Purchase Outpaces Women’s Basketball in Saturday Shootout
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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St. Joseph's (L.I.) (5-15, 4-8 SKY) | 14 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 78 | |
Purchase (8-11, 5-9 SKY) | 29 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 97 |
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Game Statistics | St. Joseph's (L.I.) | Purchase |
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Field Goals | (30-80) | (33-71) |
Field Goal % | 37.5% | 46.5% |
Rebounds | 45 | 45 |
Assists | 22 | 23 |
Turnovers | 30 | 20 |
Pts off Turnovers | 22 | 37 |
2nd Chance Pts | 20 | 15 |
Pts in the Paint | 28 | 44 |
Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
Bench Pts | 30 | 10 |
Purchase, NY| The St. Joseph's College (L.I.) women's basketball team (5-15, 4-8 Skyline) took a road defeat, 97-78, to SUNY Purchase (8-11, 5-9 Skyline) in a high-scoring Skyline Conference contest on Saturday afternoon.
The loss came in spite of a sparkling performance by senior Andrea Iavarone, who shot 10-for-13 from the field, scored a team-high 25 points and grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds for her 14th double-double of the season.
Freshman Jami Cardenas, playing for the first time since January 16 vs. Mount St. Mary, contributed 17 points (5-for-11 3FG), and senior Jennifer Gubell drained five threes and recorded 15 points.
Carrying the load for the Panthers was Amber Jones, who shot 14-for-23 from the field and scored a game-high 42 points.
Trailing 56-37 at halftime, SJC put forth a better effort in the second half, losing the third by just one point (19-18) before outscoring Purchase 23-22 in the fourth.
Gubell led all SJC players with nine points (3-for-6 3FG) in the fourth quarter, but at the final buzzer it was a 19-point victory for the hosts.
Outshot from the field (46.5% to 37.5%) and from three (38.5% to 36.4%) St. Joseph's was forced into make 30 turnovers in the game but matched the Panthers, 45-45, in total rebounds.
The Golden Eagles return to action on Tuesday, February 6 when they visit Skyline Conference rival St. Joseph's College (Brkln) for a 7:00 pm match.