Mount Saint Mary Slows Down Women's Basketball

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The St. Joseph's University, N.Y. (Brooklyn) women's basketball team suffered a home defeat to Mount Saint Mary College, 85-60, on Saturday afternoon.

How it Happened

A 10-2 Knights (11-3, 8-1) opened the contest. The Bears (6-7, 4-5) used an 8-0 run of their own to come to within three, 18-15, with under three minutes remaining in the first quarter before the visitors entered the second with a 22-16 advantage. 

The Bears kept the pace with MSMC in the second, closing the gap to as little as two, 25-23, on free throws from Aaniya Telford (Brooklyn, N.Y./Fontbonne Hall Academy) at the 7:48 mark. Alexis Breen's (Union Beach, N.J./Keyport) nine points in the period helped St. Joseph's keep the damage minimal, preventing a double-digit deficit, as they went into the break trailing 45-38.

Mount Saint Mary gave themselves wiggleroom in the third, taking a 10-ppint lead in the early stages of the quarter at 48-38. The Knights scored 17 of the last 19 points of the frame, with the Bears unable to register a field goal in the span, to take a 75-46 lead into the closing period. 

The Bears outscored their opposition 14-10 in the fourth, as Telford and Kristen Donovan (Maspeth, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) combined for 10 points. However, it was not enough to trim their deficit, resulting in the 85-60 scoreline

For the Bears

• Kiley had 16 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

• Destiny Hurt (Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka) matched Kiley's rebound total and joined her in double-figure scoring with 10 points.

• Telford also scored 10 on the afternoon to go with seven rebounds and three assists.

• Breen finished with nine points.

• Donovan logged eight points and three boards.

• Grace Kennedy (Maspeth, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy)

Up Next

The Bears are once again at The Hill Center this Tuesday, January 17 for a conference tilt with the SUNY College at Old Westbury. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. with live stats and video on sjbkathletics.com/live.