Women's Basketball Rides Second-Half Run to Topple York
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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York (N.Y.) (2-2) | 39 | 23 | 62 | |
St. Joseph's (Bklyn) (2-0) | 36 | 40 | 76 |
York (N.Y.)
Game Statistics | York (N.Y.) | St. Joseph's (Bklyn) |
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Field Goals | (22-76) | (31-62) |
Field Goal % | 28.9% | 50.0% |
Rebounds | 43 | 52 |
Assists | 10 | 24 |
Turnovers | 23 | 28 |
Pts off Turnovers | 23 | 15 |
2nd Chance Pts | 13 | 8 |
Bench Pts | 22 | 5 |
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Samantha Retas (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) recorded a double-double and Jamilynn McGowan (Staten Island, N.Y./Michael J. Petrides) notched a career-high in scoring as the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) women's basketball team fought back in the second half to top York (N.Y.), 76-62 at Brooklyn Technical High School on Saturday.
The senior Retas scored 18 points and grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds for the Lady Bears (2-0), while the sophomore McGowan scored a career-best 20 points to go along with seven rebounds.
Brittany Cervino (College Point, N.Y./St. Agnes) chipped in 14 points and Taylor Raccuglia (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) added 11 points, grabbed four boards and dished out five assists. Freshman Destiny Marino (Queens, N.Y./Christ the King) netted eight points and led the team with six assists in just 19 minutes of play.
Angelika Ruggiano led York (1-3) with 14 points, including three from beyond the arc, to go along with four rebounds. Shauncia McClendon added 12 points and five boards in a losing effort.
The first half saw a back-and-forth affair, with six lead changes and eight ties. York took a 39-36 lead into halftime, as Marino sat extended time after being plagued with foul trouble. Retas already secured a double-double in just the first half, netting 12 points and corralled 11 rebounds.
The turning point occurred with 16 minutes remaining in the second half with York up 47-42. The Lady Bears roared back and responded with a 16-2 run over the next seven minutes of play and would not relinquish the lead again. Marino and McGowan each tallied six points in this run, most of them on fast-break run outs.
St. Joseph's shot an even 50 percent from the field (31-62), including at a 60.7 percent clip in the second half. They also stifled the Cardinals on defense, forcing them to shoot 28.9 percent (22-76) throughout the game, including holding their two top scorers (Samantha Bond and Ruggiano) to just 7 for 33 shooting combined.
The Lady Bears will look to improve to 3-0 when they face Southern Virginia on Saturday, November 29th as part of a doubleheader with the men's team at Pratt Institute. Tip off is at 4:00 p.m. Live stats and video will be available on SJCBears.com.