Women's Basketball Drops Fifth Conference Loss To Sarah Lawrence, 67-62

When and Where:

February 6, 2023 - Bronxville, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 11-8, 9-5 Skyline

Sarah Lawrence, 7-13, 5-10 Skyline

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) women's basketball team suffered a fifth Skyline Conference loss, 67-62 on Monday night. 

Top performers:

• Senior Alyssa Adomaites led the Golden Eagles in scoring with a game-high 28 points and five steals, to go along with three rebounds and two assists 

• Junior Lanyah Ford contributed 19 points and four steals, and a team-high 11 rebounds and five assists 

• Freshman Megan Spina pitched in eight points while adding four steals and two rebounds  

• Kendall Haymore matched a team-high for the Gryphons scoring 15 points and completing the double-double with a game-high 13 rebounds

• The Gryphons Colleen Coughlin recorded  a game-high eight assists, fifteen points, and five rebounds 

How it happened:

• The Gryphons jumped out to an early lead from a 7-0 run in the first three and a half minutes of the game

• SJLI would respond scoring seven straight points of their own, unanswered, to tie the game, with Sarah Lawrence pulling ahead late to end the first quarter, 11-7

• The teams would trade baskets through the first half of the second quarter until SLC would go on a 14-4 run in the final five minutes of the half leading 31-17

• The third quarter saw a back-and-forth battle between both teams with the Gryphons outscoring the Golden Eagles by five points

• The Golden Eagles would fall behind as much as eighteen points with four minutes left in the game 

• St. Joseph's would respond late going on a 17-4 run in the final four minutes of the game 

• Adomaites went on to score 15 points in the final frame shooting 4-7 from the field and 5-5 from the free-throw line

Notes:

• St. Joseph's shot 31.5% from the field while Sarah Lawrence shot 43.1% 

• The Gryphons shot  39.1% from beyond the arc compared to the Golden Eagles' 13.6%

• SJLI shot 13-for-15 (86.7%) on free throws, while SLC went just 8-for-15 (53.3%) on free-throws

• Sarah Lawrence outrebounded St. Joseph's 50-37

• The Golden Eagles recorded 19 steals compared to the Gryphons' eight 

• SJLI scored 17 fast break points 

Next up, the Golden Eagles travel on the road to face a Skyline Conference matchup against SUNY Old Westbury on Wednesday, February 8, at 6:00 pm.