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12/5/07
- St. Joe’s Topples Maine Maritime, 65-52
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| Alysn Ludwig
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| Carolyn
Freeman '10 |
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STANDISH, ME – The Saint Joseph's College Women’s
Basketball team defeated the Maine Maritime Mariners, 65-52, with a
balanced attack that featured 3 SJC players with 10 points or more.
JR Alysn Ludwig (Waldoboro, ME) and SO Carolyn
Freeman (Scarborough, ME) each scored 15 points in the victory
and led all St. Joe's scorers. SO Meghan Daigle (Grantham,
NH) added 10 points and 9 rebounds in the win. Megan Franklin led all
Mariner players offensively with 11 points.
St. Joe's SO Allison Miner (Pembroke, NH) added 8 points
and FY Casey Drake (Lebanon, NH) grabbed 7 rebounds
and blocked 2 shots in the winning effort. Ludwig dished out 5 assists
and notched 3 steals and Freeman posted 9 rebounds to help guide SJC
to victory.
St. Joe's record improves to 5-3 for the season, the Mariners are now
5-3 as well.
After leading by 3 points, 16-13, with nine minutes to play, St. Joe's
managed to score 13 unanswered points to take a 29-13 lead. Five different
players scored for St. Joe's during the five minute span. SJC held the
lead, 34-21, going into halftime.
The Mariners offense was unable to gain momentum in the second half.
The eight point deficit with 8:04 remaining after Kailyn Leeman hit
a jumpshot was the closest Maine Maritime would come to catching St.
Joe's.
The SJC Women shot 46.4% (26-56) from the floor and out-rebounded the
Mariners by a wide margin, 48-29.
St. Joe’s will travel to Presque Isle on 12/15 to compete in the
two-day Star City Tournament hosted by UMPI. The SJC women will play
UM-Fort Kent on Saturday, 12/15 @ 1:00 PM.
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