Women's Basketball Suffers Defeat to Manhattanville in Skyline Opener

PURCHASE, N.Y. — The St. Joseph's University, NY (Brooklyn) women's basketball team opened their Skyline Conference slate with a 70-38 road defeat to Manhattanville College on Saturday afternoon.

How it Happened 

Three-pointers from Kristen Donovan (Maspeth, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) and Grace Kennedy (Maspeth, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy) saw the Bears (1-2, 0-1) control the tempo for much of the first quarter. Trailing 13-6, the Valiants (3-0, 1-0) used a 10-run to take the lead, closing the period up 16-14.

Emma Kiley (Whitestone, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) tied the game to at 16 to start the second period but the hosts scored 15 of the next 21 points thanks in large part to a 7-0 run midway through the quarter.

The Bears were unable to cause chaos as Manhattanville's lead increased to 20 by the end of the third quarter, 50-30, before sealing the 32-point win down the stretch.

For the Bears

• Donovan led the team with 12 points with four rebounds.
• Destiny Hurt (Elminst, NY Sewanhaka) finished with 10 points and three boards.
• Donovan and Hurt each had three assists.
• Kiley led the team with 11 rebounds.
• Kennedy had eight points and caroms.

Up Next

The Bears continue their conference slate on Tuesday, November 22 against the SUNY College at Old Westbury. Tipoff from Farmingdale State College is scheduled for 7 p.m. with live stats and video available on sjbkathletics.com/live.