12-11, but SJLI closed out the frame with seven unanswered points for a 19-11 advantage

  • A layup from Twohig gave the Golden Eagles their largest lead of the half, 31-8, with just under four minutes on the clock

  • John Jay chipped away closing the game to seven, but St. Joseph's took a 32-25 lead in the locker rooms

  • The Bloodhounds outscored the Golden Eagles 16-15 in the third quarter but went into the final quarter trailing 47-41

  • A pair of free throws from Twohig put the St. Joseph's lead back into double digits, 52-42, with just over seven minutes on the clock, but eight unanswered points brought the visitors to within two, 52-50, at the midway point

  • A three from Twohig followed by a pair of free throws by senior Felicia Barreiros put the Golden Eagles ahead 66-55 with a minute left

  • A couple of John Jay free throws capped the scoring with the Golden Eagles coming away with the 66-57 win

Notes: 

  • St. Joseph's shot 38.7% from the field and 23.1% from three-point range

  • John Jay posted a 37.7% shooting percentage overall and shot 16.7% from beyond the arc

  • The Bloodhounds went 15-for-26 (57.7%) on free throws, while the Golden Eagles went 12-for-17 (70.6%) from the free-throw line

Next up:

The Golden Eagles return to Skyline Conference action when they travel to Farmingdale State College on Tuesday, January 7th at 6:00 pm.

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