Women's Basketball Tops Sarah Lawrence on the Road

BRONXVILLE, N.Y. — The St. Joseph's University, N.Y. (Brooklyn) women's basketball team avenged their early-season loss to Sarah Lawrence College, earning a 77-61 triumph on Saturday afternoon.

Winners of four of their last five, the Bears (8-7, 6-5) were paced by 20-point double-doubles from Destiny Hurt (Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka) and Emma Kiley (Whitestone, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) and a 17-point showing from Grace Kennedy (Maspeth, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy).

How it Happened

The Bears placed the Gryphons (5-10, 3-7) in an 11-point hole early. Kumi Tamura brought the hosts to within eight but the navy and gray netted 11 of the final 14 points in the opening period to take a 24-8 lead into the second.

Hurt scored 11 points in the second, including a perfect 5-of-5 mark from the free-throw line as the Bears' advantage grew to 30, the largest of the contest. SJBK took their 46-18 margin into the half.

Both sides scored 17 points in the third quarter but the Bears held on to a sizable advantage, 63-35, entering the fourth.

Sarah Lawrence began the final period with a 9-0 run, narrowing their deficit to 19. St. Joseph's were able to hold off the Gryphons, preventing them to close the gap by any more than 16, en route to the 77-61 result.

For the Bears

• Hurt finished with a game-high 24 points and 10 rebounds. She shot an efficient 8-of-9 from the foul line.

• Kiley posted 22 points and 12 boards while registering a pair of blocks and as many steals.

• Kennedy collected five caroms and dished out three assists to go with her 17 points.

• Ayomide Adeoye (Brooklyn, N.Y./Edward R. Murrow) had nine rebounds and seven points.

• Aaniya Telford (Brooklyn, N.Y./Fontbonne Hall Academy) matched Adeoye's rebound total and distributed four assists.

• Kristen Donovan (Maspeth, N.Y. /Archbishop Molloy) had eight boards and three assists.

Up Next 

The Bears are once the road again this Wednesday, January 25 as they face Yeshiva University. Tipoff from Baruch College is slated for 8 p.m. with live stats and video available on sjbkathletics.com/live.