Women’s Basketball Improves to .500 with Home Defeat of Old Westbury

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The St. Joseph's University, NY (Brooklyn) women's basketball team earned their third win in four games thanks to an 83-51 triumph over the SUNY College at Old Westbury on Tuesday night at The Hill Center.

Destiny Hurt (Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka) erupted for season-highs of 29 points and 14 rebounds. Emma Kiley (Whitestone, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) also dropped a season-high 24 points to go along with 11 boards. Rounding out a Bears (7-7, 5-5) trio with double-doubles was Kristen Donovan (Maspeth, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) who produced 13 points and collected 11 caroms.

How It Happened

The Panthers (0-13, 0-10) began the contest with a short-lived 7-4 edge. The Bears used a 14-0 run, going 4-of-5 in the stretch from three-point land, to hold an 18-7 advantage. The lead grew to as many as 18 before taking a 29-13 lead into the second stanza.

The navy and gray continued their strong offensive showing in the second half. Hurt and Kiley scored a combined 32 points in the opening 20 minutes, each shooting above 50 percent, to propel the Bears to a 51-26 halftime result.

St. Joseph's led by as many as 30 in the third quarter, with the aforementioned duo of Hurt and Kiley – as well Grace Kennedy (Maspeth, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy) – providing the scoring.

Donovan went 2-of-3 from beyond the arc in the fourth quarter to further add distance, as the Bears secured their 32-point win.

For the Bears

• Donovan logged her first career double-double. She and Alexis Breen (Union Beach, N.J./Keyport) dished out five dimes.

• Hurt's 29 points are the most by a Bear since Breen's 27 in the season opener at St. Mary's (Md.)

• Kennedy had nine points, five rebounds, and four assists on the night.

• Aaniya Telford (Brooklyn, N.Y./Fontbonne Hall Academy) had eight boards and five points.

Up Next

Sarah Lawrence College will play host to the Bears on Saturday, January 21 at noon. Live stats and video can be found on sjbkathletics.com/live.