Posted: Dec 01, 2016
Iavarone Tallies 32 in Women’s Basketball’s Loss to SJC-Brooklyn
St. Joseph's (Brkln)
(2-3 (1-0))
72
St. Joseph's (L.I.)
(1-3 (0-1))
66
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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St. Joseph's (Brkln) (2-3 (1-0)) | 17 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 72 |
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St. Joseph's (L.I.) (1-3 (0-1)) | 20 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 66 |
Written by Joshua Soto (SJC-LI Sports Information)
Patchogue, NY| Despite a career-best 32-point performance by junior Andrea Iavarone, the St. Joseph's College (L.I.) women's basketball team surrendered a first-half lead to sister school St. Joseph's College (Brkln) in a 72-66 defeat inside the Danzi Center on Thursday night.
With the loss, the Golden Eagles fall to 1-3 (0-1 Skyline) on the year, while the Bears improve to 2-3 (1-0 Skyline).
After jumping out to a 3-0 lead to start the game, St. Joseph's allowed the visitors to take a one-point lead (6-5) at the 7:57 mark. Two baskets from Iavarone would give the Golden Eagles their largest lead of the quarter (5), but two made baskets by Caitlyn Staab would reduce SJC's lead to one (11-10). Iavarone capped off the quarter scoring six of Long Island's nine points to give the hosts a 20-17 lead.
Iavarone set the tone again in the second quarter with a made basket to extend the Golden Eagles' lead to 22-17. The Bears tied the game at 26 after a Destiny Marino layup with 5:32 to play in the half. SJC and the Bears both fought for the lead, recording four lead changes in the final four minutes of the half, but the hosts entered the break with a two-point advantage (34-32).
Iavarone began the second half with a 6-0 run–scoring all six points–to allow the Golden Eagles to take an eight point lead (40-32) with 8:24 on the clock. The Golden Eagles saw its largest lead of the game (12) at the 4:03 mark after a Jennifer Gubell three-pointer pushed the hosts ahead 50-38. SJC would maintain an eight-point lead in the final three minutes of the quarter, as the Golden Eagles headed into the final frame with a 56-48 advantage.
The Bears would use a 16-3 run to claim their first lead since the second quarter (64-59) at the 4:37 mark. The Golden Eagles cut their deficit to one (66-65) after a layup by Danielle Gehring with 3:16 to play, but from there the Bears staved off any comeback attempt by the Golden Eagles, scoring the game's six final points to claim the 72-66 win.
Aside from Iavarone's game-high 32 points, the forward also notched her four-consecutive double-double collecting 11 rebounds.
Gehring tallied a career-high in points (15) on 4-for-7 shooting from the field and was 7-for-10 from the free throw line. The forward also matched her career-high in rebounds with nine. Alicia Indence contributed a game-high five assists.
St. Joseph's shot 21.1%—compared to the Bears 11.8%—from beyond the arc. The Bears were also the better side in terms of rebounding, claiming 46 boards in comparison to SJC's 38.
The Golden Eagles return to action on Saturday, December 6 when they travel to face Mount St. Mary in a Skyline Conference showdown. Tip-off is set for 1:00PM. Live stats will be available here.
