Marino's 17 and Porcasi's Double-Double Not Enough as Women's Basketball Falls to Frostburg State

FROSTBURG, Md.—Sophomore Destiny Marino (Middle Village, N.Y./Christ the King) scored 17 points and freshman Victoria Porcasi (Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey) came off the bench to record her first career double-double, but host Frostburg State used a big third quarter to hand the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) women's basketball team a 78-57 loss on Friday night in the opening round of the Jim Crawley Tournament.

The Basics

• Final Score:  Frostburg State 78, St. Joseph's 57
• Records: Frostburg State (1-2), St. Joseph's (0-3)
• Tournament: 13th Annual Jim Crawley Tournament – First Round
• Location: Frostburg, Md.
• Arena: Bobcat Arena

Turning Point

• The Bobcats outscored the Lady Bears 32-15 in the third quarter, breaking open a seven-point game at halftime.

For the Lady Bears

• Destiny Marino tallied 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting and 7-of-10 from the line, also pulling down four rebounds.
• Erica Eddy scored 12 points, grabbing five rebounds, swiping three steals and dishing out two assists.
• Victoria Porcasi netted 11 points and secured 10 caroms for her first career double-double.

For the Bobcats

• Kirsten Rayner paced five in double figures with 22 points and 10 rebounds (all offensive).
• Cariss Shepko recorded an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double.
• Adjowa Pinkrah contributed 13 points and four rebounds.

Inside the Box Score

• The Bobcats maintained a 52-36 edge on the boards and converted it into 21 second chance points.
• One game removed from setting a team-record for three-pointers made, the Lady Bears connected on just 2-of-18 from three-point land
• The Lady Bears shot 33.9 percent (21-62) overall while the hosts shot 45.9 percent (34-74).

Next Up for the St. Joseph's

The Lady Bears will meet No. 20 SUNY Geneseo in the consolation game of the Jim Crawley Tournament on Saturday at 1 p.m. Live video and stats will be available on SJCBears.com