BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Highlighted by the trio of Destiny Hurt (Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka), Mercedes Perez (San Antonio, Texas/William Howard Taft), and Kristen Donovan (Maspeth, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) scoring north of 20 points, the St. Joseph's University, N.Y. (Brooklyn) women's basketball team scored 90 points for the second time in as many days in their 91-35 victory over Yeshiva University on Sunday.

How it Happened

A Yuval Nitzan three pointer saw the visiting Maccabees lead 5-4. However, the Bears scored the next 18 unanswered, shooting 6-of-13 in the span, to hold a 22-5 advantage. They ended the quarter with a 24-9 lead.

The first-half grew to 32, 45-13 at the 3:19 point of the second quarter. Shai Rahamim's 11 points in the period, including a seven-point stretch to close the half, reduced Yeshiva's deficit to 47-20 at the intermission. Rahamim finished with 15 points on the afternoon.

The Bears limited the Maccabees to 15 second-half points, while the aforementioned trio of Hurt, Donovan, and Perez combined for 38 points as the Bears cruised to a 91-35 triumph, going 2-0 in their back-to-back Skyline slate.

For the Bears

• Hurt, less than 24 hours after her Senior Day, finished with a game-best 27 points to go with nine rebounds and five steals.

• Donovan had 26 points, six rebounds, three assists, and two steals.

• Perez totaled 23 points, five boards, as many assists, and three takeaways.

• Shanna Bliss (Astoria, N.Y./Bryant) and Grace Kennedy (Maspeth, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) each had game-highs of 10 rebounds. The latter also forced three steals.

• The Bears scored 90-plus points in back-to-back games for the first time since November 2018; scoring 98 against the Maccabees before netting 93 on Mount Saint Vincent two days later.

Up Next

The Bears take on Farmingdale State College in their penultimate game of the year on Tuesday, February 13 at 5:30 pm.