When and Where:

January 18, 2025 - Patchogue, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 12-4, 8-3 Skyline; Mt. St. Vincent, 8-8, 6-5 Skyline

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.)  women's basketball team suffered a 63-57 loss to the University of Mount Saint Vincent in a conference match-up at the Danzi Center on Saturday afternoon.

Top performers:

• Graduate Student Charlotte Twohig led the Golden Eagles with 12 points while adding four rebounds, three assists, and four steals to tie the game-high

• Junior Megan Spina and senior Felicia Barreiros each contributed 11 points, with Spina collecting six rebounds and a game-high six assists, and Barreiros went 3-for-7 from beyond the arc

• Senior Isabella Sierra also tied the team-high with four steals while scoring eight points with three rebounds and two assists

• Grace Kennedy of the Dolphins scored a game-high 22 points on 9-for-16 shooting from the field with four rebounds

• JaKaia Lotz collected a game-high 13 rebounds, while Kayla Hanley made four steals

How it happened:

• 
  Twohig made two, three-point baskets in the first five minutes of the game, as St. Joseph's took an 8-4 lead halfway through the quarter

• Mount Saint Vincent came back to tie the game at 12 on a basket for Gretta Baker at the 2:05 mark

• Baker and Kennedy each made threes in the final minute and a half to give the Dolphins a five-point lead (18-13) at the end of the first quarter

• The hosts cut the lead to one (20-19) at the 5:18 mark as Barreiros and Barone each scored three points in the first five minutes of the second quarter

• With the visitors ahead by three (22-19), Barone connected with a three to tie the game at 22 apiece with 4:12 on the clock

• Moments later, Barreiros made a three of her own to put the Golden Eagles in the lead 25-22, before the Dolphins scored five of the final seven points in the quarter to tie the game at 27 going into the break

• The Golden Eagles instantly took a 31-27 lead on baskets for Twohig and Barone, then Mount Saint Vincent tied the game at 33 shortly after on a layup for Kennedy at the 4:35 mark

• After UMSV took a 35-33 lead, Barreiros hit a three to put SJLI back ahead 36-35, before the game was tied at 38 shortly after

• The Dolphins took the lead on a floating jump shot for Erin Smith at the 2:28 mark and maintained a lead for the remainder of the quarter as the visitors went into the final frame ahead 43-41

• About two minutes into the fourth quarter, the Golden Eagles tied the game at 44 on a Spina layup and a made free throw for senior Hailey Clancy

• UMSV went on a 12-2 run to take a 10-point lead (56-46) for their largest of the night at the 4:17 mark. Eight of those points were scored by Kennedy

• St. Joseph's came within five on two occasions, then the hosts trimmed the deficit to three (58-55) on a big steal and layup for Sierra with 42 seconds remaining

• A pair of free throws for Spina cut the deficit to three again (60-57) with 36 seconds remaining, but the Golden Eagles were unable to make up the deficit as they dropped this contest to the Dolphins, 63-57

Notes: 

• St. Joseph's shot 31.3% from the field and 22.6% from three-point territory

• The Dolphins posted a 40.7% shooting percentage overall and 13.3% from three-point range

• UMSV held the advantage in rebounds (52-37), assists (18-15), and points in the paint (32-18)

• Mount Saint Vincent received 36 points from their bench compared to the Golden Eagles' 12

Next up:

The Golden Eagles return to action on Wednesday, January 22 when they visit Yeshiva University for a conference match-up at 7:00 pm.