CHICOPEE, Mass. – Saint Joseph's College (10-8, 5-0 GNAC) defeated Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) rival Elms College (8-11, 2-4 GNAC), 91-74, on Wednesday night to extend its winning streak to seven games and remain unbeaten in conference play.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Elms struck first, jumping out to a 5-0 lead after Andrew Ciaglo opened with a jumper and drilled a three-pointer just 50 seconds into the contest. Saint Joseph's answered emphatically, ripping off 13 straight points—eight from John Paul Frazier (York, Maine)—to take control and grab a lead it would not surrender the rest of the way.
The Monks carried a 49-39 advantage into halftime and pushed the margin to a game-high 26 points in the second half when senior forward Wani Donato (Portland, Maine) capped a 22-7 run with a bucket at the 13:01 mark.
STATS OF THE GAME:
Saint Joseph's shot 47.1% (16-34) from three-point range and netted 21 points off 17 Elms turnovers. The Blazers countered by shooting just 22.2% (4-18) from long distance despite shooting 57.1% (24-42) from two-point territory.
LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:
- Remijo Wani (Jr., Portland, Maine): 22 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals, 6-10 3FG
- Wani Donato: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 7-9 FG
- John Paul Frazier: 16 points, 2 steals
- Davis Mann (Fr., Falmouth, Maine): 11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists
LEADERS – ELMS:
- Andrew Ciaglo: 19 points, 2 rebounds
- Jamie Lawson: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 6-6 FG
- RJ Mayfield: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
Saint Joseph's is now 6-0 in the history of the series with Elms College.
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's will host Albertus Magnus College in a battle of undefeated GNAC teams on Saturday at 3:00 PM.
