Portland Maine News

Saint Joseph's College (16-4, 11-1 GNAC) rolled past Norwich University (8-13, 4-10 GNAC), 65-25, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's basketball contest at the Harold Alfond Center on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

For the second time in as many games, the Monks employed suffocating defense and a quick offensive start to put the contest away early. St. Joe's kicked off the GNAC tilt on a 7-0 run and exited the first quarter with a 20-7 lead after shooting 80% (8-10) from the floor in the opening frame.

The SJC shooters cooled in the second stanza but carried a 33-13 cushion into intermission and maintained at least a 20-point advantage for the remainder of the afternoon.

STATS OF THE GAME:

Saint Joseph's scored 24 points off 27 Norwich turnovers and committed only 13 turnovers in the victory…The Monks went 15-for-15 from the FT line and held the Cadets to an 0-for-11 shooting performance from beyond the arc.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

• Freshman guard Elisabeth Stapelfeld (Brookline, N.H.) scored 12 points with a pair of steals
• Junior guard Hailey Anderson (Beverly, Mass.) netted 10 points, all in the third quarter
• Junior guard Hannah Talon (Windham, Maine) added eight points, seven rebounds, and four assists
• Freshman guard Logan Brown (Brunswick, Maine) chipped in with nine points, three boards, and a pair of steals
• Junior guard Nina Howe (York, Maine) tallied eight points, three steals, and a pair of caroms
• Senior forward Mikayla Van Zandt (Westbrook, Maine) contributed eight points and four rebounds

LEADERS – NORWICH:

• Sophomore forward Marin McGinn (Georgia, Vt.) paced the Cadets with 14 points and added five rebounds
• Junior guard Rachel Botala (Grand Isle, Vt.) pulled down eight rebounds and scored six points with three assists
• Sophomore guard Haley Brewster (Virginia Beach, Va.) grabbed six rebounds

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the victory Saint Joseph's improves to 17-6 in the history of the series with Norwich University and has now defeated the Cadets in 11-consecutive meetings dating back to the 2015-16 campaign.

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