Marino's Double-Double Not Enough as Women's Basketball Hosted Old Westbury in Hill Center Opener

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Reigning Skyline Conference Player of the Week Destiny Marino (Middle Village, N.Y./Christ the King) recorded her first double-double of the season with a game-high 20 points and 10 rebounds, but it wasn't enough as the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) women's basketball team suffered an 86-68 league setback to SUNY College at Old Westbury on Wednesday evening in their home opener.

The Basics

• Final Score: Old Westbury 86, St Joseph's 68
• Records: Old Westbury (3-2, 1-0 Skyline), St. Joseph's (0-7, 0-2 Skyline)
• Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Arena: The Hill Center
• Starters:
  • SJC: Eddy (G), Marino (G), Simon (G), Porcasi (G), Ferrigno (F)
  • OW: Jordan (G), Ilardi (G), Pentz (G), Robinson (G), Barnes (C)

Turning Point

• Old Westbury closed the first quarter on an 11-0 run to lead 23-9 and the Lady Bears couldn't close the gap.

How it Happened

• After the Panthers built a 16-point lead to open the second stanza, the Lady Bears scored 11 straight capped by triples from Brittany Cervino, Erica Eddy and Kellie O'Neill.
• Another trifecta later in the period by Victoria Porcasi would trim the deficit to four, 28-24, at the 5:57 mark.
• But the Panthers would push the lead back to double digits taking a 45-32 lead at the intermission and extended their advantage throughout the final two fames.

For the Lady Bears

• Sophomore Destiny Marino posted team highs of 20 points and 10 rebounds recording her fifth career double-double and added a trio of steals and assists. She found her way to the line with regularity finishing 10-of-14 from the stripe.
• Freshman Victoria Porcasi made her third straight start and netted 12 points along with three boards.
• Senior Erica Eddy scored in double figures for the fifth time this season tallying 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting, also grabbing six rebounds.
• Junior Samantha Simon added six points.

For the Panthers

• Jasmine Robinson led three in double figures with 18 points and four assists.
• Crystal Barnes had a 15-point, 12-rebound double-double with two blocks
• Nikki Alexander also recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in just 12 minutes of action off the bench.
• Raven Pentz dished out a game-high eight assists can contributed seven points.

Inside the Box Score

• Old Westbury maintained a 73-41 rebounding advantage and outscored SJC 54-16 in the paint.

Next up for St. Joseph's

The Lady Bears will take a brief break from Skyline play hosting the College of Staten Island on Saturday, December 5th at 2 p.m. at The Hill Center. Live stats and video will be available at SJCBears.com