STANDISH, ME - Tyler Kelley '11 (Saco, ME) poured in a game-high 24 points and Ray Eatmon '10 (Huntington, NY) posted his fourth straight double-double effort with 16 points and 14 boards as St. Joe's (12-4, 6-3 GNAC) never trailed GNAC foe Albertus Magnus (7-8, 3-5) in an 84-73 victory on Saturday. Walden St. Juste '11 (Hartford, CT) and Bobby Leonzo '09 (East Haven, CT) paced the Falcons with 11 points apiece in the defeat.

The Monks led 12-11 six minutes in, but rattled off a 24-2 run in the next 11 minutes to secure a 25-point lead with 2:38 remaining in the first half. Eatmon scored eight points and Kelley put up seven during the span which saw Saint Joseph's take control of the contest.

Saint Joseph's sported a 47-25 lead when the second stanza began, but the Falcons, who shot just 29.4% (10-34) from the field in the first half, slowly chipped away at the deficit and trailed by just seven, 62-55, with nine minutes left. Albertus Magnus outscored St. Joe's 48-37 and posted a 54.3% (19-35) effort in the closing half.

The Monks returned the favor in the subsequent six minutes by outscoring the visitors 21-1 en route to gaining a 21-point cushion with 3:51 to play. Zach O'Brien '12 (Schenectady, NY) led the way for the Royal Blue with eight points during the outburst.

Although the Falcons showed signs of life in the second half, the effort was lost as St. Joe's managed to hold off the conference counterpart in the closing minutes and cruised to an 84-73 victory.

Saint Joseph's out-shot Albertus Magnus from the field, 52.5% (31-59) to 42% (29-69), and out-rebounded the visitors, 42-36, in the triumph. The Monks enjoyed success from beyond the arc as well, making 7-14 in the contest.

For the Monks, Kelley made four of those shots from downtown, on six attempts, and O'Brien went 5-8 from the floor and netted 14 points. Elbie Murphy '09 (Loudonville, NY) added 13 points and five boards while Scot Vachon '09 (Schenectady, NY) tallied seven assists, six points and five rebounds.

Byron Reaves '12 (Hamden, CT), Francisco Cordova '09 (Windsor, CT) and Adam Hovan '09 (Ansonia, CT) all notched '10 points for the Falcons in the loss.

Saint Joseph's will travel to Northfield, VT on Thursday, January 29th to take on Norwich University in a GNAC game that is slated to begin at 7:30 PM.


Newspaper Box Score
Albertus Magnus vs St. Joseph's (Me.)
01/24/09 3:00 PM at Standish, Maine
At Standish, Maine
ST. JOSEPH'S (ME.) 84, ALBERTUS MAGNUS 73
ALBERTUS MAGNUS (7-8, 3-5 GNAC)
Walden St. Juste 4-16 2-2 11; Bobby Leonzo 4-11 0-0 11; byron Reaves 4-6 2-4
10; Francisco Cordova 5-9 0-0 10; Adam Hovan 4-8 2-2 10; Ryan Butler 3-3 0-1
6; Mike Barber 2-7 0-0 4; Alex Muniz 1-3 2-3 4; Andrae Beckford 1-3 2-4 4;
Mike Torres 1-1 0-0 3; Chris Hovan 0-0 0-0 0; Ray Askew 0-2 0-0 0. Totals
29-69 10-16 73.
ST. JOSEPH'S (ME.) (12-4, 6-3 GNAC)
Tyler Kelley 10-14 0-0 24; Ray Eatmon 7-9 2-2 16; Zach O'Brien 5-8 3-3 14;
Elbie Murphy 4-5 3-3 13; Scot Vachon 2-3 2-3 6; Chris Davis 2-5 0-0 4; Mitch
Ouellet 1-2 1-2 3; Alberto Rue 0-4 2-3 2; Chris Petzy 0-5 2-4 2; Anthony
Savino 0-1 0-0 0; Alonso Davis 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 31-59 15-20 84.
Albertus Magnus............... 25 48 - 73
St. Joseph's (Me.)............ 47 37 - 84
3-point goals--Albertus Magnus 5-15 (Bobby Leonzo 3-6; Mike Torres 1-1;
Walden St. Juste 1-6; Ray Askew 0-1; byron Reaves 0-1), St. Joseph's (Me.)
7-14 (Tyler Kelley 4-6; Elbie Murphy 2-2; Zach O'Brien 1-1; Chris Davis 0-1;
Alberto Rue 0-2; Chris Petzy 0-2). Fouled out--Albertus Magnus-None, St.
Joseph's (Me.)-None. Rebounds--Albertus Magnus 36 (Adam Hovan 5; Mike Barber
5; Francisco Cordova 5), St. Joseph's (Me.) 42 (Ray Eatmon 14).
Assists--Albertus Magnus 15 (Walden St. Juste 4), St. Joseph's (Me.) 21
(Scot Vachon 7). Total fouls--Albertus Magnus 21, St. Joseph's (Me.) 17.
Technical fouls--Albertus Magnus-None, St. Joseph's (Me.)-None. A-220