Cardneas, Iavarone Star in Women’s Basketball’s Win Over John Jay
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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John Jay (0-9) | 9 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 46 | |
St. Joseph's (L.I.) (4-6) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 72 |
John Jay
Game Statistics | John Jay | St. Joseph's (L.I.) |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (16-59) | (31-74) |
Field Goal % | 27.1% | 41.9% |
Rebounds | 41 | 53 |
Assists | 9 | 22 |
Turnovers | 20 | 16 |
Pts off Turnovers | 12 | 18 |
2nd Chance Pts | 7 | 14 |
Pts in the Paint | 12 | 38 |
Fastbreak Pts | 2 | 16 |
Bench Pts | 12 | 8 |
Written by Andrew Capitelli (SJC-LI Sports Information)
Patchogue, NY| Freshman Jami Cardenas scored a game-best and season-high 21 points in the St. Joseph's College (L.I.) women's basketball team's (4-6) 72-46 rout of John Jay College (0-9) inside the Danzi Center on Tuesday evening.
Cardenas' 21 points came off 8-for-13 shooting from the field and 5-for-8 shooting from beyond the arc. The guard also contributed four steals and three rebounds.
Senior Andrea Iavarone went for 20 points and 12 rebounds and recorded her eighth double-double of the season, while sophomore Juliana Cintron Leonardo scored eight points and grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds.
Junior Alicia Indence dished out a game-high seven assists.
In a game that saw zero lead changes, the Golden Eagles jumped out to a 20-9 after the first quarter before taking a 41-22 lead into halftime.
SJC held John Jay scoreless for the first 5:11 of the second half and built leads as large as 37 points before earning the 72-46 victory.
Far superior from the field (41.9%-27.1%), SJC also dominated the boards (53-41) and outscored the Bloodhounds 38-12 in the paint.
The Golden Eagles return to action on Saturday, January 6 when they visit Skyline Conference rival SUNY Old Westbury for a 12:00 pm contest. Follow the action with live stats here.