Saints Beat Buzzer in Wild OT Win, 82-80 at Saint Joesph's

STANDISH, Maine – Sophomore forward Allison Wild (Tewksbury, Mass.) netted a layup with 0.6 seconds left in overtime to lift Emmanuel College (17-1, 12-0 GNAC) past Saint Joseph's College (14-4, 8-2 GNAC), 82-80, in a hotly contested Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's basketball matchup on Mike McDevitt Court at the Harold Alfond Center on Thursday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Saint Joseph's trailed 72-67 with just six seconds left in regulation but managed to tie the game and force extra play. Sophomore guard Nina Howe (York, Maine) drilled a three-pointer with three seconds on the clock to make it a 72-70 game and junior forward Jayne Howe (Pembroke, Mass.) knotted the score at 72 with a layup and 1.9 seconds left. After a timeout, Emmanuel had a chance to walk off with the win but a three-point attempt by Korie Mathis (Duluth, Ga.) missed the mark.

The Monks trailed by five (80-75) with 2:52 left in overtime but again tied the game, as Jayne Howe hit a jumper and at the 2:26 mark and sophomore guard Hannah Talon (Windham, Maine) drained a trifecta with 1:04 to play. With two seconds left the Monks missed a layup and, after a timeout to advance the ball beyond midcourt, the Saints earned the win in dramatic fashion as graduate student guard Jamad Fiin (Boston, Mass.) lofted a perfect pass under the hoop to Wild, who got behind a defender and dropped in the easy bucket.

STATS OF THE GAME:

The contest between the GNAC heavyweights featured 11 lead changes and 18 tie scores with neither team claiming a lead greater than nine points.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

·       Senior guard Cassandra Stapelfeld (Brookline, N.H.) scored 19 points with four rebounds and three assists

·       Jayne Howe added 17 points, seven rebounds, and three assists

·       Sophomore guard Angelica Hurley (Groveland, Mass.) tallied seven points, 14 rebounds, four assists, and three steals

·       Nina Howe tacked on 11 points, three rebounds, and four assists

·       Talon contributed nine points, two caroms, and a pair of assists

LEADERS – EMMANUEL:

·       Fiin led all scorers with 25 points and added seven rebounds

·       Senior forward Loredana D'Agostino (Broad Brook, Conn.) notched a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards

·       Freshman forward Yannie Chan (Hong Kong, China) added 11 points, four caroms, and two assists

·       Sophomore guard Olivia Matela (Swampscott, Mass.) came off the bench to score nine points

NEXT!

The Saints return on Feb. 7, hosting Coast Guard on Emmanuel Senior Night. Saint Joseph's will play at Norwich University on Saturday in a GNAC contest set for a 3:00 PM tip-off.

Portions of this release courtesy SJC Athletic Communications