Standish, ME - The SJC women's basketball team fought off a furious second half comeback by Lyndon State to earn a 57-56 victory tonight. SO Sasha Bowen (Boston, MA) put the Monks up by a point with just twenty seconds to play.

The Monks dominated the first half and built a 16-2 lead at 12:26. A trey by FY Carolyn Freeman (Scarborough, ME) at 7:15 gave St. Joe's a 25-7 advantage. SO Sara Fetterhoff (Jay, ME) netted two of her game-high 21 points to bring the Hornets to within 11 with 3:15 to go. St. Joe's closed out the half with a jumper by JR Captain Ashton Coutu (Danville, VT) to take a 33-17 lead at the break.

The teams traded baskets during the opening minutes of the second stanza with the Monks up 39-26 at 15:25. JR Whitney Hoyt (Shaftsbury, VT) capped off an 18-7 Lyndon State run with a three pointer to cut the lead to 2 points, 46-44, with 6:13 to go in the game.

St. Joe's responded with a jumper by JR Captain Megan Farrell (Abington, MA) and a pair of free throws by Freeman to stretch the lead to 6. Four points by Fetterhoff and three free throws by SO Jackie Wetzel (Braintree, MA) gave Lyndon State their first lead of the game, 53-52, with 1:55 to play.

Hoyt hit a trey at 1:10 to go up four points but the Monks moved the ball up the court quickly and found Freeman in the corner for a three. The Hornets started down court and Freeman stole the ball and found Bowen on the wing. Bowen connected on a lay-up to give St. Joe's a 57-56 edge.

In the final nine seconds, Lyndon State got off a shot and SO Jennifer White (Danville, VT) corralled an offensive rebound and was fouled. The Hornets missed both free throws and the Monks held on for the win.

Freeman finished with 18 points and SO Aly Ludwig (Waldoboro, ME) recorded 10 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.