PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — All five starters for the St. Joseph's University, N.Y. – Brooklyn women's basketball team scored in double figures on Saturday afternoon. However, St. Joseph's (Long Island) emerged with a 77-66 victory at the Danzi Center.
How it Happened
The lead alternated between the two sides early on before the Bears led by as many as seven, 18-11, propelled by three pointers from Kristen Donovan (Maspeth, N.Y.). The Golden Eagles reduced the Bears' lead to 21-20 at the end of the first quarter.
Patchogue briefly regained the lead at the start of the second quarter, but three-pointers from Donovan and Aaniya Telford (Brooklyn, N.Y.) put Brooklyn back on top, 32-29. With four minutes left in the first half, the hosts evened the score at 34-34, then again used the three-ball to take a 42-37 lead at the break.
The third quarter saw four further lead changes. The Bears saw a three-point lead with 2:52 remaining however, the Golden Eagles used an 11-2 run to close the quarter with a 61-55 lead. The run grew to 14-2 thanks to an SJLI trey to begin the fourth quarter. The Patchogue lead grew to its largest with 4:20 on the clock, 73-60, before winning the contest by 11, 77-66.
For the Bears
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Telford led all players with 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting and 3-of-4 from distance. She also had four rebounds.
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Donovan had 14 points, nine rebounds, and four assists.
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Domenika Sanchez (Guayaquil, Ecuador) dropped a season-best 13 points to go with six rebounds and three assists.
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Grace Kennedy (Maspeth, N.Y.) totaled 11 points, eight rebounds, and a pair of steals.
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Nikki Grech (Northville, Mich.) had a game-leading 11 boards while her 10 points brought her to her second-career double-double in as many games. She also had four assists.
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The Bears outshot the Golden Eagles from the floor 42.9 percent to 35.1 and from beyond the arc 46.2 percent to 29.7 percent.
Up Next
The Bears return to Long Island for the second game of their three-game road trip at SUNY Old Westbury on Tuesday, January 28 at 7 pm.
