Women's Basketball Drops Skyline Contest with USMMA
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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St. Joseph's (L.I.) (2-8, 0-5 SKY) | 16 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 46 |
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Merchant Marine (5-2, 3-2 SKY) | 15 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 71 |
Kings Point, NY| The St. Joseph's College women's basketball team slipped to 2-8 overall, 0-5 Skyline on Saturday afternoon falling to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 71-46 on the road.
An SJC offense that shot 30.2% from the field was led by freshman Alyssa Adomaites with 22 points on 9-for-19 shooting.
Sophomore Alyssa Signor contributed 12 points going 4-for-5 from the field and finished 4-6 from the free-throw line.
The Mariners were powered by Madison Demos, who recorded a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds. Lauren Hunter scored 13 points and grabbed a game-best 11 rebounds. Taylor Hightower pitched in with 16 points and Lauren Hunter rounded out the top scorers with 13 points and a game-best 14 boards.
After a closely played opening frame that saw the Golden Eagles leading, 16-15, the guests' struggles came in the second quarter when they were outscored 25-7 and went into the break trailing by 17, 45-23.
SJC rebounded in the third, but ultimately succumbed to hosts 71-46 at the final buzzer.
In light of being outshot 42.0% to 30.2% from the field, SJC was the better team from the charity stripe where it held a 71.4% to 68.8% shooting percentage advantage.
The Golden Eagles return to the Danzi Center on Saturday, January 11 when they host Manhattanville College for a Skyline Conference contest at 1:00 pm.
