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89
Winner St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI 15-7,12-5 Skyline
74
St. Joseph's (Brkln) SJCBK 3-17,2-13 Skyline
Winner
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI
15-7,12-5 Skyline
89
Final
74
St. Joseph's (Brkln) SJCBK
3-17,2-13 Skyline
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI 26 16 25 22 89
St. Joseph's (Brkln) SJCBK 28 11 15 20 74
St. Joseph's University (L.I.) vs Yeshiva in WomenÕs Basketball held at the Danzi Athletic Center on the campus of St. Joseph's University (L.I.) on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. Photo by Alan J Schaefer
Photos by Alan J Schaefer

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Balanced Scoring Leads Women's Basektball to Win Over Bears

When and Where:

February 3, 2024 - New York, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 15-7, 12-5 Skyline; St. Joseph's (BK), 3-17, 2-13 Skyline

Results:

Five Golden Eagles finished in double-figures as St. Joseph's University (L.I.) women's basketball took down St. Joseph's University-Brooklyn 89-74 on Saturday afternoon.

Top performers:

  • Senior Lanyah Ford led the Golden Eagles with a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds with three assists and three steals
  • Sophomore Megan Spina was 8-for-9 from the field and finished with 16 points and five boards
  • Graduate Casey Travers and junior Isabella Sierra added 11 points apiece
  • Junior Felicia Barreiros rounded out the top scorers with 10 points while dishing four assists
  • A 20-point performance led the Bears by Mercedes Perez
  • Destiny Hurt added 15 points 

How it happened:

  • A closely played opening quarter saw the two teams deadlocked at 17 with just three minutes left on the clock
  • A 9-0 over the following 45 seconds run in favor of the Bears gave the hosts a 26-17 advantage with just over two minutes remaining
  • After both sides dropped in a couple of free throws, Sierra knocked down a three before a layup from Spina at the buzzer moved the Golden Eagles to within two, 28-26
  • A layup from Travers tied the score at 34 with just under six minutes remaining in the second frame
  • After an exchange of buckets a Travers layup and a jumper from Knice closed out the half sending the Golden Eagles into the break leading 42-39
  • St. Joseph's (L.I.) started the third quarter on a 7-2 run through the first two minutes.
  • The Golden Eagles extended their lead into double-digits, 61-49, when sophomore Emma Kelly dished to Sierra for a three with just over three minutes left in the third
  • Sierra went back-to-back from long-range with less than a minute and a half left before SJBK's Perez answered with a three of her own moving the score to 67-54 heading into the fourth
  • The Golden Eagles used their largest scoring run of the game to build their largest lead of the afternoon, 85-64, with 2:39 left in the game before cruising to an 89-74 final

Notes:

  • St. Joseph's (L.I.) shot 52.4% from the field and 34.8% from three-point range
  • SJBK finished at 37.5% from the floor and 39.4% from long distance
  • SJLI held the advantage in points in the paint (44-26)
  • The Golden Eagles received 25 points from their bench to just 13 for the Bears
  • St. Joseph's (L.I.) outrebounded SJBK 46-31

Next up:

The Golden Eagles return to the Danzi Center on Tuesday, February 6th when they host Farmingdale St. College for Senior Night at 7:00 pm.
 
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