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• Junior Isabella Sierra led all scorers in the game with 23 points, adding three rebounds, one assist and one steal
• Senior Charlotte Twohig finished with a game-high six steals with 16 points, four rebounds and one assist
• Junior Megan Spina totaled 11 points, six assists, three rebounds and three blocks
• Senior Felicia Barreiros contributed 11 points and four rebounds

How it happened:

• After six minutes of play in the first quarter, with SJLI trailing by two, Spina tied the game at nine a piece before Sierra hit back-to-back threes to end the quarter and give St. Joseph's a five-point lead (18-13)
• In the first two and half minutes of play in the second quarter, the Mariners outscored the Golden Eagles 8-2 to take back the lead (21-20)
• USMMA would go on an 18-8 scoring run for the remainder of the first half as Emily Grassler converted back-to-back jumpers to end the quarter and take a (39-28) lead into the half
• St. Joseph's cut into the Merchant Marine lead early in the second half, bringing the lead down to just six points (41-35) with 7:37 on the clock before the Mariners answered back, building their lead back up to 16 points (55-39) with just 2:34 left
• The Golden Eagles would follow up the Mariner's run with a 10-0 scoring run themselves to cut the lead back to just six points with 1:00 minute left on the clock before the quarter came to a close, 57-49 
• USMMA added to their lead early in the fourth quarter before a Twohig jumper cut the lead down to six points again (61-55) with eight minutes to play in the game
• Merchant Marine's lead would build to as much as 13 in the quarter until, again, the Golden Eagles were able to cut the deficit to just six points, 73-67, with 1:26 remaining
• The Mariners secured the victory down the stretch with strong free-throw shooting

Notes:

• St. Joseph's shot 36.8% from the field and 23.8% from three-point range
• The Mariners posted a 40.0% shooting percentage overall and 38.5% from beyond the arc
• USMMA held a 51-31 rebounding advantage

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