Women's Basketball Stopped by Manhattanville, 56-46
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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St. Joseph's (L.I.) (5-2 (3-1 SKY)) | 2 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 46 |
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Manhattanville (6-0 (4-0 SKY)) | 13 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 56 |
When and Where:
December 9, 2023 - Purchase, NY
Records:
St. Joseph's (L.I.), 5-2, 3-1 Skyline; Manhattanville College 6-0, 4-0 Skyline
Results:
The St. Joseph's University-New York (L.I.) women's basketball team dropped their first Skyline Conference contest 56-46 at Manhattanville College on Saturday afternoon.
Top performers:
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Senior Lanyah Ford recorded a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds while adding three assists
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Sophomore Megan Spina also finished with 11 points and finished with eight boards
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Graduate Casey Travers rounded out the top scorers with 10 points, six rebounds, and a game-best five assists
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Julianna Kascic led Manhattanville with a game-high 15 points and 17 rebounds
How it happened:
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The Golden Eagles scored first and took their only lead of the game on a layup from Spina in the opening minute of play
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The Valiants went on to drop in 13 unanswered points and closed out the first ahead 13-2
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SJLI scored first again in the second quarter, but the Valiants held a 16-11 advantage in the frame and took a 29-13 lead into halftime
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A Kasicic layup in the opening seconds of the third quarter gave Manhattanville their largest lead, 31-13, of the day
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By the end of the quarter, the Golden Eagles cut their deficit in half and went into the final frame trailing 41-32
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The fourth quarter saw both sides exchanging baskets before back-to-back layups from Ford and Spina brought St. Joseph's to within three, 47-44, with 3:24 left on the clock
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But clutch free throw shooting from the Valiants in the final minutes of play secured the 56-46 win
Notes:
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St. Joseph's shot 27.0% from the field with Manhattanville finishing slightly better at 29.6%
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Golden Eagles held an 18-12 advantage in the paint and outrebounded the Valiants 52-46
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MC's bench provided 15 points to SJLI's two
Up next
The Golden Eagles return to action when they travel to take on the United States Merchant Marine Academy on Tuesday, December 12 at 7:00 pm.
