CLAREMONT, Calif. – Pomona-Pitzer College (6-4) used a 23–0 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to erase a 17-point deficit and defeat Saint Joseph's College (5-6), 65–57, in non-conference women's basketball action on Monday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Monks carried a 42–27 lead into intermission after shooting 50.0% (14-of-28) from the field — including a 60.0% (9-of-15) clip from three-point range — over the opening two quarters.
Sophomore guard Hayden Madore (Hallowell, Maine) opened the third-quarter scoring with a layup to give Saint Joseph's a game-high 17-point advantage (44–27) with 8:58 remaining in the period. The two teams traded baskets over the next four minutes, and senior guard Logan Brown (Brunswick, Maine) buried a three-pointer to keep the visitors in front, 49–35, at the 5:04 mark.
The tide quickly turned, however, as the Sagehens rattled off a game-changing 23–0 run that began with an Emily Lee three-pointer with 4:44 left in the third and ended with an Avery Patricco layup that gave the hosts a 58–49 lead with 7:53 to play.
Saint Joseph's stayed within striking distance and trimmed the deficit to six (60–54) after Brown converted a traditional three-point play with 5:24 remaining, but both teams went cold down the stretch, combining to shoot 18.2% (2-of-11) over the final minutes for eight total points. The Monks' final three points came at the free-throw line.
STATS OF THE GAME:
Pomona-Pitzer shot 61.1% (11-of-18) from the field in the decisive third quarter, outscoring Saint Joseph's (16.7%, 3-of-18) by a 25–7 margin, and held SJC to 1-of-11 shooting in the fourth. The Sagehens also owned a 42–12 edge in points in the paint and a 29–6 advantage in bench points.
LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:
- Logan Brown: 20 points (5-9 3PT), 6 assists
- Madison Lebel (Sr., Hermon, Maine): 11 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals
- Elisabeth Stapelfeld (Sr., Brookline, N.H.): 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists
- Hayden Madore: 10 points, 3 assists, 2 blocks
LEADERS – POMONA-PITZER:
- Emily Lee: 12 points (4-8 3PT)
- Avery Patricco: 10 points
- Jadyn Lee: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks
- Kayla Malek: 8 points, 4 assists
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
With the loss, Saint Joseph's falls to 3-1 all-time versus Pomona-Pitzer College, a team the Royal Blue last faced on December 29th, 2018 (W, 74-70).
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's closes out the team's west coast trip with a game at Occidental College on Wednesday. Tip-off is set for 4:00 PM EST.