STANDISH, ME - Saint Joseph's (9-9, 2-3 GNAC) defeated conference rival Albertus Magnus College (5-9, 0-5), 69-60, on Saturday afternoon at the Alfond Center. Megan McDevitt '12 (Cumberland, ME) led the way with a career-high 19 points and Alysn Ludwig '09 (Waldoboro, ME) chipped in with a season-best 16 points in the victory. Falcons forward Nikki McClease '11 (New Haven, CT) topped all scorers with 21 points and also added 15 rebounds in a losing effort.

With the help of two three-pointers and eight points from McDevitt, St. Joe's led 12-2 eight minutes into the game. The Lady Monks held at least an eight-point advantage for the rest of the first half and pushed the lead to 21 points, 38-17, going into halftime. The freshman McDevitt scored 16 points in the opening stanza.

McDevitt capped her afternoon with a pair of freebies five minutes into the second half to provide Saint Josephs with their largest lead of the game, 45-20.

With seven minutes remaining, the Falcons managed an 18-7 surge to trim the deficit to single digits after trailing by more than ten for 25 minutes. The Lady Monks held a 60-51 lead with 2:36 after the AMC run, which was highlighted by seven points from McClease.

The visitors were unable to wrestle away the lead, however, as the two teams essentially traded baskets for the final two minutes and St. Joe's led 69-60 when the final buzzer rang.

The Lady Monks were particularly successful from the charity stripe in the triumph, as eight players combined to convert 22 of 27 attempts for an 81.5% success rate, the second-highest mark of the season. St. Joe's forced 27 AMC turnovers and recorded 18 assists on 22 baskets in the contest.

For St. Joe's, Carolyn Freeman '10 (Scarborough, ME/McAuley) netted 10 points and eight rebounds and Allison Miner '10 (Pembroke, NH) grabbed seven boards. Ludwig collected four steals, Casey Drake '11 (Lebanon, NH) dished out seven assists and Meghan Daigle '10 (Grantham, NH) chipped in with eight points in the win. McDevitt drained three of five attempts from beyond the arc and six of nine overall.

For Albertus Magnus, Gia Paturzo '09 (North Haven, CT) went 3-6 from downtown and netted 11 points while teammate Krystal Bryant '11 (New Haven, CT) added 15 rebounds and nine points in the loss.

Saint Joseph's will travel to Nashua, NH on Thursday, January 29th to face off against GNAC foe Rivier College. Tip off is scheduled for 6:00 PM.


Newspaper Box Score
Albertus Magnus Coll vs St. Joseph's (Me.)
01/24/09 1:00 PM at Standish, Maine
At Standish, Maine
ST. JOSEPH'S (ME.) 69, ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLL 60
ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLL (5-9, 0-5 GNAC)
Nikki McClease 9-20 2-9 21; Gia Paturzo 4-9 0-0 11; Krystal Bryant 2-5 5-7
9; Dena Mentel 2-9 1-3 6; Chantel Davis 2-5 0-0 4; Katelyn White 2-8 0-0 4;
Kendra Dowen 1-3 0-0 2; Sarah Boudreau 0-1 2-2 2; Collette Dubose 0-2 1-2 1;
Liz Williams 0-1 0-0 0; Allie Camden 0-3 0-0 0; Tegan Bedard 0-0 0-0 0; Shay
Anderson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-67 11-23 60.
ST. JOSEPH'S (ME.) (9-9, 2-3 GNAC)
Megan McDevitt 6-9 4-5 19; Alysn Ludwig 6-12 4-4 16; Carolyn Freeman 2-12
6-8 10; Meghan Daigle 3-11 2-2 8; Kayla Boston 2-6 1-2 5; Allison Miner 2-5
1-2 5; Casey Drake 1-5 2-2 4; Amelia Lamb 0-0 2-2 2; Andrea Enright 0-2 0-0
0; Sarah Fournier 0-0 0-0 0; Kayla Nowell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-62 22-27 69.
Albertus Magnus Coll.......... 17 43 - 60
St. Joseph's (Me.)............ 38 29 - 67
3-point goals--Albertus Magnus Coll 5-16 (Gia Paturzo 3-6; Dena Mentel 1-3;
Nikki McClease 1-2; Kendra Dowen 0-1; Allie Camden 0-3; Chantel Davis 0-1),
St. Joseph's (Me.) 3-12 (Megan McDevitt 3-5; Carolyn Freeman 0-6; Meghan
Daigle 0-1). Fouled out--Albertus Magnus Coll-None, St. Joseph's (Me.)-None.
Rebounds--Albertus Magnus Coll 52 (Nikki McClease 15; Krystal Bryant 15),
St. Joseph's (Me.) 43 (Carolyn Freeman 8). Assists--Albertus Magnus Coll 10
(Gia Paturzo 6), St. Joseph's (Me.) 18 (Casey Drake 7). Total
fouls--Albertus Magnus Coll 23, St. Joseph's (Me.) 21. Technical
fouls--Albertus Magnus Coll-None, St. Joseph's (Me.)-None. A-150