Women's Basketball Falls to Emmanuel College, 59-47

When and Where:

November 18, 2023 - Boston, MA

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 1-1; Emmanuel, 1-2

Results:

The St. Joseph's University-New York (L.I.) women's basketball team dropped their opening game of the Emmanuel College Tip-Off Classic to the Saints 59-47 on Saturday afternoon.

Top performers:

• Senior Lanyah Ford led the way for the Golden Eagles with 14 points and four steals

• Graduate Casey Travers added 12 points, five rebounds and four steals

• Sophomore Megan Spina rounded out the top scorers with 11 points and four boards

• Emmanual was led by an 18-point performance by Olivia Matela, who also dished a game-best five assists

• Meagan Schurmann scored 14 points off the bench for the Saints and added a pair of assists

How it happened:

• Emmanuel built a 7-0 lead in the first five minutes of play, but the Golden Eagles responded right away with seven points capped by five straight from Travers

• A three from SJLI's Ford put the visitors ahead 10-7 before a Saints' bucked ended the quarter at 10-9

• Tied at 16 with just over six minutes left in the second frame, Emmanuel went on a 6-0 run to move ahead 22-16

• After an exchange of baskets between the teams, the hosts dropped in back-to-back field goals to head into the break leading 28-19

• Emmanuel took its largest lead of the day late in the third quarter following a Schuermann bucket, 42-29

• Sophomore Emma Kelly set up both Spina and senior Catherine Siounis jumpers to close the third with the Golden Eagles trailing 42-33

• St. Joseph's chipped away at the Saints' lead to inch within five, 47-42, about midway through the fourth quarter, but Emmanuel a jump shot from Matela at the 3:01 mark extended the hosts' lead to double figures, 53-42, and they went on to secure the 59-47 win

Notes:

• St. Joseph's shot 29.5% from the field and 21.4% from three-point territory

• Emmanuel posted a 34.2% shooting percentage overall and 11.1% from beyond the arc

• The Saints scored 19 points off turnovers compared to SJLI's 17, and held the advantage in points in the paint, 32-20

• St. Joseph's bench was held to just five points while EC's provided 22

Up next

The Golden Eagles will face FDU-Florham on Sunday, November 19 at 1:00 pm.