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1/23/08
- St. Joe's Snaps Suffolk's Streak
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| Casey Drake
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| Alysn
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STANDISH, ME - Saint Joseph's College improved to 11-5 overall and 4-1
in GNAC play with a 56-44 victory over Suffolk University on Wednesday
evening. The SJC victory snaps the Rams’ six-game winning streak
FY Casey Drake (Lebanon, NH) made
all three of her 3-point attempts and led St. Joe's with 15 points in
the victory. Suffolk falls to 9-4 overall, 4-1 in the GNAC, with the
loss.
Rams freshman guard Christie Iwanicki (Newtown, CT) had the hot hand
in the first half with a 3 for 3 shooting performance from beyond the
arc and 12 points to lead all scorers in the first 20 minutes as Suffolk
went into halftime with a 25-19 lead.
Drake hit two 3-pointers as part of a 10-0 St. Joe’s run to open
the second half to take a 29-25 lead. The relentless SJC defense kept
the Suffolk offense at bay and grabbed 7 steals while forcing the Rams
to commit 12 turnovers in the second half. SJC shot 44.8% (13-29) from
the floor in the latter half and outscored the Rams 37-19. Drake and
SO Carolyn Freeman (Scarborough, ME)
combined to make 4 of 4 three point shots as the duo scored 21 points
to help seal the St. Joe’s victory.
St. Joe’s junior guard Alysn Ludwig
(Waldoboro, ME) seemed to be everywhere on the court and accumulated
7 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals in the win. Freeman, FY
Erin Cartwright (Acton, MA) and SO
Meghan Daigle (Grantham, NH) all chipped
in with 8 points each.
Christie Iwanicki was the top Rams scorer with 15 points and made 4
of 6 three-point shots.
St. Joe’s will travel to New Haven, CT to take on the Albertus
Magnus Falcons on Saturday, 1/26. The GNAC contest begins at 1:00 PM.
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