When and Where:

February 14, 2024 - Bronxville, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 17-8, 14-6 Skyline; Sarah Lawrence, 7-17, 7-12 Skyline

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) women's basketball team came back for a 72-68 overtime win at Sarah Lawrence College on Wednesday evening.

Top performers:

• Sophomore Megan Spina led all players with a double-double of 24 points on 9-for-22 shooting from the field and a team-best 10 rebounds

• Graduate Casey Travers also finished with a double-double of 19 points and was 7-for-8 at the free-throw line while matching a team-high 10 boards and a team-best five assists

• Junior Isabella Sierra rounded out the top scorers with 13 points and five rebounds

• The Gryphons were led by an 18-point performance by Khailand Anderson-Strawder

• Kendall Haymore added a double-double of 17 points and a game-high 21 rebounds 

How it happened:

• The teams were knotted at six with 6:50 left in the first quarter before the Gryphons ended the frame on a 13-2 run taking a 19-8 lead into the second quarter

• SLC opened the second with six unanswered points taking their largest lead of the night, 25-8

• The Golden Eagles chipped away and a bucket from Spina cut the deficit to four, 29-24, with 2:17 remaining in the half

• Back-to-back baskets from Sarah Lawrence closed out the frame sending the hosts into the break ahead 33-25

• The Gryphons held a double-digit lead through the majority of the third quarter until a three from Julianna Knice and a pair of free throws from Spina moved the Golden Eagles to within five, 47-42, with just over a minute left on the clock

• SLC ended the third with five straight points and a 52-42 advantage

• After the Gryphons built a 60-47 lead three minutes into the fourth quarter, the Golden Eagles strung together eight unanswered points to inch within five, 60-55

• SJLI trailed by eight, 66-58, Spina dropped in a three, and free throws from Sierra and Travers brought the visitors to within one, 66-65, with 33 seconds on the clock

• A free throw from SLC's Colleen Coughlin made it 67-65 with nine seconds left

• Following a couple of timeouts, SJLI's Travers dished to Spina for a layup tying the game at 67 and sending it to overtime

• All the scoring in overtime came by free throws with Spina and Knice combined for five points to secure the 72-68 win

Notes:

• St. Joseph's (L.I.) shot 25.3% from the field and 25.0% from three-point range

• Sarah Lawrence finished shooting 40.3% from the floor and 19.2% from long distance

• SLC held the advantage in points in the paint (43-26)

• The Gryphons received 11 points from their bench to zero from SJLI

Next up:

The Golden Eagles await their fate for the first round of the Skyline Conference Championship Tournament as the regular season wraps this weekend.