Second Half Run Propels Panthers Past Eagles
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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St. Joseph's (L.I.) (12-13, 6-8 SKY) | 27 | 24 | 51 | |
Purchase (16-9, 10-4 SKY) | 33 | 40 | 73 |
Purchase
Game Statistics | St. Joseph's (L.I.) | Purchase |
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Field Goals | (18-62) | (27-74) |
Field Goal % | 29.0% | 36.5% |
Rebounds | 32 | 45 |
Assists | 8 | 15 |
Turnovers | 20 | 15 |
Pts off Turnovers | 10 | 23 |
2nd Chance Pts | 5 | 5 |
Pts in the Paint | 10 | 16 |
Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
Bench Pts | 2 | 24 |
Purchase, N.Y. – The St. Joseph's College women's basketball team (12-13, Skyline 6-8) finished the season under .500 after a 73-51 loss to Purchase (16-9, Skyline 10-4). The Panthers returned the favor by sweeping the Eagles during the regular season, after St. Joseph's did it last year.
St. Joseph's hung around the entire first half, going shot-for-shot with Purchase. The Eagles managed to grab their only lead of the game off a Christina Cohen (Smithtown, N.Y. / Smithtown East) three-pointer with 2:40 left in the first half. However, the Panthers closed out the half on a 7-0 run to grab a 33-27 lead heading into the locker room.
The Purchase run continued coming out of the break; the Panthers extended the lead to 27 off a 23-2 run over the first six minutes of the half. They maintained the lead for the rest of the game and cruised to the 73-51 victory.
The leading scorer for St. Joseph's was Laura Cohen (Smithtown, N.Y. / Smithtown East) with 19 points. Amanda Bender (East Northport, N.Y. / Northport) had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. As a team the Eagles shot just 29% from the floor and went 7-of-28 from beyond the arc.