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Elisabeth Stapelfeld '26
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Saint Joseph (CT) USJ 0
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Winner St. Joseph's (ME) SJC 0
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Joseph (CT) USJ 10 12 13 12 47
St. Joseph's (ME) SJC 18 21 17 31 87

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Monks Shoot Past Blue Jays in GNAC Quarterfinal, 87-47

STANDISH, Maine – #2 Saint Joseph's College (16-10) cruised past #7 University of Saint Joseph (8-18), 87-47, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Women's Basketball Tournament quarterfinal on Mike McDevitt Court at the Harold Alfond Center on Wednesday evening.

PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS:

With the victory, Saint Joseph's advances to the second round of the GNAC Tournament and will host #6 Albertus Magnus College in a conference semifinal on Friday at 5:00 PM. Albertus Magnus advanced to the second round after notching a 65-60 upset victory at #3 Regis College earlier this evening.

For University of Saint Joseph, the loss brings an end to the 2025-26 season.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Monks came out sharp and seized control early, opening on a 10-2 run as four different players scored to build an eight-point cushion with 5:42 left in the first quarter. University of Saint Joseph answered with five quick points to trim the deficit to 11-7 just 90 seconds later, but Saint Joseph's responded and carried an 18-10 lead into the second after senior guard Elisabeth Stapelfeld (Brookline, N.H.) converted a layup to close the opening frame.

Saint Joseph's continued to apply pressure in the second stanza, where sophomore Hayden Madore (Hallowell, Maine) buried a three-pointer two minutes in to push the advantage to 23-12. The Monks never looked back from there, maintaining a double-digit lead the rest of the way and stretching the margin to a game-high 42 points (87-45) after junior guard Maddie Russell (Oakfield, Maine) knocked down a pair of free throws with 40 seconds to play.

STATS OF THE GAME:

The Monks scored 54 points in the paint, along with 21 points off 18 USJ turnovers and 23 bench points, while the Blue Jays countered with 30 points in the paint, nine points off 11 SJC turnovers, and 10 bench points.

Saint Joseph's also shot 51.5% (35-68) from the field — the team's second-best shooting performance of the season — and dished out a season-high 25 assists in the victory.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Elisabeth Stapelfeld: 27 points (ties career high), 11-17 FG, 3 rebounds, 3 steals
  • Hayden Madore: 16 points, 3-for-3 3FG, 4 rebounds, 2 steals
  • Madison Lebel (Sr., Hermon, Maine): 12 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals
  • Logan Brown (Sr., Brunswick, Maine): 11 points, 3-for-4 3FG, 4 rebounds, 5 assists
  • Maddie Russell: 10 points, 2 steals
  • Abby Dube (Jr., Groveland, Mass.): 4 points, 7 assists (career high), 2 rebounds
  • Lily Bean (Fr., Ellsworth, Maine): 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals

LEADERS – UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH:

  • Ella Kulas (So., Cheshire, Conn.): 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
  • Sequoia Turcotte Briggs (So., Andover, Conn.): 10 points, 2 rebounds
  • Madeline Greene (Jr., Storrs, Conn.): 6 points, 3-for-4 FG, 6 rebounds, 2 assists

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the victory, Saint Joseph's improves to 17-4 in the all-time series with University of Saint Joseph, which defeated the Monks in the 2025 GNAC Championship, 66-59, at the Alfond Center.

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