Women's Basketball Pair Notch Double-Doubles in Defeat to Widener

NEW YORK — The St. Joseph's University, N.Y. (Brooklyn) women's basketball team opened their participation at the Hunter College Tipoff Classic with an 80-56 defeat to Widener College on Friday afternoon from the Hunter Sportsplex.

How it Happened

A Mercedes Perez (San Antonio, Texas/William Howard Taft) triple to begin the contest was countered by a 10-2 run by the Pride. Kristen Donovan's (Maspeth, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) three-pointer with under five minutes brought the Bears' deficit down to three, 15-12, before concluding the period trailing by five, 21-16.

Widener scored the first seven points of the second period to see their lead grow to 12, 28-16. St. Joseph's quickly chipped at the Pride lead, coming to within seven at the 2:27 mark, 32-25. A Pride jumper at 57 seconds resulted in the 34-25 halftime score.

Destiny Hurt (Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka) and Grace Kennedy (Maspeth, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy) banked three balls early in the third quarter, bringing the Bears to 40-34. An 11-2 run following Kennedy's jumper at 7:26 distanced the Pride from the Bears, holding a 61-43 lead by the end of the third quarter.

The Bears trailed by no less than 13 in the fourth as Widener completed their 80-56 win, continuing their unblemished start to the season.

For the Bears

• Hurt led all SJBK scorers with 15 points while pulling 10 boards, dishing a pair of assists, and forcing two steals.
• Perez collected a game-high 13 caroms to go with 11 points and five assists.
• Donovan finished with 12 points, five rebounds, three steals, and two assists.
• Kennedy totaled 10 points, five rebounds, three assists, and three steals.
• Domenika Sanchez (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Santo Domingo de Guzman) logged eight points and two assists.

Up Next

The Bears take on host Hawks in the second game of Hunter College Tipoff on Saturday, November 18 at 1 pm.